RODNEY'S LOFT WEBSITE LAUNCH PARTY: Set List

– Start –

1. Tour De France by Kraftwerk
2. Electric Kingdom by Twilight 22
3. Oh Sheila by Ready For The World
4. Technicolor by Channel One
5. XR2 Turbo by M.I.A
6. Second Scout by Autechre
7. Skin by Ectomorph

– Tunde performance –

8. Just Can’t Get Enough (Dirty South Remix) by Depeche Mode
9. Numbers by Kraftwerk
10. What You Waiting For? (Jaques Lu Cont Remix) by Gwen stefani
11. Computer Age (Push The Button) by Newcleus
12. Reckless by Ice T
13. Girls by Egyptian Lover
14. Hungry Like The Wolf (Night Version) by Duran duran
15. Song 2 by Blur
16. Futile attempt by In Flagranti
17. Stay Fly (Diplo Remix) by Three 6 Mafia
18. House Of Jealous Lovers by The Rapture
19. Poor Leno/There Is A light That Never Goes Out by Röyksopp/Erlend Oye
20. I Feel Crazy (Gnarls Barkley vs. Donna Summer) by Party Ben
21. We Make Love In A House Made Of Glass by In Flagranti
22. Send Me An Angel by Real Life
23. Whoo! Alright - Yeah…Uh Huh (Simian Mobile Disco Remix) by The Rapture
24. Silent Shout (Williams Acidic remix) by The Knife
25. Closet Freak by Cee-Lo
26. Idioteque by Radiohead
27. World Destruction by Time Zone
28. She Sells Sanctuary by The Cult
29. Throw Some D’s (Kanye West Version) by Kanye West
30. Venus no. 17 (Acid mix) by Squarepusher
31. It’s Okay (One Blood) by The Game
32. That’s That Shit (feat. R. Kelly) by Snoop Dogg
33. Luchini (aka This Is It) by Camp Lo
34. So Fresh, So Clean by Outkast
35. Grillz (Remix feat. Paul Wall and Ali) by Nelly
36. Side 2 Side (Remix feat. Kanye west, and Project Pat) by Three 6 Mafia
37. We Gonna Make It (feat. Styles P) by Jadakiss
38. You Know Im No Good by Amy Winehouse
39. Hustlin’ (Extended Mix feat. Jay-Z, Young Jeezy and Lil wayne) by Rick Ross
40. Thundermouth by Beans
41. Crooked (feat. Aesop Rock) by Evil Nine
42. Y Control (Remix) by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
43. Up All Night by El-P
44. If You Leave Me Now by Chicago
45. Timeless by Goldie
46. Twitchy Droid Leg by Sileni
47. Black Flea by )EIB(
48. Insecticide by )EIB(
49. No More (feat. Beverly Knight by Roni Size
50. Eastern Jam by )EIB(
51. Murder by Luke Vibert
52. Eyes without A Face by Billy Idol
53. One In A million by Aaliya
54. The Dead Of Night (Electronicat Remix) by Depeche Mode
55. Knives Out (feat. Monica Blaire) by Waajeed
56. Glorious by Sa-Ra Creative Partners
57. New York Shit by Busta Rhymes
58. Classic (DJ Premiere Remix) by KRS-One, Kanye West, Nas and Rakim
59. Electric Relaxation by A Tribe Called Quest
60. Fuck Tha Police by N.W.A.
61. It’s Like That by Run-DMC
62. Connection by Elastica
63. Ride Like The Wind by Christopher Cross
64. Holiday by Madonna
65. How to be a Zillionaire (Wall Street Remix) by ABC
66. Lies by Thompson Twins
67. Tribulations by LCD Soundsystem
68. Computer Blue by Prince and The Revolution
69. The Last Dragon by Dwight David
70. Cry Little Sister by Gerard McMann
71. Keep On Loving You by R.E.O speedwagon
72. Boyz-N-The-Hood by Eazy E
73. Get Low (feat. Ying Yang Twins) by Lil Jon and The Eastside Boyz
74. What It Is by Busta Rhymes
75. You Take My Breath Away by The Knife

– End –

thanks to DJ Nostradom, John E. Fontaine, Tunde, Theory, Commander Dan and all who came out and supported.

