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Jon Chinn Returns With Free 9-Song EP, Columbus Show

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Robert Duffy | 1 comment

Jon Chinn, he of Pretty Mighty Mighty, Workbook Studio, and all around nice dude, begins his return to the world of recorded music today with a free 9 song sampler of his upcoming album, The Tiniest Light. Recorded between 2008-2012, it includes songs recorded with his backing band 1803 as well as musicians from his current homebase of Brooklyn. The full length album includes 5 more tracks and will be released in the fall, hopefully on vinyl.

Jon Chinn and the 1803 will be playing the Treebar in Columbus on Friday, August 17. Bicentennial Bear and My Orca open.

<a href="http://jonchinn.bandcamp.com/album/the-tiniest-light-pre-release-sampler">The Tiniest Light (Pre-Release Sampler) by Jon Chinn & 1803</a>

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Listen – Skyzoo – “Jansport Strings” (One Time for Chi Ali) (Produced By 9th Wonder)

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Wes Flexner | Comments Off

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Tagged chi ali, Duck Down, skyzoo

Watch: Rapsody – “Believe Me” (Produced By 9th Wonder)

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Wes Flexner | Comments Off

Rapsody’s debut LP The Idea Of Beautiful will be released on 8-28-2012 via Jamla Records. Here is the first video from the forthcoming project “ Believe Me. ”

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Listen: J. Osceola – I’m Just Saying (Produced by Iyeball)

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Wes Flexner | Comments Off

MP3: I’m Just Sayin [Prod. iyeball of Fly.Union] (mp3)

Awhile back, Columbus emcee J. Osceola gained a little worldwide recognition for having one of his songs placed in a Vietnamese film. The North-Side representative returns with “I’m Just Sayin”. There is a funny lyric on here about people coming up to him and speaking Spanish.

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Saturday: Lydia Loveless, Brujas del Sol, Love Culture, Woosley Band, The Grateful Lovers, L.O.C.K. play birthday bash/fundraiser at KOBO

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Chip Midnight | Comments Off

Life can change in an instant. Last July, I asked an old friend of mine, Brian Hake (Kopaz singer/guitarist), and his Van Halen cover band (Van Haken), to perform at my 40th birthday bash. The band blew the roof off KOBO putting on a show that some might argue was better than the real thing.

Then, in January, life got real – Brian was diagnosed with Leukemia. By enduring multiple chemotherapy treatments at the James Cancer Center at Ohio State Univerisity, Brian’s cancer is now in remission and he’s continuing to be proactive in his fight.

I invite you, Donewaiting readers, to join me for the second annual Chip Midnight 40th birthday bash, at KOBO (2590 N. High St.) which is not only an excuse to get together a bunch of bands I really dig to cover songs I really like, but, more importantly, is an opportunity to help raise money for the Hake-n-Roll Pelotonia team which will be riding 100 miles earlier that day to support the James Cancer Center at the Ohio State University. A portion of each $7 cover will be donated to the Hake-n-Roll team.
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Tagged brian hake, brujas del sol, Chip Midnight, Def Leppard, hair metal, james cancer center, KOBO, kopaz, leukemia, love culture, lydia loveless, pelotonia, Smashing Pumpkins, soundgarden, the grateful lovers, the honey's, the scorpions, the vague, woosley band

Listen: Pusha T – Pies (Produced By Fly Union)

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Wes Flexner | Comments Off

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Pusha T over A Fly Union Beat off the Meel’s mixtape available on LebronJames.com

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Watch: Cute Kids Have A TV Party To Black Flag

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Wes Flexner | Comments Off

Vice’s music channel Noisey does this series where they get kids reaction to music. They wanted me to share their best segment yet. They give kids “beer” and get the kids reaction. The kids are British so it is extra cute.

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Happy 25th Birthday, Def Leppard’s ‘Hysteria’

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Chip Midnight | Comments Off

25 years ago today, I went to Great Northern Mall to buy Def Leppard’s brand-new cassette, Hysteria. There was no such thing as a “leaked” album back then, the only song I had heard was the first single, “Women”, as the video had been given to MTV in July to help hype the upcoming release.

I remember throwing this in the Sony Sports Walkman and being amazed by the expensive-sounding production and the glossy hooks and choruses. This was not Pyromania and it was definitely not the NWOBM-sound of On Through the Night and High N’ Dry. This was a HUGE sounding record that was designed to sell millions of copies to people who would, without a doubt, pay big money to see Def Leppard in an arena. And you know what? I absolutely loved it at the time and I love to this day. Yeah, I skip over “Pour Some Sugar on Me” because MTV ruined that song for me but the rest of the songs (“Rocket”, “Gods of War”, “Hysteria”, etc.) I still listen to on a pretty regular basis. Happy Birthday, Hysteria!

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Tagged Def Leppard, hysteria, joe elliott, phil collen, pyromania, rick allen, rick savage, steve clark

Review: Some Musings About the 2012 Pitchfork Music Festival

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Wes Flexner | Comments Off

Danny Brown (pictured above) asked the crowd Saturday if Pitchfork was the first thing they check when they get on a computer. I mean, I don’t give a fuck who you are, or what you are into; It prolly goes Facebook, Twitter, Vice.com, and P4k. That rhetorical question had a point. So with that said, the reason this review is mad late is because I didn’t think I had much news compared to their own coverage. Lady Gaga did watch Kendrick Lamar. If you care you already know that. I figure at this point you can read this after you have run out of things to look at on the internet. I do have a yelp about the Megabus, a liking of Liturgy and a suggestion on how to fix all rap performances.

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Tagged a$ap rocky, big k.r.i.t., brad bass flamingo, Carabar, danny brown, liturgy, megabus, pitchfork music festival

Discovered new music at the Easton Farmer’s Market – TJ Kong and The Atomic Bomb

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Chip Midnight | Comments Off

The wife and her friend had a booth set up at the Easton Farmer’s Market this afternoon so I swung by to offer some moral support. Camped out next to the Big Green Head tent was a band performing folk-infused whiskey blues (that sounds fancy, doesn’t it?). Not exactly sure what that means but it was acoustic-based music played by guys with beards, tattoos, and deep voices. I’m not saying we don’t have talent like that in Columbus, but their vibe said “out of towners” and sure enough, my daughter informed me that they had announced earlier in their set that they were from Philly and they were called TJ Kong and the Atomic Bomb.

Stumbling across a great band like this, completely unexpected, is one of those great little moments in life that I wish happened more often. Hope these guys had a good time in Columbus and swing through here again.

Give TJ Kong and The Atomic Bomb’s 2010 release, Idiots, a listen and if you dig it, buy a digital copy from Bandcamp. (I bought a CD-R copy of Idiots from the band after their set – a great purchase!)

<a href="http://tjkongandtheatomicbomb.bandcamp.com/album/idiots">Idiots by TJ Kong & the Atomic Bomb</a>

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Tagged bandcamp, big green head, easton farmer's market, folk, tj kong and the atomic bomb, whiskey