National Vinyl Record Day - August 12th (Invention of Phonograph)



this Tuesday August, 12th we’ll all have the chance to join in and celebrate Vinyl Record Day. Those begging for a bit of trivia will be happy to know that this also happens to be the day that Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877. According to the Vinyl Record Day website, the concept is behind the celebration is "to preserve the cultural influences, the recordings, and the cover art of vinyl. And to have a good time on Vinyl Record Day."

Travel Soundtrack

nextmen, j-rocc and neil armstrong are pretty much my favourite mixtape dj's right now and for a while...




NOTES FROM THE ROAD :: This is DJ Neil Armstrong, almighty 5th Platoon. I’m actually at where the Chicago Bulls play and I am onstage. We just finished soundcheck and I’m working on this mixtape for Theme magazine. In the midst of working on it, I got called away to be Jay-Z’s tour DJ. It was supposed to be a full mixtape and it’s all about traveling and it’s funny because I ended up putting it together in hotels, onstage, while soundcheck was going on, and all over the United States. Some of the songs in the magazine got omitted just because it didn’t make sense because some of the fodder I need to put together a proper mixtape just wasn’t available to me. But regardless, it is supposed to capture that essence of why we travel—half the time it’s to get out there and see something new, and another part of the time is spent just trying to get home—the idea that home is where the heart is. When you listen to this when you travel, remember there’s always someone else out there just like you doin’ their thing. Be safe! Peace

Travel Soundtrack - Mixed by DJ Neil Armstrong (download)
(Songs don't necessarily appear in the order presented below)
Al Green/Cecil Holmes, “Call Me, Come Back Home”
Aretha Franklin, “Call Me”
The Church, “Under the Milky Way”
Daft Punk, “Around the World”
Depeche Mode, “Route 66”
Electric Light Orchestra, “Mr. Blue Sky”
Eliott Smith, “Let’s Get Lost”
Estelle, “American Boy”
Gary Jules/Tears for Fears, “Mad World”
The Guess Who, “American Woman”
Journey, “Lights”
Kansas, “Carry on Wayward Son”
Lenny Kravitz, “Fly Away”
Lisa Stansfield, “All Around the World”
Lost Boyz, “Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz and Benz”
Mos Def, “Travelin’ Man”
Pete Rock and CL Smooth, “Carmel City”
Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Californication”
Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Road Trippin’”
Royksopp, “Remind Me”
Slum Village, “Selfish”
Soul II Soul, “Keep on Movin”
Styx, “Come Sail Away”
Tears for Fears, “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”
Weezer, “Island in the Sun”

the wackness



"Its the summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are pulsing with hip hop and wafting with the sweet aroma of marijuana. The newly-inaugurated mayor, Rudolph Giuliani, is only beginning to implement his anti-fun initiatives against crimes like noisy portable radio, graffiti and public drunkenness.

Propelled by an exuberant hip hop score, The Wackness captures the spell of 1994--a time of pagers, not cell phones; a time when Tupac and Biggie were alive but Kurt Cobain had just died."

from reading reviews online and checking the trailers and from the cast, this looks set to be a good film, especially for heads of my vintage...

speaking of films i watched this on saturday night



Tom Ludlow: Konnichiwa. Konnichiwa. It means what's up. So what the fuck's up?

street kings - as an action flick head and a hip hop head i thought this was a pretty cool, gritty, cops gone bad film. keanu not as the typical hero for once, and a nice cameo from common and the game with some well samplable dialogue... forrest whitakker is pretty bad ass too and even hugh laurie comes off as kinda tough, and how can i forget the beautiful naomi harris playing terry crews wife.


some stuff i came across from the good people at the fader...

pitbulls free agent mixtape

check american war, gonna drop this at the next lookout! for sure...




"Nas, "Queens Get The Money"




i know you're gonna dig this...

Busta Rhymes, "I Got Bass" (Prod. By Bangladesh)




ok big shouts and thanks to all who made it down to LOOKOUT!'s anniversary party on thursday, one of our biggest nights ever and was great to see so many smiling faces having it on the floor who have been with us for the past year. the photo exhibit came out well and you can check and d/l the pics here - LOOKOUT! anniversary photo exhibit



new mixes i'm listening to today...


The DJ Shadow Breaks Set - Mixed by Fraykerbreaks



James Pants vs. Gorilla Mix - Mixed by James Pants



NYC Reality Check 101 - Mixed by DJ Premier


not only do us ozzies steal your jobs, women and tell you poms how to get down with kicks a la sneaker freaker, now we telling you what's up with tees as well, those that know me know i have waaaay too many t-shirts, now there a magazine i have to try not to buy as well!



buy T-WORLD: THE JOURNAL OF T-SHIRT CULTURE here


came across this clip from Kon which includes footage from the BBE anniversary party that i hit up and i know some of you was at too...




been hearing more noise bout this chick Stephanie McKay, maybe someone on here posted about her too? check these tracks beautiful new soul, you will not be disappointed



Jackson Avenue & Oh Yeah


ok that is probably more than enough if not too much...

"I call you sun, cos you shine like one..."

peace