HIGHWIRE: Setlist (3/9/07) — D I Y

a thursday DIY...

highwire:

it's simple really:

take one (or maybe a few) of the following:

a) a makers mark on the rocks.
or
b) a cuervo with lemon

then, make sure it is 12 degrees outside, and 87 in whatever room you're in.

call some friends, and play these songs in this order
(see? this is exactly how we made last night):

regular fries: dust it (fearless mix)
charlatans: feel flows (van basten mix)
fujiya and miyagi: transparent things
the voices: sure thing
uffie: pop the glock
nas: hip hop is dead
prince: bambi
the knife: marble house (emperor machine mix)
doctor's cat: crash (mooner's edit)
siouxsie and the banshees: peek-a-boo (12" mix)
wajeed: knives out
a race of angels: the main attraction
plus device: body heat
chromeo: tenderoni
cee farrow: should i love you
ultravox: reap the wild wind (12" mix)
george demure: take time to make time
in flagranti: convolution
nitzer ebb: control, i'm here
chicken lips: white dwarf
alaska y...: bailando
hot chip: (just like we) breakdown (dfa mix)
klaxons: musik (smd mix)
shout out out out: procrastination
a day in the life: black riot
justin timberlake: my love (linus loves mix)
bloc party: the prayer (phones mix)
hellogoodbye: (here) in your arms (young americans mix)
dubtribe soundsystem: do it now
underworld: 2 months off (john ciafone mix)
rontronik: 4dct2
knife: you take my breath away (mylo mix)
midnight starr: freakazoid
egyptian lover: girls
css: lets make love...(diplo mix)
klymaxx: meeting in the ladies room (edit)
sheila e.: gamorous life (12" mix)
prince: baby i'm a star
innerzone orchestra: bug in the bassbin
charlie: spacerwoman
dwight david: the last dragon
m.i.a.: xr2 turbo
robyn: cobrastyle
4hero: cosmic tree
grarls barkley: transformer
tom tom club: genius of love (remix)
lakeside: fantastic voyage
beans: scatter
hot chip: over and over (maurice fulton mix)
central line: walking into sunshine (larry levan 12" mix)
depeche mode: enjoy the silence (richard x mix)
the knife: heartbeats (rex the dog mix)
cerrone: hysteria
royksopp vs. erlend oye: there is a light that never goes out (silicone soul mix)
loneshark: hotline
coldplay: talk (jaques lu cont mix)
outkast: ghetto musik
goldfrapp: strict machine (i am glitter mix)
t-rex: 20th century boy
a tribe called quest: award tour
soul 2 soul: (1 world mix)
j dilla: workinonit
japan: performance
steely dan: josie
king britt: when the funk hits the fan
graham central station: ain't no thing to me
brothers johnson: get the funk outta my face
beans: thundermouth
prince vs. gnarls barkley: crazy times
prince: anotherloverholeinyohead
kid creole: (i'm a) wonderful thing baby
epmd: i'm housin
jungle brothers: doin' our own dang
george benson: gimme the night
jamie lidell: a little bit more (luke vibert mix)
queen: body language
dakar and grinser: take me naked
sade: hang on to your love
dj assault: tyrone
ivy: lets go to bed (miami mix)
el-p: smithereens
steve miller band: abracadabra
power station: communication 12" mix
black rebel motorcycle club: rifles
ace frehley: back in a new york groove
wolfmother: white unicorn
jet: cold hard bitch
tv on the radio: hours
fujiya and miyagi: collarbone
grand national: peanut dreams
missing persons: destination unknown
kish mauve: i'm in love with a german film star
the cure: charlotte sometimes
junior boys: double shadow
the rapture: 1st gear
the glove: mouth to mouth (mix)*

Album Cover of The Month

OHIO PLAYERS: HONEY
This was the first album that my dad purchased for me. I wanted it because it had "Love Rollercoaster" on it (that was "the jam" at the time). Little did i know that the Ohio Players were no different from there names, especially after i saw that all their album covers follow the same theme.

East Village Radio Set List (02.13.07)

The Blue Label Show with DJ Jamal Ali
(as mixed by special guest Rontronik)

1. In The Trees (Carl Craig Remix) by Faze Action
2. Acid Tracks by Phuture
3. Midday Blues At Night by 3 Chairs
4. Walking Machine (Sebastian Remix) by 3 Chairs
5. Gak 1 by Gak
6. King Of Bass by Isolee
7. Aquatacizm by Drexciya
8. U Men by Front 242
9. Enrico by Isolee
10. Spacer Woman by Charlie
11. Latent Quarter by Autechre
12. My Beauty In The Moon by Kelley Polar
13. We Share Our Mother's Health (Trentmoller Remix) by The Knife
14. Magma by Rontronik

Go To East Village Radio to get podcast (on "The Blue Label Show" page under "Schedule" section)

Album Cover of The Month

MICHAEL JACKSON: OFF THE WALL
This cover reminds me of a certain kind of innocence. At the time of this release all I knew was the songs were fun and danceable and pure pop. A pop icon about to become a legendary and then living tragedy.

