Category: Los Angeles

Common to Premiere “Sweet” TONIGHT on UStream – Proceeds go to J/P Haitian Relief Organization

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Wes Flexner

Common is using the video premiere for his single Sweet to raise money for Haitian relief organization JPHRO which was founded by Sean Penn after the 2010 Earthquakes that struck Haiti.

The video can be seen tonight at 5pm PST/ 8pm Est via UStream for a donation of $1.

Sweet was shot in Haiti and the view of the 2010′s earthquakes devastation is captured as well as the beauty and power of the Haitian people and the land.

Common is also hosting a screening and cocktail party with Los Angeles Confidential Magazine tonight. Guests will be able to purchase photographs taken of Haiti during the filming of Sweet by Stephen Taylor, and also of a series of selected limited edition photos autographed by Common.

Again the all the proceeds from the video premiere and photograph sale go to Haitian relief organization JPHRO.

Common’s 9th studio album, The Dreamer/The Believer will be in stores on December 20th, 2011.

Cocktail Party Info:

Monday November 14, 2011
7-9pm PST.
Rosé
861 North La Cienega Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90069

Posted in Los Angeles, Music, News, Wes Flexner | Tagged Common, Hip Hop | 3 Comments

MP3: Hodgy Beats “Crap” FT. Left Brain (OFWGKTA or Odd Future for short)

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Wes Flexner

Hodgy Beats twittered this Crap. Hardy Har. But seriously, new song by Odd Future’s Hodgy Beats featuring Left Brain called Crap off of Hodgy’s upcoming Rock/Slab mixtape.
So I guess this would be a new MellowHype song.

MP3: Hodgy Beats- “CRAP” Ft. Left Brain

Posted in Los Angeles, MP3, Music, Wes Flexner | Tagged hodgy beats, left brain, odd future | Leave a comment

Video: the Internet (Odd Future’s Syd the Kid + Matt the Martian) “Cocaine” ft. Left Brain

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Wes Flexner

Ut oh…Odd Future’s feminine side has arrived. And it is as equally disturbing even if the sound is prettier. The cocaine aspect is disturbing . Not the gay sex scene. Donewaiting would never be homophobic. And is Odd Future’s Syd the Kid the first Hip Hop artist to be openly gay in a video? Baby and Lil Wayne’s kiss doesn’t count.

The Internet will release their debut album Purple Naked Ladies on Odd Future Records by the end of the year.

All jokes aside, You will be able to buy Cocaine straight from the internet, I mean, I-tunes tomorrow.

Listen to Love Song-1 and They Say by the Internet after the jump.

The Internet- Love Song -1

the Internet- They Say

Posted in Los Angeles, Music, Video, Wes Flexner | Tagged matt martian, odd future, ofwgkta, syd the kid, the internet | 1 Comment

Download Odd Future’s Domo Genesis “Under the Influence” Mixtape

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Wes Flexner

Odd Future’s Domo Genesis just dropped a mixtape Under The Influence.

Download it from his tumblr.
If Tyler is the Eminem of OFWGKTA then Domo is the dude that rappers that grew up on the Roc-a-Fella era of Hip Hop can burn trees to.
I’m skimming through the tape as I post this….Domo raps over some classics like “Guess Whose Back” and that Game cellphone commercial beat. Tyler, the Creator guests on that one, and answers the idea that Goblin was a failure.

Peep this freestyle with Tyler while you are waiting for Under the Influence to download.
Back cover with Tracklisting after the jump

Posted in Los Angeles, MP3, Music, Wes Flexner | Tagged domo genesis, odd future, ofwgta, the creator, tyler | 8 Comments

Comedy Video:Single White Females Ep 7 “Phoebe’s Guilt”

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Wes Flexner

Phoebe has a few post-coitus issues after doing it with her boss.

Posted in Los Angeles, Video, Wes Flexner | Tagged comedy, funny ha ha, phoebe neidhardt, rosa handleman, single white females | 1 Comment

Adult Swim Picks up Odd Future Live-Action Series “Loiter Squad”

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Wes Flexner

Adult Swim loooves Hip Hop it seems. Asheru, Danger Doom and Dilla come to mind as Hip Hop artists that have beemed into the 99.4 Million Homes that receive the Cartoon Network.

