Grandgood (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Strange video of Busdriver (Project Blowed, CVE, Epitaph) being honored by the Borough of Avalon, PA. Video ends with Busdriver accepting the key to the city and a slick rhyme by Busdriver talking about what you just saw. via (via)
Grandgood (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
Short q&a with Eve on her directorial debut with This Is The Life. Courtesy of UGSMAG. What's the difference between The Good Life and Project Blowed? The Good Life the lights were on. There were rules, you couldn't curse; you had to have a prepared performance. It was more family like. Project Blowed, lights were off, [it's] [...]
The Hip-Hop Cosign (Free subscription) | 03/20/2008
http://odeo.com/audio/17839793/view Click Link Above for Breakdown FM Audio Blu is In the Building by Davey D Whoever said Hip Hop was dead, obviously had not peeped Blu, a South Central LA native who defies any and all stereotypes we like to associate with cats from the hood and West Coast emcees. For starters we have to take special note to [...]
motel de moka (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Image credit: Simon Grossi In the previous part I explained how once more flipping through my pre-2002 hip-hop albums led me to more or less rediscover the genre again. I decided to make a two-post mix of some of the tracks that still sound remarkably fresh to me today. This second playlist preserves the overall vibe [...]
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 02/13/2008
- Jonathan Elias Adds Composer/Guitarist Mike Semple of Friends of Dean Martinez and Secretary Bird Notoriety; - Featured Artist Joey Santiago of Pixies Fame Scores Nike Project - Ken Segal Launches Ken Can Cook album on Indie Label Decon/Project Blowed NEW YORK, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's most awarded music, sound and audio identity company, Elias Arts announced today that indie composer/guitarist...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 01/30/2008
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Vote Hope intends to sign, seal and deliver voters to Obama with their latest public service announcement featuring Stevie Wonder. The video PSA, fourth in a series produced by the grassroots organization, encourages youth and underrepresented communities in California to vote during the February 5th primary. To view videos, go to: or . (Logo: ) ...
Asita Recordings (Free subscription) | 01/29/2008
We like Pam Grier, Red Stripe, the sound and the smell of records, mixtapes,the SF Giants, analog synths, McCovey Cove, Lanikai at night, and San Francisco's indian summer.
Grandgood (Free subscription) | 01/20/2008
[ February 9, 2008; 8:00 pm; ] This Is The Life, documentary on the movement that exploded from The Good Life Cafe, is going to premiere at the Pan African Film Festival on February 9th. They have also submitted entries to SXSW, GenArt, Tribeca, FullFrame, True/False, Silverdocs and NXNE so hopefully non-LA heads will also get an opportunity to see this [...]
g (Free subscription) | 12/19/2007
More from the Freestyle 101 series. Link (good looks Frank) Comin’ straight outta the L.A. underground, Thirsty Fish represent real hip hop to the fullest. As part of the Project Blowed collective (which includes Freestyle Fellowship, Aceyalone, Abstract Rude, Busdriver, and more) Thirsty Fish have been schooled in the fine art of freestyling from years of [...]
anonymous (Free subscription) | 12/16/2007
[ December 26, 2007; 9:00 pm; December 28, 2007; 9:00 pm; ] Has it been 13yrs already? Sounds like these two shows will be really dope. Features the likes of Aceyalone, Abstract Rude, Myka 9, Thavius Beck, Prince Po, Nocando and more! Link mysp*ce.com/projectblowed Project Blowed 13th Anniversary Show 12/26/2007 9:00pm-Until The Little Temple Bar 4519 Santa Monica Blvd. Silverlake, CA 90029 Tickets...
anonymous (Free subscription) | 12/07/2007
Seems like a great move for Abstract Rude and very similar to the one made by Del The Funky Homosapien and Def Jux. Hopefully, everything will work out and he can finally get the recognition he most certainly deserves. link (via) Tell us about the new record. You know its been interesting. Though I’ve had a few [...]
g (Free subscription) | 11/26/2007
Nocando, Rheteric and Dumbfoundead talk about battlin’ for money, their Project Blowed influences and their upcoming releases. Link
Kotaku (Free subscription) | 11/17/2007
Looking for a little hip-hop with your classic gaming? Then Project Blowed's Dumbfoundead and producer 8-Bit Bandit have a treat for you. Described by Kotakuite Jed as "Almost all NES music with PHAT...
ThaHipHop.com (Free subscription) | 11/11/2007
Editor's Note: If you're like me, then you've never heard of this Ras_G guy before. (Pundits and fans in the know, I'll assume that you'll rejoice the boy is getting a little bit more exposure. Yes? No?) Lucky me, I have Andres to feed me with some knowledge about the left coast. Lucky you, you get to read about it. Ras_G, you're about to find out, is another contributor to the significantly varied...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 10/19/2007
On the follow-up to their Now-Again/Stones Throw album, Connie Price and the Keystones step-up with a heavyweight dynamic soundtrack-inspired hip hop album. While their debut was instrumental, Tell Me Something is the opposite, featuring a marquee-filling list of quality MCs. The legendary Big Daddy Kane, Percee P, Wildchild from the Lootpack, Ubiquity-labelmate Ohmega Watts, Soup from Jurassic 5,...
