September 2011
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Mouse Powell Gears Up For Album Release.
Phoenix up and comer Mouse Powell is dropping his album “Where It’s Cloudy” on November 20th.
He is dropping goodies in anticipation of it every Monday on Twitter under the hash tag #mousemondays including today’s offering which is a sampler mixed by Avenue Of The Arts Crew affiliate DJ LES735.
Enjoy!
Where It’s Cloudy (Sampler) by Mouse Powell
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July 2011
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08/21 Mac Lethal
Headliner : Mac Lethal
Advance Ticket Price : $10.00
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Day Of Show Ticket Price : $12.00
Venue : Red Owl
With Special Guests : Everyday Affiliates * Mouse Powell * DJ Les (Aota Crew)
Door Time : 8:00 PM
Age Restrictions : 18+
Biography : Mac Lethal is a hip-hop/folk artist from Kansas City, MO. After getting his start as a...
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08/26 Jean Grae
Headliner : Jean Grae
Advance Ticket Price : $12.00
Day Of Show Ticket Price : $15.00
Venue : Red Owl
With Special Guests : Mr. Len * The Insects * Rae Rae
Door Time : 9:00 PM
Age Restrictions : 21+
Biography : Jean Grae (real name Tsidi Ibrahim, also known as What? What? & Da Easter Bunny, born November 27, 1976) is a hip hop artist from New...
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Nice Guys Finish Last
Some people do themselves. They lay low, and keep to themselves. Often they are mistaken for the anti-social, the outcasts, the loners. But not Nick Nice, whose an emcee from the upstate New York area. Nick has been carefully tucking himself away and worrying about himself and that’s it for quite a while. But rest assured, hand Nick a microphone and you’ll understand why.
Long...
June 2011
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06/17/11 The Insects
Time 9:00pm
$5 - 21+
Location
Hidden House
607 W Osborn Rd
Phoenix, Arizona
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May 2011
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06/21/11 Pharoahe Monch
Headliner : Phaorahe Monch
Advance Ticket Price : $10.00
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Day Of Show Ticket Price : $15.00
Venue : Club Red
With Special Guests : Afro Classics * Writers Guild * More TBA
Door Time : 8:00 PM
Age Restrictions : 21+
Biography : Monch released three albums as part of the rap duo, Organized...
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08/23/11 Mac Lethal
Headliner : Mac Lethal
Advance Ticket Price : $10.00
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Day Of Show Ticket Price : $12.00
Venue : Red Owl
With Special Guests : TBA
Door Time : 8:00 PM
Age Restrictions : 18+
Biography : Mac Lethal is a hip-hop/folk artist from Kansas City, MO. After getting his start as a battle rapper at the prestigious, world renowned...
April 2011
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Psalm One: Woman at Work.
Photo by Maja Saphir.
For a long time and even still to this day. The general observation has been that the male is far more superior in almost every thing he does compared to the female. This is not true, not in the slightest. The hip-hop scene has been dominated by male emcee’s since the start of what we know hip-hop as today. However, there are some very talented female emcee’s...
March 2011
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04/15 Join Forces / Japan Benefit Show
Headliner : Join Forces / Japan Benefit Show
Day Of Show Ticket Price : $10.00
Venue : Red Owl
Address : 2155 E. University, Tempe AZ 85281 Click Here For Map
With Special Guests : Writers Guild * The Insects * Avenue Of The Arts Crew * Cut Throat Logic
Door Time : 8:00 PM
Age Restrictions : 21+
About : Benefit Show for the relief efforts...
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Necro: King of Brutal Rap
The world of hip-hop is a brutal one, especially the underground/independent scene. Ron Braunstein who is better known to the world of rap as Necro has paved himself a path in the scene of independent hip-hop for quite a while now, since the early to mid-nintey’s. Now, the artist is expanding his talents into acting and directing as well.
Necro came up in Brooklyn, New York in the...
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Artist Spotlight: Lord Lhus
When you think of South Carolina what comes to mind? Probably not hip-hop. Lord Lhus is an emcee born and raised within the state of South Carolina and has been making quite a large amount of noise in the underground hip-hop world for the last 3 years, especially in the European scene.
“The hip-hop scene in South Carolina is lame. We had some really good artists come from here, but they never...
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Mouse Powell →
Checking out the new kid from the Avenue of the Arts (AOTA). Mouse Powell is nice and with a few more shows could be someone to look out for in AZ.
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January 2011
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Artist Spotlight : Task Rok
Salt Lake City is the capital of the state of Utah. Home to the best snow on earth, Sundance Film Festival, The Mormon Church, and an individual by the name of Task Rok. Now, if you were to pass Task walking down the street you wouldn’t even guess that, that very person you walked by is an incredibly gifted lyricist.
Having been writing rhymes on and off for the past twelve years or so,...
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Eighty Grand? Who? What? Huh?
So you’re probably asking yourself “What is Eighty Grand?” Well, Eighty Grand is a creation from owner Pablo Sapien. A clothing company that stems out to various cultures and life styles. From Hip Hop to Rock A Billy and more. Spawned from Pablo’s early appreciation for companies such as Ecko, Tribal Gear and Phat Farm.
“I really liked how those companies worked...
December 2010
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Murs Announces PAID DUES 2011 Headliners
At Noon PST on December 8th, MURS went online via Ustream to announce the line-up for Paid Dues 2011.
After a few minutes of technical difficulties, and a shout of doubt to David Hasslehoff, he was in business.
Murs started by announcing an expansion of the charitable arm of Paid Dues via a new partnership with Habitat for Humanity where himself, members of the Guerrilla Union and a handful of...