I was a huge fan and my brother was even an even bigger fan. In fact i can't think of anyone who didn't like MJ. Back then, he could do no wrong. Just looking at his face is a great example of the changing times.

Afronaught

I came across this ad from a '70s Ebony Magazine, posted on another blog. It brought back alot of memories...

My dad was a barber and owned a barber shop right downtown Flint, Mi. I remember when i would go there and see people actually pick from the haircut "style guide" on the wall.

Just a few months ago i visited a friends barbershop and he had a new updated version of the afro-guide -- a young kid was picking a style from it. A style of today (lol).

Album Cover of The Month

KISS: DESTROYER
I first saw Kiss "Destroyer" in a Montgomery Ward when i was but a wee-lad. Immediately i asked my mom to buy it. "No... when you are old enough to have you're own money, then you can buy it." was her response. Deeply saddened (as young kids are when they cannot have what they want and don't understand why) I would then become completely obsessed with the face-painted figures... The funny thing is the first album i bought by Kiss was "Rock and roll Over" not "Destroyer."

HIGHWIRE: set list 1.25.07

(photo by S. Stardust)


-- open --

regular fries: new moon
the bees: got to let go
nebyudelic sound system: decalogue dodgin' dirty dawg blues
happy mondays: bob's yer uncle
metro area: things fall
depeche mode: a pain that i'm used to (telex mix)
the neon judgement: i stood between
art of noise: beat box
flock of seagulls: wishing (i had a photograph of you)
roxy music: the space between
grand national: peanut dreams
dandy warhols: the dope
a certain ratio: do the do
funkadelic: one nation under groove
renegade soundwave: the phantom
book of love: tubular bells/ pretty girls, pretty boys
george kranz: din daa da
new york models: hot for you
revolting cocks: big sexy land
space cowboy: my egyptian lover
spank rock: lyndsay lohan
underground resistance: electronic warfare
robyn: konichiwa bitches (trentmoller mix)
bloc party: the prayer
adam ant: stand and deliver
the stooges: down on the street
echo and the bunnymen: never stop
dopplereffekt: speak and spell
tiga: far from home (digitalism mix)
the cure: stop dead
ivy: lets go to bed (hawaii mix)
adult: hand to phone
time zone: world destruction
slash dash: white horse (radio mix)
scissor sisters: comfortably numb (tiga mix)
prince: automatic
human league: these are the things
kraftwerk: the model
!!!: shit sheisse mairde
klaxons: atlantis to interzone (metronomy mix)
klaxons: magick (smd mix)
loneshark: hotline
chromeo: tenderoni
plus device: body heat
fast eddie: alia thunder
alaska y los pegamoides: bailando
duran duran: friends of mine
kish mauve: i'm in love with a german film star
jackson 5: i am love parts 1 & 2
prince: sexuality
prince: let's pretend we're married
j dilla: workin on it
roots manuva: witness
mobb deep: g.o.d. father pt. 3
dr. dre: fuck you
erik b. rakim: as the rhyme goes on
prodigy: y.b.e
beans: scatter
mobb deep: shook ones pt. 2
michael jackson: human nature
el-p: smithereens
robyn: cobrastyle
becket and taylor: let's smash up our love
flatpack: sweet child o mine (mylo mix)
le tigre: deceptacon (dfa mix)
when in rome: the promise
prince: dirty mind
BIM: romance
bloc party: helicopter (weird science mix feat. peaches)
plastic little: get close (king honey mix)
peter bjorn and john (feat. victoria bergsman): young folks
vines: get free
sisters of mercy: vision thing
suede: electricity
tv on the radio: province
charlatans: come in number 21
regular fries: maybe mash men
killing joke: requiem
cher: i walk on guilded splinters
depeche mode: dead of night (electronicat mix)
4 hero: golden age of life
thompson twins: if you were here
gerald mcann: cry little sister (thou shalt not kill)

-- close --

Future "Movies With Ron"

+ Grindhouse (Planet Terror & Death Proof), Transformers, Iron Man, Sunshine and The Host... among others

