
Hardcore Hip-Hop has taken a hit since it's mid-9o's heyday, where rappers tried their best to be equally creative as crass. Gaining attention for the Motor City with his 2005 single "Welcome 2 Detroit," featuring a then, red-hot Eminem, Trick Trick made a name for himself in the dwindling pool of strident MCs that defy the laws of "cashing in." Fast forward three years and Trick Trick has a new bag treats for his sophomore project The Villain backed behind 100 proof verbal barbs and equally forcible production. But despite moralistic intentions, the album has its fair share [...]

Remixes of the King of Pop seem to be a staple of modern electronic music. On my radar right now, there are three pretty fresh remixes of MJ's classic, "Thriller." Two of these are original tracks using a sample, while the third is a remix. The only difference I can sense is the use of vocals. First off is Villains "Thrilla." It's a starts bland track, really only making nice use of the sleazy porno hornline from the original. It does, however, find its second wind. When the chopped up vocals come in, the track gets a new life. Herve's [...]

Trick Trick parece que todavía vive en la época de la caza de brujas y ahora atacó a la comunidad gay diciendo que no quiere que "ellos" compren su nuevo álbum, The Villain . Hablando con AllHipHop el rapero dijo: "Quiero que graben esto. A los homosexuales probablemente no les gustará mi disco. No quiero su sucio dinero de todas maneras. No me gusta. Que se lleven esa mierda a otro lado". Parece que este, como muchísimos raperos en la escena, [...]

On an unseasonably warm Lexington, Kentucky, afternoon Motown's resident bad guy, Trick Trick, and about ten of his boys rolled up to the front door of UK's campus radio station. Trick Trick was on a promotional tour for his new album The Villain and was hitting all major college radio outlets in the mid-west, which is what brought the caravan of murdered-out Escalades into the University of Kentucky student center parking lot and what eventually led to one of the most interesting interviews I've done to date. If you've never seen photos [...]

Booohahahahahahahahahahaha, its my favourite day of the year!!!!!!!! Today is the day you get to be the slutty nurse, perverted pirate, horny maid, naughty cop / angel / nun / naked halloween pumpkin ass / general pervert you've always wanted to be but were too afraid of being!!!!! I've drank twenty cups of coffee and im soo excited that I might soil myself. How are you? I think we should start an online petition right here and now [...]

Corrupted, Ludicra. Asunder Slim's, SF, 10.31.08 Lots of good metal going on this All Hallow's Eve. Japanese doom legends Corrupted kick off a short US West tour ( dates ) with Bay Area doomsters Asunder tonight at Slim's in San Francisco. Corrupted haven't been to the US in 11 years, so this is a big deal. Making it bigger is the addition of Ludicra - my favorite metal band - doing their annual Halloween hometown gig. [...]

It's that time of year again, the leaves have changed color , it's getting colder, the winter is creeping in on us, and yes there will be drunken Halloween parties. Being the generous individual that I am I am going to share with you my custom Halloween mix of 2008. So dress up as Joe the Plumber, Sarah Palin, a French Maid with a breezy chemisier, or just as a sorority girl in her underwear and enjoy the tunes that I have compiled for this Halloween season. After all, you're the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown. [...]

Let's get the business out of the way first - we here at Panda Toes have one copy of OMFGG - Official Music Featured on Gossip Girl to give away. It's a pretty darned decent compilation of all things big time yet still hip in the past year. All you've gotta do to win is email me at PandaToes@gmail.com with your reason as to why I should or shouldn't start watching Gossip Girl . 1. The Kills – "Sour Cherry" 2. The Kooks – "Do You Wanna" 3. Phantom Planet – "Do The [...]
Pink Enemy posted new songs on their page. Go check them out, Cory's out doing his thing in ATL and while there have been shake ups in the band. I still ride for PE regardless. Also Classixx and Villains just sent me a collabo track they worked on and it's pretty rad. I'm so hyped on these peoples getting together, some of the most talented dudes in LA getting together. I used to not get political but fuck it. This is shit that i've been thinking about lately. DEFINITELY MAKE UP [...]
This week on TheHypeFM Blog Radio We've been slacking lately, not becuase we don't care, but because it is important for us to get the new fully functional TheHype.FM social music site up and built asap!! Remember to please click the FEEDBACK tab on the side of the screen to give us suggestions. As usual, playlists after the jump (see bottom of post) [...]
This week on TheHypeFM Blog Radio We've been slacking lately, not becuase we don't care, but because it is important for us to get the new fully functional TheHype.FM social music site up and built asap!! Remember to please click the FEEDBACK tab on the side of the screen to give us suggestions. As usual, playlists after the jump (see bottom of post) [...]

