NWA...sort of

Oh hell yeah, a classic given some tender respect. Just wish it was the whole song!

The Mr. Move!

The Mr. Move rocking our Depraved tee at his most recent show at Southpaw, The Future Is Frank CMJ Showcase w/ Wiz Khalifa, Stalley & U-God. Pic courtesy of Mishka Bloglin.

HIGH ON FIRE!

Oh hell yeah! HOF is back in the studio working on their 5th studio album and I for one am fuckin' psyched! Hopefully they'll pull out some new stuff when they roll thru town this month with Mastodon, Converge, and animated band Dethklok. Bring it!

Vinyl Ritchie!

Straight outta our neighbors to the north is Vinyl Ritchie, DJ/Producer extraordinaire. Check out his sick eclectic cuts at his website here. And he's got a band, Wicked Lester, that must be checked out if for no other reason than the name alone! If you're up in Vancouver, Ritchie will be spinning at Grace Gallery on Oct 24th. Get on it! Fuck yeah Canada!

MURDERTRONICS! NEW MIX!

This shit is insane! Vote for us on the Major Lazer Remix Contest here...

Vote for the visual here...http://remix.majorlazer.com/entry?entry%3D105ze3d90b

And the super rad audio remix here...http://remix.majorlazer.com/entry?entry%3D106zaf8100

and download the new mix here... http://www.zshare.net/audio/66074153ddc8d4c3/.

Thanks! We moving up fast with your support!

¡APESHIT! @ Shea Stadium Tonight!

Like I said, been slacking on the posts. Tonight with a killer lineup of These Arms Are Snakes, Violent Bullshit, dd/mm/yy, and of course ¡APESHIT! at Shea Stadium, 20 Meadow St. btwn Waterbury and Bogart, L at Graham, 8pm, all ages, $8. This is gonna be a fucking rad show! ¡Apeshit! opens so get there earl or you'll miss the magic!

MAJORMURDERLAZERTRONICS!

First off, I've been super busy and off my blog game. My apologies to any and all Dienasty fans out there. Now that that has been said, I've got a cool project that Murdertronics and I just finished working on. The fucking fantastic Major Lazer put out a call for audio and visual remixes of their work and Murdertronics and Dienasty stepped up to the plate. So here's the design I worked up...

You can and should vote for both of our efforts cuz we can win some prizes! Vote for the visual here... http://remix.majorlazer.com/entry?entry%3D105ze3d90b

And the super rad audio remix here... http://remix.majorlazer.com/entry?entry%3D106zaf8100

Please vote and thanks!

Also...from Murdertronics...

"IN RETURN WE ARE THANKFUL by giving you a direct download link of the latest Composed DJ mix by murdertron. “Don’t sweat the technique” MIX VOL 2. 30 Minute Mix of Bmore Club, Dubstep, Electro, House and More!!!! Its pretty sick. Cover art done by DIENASTY."
http://www.zshare.net/audio/66074153ddc8d4c3/

Raekwon!

The official music video for Raekwon's latest single from his album "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II" due in stores Sept. 8th, 2009. The single features Inspectah Deck, GZA, Ghostface Killah and Method Man with and intro from RZA, and was produced by J. Dilla.
Illustrations by 1000Styles
Animation by Ryan Johnson & Drew Taylor
Directed by Erick Sasso & Brian Wendelken

Municipal Waste!

New album Massive Aggressive is out now! Buy here. Check Out Municipal Waste here.

MURDERTRONICS!

So here's the cover that I did for the MURDERTRONICS mix...

Click here to hear the mix fool!

¡APESHIT!

Tomorrow fools!

MURDERTRONICS!

Get on this shit muthafuckas! These guys are on some serious fuck you, do your girl and get fucked up party shit! Do that! Myspace em. And download their live set drop here. Word is there may be a Dienasty mixtape cover in the works. Keep an eye out. Above art by Death/Traitors! Check out their new wheels which come as a pack with a tee. Fiyah!

Torche/Harvey Milk/Pollution @ Music Hall of WBurg!

TORCHE

HARVEY MILK

POLLUTION

Sunday @ Music Hall of Williamsburg!

MBV

10 days till My Bloody Valentine in Virginia



They haven't aged!

Tonight at the Whitney Museum!

