Get Well, Marley Marl!

We're praying for you, homey. Go grab the album, too. And for all you suckers who don't know who I'm talkin' about, get educated.

khal & DOA link up

Just dropping a lil nugget of good news on my faithful readers: ya boy khal is now the Assistant Editor of the DOA News/Content section, right up under the man like Jeryl. Seriously, read for yourselves. It feels like a long time coming - I've been doing the dubplate digest and this very blog, trying to give the people the info they need. I've also been writing reviews for DOA for a bit, even though I've kind of slacked off (my bust, XO!).

I wanna shout out Jeryl and Sacha for giving the kid a break. And you shouldn't be disappointed: I've already posted up new bits on Metalheadz AND Guerilla Recordings. More to come, seen?

So, any of you DNB label heads/DJs/producers/etc. - send your news bits/tunes/press packages to news@dogsonacid.com. I read everything.

EZ!

The Sopranos, Season 6B "The Blue Comet" [recap+]

Bacala and those fucking trains. That makes twice now that him worrying about those trains got someone shot - only this time, he died over it. (One side note: I was wondering, while watching that scene, why they so dramatically dropped their guns. Slate explains the phenomenon.)

In any case, this episode was class. You guys have already seen it - and for the lot of you who have stopped watching The Sopranos for whatever reason, you've missed out on some of the best episodes of the series.

Do I have any idea on how this tale might end? No. I have suspicions that Paulie Walnuts flipped on Tony to Phil Leotardo, but that's just talk. When you think of it though, from Paulie snitching to Johnny Sack seasons ago, to the infamous painting re-touch to Paulie & Chrissy's battles - I think Paulie might feel he is owed more than he is getting. He has been both loyal and disloyal, so it's hard to pinpoint, but he is the most likely flipper.

It's wild to think that there is only one episode left. I kept telling myself "Oh, they never tie up loose ends - don't even look for it", but now I'm kind of upset that they won't, but I think that's mainly due to just missing one of the best shows I have ever witnessed. One of the greatest dramas ever to hit a television is leaving us in one week, and there is a heaping helping of unanswered questions. I could write a laundry list for a small African village, but what would be the point? The main concerns:

1) What will happen to Tony and his family?
2) How will this affect the rest of the families?

That's pretty much it. You watch a rerun on A&E and see how many of those main characters made it to the end. It's kind of wild when you really do the math...

The one thing that did get my goat was Melfi dropping Tony. No matter what the fuck he has done or said in the past, she stood by him. 7 years, and she was there. If she was uncomfortable, she had plenty chance to end it. Why end it now over one study? And do it so cold hearted. She fucked him and didn't even kiss him, then made him out to be the one in the wrong.

I don't know, I really don't know what else to say... Phil's a prick? We know that. Tony's in a world of shit? No wonder he has the AR-10 close! What more can I say but...

until next time. Finale this coming Sunday.

Mark Ronson/Hard Rock contest CD GIVEAWAY!

I have a special competition where the winner will receive a pretty slick compilation from DJ Mark Ronson and the good folks at Hard Rock (you know, the people with the cafes and shit). The CD, entitled Mark Ronson Presents Hard Rock Vol. 1, is a 14-track disc of songs hand-selected by Mark Ronson, who has not only been a monster on the NYC club scene for the last decade, but through his Allido Records label, has helped usher in artists like Rhymefest, and films like the Jay-Z documentary Fade To Black. He is also affiliated with the one like DJ Jus Ske.

This compilation is the first of the Allido/Hard Rock partnership, which is trying to bring "a definitive collection of 'modern' Rock for the new millenium". Here is the tracklisting:

1. “Black Tambourine” - BECK
2. “I Like the Way” – BODY ROCKERS
3. “Everyday I Love You Less and Less” – KAISER CHIEFS
4. “To Be Young” – RYAN ADAMS
5. “Take Your Mama” – SCISSOR SISTERS
6. “Island in the Sun” - WEEZER
7. “Dimension” - WOLFMOTHER
8. “Destination Diamonds” – DIAMOND NIGHTS
9. “Black Betty” - SPIDERBAIT
10. “Bout to Get Ugly” – MARK RONSON feat RHYMEFEST and ANTHONY HAMILTON
11. “June Gloom” – THE LIKE
12. “Tropical Moonlight” - DOMINO
13. “Wicked Game” – GIANT DRAG
14. “Lit Up” - BUCKCHERRY

Not your everyday Rock mix, but trust, it works VERY well. Plus, $1 from each CD sold is going to Jay-Z's Water for Life campaign, which is one of the best causes out there.

This competition is simple: the first person to e-mail me (khaldub@gmail.com) with RONSON COMP in the title will win the prize pack: one copy of the Mark Ronson Presents Hard Rock Vol. 1 CD AND a copy of the Mark Ronson "Stop Me" Single. I also have 4 copies of the "Stop Me" single (audio: Windows [hi : low] / Quicktime [hi : low] / Real) which will go to the next 4 people. So, get your e-mail to me quick. I will alert the winners on this site and via e-mail. This competition will end in a week's time.

Shouts to Mark Ronson, Hard Rock, and by boy Mike @ Cornerstone for making this happen.

