Back in September, my musical partner in crime and I deejayed together once again. This comes very late, but here is the rundown of what we spun in case you're interested:
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Loose Joints - Is It All Over My Face (Female Version)
El Coco - Cocomotion
M.F.S.B. - K-Jee
Metro Area - Dance Reaction
Calvin Harris - Acceptable in the '80s
Charlie - Spacer Woman
Les Rhythmes Digitales - Hypnotise
Soviet - Candy Girl
David Bowie - John, I'm Only Dancing (Sax Version)
Roxy Music - Do the Strand
The Jam - Sounds From the Street
Blondie-Atomic
New Young Pony Club-Lost a Girl
CSS-Move
Midnight Oil-Beds Are Burning
New Order-True Faith
Midnight Star-Midas Touch (Hell Interface remix)
Felix da Housecat-We All Wanna Be Prince
Goldfrapp-Rocket
David Bowie-Modern Love
Quasimoto-Astro Black
Camp Lo-Luchini (A.K.A. This It It)
Nas-It Ain't Hard to Tell
SWV-Right Here (Human Nature Remix)
Big Boi-Shutterbug
Stevie Nicks-Stand Back
Kate Bush-The Big Sky
Sheena Easton-Sugar Walls
New Edition-My Secret (Didja Gitit Yet?)
Cee Lo-Fuck You
Style Council-Walls Come Tumbling Down
The Action-I'll Keep On Holding On
Stevie Wonder-Uptight (Everything's Alright)
Robyn-Don't Fucking Tell Me What to Do
MIA-XXXO
Chromeo-Night by Night
Rick James-17
Rockwell feat. MJ-Somebody's Watching Me
Lady Gaga-Monster
Duran Duran-Girls on Film
Neneh Cherry-Buffalo Stance (12" Mix)
Prince and the Revolution-1999
Lil' Kim-Crush on You
2Pac-I Get Around
EU-Da Butt
Salt N Pepa-Push It
Janet Jackson-Miss You Much
The Time-Jungle Love
Notorious BIG-Juicy
Bell Biv Devoe-Poison
Kelis-Milkshake
Gwen Stefani-Hollaback Girl
Run DMC-It's Tricky
Nas-Halftime
Digital Underground-The Humpty Dance
Public Enemy-Terminator X to the Edge of Panic
RZA-Wu-Wear
MJ-Billie Jean (12" mix)
MJ-Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
Madonna-Dress You Up (12" mix)
New Order-Age of Consent
Jaylib-The Red
Peaches-Fuck the Pain Away
Spank Rock-Bumb
Amanda Blank-Might Like You Better
Lil' Wayne-Pussy Monster
Prince-Sister/Partyup
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Friday, October 15, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
Friday Jam
Alright, it's not funk, but it is funky. New Goldfrapp drops Tuesday, and it sounds like they're getting back into dance music, which is where they shine. Looking forward to hearing Head First!. Here's the lead single, "Rocket."
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Report: Purple Rain 25th Anniversary Party
As I've pounded into your skulls for the last month, on Friday my good friend Cunningham and I threw a 25th Anniversary Party for Purple Rain at the Brillobox in Pittsburgh. It was a rousing success. At the peak of the night, there were around 120 folks there, shaking what their mama gave 'em. Everybody seemed to have a great time. I certainly had a blast, though my feet are still recuperating from the damage a night of dancing in heels inflicted (now I understand why the ladies toss their shoes at wedding receptions).
Upon hearing of Michael Jackson's passing on Thursday, we pretty immediately decided we had to close the night with a Michael Jackson track. On the fly however, we ended up doing a 30 minute MJ set. We felt we must. We unfortunately didn't have all of MJs work with us, but we had some - and wireless access to iTunes. So we made do, and the crowd got down.
After that, we said our thank yous only to be met with cheers of "PURPLE RAIN! PURPLE RAIN!" So we closed the night with the purple one's anthem. People slow danced. It was off the hook.
Some photos:
DJs The Kid and The Character, your hosts for the evening.
Starting off with a screening of that cinematic masterpiece, Purple Rain.
The Character rocks the decks.
DANCIN'!