FREE! July 17 at 7 pm
Abe Vigoda / Grooms

Part of the LA scene centered around The Smell, Abe Vigoda emerges from a shared background of punk, no wave, and pop. Alternating from melodic and tropical to hardnosed and heavy, Abe Vigoda's sound is equal parts Beefheart and My Bloody Valentine with a haunting pulse and a DIY attitude all its own.
myspace.com/abevigoda

Grooms are Travis Johnson, Emily Ambruso, and Gabriel Wurzel, three friends who play a structurally mutilated brand of noise-pop featuring blissful interplay, sonic experimentation, and song destruction. Recordings have showcased sounds from broken noise-surf to campfire-seance drone. Grooms (formerly The Muggabears) continue to craft songs filled with beauty, gloom, and irony-free whimsy.
myspace.com/groomstheband

Pool Parties Return!

This Sunday...Mission of Burma, Fucked Up, Ponytail and Jemina Pearl. More here.

Black Anvil @ RockStar Bar

Paul Green's School Of Rock!

Metalocalypse rules! But I do wish they'd bring back Korgoth Of Barbaria!

Golden Bones July Residency!

The fine gentlemen of Golden Bones are making the magic happen again. Starting tonight they begin their every Friday in July residency at Pete's Candy Store in Williamsburg! Don't miss this if you're a fan of indie country rock, sweet tunes, and mega talent! Also playing tonight is Little Gold. Sounds like a shiny show! Free!!! So now you have no excuse.

SLEEP @ ATP!!!

HOLY SHIT THIS IS GOOD! Sound may suck but the spirit...

God how I wish that I could've been there! Fucking come play in the States, please! Is there any chance? Check out a little Q&A with Vice, maybe?

APESHIT WEST COAST TOUR!

The boys are out west killin' it! Check your area and GO!

Jun 17 2009
Mountain Bar Los Angeles, California

Jun 18 2009
Pergolosie w/ Spires, Fischer (record release) Santa Cruz, California

Jun 19 2009
The Yellow Room w/ Litany For The Whale, Spires, Dark Castle Oakland, CA

Jun 20 2009
Burnt Ramen w/ Litany For The Whale, John Cota, Mystery Dope,
Calculator Richmond, California

Jun 21 2009
Ol’ Dick’s House! w/ Litany for the Whale santa rosa, California

Jun 22 2009
Under Western Eyes w/ Litany for the whale and others chico/redding,
California

Jun 23 2009
The Know Bar, w/ Litany for the Whale, The Erns Portland, Oregon

Jun 24 2009
Neve Campbell w/ Litany for the Whale, Kidcrash, Shat Portland, Oregon

Jun 25 2009
1001 State Ave w/ Litany for the Whale and more Olympia, Washington

Jun 26 2009
Seattle w/ Litany for the Whale, Degania seattle, Washington

Jun 27 2009 8:00P
tba w/ Degania, Litany for the Whale Bainbridge island, Washington

Brooklyn Hip Hop Fest!

This looks ill! And free! So many things to do this weekend! Hopefully it won't rain!

THE 5th ANNUAL BROOKLYN HIP-HOP FESTIVAL TAKES PLACE JUNE 20TH 2009
12-8 PM
EMPIRE FULTON FERRY STATE PARK
DUMBO, BROOKLYN

Artists
Full lineup

Pharoahe Monch
DJ Premier
Styles P
dead prez
Smif N Wessun
Grand Puba
J Period
Torae and Marco Polo
Tiye Phoenix
Keys N Krates
Brown Bag All Stars
DJ Parler
DJ Misbehaviour
Metermaids

Special Guests: Chip Fu, Kel Spencer, Homeboy Sandman

hosted by Ralph McDaniels

Second Stage

Donny Goines
Nyle
Eagle Nebula
Brokn Englsh
Children Of The Night

hosted by Homeboy Sandman

Family Day and Main Day are June 20th at Empire Fulton Ferry State Park, 1 Main Street, in DUMBO Brooklyn from 12p.m. - 8 p.m.

APESHIT TONIGHT @ THE CHARLESTON!

¡APESHIT! 8:00 PM at The Charleston
Bedford ave between N 7th and N 8th, Brooklyn,
Cost: $6 w/ Haunted castle, Full of Hell, Rats in the Walls

Crset Fest 09!

CREST FEST '09 -- JUNE 13TH OPENING DAY FOR THE CREST HARDWARE ART SHOW!