Friday, June 1st 2007 playlist

khal reporting for duty. Double duty. Triple duty. Big announcements on the way, in terms of my affiliations anyways. Today, though, I've actually been listening to music. Really. Look:

01/Perpetuum "Obscura" [intro tune to his March 07 EXBC Mix. Twisted.]
02/Digital "Dennis The Menace" [long live the king of dub-influenced DNB!]
03/DJ Jazzy Jeff ft. J-Live "Practice" [these guys took the funniest Allen Iverson interview ever and made a hot track out of it.]
04/Jadakiss ft. Sheek Louch & Rick Ross "Down South" [The Runners provide some down bottom heat. Shame Kiss is @ the end, but I guess you save the best for last.]
05/Tes La Rok "Gunshot" [debut 12 for Juju's dubstep label. HEAVY!]
06/The Fix "Brooklyn" [Canada's up and comers dedicating a runnin' DNB lick to the THORO BORO!]
07/Fabolous ft. Jay-Z & Uncle Murda "Brooklyn" [can't get enough of this one.]
08/D12 "40oz (DJ Nappy Vs. Lurk'N'Gully EXTENDED Thugstep Mix)" [you guys could be rich is you just stopped sleepin' on us.]
09/Chris Inperspective "Each Twin Unique" [Inperspective head comes correct with this chilled number.]
10/Phat Kat "Don't Nobody Care About Us" [J Dilla provides the sonics for this beautiful cut.]


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Leakage:

/Hot off the press, here's a few Three 6 Mafia related cuts (I believe these are coming out on their Last 2 Walk LP, or the new Project Pat joint: "Like Money", "Suga Daddy" ft. Diamond & Princess of Crime Mobb, and "What Cha Starin' At", ft. Project Pat & Lil' Jon (fans of their show will remember the intro to this one).
/Kanye West ft. Young Jeezy "Can't Tell Me Nothing (Remix)"
/InsideInfo "At Night" [big up to Sparfunk and this Terrafunk giveaway!]
/Rhymefest "Angry Black Man On An Elevator" (prod. by Lil' Jon)
/Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West & Pharrell "US Placers"
/The Lady Tigra "Pinkberry"
/Evidence ft. PMD & Rakaa "Mr. Slow Flow (Remix)"
/Crooked I "Hip-Hop Weekly #9 (Deep Cover Freestyle)"
/Cassidy "Get Retarded Freestyle"
/Here's a few Big City (AKA Psycho Les, Al Tariq & Problemz) cuts from their forthcoming LP: "Boy" & "Big City".
/Realtime "Girls Gone Wild"
/Fabolous ft. Joe Budden, Paul Cain, Ransom, Red Cafe & Freck Billionaire "This Is Family"
/Jill Scott "Hate On Me"
/Termanology ft. Reks "Hardcore (So You Wanna Be)"
/Capone "Talk My Shit"
/AC ft. Skyzoo "Good Lookin'" (prod. by Hi-Tek)


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Kanye West released the official Can't Tell Me Nothing mixtape, which is getting props from ya innanet bloggers. I haven't dloaded it, but might have to if people keep giving it props. Or maybe you should grab it and let me know what it do; NOTE: a load of the sites that had it up have non-working links - I think the torrents are alive and well, though! Get a tracklisting and audio of a handful of tracks HERE. EDIT: Gotta love GETRIGHT.

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Kuttin Edge dropped a dope dubstep mix LIVE on Radio X @ Atelier Frankfurt. Peep game:

01 Shakleton - Blood on my Hands
02 Amp Fiddler Bootleg
03 DMZ - Wait
04 Reso - Unknown
05 Appleblim - Vansan
06 Kode 9 - Double Shadow Rmx
07 Djunya - Coagulated Dub
08 Rusko - Cockney Flute Rmx
09 Kode 9 - Find My Way Rmx
10 Marc Ashken - Size 3 (Skream Mix)
11 Skream - Losing Control
12 Gatekeeper - Tomb
13 Skream - Chest Boxing
14 Skream - Make Me
15 Elemental - Soul Fire
16 Benga - Crunked Up
17 Skream - 0800 Dub
18 Skream - Dutch Flowers

Smooth.

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Over at the dubplate digest,this week's "FYLP" is dedicated to these live mixes from SR18, hosted by Jungletrain.net. The Paradox "set" inspiried this monstrous post on DOA. *sigh*

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That's about it. I've been slackin', but I have a competition for this new Mark Ronson CD. I have 1 copy of the full release and 5 copies of the single. More on that on Monday.

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I leave you with the video for Phat Kat's "Cold Steel", again produced by J. Dilla. Enjoy your weekend.

FOTM: THUGSTEP #2 (06/2007)

This one gets hyper, fusing Detroit's Dirty Dozen and the Canadian duo Lurk'N'Gully. I linked a dubstep mix that DZ (AKA "Lurk") did last week, and I am a big fan of their work. The intro to the dubstep cut, "Crime Spree", works so well with Bizarre's violent rant ("I'll have my wife... cut your throat"), and to hear guys like Eminem coast over heavy, stomping beats like this is just dope. He didn't write to it, but his cadence and flow just works wonders to that track. The "crime" sounds in the beat (guns cocking, police sirens, etc.) really add something to D12's abrasive lyrics as well. Big Proof does his thing at the end, to eerie perfection ("I'm in the club to beef, you gotta murder me dead")... just too deep.

This is an EXTENDED mix as well, perfect for mixing for all of you DJs out there. No one services you better...

DJ Nappy does it again? I think so. And now you can have it, too!:

D12 Vs. Lurk 'N' Gully "40oz (DJ Nappy Vs. Lurk 'N' Gully Extended Thugstep Mix)

Keep it locked...