The Kid takes over.
Paisley Park Productions, bitches.
The Character loses his 'stache, but not his cool.
Slow dancin!
PLAYLIST:
Jesse Johnson-Fast Girls
The Time- 777-9311
Prince-Lady Cab Driver
Vanity 6-If a Girl Answers Don't Hang Up
Jill Jones-G Spot
Prince-I Wanna Be Your Lover
Prince - Dirty Mind
Prince - Sleep Around
Prince & the New Power Generation - Cream (NPG Mix)
Prince - Irresistible Bitch
Prince - Controversy
Prince - Dance 4 Me
Prince-Acknowledge Me
Prince-Housequake
Prince-17 Days
Dez Dickerson and the Modernaires-Modernaire
Morris Day-Oak Tree
Prince-When U Were Mine
Vanity 6- He's So Dull
Prince-America
Prince-Trust
Prince - Soft and Wet (disco mix)
Prince - Private Joy
Sheena Easton - Sugar Walls
Prince and the NPG -Sexy MF
Prince - Black Sweat
Prince - Batdance (excerpt)
Prince and the NPG - Gett Off (Houstyle)
Sheila E. - Holly Rock
Prince - Let's Work
(the next set isn't necessarily in order)
Prince-Head
Prince-DMSR
The Time-Jungle Love
Tevin Campbell-Round and Round
Prince-Kiss
Prince-Erotic City
Prince-U Got the Look
Vanity 6-Nasty Girl
Prince-1999
Prince-Pussy Control
The Time-The Bird
Sheila E-The Glamorous Life
The Bangles-Manic Monday
Prince-Partyup
The Jacksons-Walk Right Now
MJ-Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
The Jacksons-Shake Your Body Down to the Ground
MJ-Remember the Time
MJ-PYT
Prince-Purple Rain
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Thanks again to all who came out! And thanks to Bill for sharing his photos and being on call all night.
Upon hearing of Michael Jackson's passing on Thursday, we pretty immediately decided we had to close the night with a Michael Jackson track. On the fly however, we ended up doing a 30 minute MJ set. We felt we must. We unfortunately didn't have all of MJs work with us, but we had some - and wireless access to iTunes. So we made do, and the crowd got down.
After that, we said our thank yous only to be met with cheers of "PURPLE RAIN! PURPLE RAIN!" So we closed the night with the purple one's anthem. People slow danced. It was off the hook.
Some photos:
PLAYLIST:
Jesse Johnson-Fast Girls
The Time- 777-9311
Prince-Lady Cab Driver
Vanity 6-If a Girl Answers Don't Hang Up
Jill Jones-G Spot
Prince-I Wanna Be Your Lover
Prince - Dirty Mind
Prince - Sleep Around
Prince & the New Power Generation - Cream (NPG Mix)
Prince - Irresistible Bitch
Prince - Controversy
Prince - Dance 4 Me
Prince-Acknowledge Me
Prince-Housequake
Prince-17 Days
Dez Dickerson and the Modernaires-Modernaire
Morris Day-Oak Tree
Prince-When U Were Mine
Vanity 6- He's So Dull
Prince-America
Prince-Trust
Prince - Soft and Wet (disco mix)
Prince - Private Joy
Sheena Easton - Sugar Walls
Prince and the NPG -Sexy MF
Prince - Black Sweat
Prince - Batdance (excerpt)
Prince and the NPG - Gett Off (Houstyle)
Sheila E. - Holly Rock
Prince - Let's Work
(the next set isn't necessarily in order)
Prince-Head
Prince-DMSR
The Time-Jungle Love
Tevin Campbell-Round and Round
Prince-Kiss
Prince-Erotic City
Prince-U Got the Look
Vanity 6-Nasty Girl
Prince-1999
Prince-Pussy Control
The Time-The Bird
Sheila E-The Glamorous Life
The Bangles-Manic Monday
Prince-Partyup
The Jacksons-Walk Right Now
MJ-Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
The Jacksons-Shake Your Body Down to the Ground
MJ-Remember the Time
MJ-PYT
Prince-Purple Rain
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Thanks again to all who came out! And thanks to Bill for sharing his photos and being on call all night.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Weekend Recap
I don't usually delve much into my personal goings-on here, but Saturday was filled with music, and I'm still kind of reeling from it. So I shall share.