ALL PROCEEDS BENEFITING THE REFURBISHMENT OF MACRI PARK
FOOD & DRINKS!
ART & DESIGN VENDORS SPONSORED BY ARTISTS & FLEAS
COME SHOW YOUR SUPPORT!
MACRI PARK IS ON THE CORNER OF METROPOLITAN AVENUE & UNION AVENUE, WILLIAMSBURG
(L TRAIN OR G TRAIN TO LORIMER STREET, METROPOLITAN AVENUE)
FESTIVITIES START AT 1 PM IN MACRI AND CREST HARDWARE

Crest Hardware is one of those Williamsburg institutions. A family run store with a knowledgeable and friendly staff. And a new generation is taking that family business into the future by recognizing and supporting the creative strengths of the place we call home, even if it is getting a bit ridiculous with all the luxury condos that no one can afford anymore!

Julia Dales BeatBox!

More here.

Wayne Hancock Honky-Tonk Memorial Day Picnic and Hot Rod Show!

A good friend of mine put this together. Looks like a great time if you're into Honky Tonk, Rockabilly, and Hot Rods. Check out more at REBELANGELPRODUCTIONS.COM.

MELVINS 25TH ANNIVERSARY TONIGHT!

Playing Houdini in it's entirety at Webster Hall tonight! Oh yeah.

Apeshit Show!

One of our favorite bands Apeshit is playing tomorrow (too bad we'll be at the Melvins!) with Antilles, who are on tour from Ohio. Also with South Reach, on tour with Antilles, and The BDH. 

Friday May 15th
Tommy's Tavern
1041 Manhattan Ave. Brooklyn, NY (Greenpoint)
8pm $5

So if you're not going to the Melvins...GO SEE APESHIT!

Golden Bones Tonight!

Our friends, Golden Bones are playing a couple shows this week with a great southern rock band from Atlanta called Ponderosa ...Wednesday night on Bowery @ Crash Mansion, Friday night in Williamsburg @ Matchless, and Saturday afternoon (acoustic set) in Ditmas Park @ The Sycamore...

These guys are all extremely talented "rock" musicians who play some serious country rock as Golden Bones. Not to be missed!

Moby 'Shot In The Back Of The Head' by David Lynch

Work to Do Opens Tomorrow!

Royce Bannon, The Endless Love Crew, and a whole host of friends group show of current NYC street art at The Combine @ 112 Greene St. in Soho opens tomorrow March 26th, 6-10pm. Afrika Bambaataa reunites with Soulsonic Force for the opening to perform "Work to Do" a tribute to our new President Barack Obama. Check a little preview here. And more from ELC.  Looks sick! Be there!

¡APESHIT! @ Santos Party House Tonight!

¡APESHIT! first, Child Abuse last....with DJ sets by Bjorn Copeland from Black Dice...should be a rad night...a late one as well!!
Santos Party House
96 Lafayette St
doors @ 11pm
21+
$10/$5 if you RSVP to : sessions@santospartyhouse.com

The Nasty Sneak Preview!

So the zine is about to drop! Here's a little taste from our interview with Pat Berran...

Pat Berran, artist, musician, skateboarder, and friend. Proudly hailing from Woodbridge, VA, Pat currently resides in Brooklyn, NY after recently getting his MFA from Hunter College. I sat down with Pat to fill in some of my own gaps in who he is and how he got there. We discussed his early beginnings in those areas of art, music, and skateboarding and how they continue to shape his outlook on life. What I found most interesting and informative was how he became involved in all of them at about the same time. By the time he was 8, Pat was already skating, listening to the punk music that still inspires him today, and embarking on a lifelong relationship with making art. Now 20 years later Pat is still skating (and surfing and snowboarding), singing for the awesome band ¡Apeshit!, and making some serious abstract paintings that may just surprise you, coming from someone you might not expect.

A pic of his work...

Suppers
Acryllic, Oil, spray paint on panel
24" x 24"
2007

And a snippet of his rad deck collection...

Pat loves JFA!

More to follow...

AND if you're in Baltimore tonight, Richmond tomorrow, or D.C. on Sunday don't miss...

¡APESHIT!

03-13-2009 20:00 at Baltimore
632 s. montford, Baltimore, Maryland
Cost: $5
w/ 1994!, caestles and one more_House Show!

03-14-2009 20:00 at Rumors
Harrison St, Richmond, Virginia
Cost: $5 (?)
w/ Stink Eyes, one, two more bands

03-15-2009 20:00 at Girl Cave
tba, Washington DC, Washington DC
Cost: Donations
w/ Tideland and more

DO IT!!!!

Also Midnite Snacks Group Show is set to open next Saturday at No Globe Exhibition Space... 

The Nasty is featuring a healthy dose of the artists in the show. It's gonna be insane, some great work! We'll post another teaser on Monday!

