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Halloween Weekend Party Idea: O-Gee “Thriller” Edition Saturday October 27th

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Wes Flexner | Comments Off

O-Gee has long been one of Columbus’ best parties by playing Old School Hip Hop classics to a stylish crowd of party people. This Saturday Milk Bar’s DC Kareem, and Shoe Repertoire’s DJ Patrick along with Get Right’s DJ Detox are aiming to help you celebrate Halloween perfectly. Yessir! O-Gee is throwing a Thriller Themed Halloween party.

O-GEE
Thriller Edition Oct 27th at madrid
185 North High Street
DJ Patrick with Special Guest DJ Detox
Party starts at 11:00pm
$5 cover

Last month, when Johnny Cashola dropped the Wu-Tang classic Truimph it was a perfect moment. Obviously Wu-Tang is in the air with Rza’s movie the Man With the Iron Fists bringing high levels of excitement and nostalgia.

Similarly, Thriller on Halloween weekend? What could be better? For more info hit up the O-Gee facebook invite.

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Contest: Win tix to see Xavier Rudd at The Newport on 10/26

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Chip Midnight | Comments Off

Who’s ready for a quick contest? We’ve got a pair of tickets (well, actually, guest list spots) for this Friday night’s Xavier Rudd concert at The Newport.

We could make you do something fancy like answering some sort of trivia question or we could randomly select a number from a hat and use that to pick a winner. But, time is of the essence here so … the first person to email contestdonewaiting@gmail.com will win the tickets.

Good luck with your fast fingers!

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Video: Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready Stumps for Obamacare

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Wes Flexner | Comments Off

Pearl Jam’s guitarist Mike McCready guitarist and filmmaker Jesse Dylan made the above video “Life is A Pre-Existing Condition” asking people to pledge to not vote for any candidate that does not support Obamacare.

Mike McCready has Crohn’s disease so he has a unique perspective on this issue

“Before the Affordable Care Act, people with conditions like mine could be denied coverage. I know. I was denied twice, even being a member of a famous rock band,” said Mr. McCready. “The people who don’t have those kind of resources, they are stuck, they have no choices. But now, we can’t be denied insurance because of something we can’t change—our illnesses. We have choices, we can be insured, and we can focus on having a life.”

If inclined pledge here.

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Jon Spencer and Columbus go way back

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Joel Oliphint | Comments Off

By this point, everyone knows about local musician Sam Brown sitting behind the kit in the indie-rock supergroup Divine Fits, who will return to town Wednesday at the Newport Music Hall. Less known, perhaps, is the Columbus connection of the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, which was recently added to the Newport bill (moved from the Basement).

In the early ’90s, sometime around the dissolution of Spencer’s previous band Pussy Galore, he and wife Cristina Martinez joined an incarnation of the off-kilter country/blues/rock Columbus outfit Gibson Bros. with Don Howland (Bassholes) and Jeff Evans (’68 Comeback), who had recently relocated to Memphis. A couple years ago, Howland told me about playing an RL Burnside cassette for Spencer during a Gibson Bros. tour.

“He was stunned by it,” Howland said. “By the time we got to Memphis to record the last album, we were covering an RL Burnside song with Jon singing it.” Spencer went on to record and tour with Burnside, exposing the bluesman to an audience he’d never before reached.

Columbus folks also speak about the influence of Evans’s “twisted-Elvis” onstage persona, and how it shaped Spencer’s approach as a frontman. You know all those self-referential “Blues Explosion!” shout-outs? It was part of the Gibson Bros. schtick very early on. “Gibson Brothers, ladies and gentleman, Gibson Brothers!” Evans would exclaim like a snake oil salesman during live shows.
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Video + MP3: Action Bronson – “The Symbol”

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Wes Flexner | Comments Off

Noisey premiered the Action Bronson video for The Symbol, an Alchemist produced song off Bronson’s upcoming Rare Chandeliers mixtape.

In this video, Action Bronson plays an Albanian cocaine dealer named the Symbol that feeds a pimp liquid ammonia, gets a lap dance from acrobatic strippers, kills a cop and fights numerous underworld types.

Bronson said of The Symbol’s video: “I just felt this is what represnts me and the type of music I make. I wanted to do something different from everyone else. I didn’t want the same bullshit as everyone else. Its like having a 97.5lb Shang Hai lesbian walking on your back. It just makes you feel better.”

The director Rik Cordero on the video – “When Action approached me about “The Symbol” video I was immediately down but when he also mentioned that it would be an Alchemist produced track and a 70’s blaxploitation movie trailer concept I was in heaven. The blaxploitation genre has been parodied relentlessly over the decades so it was important for me to not only watch key films (Superfly, Black Ceasar, Bucktown, Hell Up In Harlem, Velvet Smooth) but also to create a narrative script treatment that followed a traditional three act structure. I felt it would make it easier to create an actual movie trailer and we would be able take snippets from those acts to show the progression of the character.”

Alchemist on working with Action – “Bam Bam is a star! Im only here for the refreshments.”

Download “the Symbol” and Check out Action Bronson tour dates with Cypress Hill after the jump

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Video: The Black Keys & The RZA – “The Baddest Man Alive”

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Wes Flexner | 1 comment

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The Black Keys and RZA get into a full fledged brawl/food fight with each other in the above Chris Pilero directed clip for the Baddest Man Alive which is a song off the soundtrack for RZA’s new film “the Man With the Iron Fists”. In terms of humorous Black Keys related clips, this is up there with the videos for 10 Am Automatic, Tighten Up and the Sheepdogs’ The Way It Is .

The Man With the Iron Fists Soundtrack is in stores tomorrow 10/23.

The Man With the Iron Fists movie will be in theaters 11/2.

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Video: Dolfish – “I’d Rather Disappear than Stay the Same”

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Joel Oliphint | Comments Off

Via American Songwriter. Dolfish’s album of the same name is out 10/31 on Afternoon Records. You can stream it in full over at Paste.

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Morrissey postpones four tour stops, including Columbus

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Joel Oliphint | Comments Off

According to Pitchfork, Morrissey has postponed four of his U.S. tour dates to attend to his mother, who was hospitalized in the UK. Wednesday’s stop at the LC in Columbus is one of those four. Apparently ticket holders should hold on to tickets and await word on rescheduled dates.

Fortunately, you have many other options for Columbus shows on Wednesday night, including Divine Fits/Jon Spencer Blues Explosion at the Newport, Tinariwen at Wexner Center, Richard Buckner at Rumba and others.

Morrissey tour dates:
10-23 Pittsburgh, PA – Heinz Hall
10-24 Columbus, OH – LC Indoor Pavilion
10-26 Flint, MI – James H Whiting Auditorium
10-27 Chicago, IL – The Chicago Theater
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Watch: Action Bronson- “The Symbol” Trailer

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Wes Flexner | Comments Off

Normally, I find video trailers to be the most pointless thing.
It’s like watching an advertisement for a commercial.
But this Action Bronson trailer that Noisey just sent out for Bronson’s song “The Symbol” off his upcoming mixtape Rare Chandeliers is the exception to that rule as it has a 70’s exploitation movie vibe. The clip is directed by Rik Codero.

The actual video will drop Monday.

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Video: Fly Union – BET Music Matters VLOG 5

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Wes Flexner | Comments Off

Fly Union is on the BET Music Matters Tour with Kendrick Lamar, Jay-Rock, Ab-Soul and Stalley. In the above video log,the Columbus group plays to large crowds, sees some woman fight with no pants on, bumps into Mannie Fresh, and kicks it with Kendrick Lamar. Imagine Kendrick Lamar over some Fly Union beats.

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