Sunday, September 21, 2008

Seattle Loses Another One



Seattle's Ambassador of The Bay a.k.a Mike Series (on the right) is departing the city for Dallas, TX.



Pizza, pizza, party!!!



Posse

Also if you aren't on game Mike holds down a serious Flickr account mainly due to the fact that he is just too damn lazy to do a blog.

Peep it here:

MIKESERIES206

Friday, September 19, 2008

Busy Signal



I don't think it is much of stretch to say Busy Signal is probably the biggest star in dancehall at the moment.

He has a lot of things going for him that sort of validate the above statement. First off he's one of the few singer/deejays meaning he can sing chune and chat as fast lightning when needed. This gives him so many options when it comes time to voice over a riddim. Busy can shift from super complex patois to anthemic melodies with so much ease you wonder if it is the same person on the song.

Secondly, he's in The Alliance (think of a dancehall version of Dipset but less corny) which also happens to include leader Bounty Killer, Demarco (Heavy Manners Mix???) Bugle, Serani, and Mavado to name a few.

I liked Busy when I first heard him, but after getting my hands on both "Holding Firm" and now "Loaded" I'm pretty sold on how good he really is.

The track list is practically a dancehall hit list of the past year with "Jail" , "Wine Pon Di Edge" , "These Are The Days" , and "Knocking At Your Door" all on one album.

Easy Busyyyyyy!



For the newbie this album might be a bit fast for you so download at your own risk, but if you listen to dancehall then you already know this will probably be one of the best releases this year if not the best release of the year.

And for all of those people who still don't listen to dancehall check Fader Mag (probably the best music magazine on news stands) felt Busy was worth putting on the cover.



Read up on him below:

Fader Magazine Cover Story:Busy Signal

Download:

Busy Signal "Loaded" (Full Album)

T.I (Shawty Lo Diss)



Ed* I don't keep up with beefs these days just because it is so theatrical to say the least, but this one is pretty good.

Shawty Lo tries to call out T.I so Mr. T.I.P decided to film this video in Shawty Lo
s "hood" a.k.a Bowen Houses and throws a cook out. Genius.

Shawty Lo (Rest In Mediocrity.)

We barely knew you.

Microsoft Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates Ad



Pretty well done ad spot by Microsoft. They must be scrambling to beat Mac now a days. Ironic in a way.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Tag Bang




Taken from Wooster:
Last week a group of 30 Pixadores stormed the Choque Cultural Gallery in protest against the "marketing, institutionalization and domestication of Street Art" by the galleries and media. Paintings by Gerald Laing, Speto, Titi Freak and others were tagged by the Pixadores.

SDTW thinks:

I don't know how I feel about this one. I mean I sort of applaud the "bum rush" apsect of it, but art is in the eye of the beholder and selling it is by no means "selling out."

I personally enjoy the ephemeral aspect of the graffiti and street art, but if someone offered to pay or sponsor those en devours I wouldn't consider that "selling out."

People who do not participate or are not of the same caliber in said mediums are usually the quickest to open their mouths and scream sell out. Just do you. Let someone else paint whatever the f*ck they want to. That is sort of the point.

BUT....

If you are going to diss someone you may as well go balls deep and bum rush their show and cross them out Sao Paulo style.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

San Diego's Most Flaunted



In an effort to be "fair and balanced" I decided to share the internuts best kept secret. Or at least San Diego's best kept secret....

The Women of Bumsville.

Living in what most chicks would consider "squalor" these 3 brave and self-described bitches eat, sleep, and sh*t on the edge between downtown and Logan/Imperial Ave. If you know where that is then you already know you're too much of a p*ssy to even drive there.

I used to live a couple blocks from there spot and it is sketch central. All that being said these 3 ladies hold it down and blog about the goings on which in of itself is refreshing seeing as I only know dudes that blog and it's always about the same stupid stuff. Myself not excluded.


Links:
Bumsville Blog

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Tars



I really won't bother explaining to you how hard this is to do.

Quote of The Day: John Adams



"In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress."

- John Adams

Get Learned

Nawthin Nawthin



My guilty pleasure at the moment is this retarded thing.

Thanks Jordan.

Monday, September 15, 2008

San Diego a.k.a Saint James

Lenox and I just got back from SD the 1904. I wish I had taken more pictures and gotten to see more people, but it is what it is.





Nick loves him some cigarettes and butt scratchin'. Not in that order per say.




Sometimes you gotta give them an eye jammie when they don't cook your eggs right.




Dig deeper Terry.




Better than all the world's restaurants put together.




If they have a sign it must be true.




A rare sighting of a Lenoctapus.




I really wish everyone could have the pleasure of knowing this gentleman. He goes by Chauncy and he has the wondrous ability to appear out of thin air on command. If it were up to me I would own a mansion and give him his own "wing" where he could do whatever he pleased.




Oh you didn't hear playa? Drinking coffee at the bar is where its at son. Do like I do.




The National Organization of Men Against Amazonian Masterhood

= NO MAAM.




The last thing some poor drunk hipster chick sees before blacking out.




The idea is to write your name on something. Scrap can savage.




The most glaring difference between San Diego and Seattle is the mexican food. It depresses me to no end. San Diego = 1 Seattle = 0.




Lenox finds out where chicken mcnuggets come from finally.




Brian and Justin in front of Street Machine. You could see more in one day in front of this shop than an entire year anywhere else.




The Corsican Brothers.





The problem with being accused of being seen at a gay bar is whether it is true or not the sheer accusation alone sort of insinuates guilt. It's also worth noting that Vince was also spotted there too. This picture demonstrates this actual moment better than any other photo I've ever taken.

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Gather Round Now Crowd A People



Most folks do not understand dancehall culture or its mainstream popularity in other countries around the world.

Dancehall as a whole is more thoroughly understood and supported in other countries like the U.K, Japan, Italy, France, among others. Where as the U.S has only a few regions nationwide that truly support the scene.

That all being well in good just watch this clip at the 1:20 second clip and peep the crowd at this Mr. Vegas show in Japan.

The U.S never produces crowds of this size for an artist like Vegas.

KO NEE CHI WAAAAHHHHHH GWAN!

SDTW presents "Armagideon" Mix



I was going to sleep last night and suddenly felt compelled to put together a roots/rub a dub mix for whatever reason.

Peep the track list below:



The first half is mostly roots and deejay tunes. It sort of picks up the pace after that with some rub a dub and early dancehall and ends with Gregory doing some niceness.

Put this on while stuck in bloodclot traffic and it should ease things up a bit.

"Not even the dog that pisses on the wall of Babylon shall escape this here judgement...."


Download:
SDTW presents "Armagideon" Mix

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

FR8S




What's a goon to a goblin?
Nawthin, nawthin, you ain't sayin nawthin!!!

Monday, September 8, 2008

Lenox x Arctic Boar Bear



Quit crying Lenox it's just a friggin Arctic Boar Bear.