One of my best friends from college came to visit and we set off on a record shopping excursion. My plan was to use this as an excuse to check out a bunch of Baltimore records stores that I haven't gotten around to yet. In this sense, the mission was a failure, as after only two stops, we both had to stop for fear of our bank accounts going belly up.
But it was absolutely a successful trip.
Consider this a plug for a tiny record store tucked away on Aliceanna St. in Fell's Point. I'd passed !El Suprimo! many times on my long runs, each time thinking "I really need to check this place out some day." I wished I had gone sooner. !El Suprimo! is a small shop, possibly the size of an average bedroom. Despite this spatial limitation, the racks are PACKED with great finds, AT GREAT PRICES. I know that this sounds like a commercial, but it's true. Being a Pittsburgh native, I'm fairly spoiled by Jerry's Fine Used Records, where discs average between $3-$6. Because of this, I often find things that I want when I'm shopping other places, but am resistant to paying say, $10, $15, $20 for a single disc (unless of course it's something that warrants such cost).
ANYHOW, upon exiting !El Suprimo!, I said to my friend, "It's like a little Jerry's." By this I meant that I found a bunch of gems (roughly 12 discs) and paid about $30 for the whole lot. SCORE! Their funk/r&b section is particularly tasty. So check them out if you're ever in the area.
And, they're conveniently located near what I would say is Baltimore's landmark record store, The Sound Garden.
The Sound Garden is much more expansive in terms of space. The bulk of the store is devoted to CDs and DVDs, but within the last year, they've opened a vinyl room that is pretty dope. The bulk of the vinyl is new (and newISH) releases and reissues. So you might not have luck finding that original pressing of Zen Arcade, but you will find modestly priced hip hop, indie rock and electronica discs. I picked up two discs that have been on my list (2008's releases from Portishead and Love is All), which set me back about $35. Not bad.
But what has gotten me and my friends in trouble at Sound Garden in the past is their used CDs. Prices aren't exceptional here, but are about the standard you'll find in any used CD joint. However, they somehow manage to bring in pretty high quality discs, especially newer releases. It's well worth taking the time to sift through the used bins, for sure.
So that was my Record Store Day. Given the occasion, I justified my purchases as fighting the good fight for indie record stores. A good deed, if you will.
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We topped off the day with what I hear is an annual event, the Prince vs. Madonna vs. Michael Jackson dance night at the Ottobar, conveniently within stumbling distance of my apartment. Well worth the $6 cover, which I paid as "Joy in Repetition" played.
Overall, a killer night. The place got pretty packed, and pretty much everyone was dancing. How could you resist with the triumvirate of 1980s pop royalty? They played far too much 21st century Madonna, for some reason, but that's my only real complaint. There wasn't much in the way of deep cuts, but I think that's to be expected when your covering three huge artists. There were a few unexpected tracks though, such as Madonna's "Gambler" (from the Vision Quest soundtrack), Prince and Sheila E.'s "A Love Bizarre," and one of the hottest jams in my book, "Hot Thing." Beyond that, other highlights for me included "Pussy Control," "Erotic City" (duh) and "Remember the Time." The latter was amazing purely because I was on stage dancing next/with a dude that knew the song as well as I did, and I think we were both floored that each of us knew all of the ad-libbed lyrics in the break. It was "a moment."
But the kicker was the end of the night. The DJ announced this was the last track, when I heard Casey Kasem's voice. Of course, hearing Kasem always makes me think of
Negativland's take on "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For". But no, Casey was here to tell me that the number one song of the week was Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson with "Say Say Say." I have to admit that I did NOT see (hear?) that coming, and it blew my mind into a million pieces. Needless to say, the place danced everything they had left into that song, and it's been in my head for the last 48 hours. I even dusted off the 12" a friend picked up for me a few years ago, which I have share for the ridiculous cover art:
So Saturday was kind of epic in my little music geek world. And for now, I'll leave you with the video. It always creeped me out a bit that Latoya was MJ's love interest here. But that's beside the point, I guess (???).
Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson - Say, say, say
One of my best friends from college came to visit and we set off on a record shopping excursion. My plan was to use this as an excuse to check out a bunch of Baltimore records stores that I haven't gotten around to yet. In this sense, the mission was a failure, as after only two stops, we both had to stop for fear of our bank accounts going belly up.
But it was absolutely a successful trip.
Consider this a plug for a tiny record store tucked away on Aliceanna St. in Fell's Point. I'd passed !El Suprimo! many times on my long runs, each time thinking "I really need to check this place out some day." I wished I had gone sooner. !El Suprimo! is a small shop, possibly the size of an average bedroom. Despite this spatial limitation, the racks are PACKED with great finds, AT GREAT PRICES. I know that this sounds like a commercial, but it's true. Being a Pittsburgh native, I'm fairly spoiled by Jerry's Fine Used Records, where discs average between $3-$6. Because of this, I often find things that I want when I'm shopping other places, but am resistant to paying say, $10, $15, $20 for a single disc (unless of course it's something that warrants such cost).
ANYHOW, upon exiting !El Suprimo!, I said to my friend, "It's like a little Jerry's." By this I meant that I found a bunch of gems (roughly 12 discs) and paid about $30 for the whole lot. SCORE! Their funk/r&b section is particularly tasty. So check them out if you're ever in the area.
And, they're conveniently located near what I would say is Baltimore's landmark record store, The Sound Garden.
The Sound Garden is much more expansive in terms of space. The bulk of the store is devoted to CDs and DVDs, but within the last year, they've opened a vinyl room that is pretty dope. The bulk of the vinyl is new (and newISH) releases and reissues. So you might not have luck finding that original pressing of Zen Arcade, but you will find modestly priced hip hop, indie rock and electronica discs. I picked up two discs that have been on my list (2008's releases from Portishead and Love is All), which set me back about $35. Not bad.
But what has gotten me and my friends in trouble at Sound Garden in the past is their used CDs. Prices aren't exceptional here, but are about the standard you'll find in any used CD joint. However, they somehow manage to bring in pretty high quality discs, especially newer releases. It's well worth taking the time to sift through the used bins, for sure.
So that was my Record Store Day. Given the occasion, I justified my purchases as fighting the good fight for indie record stores. A good deed, if you will.
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We topped off the day with what I hear is an annual event, the Prince vs. Madonna vs. Michael Jackson dance night at the Ottobar, conveniently within stumbling distance of my apartment. Well worth the $6 cover, which I paid as "Joy in Repetition" played.
Overall, a killer night. The place got pretty packed, and pretty much everyone was dancing. How could you resist with the triumvirate of 1980s pop royalty? They played far too much 21st century Madonna, for some reason, but that's my only real complaint. There wasn't much in the way of deep cuts, but I think that's to be expected when your covering three huge artists. There were a few unexpected tracks though, such as Madonna's "Gambler" (from the Vision Quest soundtrack), Prince and Sheila E.'s "A Love Bizarre," and one of the hottest jams in my book, "Hot Thing." Beyond that, other highlights for me included "Pussy Control," "Erotic City" (duh) and "Remember the Time." The latter was amazing purely because I was on stage dancing next/with a dude that knew the song as well as I did, and I think we were both floored that each of us knew all of the ad-libbed lyrics in the break. It was "a moment."
But the kicker was the end of the night. The DJ announced this was the last track, when I heard Casey Kasem's voice. Of course, hearing Kasem always makes me think of
Negativland's take on "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For". But no, Casey was here to tell me that the number one song of the week was Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson with "Say Say Say." I have to admit that I did NOT see (hear?) that coming, and it blew my mind into a million pieces. Needless to say, the place danced everything they had left into that song, and it's been in my head for the last 48 hours. I even dusted off the 12" a friend picked up for me a few years ago, which I have share for the ridiculous cover art:
So Saturday was kind of epic in my little music geek world. And for now, I'll leave you with the video. It always creeped me out a bit that Latoya was MJ's love interest here. But that's beside the point, I guess (???).
Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson - Say, say, say
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