HIGHWIRE: Set List 01.18.07

(photo by Ducati)

--open--

orange can: so bright 2
grand national: talk amongst yourselves
oasis: supersonic
barabajagal: donovan
supermaxx: i ain't gonna feel
ohio players: i wanna be free
tones on tail: lions
killing joke: war dance
acdc: safe in new york city
rakes: terror
riton: killing an arab
inxs: don't change
blondie: call me
interpol: pda
love and rockets: motorcycle
antipop consortium: ghostlawns (mike ladd mix)
wolfmother: dimension
black sabbath: electric funeral
timelords: doctorin' the tardis
kasabian: shoot the runner
i monster: hey mrs. (glamourpuss mix)
goldfrapp: beautiful
colder: to the music (mad mike mix)
wire: ahead
new order: everything's gone green
isolee: tout se complique
xymox: stranger
rapture: woo-hah (smd mix)
clear static: make-up sex (mt sims mix)
klaxons: musik (smd mix)
m.mayer: amanda*
fox the fox: precious little diamond*
stevie nicks: stand back
jay dee: plastic dreams
duran duran: electric barbarella
legwelt: disco train
depeche mode: personal jesus (pump mix)
outkast: ghetto musick
peter bjorn and john: young folks
jim noir: eanie meanie (fatboy slim mix)
the cure: hey you* (kevorkian mix)
prince: let's pretend we're married*
audio two: top billin'
billy idol: eyes without a face
u2: hold me thrill me kiss me kill me
notorious B.I.G: warning
j. dilla: nothing like this
luke slater: you know what i mean
cicada: the things you say (original mix)
hellogoodbye: here( in your arms)-(young americans mix)
charlie: spacer woman* (12 midnight)
justice vs. simian: we are your friends
rolling stones: undercover
prince: alphabet street
the knife: we share our mothers health
wolfmother: white unicorn
t-rex: 20 century boy
the white stripes: blue orchid
tow lone swordsmen: sex beat (mix)
bloc party: so here we are
northern lites: treat me better
timezone: world destruction
billy squier: the stroke
wolfmother: woman (avalanches mix)
rick ross: hustlin
the knife: heartbeats
depeche mode: dead of night (electronicat remix)
fleetwood mac: edge of seventeen
prince: kiss
rolling stones: i'm free (hot chip mix)
clipse: trill
la bionda: i wanna be your lover
gorillaz: kids with guns (hot chip mix)
architecture in helsinki: like a call (jeremy dower mix)
el-p: smithereens
goldie: kemistry
fpu: ocean drive (tiga's white linen vox)
depeche mode: precious (dominatrix mix)
beloved: sweet harmony
annie: fool for love
stone temple pilots: big empty
jet: cold hard bitch
grand national: cherry tree
big country: big country
myrmidons: clap (see stars)
tv on the radio: playhouses
sisters of mercy: temple of love (mix)
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m.j. cole: attitude
junior boys: the equalizer (morgan geist mix)
bloc party: the prayer
underworld: bruce lee
dwight david: the last dragon
the glove: mouth to mouth* (r.s. vocal demo)
prince: lady cab driver

--close--

2006 Top 10 Lists (The Finale)

Ok, so i changed a few things... what of it?!

MUSIC: Albums
1.
"Return To Cookie Mountain" by TV On The Radio

2.
"St. Elsewhere" by Gnarls Barkley

3.
"Hell Hath No Fury" by Clipse

4.
"Interstellar Fugitives II: Chaos vs. Order" - Various Artists (UR)

5.
"Silent Shout" by The Knife

6.
"The Warning" by Hot Chip

7.
"Donuts" by J-Dilla (aka Jay-Dee)... R.I.P

8.
"10,000 Years" by Tool

9.
"Blue Potential" by Jeff Mills & The National Orchestra of Montpellier

10.
"Nebulae" by Outputmessage



MUSIC: Singles
1. "Black Republican" by Nas (featuring Jay-Z)
2. "Wolf Like Me" by TV On The Radio
3. "What You Know" by T. I.
4. "We Share Our Mother's Health" by The Knife
5. "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley
6. "The White Unicorn" by Wolfmother
7. "White Dwarf" by Chicken Lips
8. "Water of Nazareth" by Justice
9. "Put 'Em In Their Place" by Mobb Deep
10."Sexy Back" by Justin Timberlake



MOVIES:
1.
Little Miss Sunshine

2.
The Proposition

3.
The Departed

4.
The Descent

5.
Casino Royale

6.
Children Of Men

7.
The Good Shepherd

8.
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America
for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