Adult Swim just picked up Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All’s new 15 minute live-action series Loiter Squad that features sketches, man on the street segments, pranks and music from the Los Angeles rap collective.

Tyler just got a VMA. And Frank Ocean was all over Watch the Throne and just produced Beyonce, so even if people hate OFWGKTA, it appears they aren’t going away anytime soon.

Loiter Squad is produced by Dickhouse Entertainment, a Hollywood production partnership of Johnny Knoxville, Spike Jonze and Jeff Tremaine.

Other Dickhouse Entertainment programs include Jackass, Nitro Circus, Rob & Big, Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory, Wild Wonderful Whites of West Virginia, The Birth of Big Air and Wildboyz.

Jeff Tremaine and Adult Swim’s Nick Weidenfeld will serve as executive producers.

The above video is an old documentary of Odd Future goof-balling in their hometown Ladera. It’s not a trailer for the Loiter Squad. And you prolly don’t want to watch it if you hate OF.

Posted in Los Angeles, Music, Video, Wes Flexner | Tagged adult swim, cartoon network, Jeff Tremaine, odd future, odd future wolf gang kill them all, spike jonze, time warner, turner networks. | 2 Comments

MP3: Med “Outta Control” feat. Hodgy Beats (Produced by Madlib)

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Wes Flexner

MP3: MED “Outta Control (ft Hodgy Beats of Odd Future)”

Stones Throw Recording artist MED has rocked with Madvillian, Dilla, Lootpack and Quasimoto in the past. On November 1st, he will drop Classic on Stones Throw which has MED teaming up with Odd Future’s Hodgy Beats, Talib Kweli, Oh No, Kurupt, and Pok. Madlib produces 10 songs on Classic, with additional production coming from the Alchemist, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Oh No and Karriem Riggins. Visit Stones Throw’s website for more info.

Posted in Los Angeles, MP3, Music, News, Wes Flexner | Tagged Georgia Anne Muldrow, hodgy beats, Karriem Riggins, Kurupt, Madlib, MED, odd future, ofwgkta, oh no, Pok, Stones Throw, Talib Kweli, the alchemist | 3 Comments

DW Comedy Feature: High Fashion Episode 4.

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Wes Flexner

<a href="http://www.vimeo.com/12635433">http://www.vimeo.com/12635433</a>
Dood tries to air out Lazlo.

Written by: Rosa Handelman
Directed by: Rosa Handelman & Kathleen Ruffalo
Cast: Josh Allen, Rosa Handelman, Jesse James Rice, Chris Blasman and Caleb Hunt.

Posted in Los Angeles, Video, Wes Flexner | Tagged high fashion | 4 Comments

Paychecks for Orange County Fair

Posted on August 2, 2006 by Robert Duffy

So how much are the bands at the Orange County Fair making? Los Angeles Times has a great story…. Here’s the list:

Paul Simon: $325,000, plus 85% of the gross box-office revenue.

The Moody Blues: $300,000.

Velvet Revolver: $275,000.

Steve Miller Band: $225,000, plus $7,500 bonus if more than 7,500 tickets are sold.

Scorpions: $220,000.

Seal: $200,000.

Bill Cosby: $150,000.

Linda Ronstadt: Minimum $100,000.

Hawthorne Heights: $100,000.

Chris Isaak: $100,000.

Cyndi Lauper: $100,000.

Switchfoot: $90,000.

Michael Bolton: $85,000, plus $10,000 bonus for sold-out show.

The All-American Rejects: $85,000.

Gnarls Barkley: $75,000.

Shaggy: $65,000.

X: $55,000.

Lifehouse: $40,000.

Maldita Vecindad: $40,000.

Julieta Venegas: $40,000.

John Kay & Steppenwolf: $35,000.

David Crowder Band: $30,000.

Jefferson Starship: $30,000.

Big Head Todd & the Monsters: $25,000.

Lots more good info in the article.

Posted in Los Angeles | 3 Comments

2006 Billions SXSW Showcase

Posted on January 4, 2006 by Robert Duffy

Neko Case, Marah, Over the Rhine, Sharon Jones & Dap-Kings, The Heavenly States and Tim Fite
March 17 @ Antone’s

(thanks, frank)

Posted in Film, Los Angeles, Music | 2 Comments