Cable's fixed! CBGB RIP

No cable=no posts. Oh sadness. So I went to the John Varvatos store, the old CBGB, last night with some friends to see some lame band and drink free PBR. A friend of mine is in the employ of said brand. Weird going in there for the first time. Great that it doesn't smell like god knows what anymore but not sure how to feel about the change. It's not like JV bought the place out from underneath CBGB. Hilly Kristal was old and we all know about the rent increases. I guess in a way it's "cool" that someone like JV came along and tried to preserve some of the old place even if he's using it as a way to lend cred to his capitalistic venture. But hell, CBGB's became a brand itself so nothing new there. And it's cool that JV is bringing in bands, every Thursday from what my friend says, even if they are lame. Once again, nothing new there. CBGB's was always an easy gig for less than stellar bands. So like I said, who knows. They've got some cool rock posters up, check out the Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, Melvins poster. Ok crowd, hot downtown girls and free crappy beer. Just wish the music was better.

¡APESHIT! SHOW THIS FRIDAY!

The boys are at it again! Don't miss this! Check out some tracks: Dessert Storm and Hail Hydra. At the Charleston at 174 Bedford Ave. Brooklyn!

HIBAGON!

So the party was sick. Our friends' new band is officially calling themseleves Hibagon, which I totally had to get off of Affinity's site because when Alex told me on Saturday and I was drunk it sure didn't sound like "Hibagon"! Picture by John Prolly.

Partay!

So our friend Alex's new band is playing this Saturday. Supposedly they don't have a name yet but feat. ex-members of Atake and Cuddle Machines, among others. Should be good! Come the fuck out! Click on the flyer for details, foo!

More animated insanity!

Click here.

Thanks!

The show was amazing! Kylesa played to a packed crowd that gave them their all, the best we could considering the size of the space. Like a 75 people packed into a space for 50! Tombs, Tournament, and a last minute addition of Clean Teeth were also way rad. Sorry I missed The Brass. Tried to get a better picture but goddamn it was tough to get past the pit and way too much fun being in it.

KYLESA!

So I guess it's no longer "secret" that Kylesa is going to be playing The Charleston tonight along with Tombs, Tournament, Black Anvil, and The Brass. It's gonna be SICK!!!

Some awesome happs in BK tomorrow!

First up, Cinders Gallery is hosting Closed Caption Comics, 7-10pm. Looks rad!

Second, an awesome show featuring Josh Small, Unipigeon, Ancient Sky, and Brainworms from Richmond VA are playing at Matchless Bar, 8-?. Best of all, it's FREE! or so it says, either way come on out!

Awesome show!

So the show at Union Pool was fucking fantastic! Apeshit opened up with a sick set of speed laced eye jabs and gut punchers. Gotta give these guys a hand, Pat and Jonny, just got off a plane from South America earlier in the day and came and played this show like it was nothing! Next up was Ancient Sky, who describe themselves as psychedelic, rock, gospel, apt yes. I guess I'm a big "stoner rock" fan, which some bands hate but to me it's a compliment and these guys were intense. Solid dramatic waves of sonic groovieness. And last but certainly not least were Hull, who released a malestorm of brutal headbangers. Their encore fucking rocked! Thanks for the sore neck! I'm still broken from your set. 

Next up for Ancient Sky is January 9 @ Matchless Bar at Driggs and Manhattan Ave in Greenpoint Brooklyn, 8pm. Get stoned and go! Hull will be playing on Dec. 19 @ Fontanas, 105 Eldridge in Manhattan, 8pm with Zozobra, The Austerity Program, Heavy Winged and Cowards. Get drunk and stoned, go and try not to hurt yourself! Apeshit's playing again soon, keep you posted. 

Plus, we're very excited to announce that we will soon have an interview with Pat "Splat" Berran, lead singer of Apeshit talking about music, art, skating, and whatever else our friend would care to discuss. Plus some pics of his rad vintage board collection! Here's his website for his amazing paintings. Enjoy!

BIG SHOW @ UNION POOL!

Our friends in Apeshit are playing a big multi birthday bash tonight! Gonna be sick. Come get drunk and fuck shit up!

Heavy Metal Motherfuckin' Monk!

Heavy Metal Monk

Well Goddamn, now I've seen it all!

RIP Mitch Mitchell

Drummer for the Jimi Hendrix Experience is 

dead at 61. Fly on little wing.

Cool animation

While not exactly my type of music, this video is pretty cool. Made entirely out of machine-knitted frames, must've taken a bit of time. Great concept and I must admit beautiful voices. If this is your thing, check out more of their music here...Tricot Machine.