9.
Dreamgirls

10.
A Scanner Darkly

Another Mix for the Coming Cool

1. "Mandala/Toronto" by Detroit Escalator Co.
2. "Climbing Up The Walls (Zero 7 Mix)" by Radiohead
3. "Biological" by Air
4. "Home (Air 'Around The Golf' Mix)" by Depeche Mode
5. "Left Side Drive" by Boards Of Canada
6. "Heaven Sent" by Esthero
7. "Slave To Love (12 inch Mix)" by Bryan Ferry
8. "Didn't I" by Darondo
9. "Ain't Gonna Feel" by Supermaxx
10. "2 Wicky" by Hooverphonic
11. "The Answer Is Yes" by Justus Koehncke
12. "Playground Love" by Air
13. "I Have Seen" by Zero 7

Download MIX 100906 (Quiet Storm Mix) here.
Running time: 37 minutes, 14 seconds

300 = Next Level Graphic Novel Adaptation

If the movie for "300" (centered around the Battle of Thermopylae) is as good as the trailer, it will mark the next level of Graphic Novel adaptation to Film... All comic-book heads, keep in mind. the director of this movie is slated to be "the man" behind the "Watchmen" adaptation.

An Autumn Mix 4 Your Mind

1. "Strings of Strings of Life" by Derrick May
2. "We Are Back" by LFO
3. "Pacific 202" by 808 State
4. "Velocity Funk" by E-Dancer
5. "Plastic Dreams" by Jay Dee
6. "Technicolor" by Channel One
7. "Acid Bass" by DJ Pierre
8. "Droid" by A Guy Called Gerald
9. "Shari Vari" (Ectomorph Mix) by A Number of Names
10. "Jack The Bass" by Farley Jackmaster Funk
11. "You Used To Hold Me" by Ralphie Rosari
12. "Black Sweat" (ATOM's Got Some Ripe Pits Mix) by Prince
13. "Black Water" by Octave One
14. "Future" (instrumental) by Model 500
15. "The Beat Goes On" by Orbit
16. "Play At Your Own Risk" by Planet Patrol
17. "Time Space Transmat" by Model 500

Download MIX 092006 (Autumn 2006 Mix) here.

Michael Moore Ain't Got Sh*t On This!

Synopsis: Determined to find the law that requires Americans to pay income tax, Aaron Russo (THE ROSE, TRADING PLACES) sets out on a journey. Neither left- nor right-wing, this startling examination exposes the systematic erosion of civil liberties in America. Through interviews with US Congressmen, a former IRS Commissioner, former IRS and FBI agents, tax attorneys and authors, Russo connects the dots between money creation, federal income tax, voter fraud, the national identity card (becoming law in May 2008) and the implementation of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to track citizens. A striking case about the evolving police state in America.

Visit the site here.

See the special 15 minute trailer here.

Black Merda = History Live in NYC

Pyschedelic soul-rock group, Black Merda (the original all black rock band) performed at Central Park Summer Stage last Saturday. Anyone who peeped it got a glimpse of the a Detroit sound that most people didn't know existed.

World Cup Balls

German design company Bora.Herke Stilbüro created designer balls for all 32 qualifying teams... Which is your favorite?

Starship Dimensions

Science Fiction fans rejoice! Now you can get an idea of the true scale of your favorite science fiction spacecraft by comparing ships from various sci-fi universes, as well as comparing them with familiar contemporary objects.

Take a look.

Honda Humanoid History

Honda Worldwide posted a history of the two-legged walking humanoid from conception (E0) to now (ASIMO). See it here.

Milton Bradley = Nostradamus?

In 1986, Milton Bradley released a game called Fortress America as a part of the Gamemaster Series of strategy games from the '80s (ie: Axis & Allies, Shogun).

The premise is the United States has been invaded by China in the West, the Soviet Union in the East and Central America in the South, with each player playing one of the invaders (or a combination thereof if you have less than 4 players) and one player playing the U.S. It takes place in the "not too distant future" as you play with "hovertanks" and whatnot. It's a pretty straight-forward strategic war game scenario. The goal of the invaders is to take (and hold for one turn) 18 American cities. America simply needs to wipe out all the invaders.


NOTE: Since 9/11 Fortress America has enjoyed a notable resurgance in popularity, particularly the first edition with the Saddam look-alike on the cover (this was removed from later editions).