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Elsphinx, A Hazard To Society?
There are some people that need to be restrained and locked away for the rest of their lives. Elsphinx is not one of those individuals, yet anyway. A complex creature of human form, Elsphinx is one of those people that will bend your mind sideways and tie a knot around your spinal cord with his sadistic, complex play on words
From the slums of upstate New York, Elliot Sphinx or Elsphinx for...
October 2010
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Mac Lethal, The Insects, JFK, F. Stokes, S.H.!.T....
Get your advance tickets here!
PRESALES CLOSED SEE YOU AT THE SHOW
Mac Lethal
The Insects
Dumperfoo
JFK
F. Stokes
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September 2010
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"Don't Do It" - Y-Society
Damu’s notes on the making of “Don’t Do It” is the first single from Damu’s upcoming EP, “Supply For Demand,” available on VINYL/CD/MP3 in late 2010 on Redefinition Records.
We had a lot of fun and learned a lot while making this video, which also happens to be our first official music vid.
Quick story: Insight got into NYC around 1am on a Friday...
July 2010
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Ohmega Watts - "Eyes and Ears"
Ohmega Watts is the quiet hero that reminds us all that hip-hop is a positive force to be reckoned with. His use of real instrumentation along with traditional beat producing tactics blend so smoothly that you would be hard pressed to differentiate the two. Lyrically he showcases his I.Q. and ability to stick to a smooth yet party rocking vibe that is impossible to ignore.
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Obey The Altar Native - Cold Cases
The fine gentlemen of Obey The Altar Native have cracked the door to their basement and released another great album. The fellas from Arizona have always taken a non-traditional approach to their experimental hip-hop sound. Super crispy production and a non stop trickle of intelligent lyrics make OTAN an underground fave that all real heads should have in their iTunes.
Ro Ruckus intro by Obey...
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Eyedea & Abilities seize it "By The Throat"
Minneapolis Minnesota is home to a lot of things. Prince lived there, they have 10,000 lakes, and there is probably some other shit that I am failing to remember off the top of my head. Well the land of 10,000 lakes is also home to Rhymesayers Entertainment and Eyedea and Abilities. You probably are familiar with them if you know who Atmosphere, Brother Ali, or P.O.S are.
Eyedea is probably...
June 2010
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Solillaquists of Sound "Marvel"
The idea for Sol.illaquists of Sound started in 2002, when MC Swamburger (Asaan Brooks) began having weekly meetings and discussions in his Orlando, FL, home about not only music but also community involvement, spirituality, and veganism. A friend of his, producer and MPC player DiViNCi (Glen Valencia), with whom he had already recorded material, attended these meetings, and there the idea of...
May 2010
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"NGOMA - A Collection of Party Joints"
“I just got back from an amazing tour in France where I met alot of good folks, heard lots of great music and got lots of inspiration! I was especially struck by the DJ’s who played lots of great funk and party music which I love! I wanted to share some rare party joints in that style I’ve been involved with over the last year or so with some of my favorite mc’s.” -...
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"The Sandwich Shop" Donwill & Von Pea
Spaintro by donwill (of tanya morgan)
Though the name Tanya Morgan sounds as if it belongs to a solo female performer, it is in fact an all-male hip-hop group. The band started in 2003 when producer/MC Von Pea (who lived in Brooklyn) and MC Donwil (who lived in Cincinnati) met online and decided to make an album together. Bringing in Ilyas (who, with Donwil, made up the group Ilwil) and...
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Grieves & Budo remix Felt 3
After seeing that the Felt 3: A Tribute To Rosie Perez accapellas & instrumentals were available Grieves & Budo decided to sit down and pay homage the latest Felt record by remixing and releasing this free EP for you!
Protaganist (Grieves and Budo Remix) by Grieves and Budo
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One Bird On A Wire
One Bird On A Wire
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April 2010
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Ampsoul Present Leonard Dstroy Guest Mix
Ampsoul Present Leonard Dstroy Guest Mix by Jay Scarlett on Mixcloud
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Build and DStroy
Build and DStroy
Game Over
Game Over
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March 2010
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"Plastic Beach" By Gorillaz
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February 2010
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"J Dilla Documentary" Parts 1 - 3 by Stussy
During February 2010, Stussy launched a series of videos as a documentary on the legendary Dilla that are a testament to his work, how he interacted with his surroundings and the impact he had on all of us. I only wish it was 2 hours long because Dilla was so good and so rare, that even hearing people talking about him is the most captivating and raw shit I have heard in years. We really do miss...
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Crusher Sound System
Bottom line Crusher Sound System is the most creative thing to come out of the southwest in years. DJ Pickster One, percussionist Scott White, and live artist Dumperfoo bring a high energy show and unbelievable experience live. Musically there is no set style, just a finely tuned onslaught of beats, samples, percussion and flying paint. Here is a free download of one of their first performances at...
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DJ Babu "Beat Tapes 2"
DJ Babu’s “Beat Tape 2” Beat Junkie & Dilated Peoples own DJ BABU dropped his latest mixtape “Beat Tape 2” to the public today…click above to purcahse it from amazon, and let us know that you think!
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Jaylib vs. J Rocc
From the Stones Throw archives…
The year was 2003. J Dilla and Madlib had just wrapped up their album Champion Sound, recording as Jaylib, with Dilla then still in Detroit and Madlib doing all his work from his bomb shelter studio in Los Angeles. J Rocc - who would later become the third member of Jaylib, on the turntables for each of the shows the guys did together - put together this...
January 2010
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Culture Shock Ver. 2
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