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New Music: Scanners
Feb 26th
I totally forgot about Scanners until I stumbled across their new album on LaLa today. The song “Lowlife” from the 2006 album Violence is Golden was totally killer then. It’s good to hear that not only they’re back, but have a kick-ass new album to boot.
Lala embeds don’t work on the Wordpress install for some reason (ahem!! 
). Here’s 2 places to go to have a listen to the full album:
Stream clips from “Submarines” on Amazon
Read: The Four Agreements
Jul 4th
I just finished The Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz, a suggestion from my close friends Walsh and Schmalz. The book offers insight on how to live your life based on four simple agreements you choose make with yourself. It really resonated with me and I highly suggest checking it out. It’s an easy weekend read.
Have you read it? If so, what did you think? Leave your comments below.
>The Four Agreements on Amazon
>More on Toltec wisdom
New Music: Nosaj Thing
Jun 12th
For this year’s Coachella Music Festival – a holiday of sorts for Los-Angelenos in the music industry – I chose to forgo the long lines, blistering heat and nutty ravers to spend a weekend of leisure in the desert area. And of course hit some pool parties along the way.
I think the decision to sit this years’ fest out was a blessing in disguise. I encountered many up-and-comers at these little parties – too small to hit the festival circuit, but absolutely rockin’ nonetheless.
When I returned to LA a couple of DJ friends at KCRW asked if I had managed to see any good acts. Nosaj Thing immediately came to mind. His glitchy, dub-step, sampled electro groove had the Imeem/Indieoasis party rockin’ and I was transfixed.
It was truly amazing to watch someone so young and forward thinking totally kill it. I can’t wait to see what he does next.
The album dropped Tuesday on Alpha Pup Records.
Black Milk – ‘Tronic’
Jan 4th
This album makes my list of one of the best hip-hop records of 2008.
MC and hip hop producer Black Milk has worked with Slum Village and other Detroit legends like Phat Kat, Pharoahe Monch and the late J Dilla. Recently he paired with Bishop Lamont to release Caltroit, a great mixtape from ‘07. Tronic came out on October 28, 2008.
Check it out:
