Category Archives: Wes Flexner

Philip Glass, Joanna Newsom, Woodsist & More Raise Money for the Henry Miller Library

Philip Glass will be performing with Joanna Newsom at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco on  Monday, June 25th as part of a series of fundraising events for the Henry Miller Library in Big Sur

 The Henry Miller Library is a non-for-profit organization that operates strictly on donations and they need to raise $140,000 to build new bathrooms that meet regulation. The Henry Miller Library itself acts as central gathering point for all local artists, writers, musicians and poets.

If you like sex and also think America is an Air-Conditioned Nightmare than you probably mess with Henry Miller. And if you read the Air-Conditioned Nightmare than you know Miller pretty much was disgusted with America.   Henry Miller himself attributes Big Sur to being  “the first place (he) felt like home in America”. So perserving his Library is obviously important.

Other events include performances by Jenny Lewis, Lucinda Williams as well as the Woodsist Festival. A full list of Fundraising events after the jump

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Video: EL-P – “The Full Retard”

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To paraphase 50 Cent, El-P’s video for “The Full Retard” is living in  this white man’s world,  hanging out with a squirrel who is trying to get a nut, Toonces the driving cat-style, before pulling the foulest thing since Cam’ron spit on that little girl in Killa Season   while referencing  Columbus anthem “Hold the Floor” by Camu Tao (RIP). Co-Co-Columbus.

The Full Retard is on El-P’s album Cancer for Cure which is in stores now on Fat Possum Records.

Video: 2:54 – “Creeping” + Tour Dates

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Fresh off playing XX’s comeback shows, 2:54 releases a video for one of their first ever fully realized songs “Creeping” which is produced by Alan Moulder (My Bloody Valentine, Jesus & Mary Chain, Nine Inch Nails) . The video is fits the malevolent, shoegazey mood with eerie and desolate footage of countrysides and waterways.

“Creeping” is off 2:54’s album self-titled album which came out on Fat Possum on May 28th.

tourdates including a special free performance at the Rough Trade East Store in UK after the jump.

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Video: Taylor Nawrocki Skates to P. Blackk’s “Money”

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P.Blackk will drop a new mixtape “It’s Always Sunny In Columbus 2” this Wednesday. Above is video of Columbus skateboarder Taylor Nawrocki skating to “Money” off the upcoming tape after linking up with P.Black and DJ Bruni. At some point in this video, Taylor ollies over a motorcycle.  This video was filmed and edited by Brent Braden

P. Blackk’s “It’s Always Sunny In Columbus” Release Partyt Info:

Wednesday May 30th, 2012.

AT FLEUR (114 N. 3rd Street Columbus, OHIO).
From 10 pm – 2:30 am.
21+

$ 7 Cover.
presented by Kings Rowe

Listen: Bonde do Rolê- Kilo (Turbotito Reggae Party Remix)

Bonde Do Role’s “Kilo” adds a breezy reggae treatment to the Brazilian vocals with this Turbotito remix. Perfect song to enjoy the Memorial Day Weekend poolside.  Bonde Do Role’s Tropiclbacanal drops worldwide June 26th on Mad Decent.

Download: Rashad – “Museum”

Rashad has long been one of Columbus’ prolific talents. I’m not gonna do a discog now. If you like liked Lxe for the Uncool’s “the Measure”, Stalley’s “Lincoln Way Nights” or anything by the 3rd then you already know. LRG Clothing, and DJ Booth present “Museum” which has Rashad situated somewhere between Frank Ocean, Jeremih and D’Angelo.

Styles P & P.A. Flex guest. Download here.

MP3: Rashad – “Be True” ft. P.A. Flex


Be true Ft. PA Flex (single)

Columbus triple threat Rashad drops Be True ft. fellow member of the 3rd, P.A. Flex.

Museum is finally coming 5/21

MP3: Trek Manifest – “Do My Thing”

MP3: Do My Thing

Columbus emcee Trek Manifest is working on his new album “The One Day I Arrived”. In meantime, he is going to drop a series of singles and EP’s while he is working on that. Above is “Do My Thing” which is produced by Trek’s fellow Exec Gang member Sinatra.

Listen: Selah Sue “Ragamuffin” Supa Dups Remix ft. J-Cole

Selah Sue’s self-titled album debuted in the Top 10 in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The Belgium born star’s album will be available in America
August 21 on Columbia Records. The U.S. version will include 3 exclusive songs. Hot 97 premiered this J-Cole featured remix of the album’s first single Ragamuffin  today. Prince likes her music. She works with Wyclef’s dude Jerry Wonka. So take a listen. I swear it’s both beautiful and dope.

Watch the video of the original version of Ragamuffin after the jump.

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MP3: Fat Tony “Bad Habits” ft. Bun B & Nick Diamonds

MP3: FAT TONY ft. BUN B & NICK DIAMONDS “BAD HABITS”
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Young One Records is a new Brooklyn Hip Hop label whose goal is to highlight the new new.  It’s started by the same people that brought you Main Attractionz and Fat Tony. Above is a song off Fat Tony’s upcoming Double Dragon album out June 1st.

To celebrate it’s label launch, Young One is offering up a limited edition  cassette of a mixtape with new songs by Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire, Cities Aviv, Main Attrakionz, and Fat Tony . The tapes were hand-dubbed by NNA. For more info and to download this tape please head over to Complex.