Brother Reade - Lucifer As dark, dense and sweet as treacle, this dubby, reverb-drenched muttering from LA hip-hop duo Brother Reade is best suited to antisocial hours - until 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 in the morning... (track six below) * Damu - Ridin' The Hype (Feat. Trim) It's 8am and you're still at the party listening to some sexy, glitched-up haze rap by Manchester's Damu. The drugs are wearing off, the vodka's [...]
The Los Angeles underground has always been a sprawling, gnarly place, and a new collection titled "Beat L.A." goes where few covers albums have gone before. The project — from Narnack Records and Greatmind Records — is a charity effort benefiting Doctors Without Borders and that organization's relief efforts in earthquake-torn Haiti. The compilation (out Aug. 2) sees artists from L.A.'s indie present covering songs from L.A.'s punk past, and with some remarkable results, especially Devon Williams' "Yellow Pills" (20/20), Imaad Wasif's "Go Insane" (the Doors), Josh Klinghoffer's "Anymore" (Thelonious Monster), Night Horse's "Lie [...]
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Who's putting The xx on their Best Of list? Oh admit it, you all are. The xx have become one of those rare bands that transcend genre preferences. DJs who spin House love the band, indie rock nerds love the band and now, even the hip-hop heads are joining the fanclub ranks. A few months back we shared Them Jeans' edit of The xx's Shelter . Fellow BadBeat blogmate, Jams F. Kennedy of Brother Reade , just sent my way his hip-hop take on The xx. [...]
VICE MAGAZINE'S 15 YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY Friday, November 6th VERY SPECIAL GUEST HIP HOP DJ FROM LA CLOSING OUT THE SHOW. The Ultimate 90's cover band, Disco Lemonade! They'll be playing all the songs that you love (and forgot about) from the early 90's!!! Brother Reade White Arrows Boom Bip (DJ SET) DJ Compact Disc @ the Los Angeles Ukrainian Cultural Center 4315 Melrose [...]
I love surprises and the track included in this post is definitely not what I would have expected to arrive in an email from Mr. Jams F. Kennedy . Jams is one half of LA hip-hop duo Brother Reade and while their music usually trends toward the indiellectual, for his solo contribution to Dubstep LA 's newest mix, Jams rides the vocal hooks hard and turns dubstep melodic. Produced by Joker & Rustie , gritty beats true to the genre run alongside a bright synth line that I can't get enough of. I've [...]
Peep this crazy video from Bobby Evans ' smash hit Delicious Vinyl single "Freak-A-Zoid Robotz", directed by Marcus Herring . Think Tron and robots meet Daft Punk in a binary universe. "The visual look of the video was inspired by the beauty of low resolution pixel art in classic arcade games. I was intrigued by the idea that a face can still look beautiful even when it is scaled down to a resolution of 12 pixels tall." As Delicious [...]
Yooo tonight with brother reade is gonna be awesome. I love everything those guys do. Also I love this.
Brother Reade is gonna come through and slay. If you havent seen them live. You NEED TO! We also got all around awesome dude and incredible DJ KEV E KEV! So don't mess about. GO RSVP and COME HANG FOR FREE!
Jason Stewart (a.k.a. Them Jeans), Dj das festas semanais da Dim Mak no Cinespace em LA, liberou há um tempo atrás a música feita em parceria com Jams F. Kennedy Club Soda. Dono de ótimos edits e mixtapes, Jason soltou agora um remix para a inusitada faixa dubstep Snoop Dogg Millionaire. Produzida por Wild Animals (John Legend, Kurupt e Murs) e pelos caras do Chase & Status, a música do rapper
Check out more from Brother Reade on their myspace . Brother Reade - Lucifer (320 kbps) Brother Reade - Lucifer (The Works Remix) (320 kbps) Brother Reade - Don't Start None (320 kbps)
Them Jeans... what can I say except that this dude is by far one of my favorite DJsof all time. Not just because he's a really good DJ but because no matter where he goes there always seems to be at least one photographer (myself lincluded) trying to figure out how to shoot the perfect photo of someone so much taller than they are. Jason / THEM JEANS just released a new track last week CLUB [...]
At this point, you probably need some healthy food, a non-alcoholic beverage and some March Madness instead of Crappy Bandness. These symptoms are normal. Don't fret, your SXSW experience is coming to a close soon. For now, go here: Friday March 20th SXSW Live (The Bat Bar) Austin Convention Center (500 E Cesar Chavez St) (All Ages) Ben Harper & RELENTLESS7 5:00 p.m. Los Angeles CA Rock 6-9PM eat more BBQ; get a double espresso. [...]
Photo Credit: faithdesired Standing in line for the Mates of State show at the Ottobar, freezing, I overheard the door guy ask these girls if they were going to remove the waffles before they opened doors. I thought: remove the waffles??? One of the girls replied: "No... the waffles are part of our show." Immediately, I was intrigued. I was here to see Mates of State, who I was really looking forward. They produce such a great sound and I have heard that they are just as [...]
One of the things that I couldn't get over when I first moved to L.A. was the preponderance of Porsches around town. Growing up, one of my dream cars was a Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet . It's fast, semi-practical (22mpg Hwy), a convertible, it says "rich" without being extremely pretentious like a Bentley or Rolls Royce, and did I mention it's really fast? At home, I think I saw 3 of these on the road over the course of 8-10 years. I saw 3 within the first month I was in [...]
Bravado doesn't have to be stupid. MC Jimmy Jamz and DJ Bobby Evans from Brother Reade have been proving this point for some time now. Brother Reade from day one were receiving critical shout-outs from just about every publication, but after their full length album Rap Music (Record Collection, July 2007), it seems they sort of dropped from the map. The only live performances they have done have been either in their new home (LA) or their old stomping hood (Winston-Salem, North Carolina), with the exception of a stop in London. But after a year-long disappence, Brother Reade [...]
Fought off a bit of sickness to see some great shows this past week. Castledoor and The Exfriends reuniting after nearly a year apart, Tuesday at The Scene, Lujo Records showcase, and Art Crawl were just a few of the many highlights this week. This weekend should be just as good... Beirut do a last-minute in-store at Amoeba tonight. We stopped by Amoeba this afternoon and noticed no camp-outs
I was unfamiliar with S.E.L.F. , but I'm really enjoying his new self-titled album (no pun intended), and even though from the look of the cover I thought I'd hate Brother Reade, I really enjoyed their album Rap Music . Here's two MP3's... DOWNLOAD S.E.L.F. of Lotus Tribe - Primitive Feedback (MP3) DOWNLOAD Brother Reade - Life Ain't Easy For Y'all MC Hammer @ Wingate Field, Brooklyn, NY - July 9, 2007 ( CRED & [...]
I don't usually do a "10 Reasons" post on a Monday, but I have some really good stuff this time. And while you're here, check out the sidebar for a Pearl Jam giveaway . Also, any D.C.-area fans out there who are free on Thursday night? If you want, hit me with an e-mail for free tickets to see Redwalls and Robbers on High Street at Arlington's Iota on Thursday, July 5! So: Here's 10 great reasons to listen here for [...]
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