THAT’S RIGHT KIDS, HERE IT IS. THE SECOND LIL UGLY MANE SHIRT FOR THUNDER ZONE. CATALOG NUMBER TZ009. BLACK POCKET (AMERICAN APPAREL) TEE SHIRT WITH BLACK AND WHITE PRINTING ON FRONT POCKET AND BACK. THIS ONE IS A SUPER NASTY DESIGN FOR ALL YOU RAGERS OUT THERE. WE ARE DOING A PRE-ORDER FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THAT’S IT. SO COP IT NOW BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE.

UGLY MANE AND THUNDER ZONE: COMING TOGETHER TO FREAK OUT AMERICA SINCE 2K12.

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NEW MUSIC VIDEO FROM LOS ANGELES RAP GROUP CLIPPING, WHICH FEATURES JONATHAN SNIPES FROM THE LEGENDARY CAPTAIN AHAB, WILLIAM HUTSON FROM RALE AND RAPPER DAVEED DIGGS. I PLAYED WITH THESE GUYS LAST YEAR AT THE SMELL IN LA AND IT WAS SICK!

THEIR NEW RECORD “MIDCITY” UPS THE GAME AND I’M EXCITED TO SEE WHERE THINGS GO NEXT. BLOWN OUT BEATS FROM THE STREET AND A REAL ATTITUDE, THESE GUYS REMIND ME OF VINTAGE ERA DJ DOG DICK OR JUST KDAY THRU A BUSTED SUBWOOFER.

THE VIDEO FOR “LOUD” HITS ALL THE MARKS ON SOME STRAIGHT UP “WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE” TYPE VIBES AND YOU CAN WATCH IT ABOVE.

WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT HERE IS A NEW RECORD FROM THE ONE AND ONLY 333 BOYZ CALLED “EL GIGANTE”. IF YOU GET THAT REF YOU ARE PROBABLY A CERTIFIED PIZZA PIMP, U FEEL ME? WHEN I SAY FILE UNDER “FUTURISTIC GOOFY ELECTRONICA” I MEAN IT IN THE BEST WAY. THESE GUYS ARE TAKING IT THERE WITH NO APOLOGIES.

“EL GIGANTE” IS OUT NOW ON EURO NETLABEL AMDISCS AND YOU CAN COP THAT SHIT RIGHT HERE. THIS THING IS FILLED TO THE BRIM WITH SICH BEATS AND FUCKED STYLE POP KULTURE. PERFECT 4 THE THUNDER ZONE. PEEP THE VIDEO FOR “COME AGAIN” BELOW.

AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME, BMORE RAGERS DOPE BODY ARE POINT BLANK ONE OF THE SICKEST AND MOST FORWARD THINKING BANDS IN ROCK. ECSTATIC EAST COAST NOISE WITH A BANGING FUNK METAL LEAN AND A REAL CLASSIC ROCK FEEL, DOPE BODY ARE TAKING IT THERE WITH ABSOLUTELY NO APOLOGIES.

WEIRD MIRROR IS A NEW TRACK OFF OF THEIR UPCOMING DRAG CITY RECORD “NATURAL HISTORY” AND WHAT CAN I SAY MAN? IT IS SICK. CHECK IT OUT AT PITCHFORK HERE. DOPE BODY IS RECOMMENDED FOR FANS OF THE CHI PEPS, THIN LIZZY AND LIGHTNING BOLT.

photo: josh sisk

DEATH GRIPS HAVE BEEN EVERYWHERE RECENTLY AND WITH GOOD REASON. I’M REALLY SIKED TO SEE SOME NEW AMERICAN MUSIC THAT BREAKS THE RULES AND FOLLOWS IT’S OWN PATH. I’M NOT GOING TO LIE, I FEEL SOME SERIOUS KINSHIP WITH THE SPIRIT OF WHAT DEATH GRIPS ARE TRYING TO DO.

AGGRO RAP WITH DEBTS TO A LOT OF OTHER SICK SHIT, THESE GUYS HAVE THE HISTORY TO BACK IT UP AND ARE MOVING FAST INTO THE FUTURE. THEIR NEW RECORD IS CALLED “MONEY STORE” AND IT IS WORTH YOUR TIME. FOR FANS OF: LIL JON, BIG BLACK, ROLL DEEP CREW, PUBLIC ENEMY, THE BUG, ZZ POT, THREE 6 MAFIA.

WHAT IS THERE TO SAY THAT HASN’T BEEN SAID ABOUT ISRAELI RAGERS MONOTONIX? I’VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF PLAYING WITH THEM A FEW TIMES OVER THE YEARS AND OF COURSE THEY ARE DA SHIT. PURE ACTION ROCK AND A LOT OF RAZZLE DAZZLE, WHAT MORE DO YOU PEOPLE WANT?

ABOVE IS A GREAT VIDEO I FOUND OF MONOTONIX THROWING DOWN SICK STYLE AT ONE OF MY PERSONAL FAVORITE CLUBS, BOTTLETREE IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA. PRETTY MUCH SAYS IT ALL. DO U LIKE ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC? DO U LIKE TO FREAK OUT? WATCH THIS VIDEO NOW!

CRUCIAL PIECE OF HEARTLAND FREAKOUT HISTORY RIGHT HERE PEOPLE! IF YOU DON’T KNOW, HANSON RECORDS IS A LONG STANDING PUNK LABEL RUN BY EX-WOLF EYES MEMBER AARON DILLOWAY AND THE LABEL’S VIMEO PAGE IS FULL OF SICK ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE.