Over 4000 party goers packed Pharoahs for what George O'Connor describes as one of those rare, special line-ups. Stupid Fresh , Wolfgang Gartner , Lazrtag , Villains & Kill The Noise just to name a few. His only goal was to "come strong with it"! We were not there but from hearing the mix we are sure it was a rockin' good time.. George OConnor Live @ Fuzzy Fest Download audio file (GeorgeOConnor-At-FuzzyFest200 8.mp3) DOWNLOAD LINK [...]

back from the dead, finally. something to refresh your mind. cause it's been so long, especially big jay-z - jokin' jay z (feat don rimini) shitdisco - 72 virgins (calling in sick remix) dmitry fyodorov - leisure digitalism - homezone (the proxy remix) noise beat propaganda - sexy neon wine (villains disco remake) "she was, she was in my bed, she is, she is in my head"

That's four you idiots, learn some culture. Its time once again for soquitcherbitchen's pseudo-monthly collection of electro that's either too old to post as new, too good to miss, or simply too good to have actually been submitted to me. Whichever way you feel like seeing it, all these tracks are hotter than sex. Alternative content Mp3: Walter Meego - Forever ( Van She Tech Remix) (right-click to save) [start things off with some chitown love, the seemingly ELO [...]

The Sonixx are a new one man electro group out of Montreal, Canada, whose debut EP "Sex, Drugs and Electro" is full of string washes and split second classic house shout outs and grinding synth bass. If you're intrigued, the EP is now available for purchase on his Myspace via paypal. The Sonixx - I See The Light AZLTRON MUSIC BLOG

In a one on one interview with MTV, Vin Diesel announced that he hasn't done a comic book film to date because he's holding out for a role where he can play the villain as the protagonist. He mentioned that he had a character in mind, but wouldn't say. I would guess that he is thinking about Venom, but it's impossible to know. Everything he said could be false. This article may be false. Trust no one. For those of you that would like to see the [...]

I just heard some pretty upsetting news. Probably my favorite label at the moment, Modular , reported a net loss of over 6 million Australian dollars last year. They report that it is mostly from investing back into their own growth, but that number seems a little high for that to be the case. Without Modular, electronic-rock and all the beautiful Australian derivatives of it would not have as large of a place in the scene as they do today...so support Modular in anyway you can, go see The Presets on tour, send NYPC [...]

Villains give UK alternative group New Young Pony Club an electronic remix of their big hit "The Bomb". Kinda surprised it wasn't included in the Villains lastest mixtape , but here it is. Download audio file (NYPC - The Bomb (Villains Xplosive Remix).mp3) NYPC - The Bomb (Villains Xplosive Remix)

It stopped being cool to remix New Young Pony Club a long time ago. I mean, I haven't seen an edit of "The Bomb" or "Ice Cream" in something like fifteen blog years. That said, Villains can make seemingly anything cool again. The track in question is one I used a bit back for my June mix . N.Y.P.C. are awesome. Villains are awesome. And together they make one big, awesome, blog-happy remix. I kid you not: this thing bangs. In a nerdy, semi-electro way, that is. A predictable formula for a not-so-predictable [...]

Let's start out with a Panda Toes exclusive from After Midnight (featuring Philthy B formerly of Villains ) and True Pseudo . The groups teamed up to throw down a jam that's sure to bang pretty hard on any sort of decent sound system. Seriously, this guy bumps pretty flippin' nice and will be available for purchase on Beatport with some big room and house remixes soon, but until then I guess y'all will just have to deal with a free, high-quality version of an ill track. So it goes. [...]