SEE EARLY PERFORMANCES BY ANDREW WK, NAUTICAL ALMANAC AND WOLF EYES. SEE 90′S HASON RECORDS VHS LABEL COMPS. SEE QUINTRON ON FUCKING JENNY JONES! AND GUESS WHAT? THERE IS WAY MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM. AS A HEARTLAND KID GROWING UP THIS SHIT GOT ME SICKED AND IT STILL DOES. DIG IN KIDS & SEE WHERE IT TAKES YOU! IF I WERE TO GUESS IT WOULD PROBABLY BE DIRECTLY TO THE THUNDER ZONE.

COMING STRONG OUT OF BMORE CITY, ED SCHRADER’S MUSIC BEAT IS EASILY ONE OF THE SICHEST ROCK AND ROLL BANDS GOING. BEYOND EASY CLASSIFICATION BUT AT THE SAME TIME SUPER CLASSIC AND TIMELESS, THEIR NEW SINGLE “WHEN I’M IN A CAR” (FEATURING RANDY RANDALL FROM NO AGE ON GUITAR) HITS ALL THE RIGHT SPOTS.

THEY HAVE A RECORD COMING OUT ON THE ONE AND ONLY LOAD RECORDS AND ARE ON TOUR RIGHT NOW. GO SEE IT LIVE, SERIOUSLY! AS GOOD AS THE RECORDINGS ARE, IT IS REALLY A LIVE THING. TOUR DATES BELOW.

02.29 Pittsburgh, PA: Garfield Artworks w. Lord Grunge!
03.01 Cleveland, OH: Now That’s Class
03.02 Detroit, MI: Lager House
03.05 Chicago, IL: Empty Bottle w. Psychadelic Horseshit, Wet Hair
03.06 Milwaukee, WI: Quarters w. Rio Turbo
03.07 Minneapolis, MN: the Hexagon Bar w. Skoal Kodiak
03.08 Dubuque, IA: Off Minor
03.09 Lincoln, NE: Bourbon Theatre w. Plack Blague
03.10 Denver, CO: Rhinoceropolis
03.13 Seattle, WA: the Funhouse
03.14 Portland, OR: Rotture
03.16 San Francisco, CA: Thee Parkside
03.19 Los Angeles, CA: Pehr Space
03.21 Phoenix, AZ: Meat Market w. Chapter 24 (London)
03.22 El Paso, TX: M’s Lips Lounge
03.23 Austin, TX: Beerland
03.24 Dallas, TX: Queen City Hall
03.25 Hot Springs, AR: The Exchange
03.26 Birmingham, AL: The Bottletree
03.27 Athens, GA: Farm 255 w. Bubbly Mommy Gun
03.28 Atlanta, GA: Drunken Unicorn
03.29 Asheville, NA: Broadway’s
03.30 Greensboro, NC: TBA
03.31 Chapel Hill, NC: The Nightlight
04.01 Richmond, VA: Strange Matter

BRAND NEW INTERVIEW WITH TRUE AMERICAN ECCENTRIC RAGER DMX. THIS MAN IS A LEGEND AND I HAVE ALWAYS FELT A LEVEL OF REALITY AND EMOTION IN HIS MUSIC THAT IS UNPARALLELED. FOR BETTER OR WORSE, DMX WILL FOREVER BE THE REAL DEAL.

IN THIS INTERVIEW HE SPEAKS ON A LOT OF HIS PAST CONTROVERSIES (INCLUDING IMPERSONATING AN FBI AGENT) AS WELL AS HIS THOUGHTS ON THE CURRENT RAP SCENE. INTENSE, OUTSPOKEN AND ONE OF THE MOST FASCINATING CHARACTERS IN THE HISTORY OF RAP, DMX HAS BEEN THRU THE DARKNESS AND IS STILL ALIVE TO TELL THE TALE. HE HAS A NEW RECORD COMING OUT MARCH 27TH – I’LL BE LISTENING.

DATELINE: JANUARY 2009. DEEP IN THE HEART OF AN UNFORGIVING ALASKAN WINTER I TOUCH DOWN IN ANCHORAGE TO PLAY A BUNCH OF SHOWS AND BRING SOME THUNDER TO THE DARKNESS. WHAT CAME NEXT MAN I’LL NEVER FORGET!

I MET A BUNCH OF KIDS WITH A LOT OF HEART AND RAGED SOME SERIOUSLY WEIRD AND AMAZING SHOWS. I PLAYED A GENERATOR PARTY IN A LOG CABIN OUTSIDE OF FAIRBANKS THAT MY CREW ENDED UP GETTING KICKED OUT OF. I PLAYED AT A DINER IN A SKI RESORT TOWN. I PLAYED A RAP SHOW IN THE HOME OF SARAH PALIN – WASILLA. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT AT THE TIME I WAS IN A FUCKED UP ZONE IN MY LIFE AND IT SHOWED BUT I THINK THAT JUST PUSHED THE INTENSITY INTO THE RED.

IF YOU REALLY BELIEVE IN THIS MUSIC SHIT YOU WILL TAKE IT AS FAR AS POSSIBLE. JUST TO GO UP TO ALASKA AND PLAY FELT LIKE A DREAM. TO TAKE THE TUNES TO THE KIDS AND FUCKING JUST HAMMER IT HOME DESPITE ALL ODDS MAN – THAT’S WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT. I HAVE A NEW RECORD COMING OUT IN A LITTLE BIT CALLED “I DON’T WANNA GO INTO THE DARKNESS” AND IT IS HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY MY TRAVELS AROUND THIS TIME. BELOW ARE A FEW PICTURES FROM THE TOUR.

girdwood

fairbanks

log cabin close to the north pole