Well folks, February is almost over and i can not let the month end without mentioning this. Since the beginning of the month, hip hop artist Gorilla Zoe has been releasing a new mix-tape EVERY SINGLE DAY. That's right, 28 Mixtapes in 28 Days.
Each tape has at least 10 songs on them (or more). I'm not sure but there are possibly a few repeats on the tapes from days before but still, that's pretty damn impressive. Even if you don't like Zoe (he's not too bad), you have got to give him credit for this one. Also some of the tapes have some pretty creative and funny names like: Zoebama for President, I'm Zoe Good, You Don't Mess with the ZOE-han, and The Legend Of Zoe-Ro.
Scranton (you know, The570)is known for its massive shitshow of a St Patrick's Day Parade (actually the 2nd biggest in the country). A full day of drinking, celebrations, and debauchery with only two rules: Wear green and get drunk.
There are always a good deal of "Parade Day Shirts" that people design each year, so I figured I'd make one just for the hell of it. I probably won't even get this made but that's fine anyway.
I have read two different release dates, one being March 9th the other being March 30th. According to Amazon it's the 30th (which would be cool because it's my birthday, so now you all can buy me stuff..or at least wish me a happy birthday), so I'm going with the 30th.
I wanted to put this up last week but I forgot to. The new series on HBO "How To Make It In America" just aired on the 14th but the pilot episode has been online for about a week. I just watched it and it looks like it has some potential.
Here's a little abstract about the show:
HBO's new series "How to Make It in America" comes from the same producing team as "Entourage" -- but the thing you should know about it before anything else is that, aside from exploring the bond between guys and airing on HBO, it's not a whole lot like "Entourage."
Whereas Vinny Chase and his boys made it to the top and never really fell that far from it, "How to Make It" is about what it's like to be on the bottom of the heap and looking for a way up. "It's a street-level show," is how creator Ian Edelman puts it. "It's the beginning of a journey."
The show stars Bryan Greenberg ("October Road") and Victor Rasuk ("Stop-Loss," "Raising Victor Vargas") as Ben and Cam, long-time friends and would-be fashion moguls who have big ideas but less ability to execute them. The show follows their struggles to start a denim line -- how they luck into the fabric is part of the story in Sunday's (Feb. 14) premiere -- and make their names in the business. Luis Guzman, Lake Bell, Eddie Kaye Thomas and Scott "Kid Cudi" Mescudi also star.
Also check out the "How To Make It In America" mixtape
1. Kid Cudi & DJ Green Lantern - Intro 2. Jadakiss feat. Sheek Louch - Searchin’ 3. Dan Black feat. Kid Cudi - Symphonies (Remix) 4. Nipsey Hussle feat. Kevin Cossom - Husslas State of Mind 5. Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar 6. Yacht - Psychic City (Classixx Remix) 7. Chromeo - Night by Night 8. Duck Sauce - Anyway 9. Freddie Gibbs feat. California Pudd - Playa (Capski Juke Remix) 10. Johnny Polygon - Riot Song 11. Holy Ghost! - Hold On 12. Florence & The Machine - You’ve Got The Love (The XX Remix) 13. Wave Machines - Keep the Lights On 14. Lupe Fiasco & Kenna - Resurrection 15. CyHi Da Prynce - Tired of Being Broke 16. Styles P feat. Dwayne Collins - Send a Kite 17. Phoenix - (Neighbors Remix feat. Devendra Banhart and Friends) 18. Junkie XL - Cities In Dust
So for a while I was really into indie, folky, country, singer songwriter stuff. Stuff like Fleet Foxes, Bon Iver, A.A Bondy, Monsters of Folk type stuff.
Also for a while (like a 7 year while) I have be extremely into Ropeadoope Records. They have always been a great label that I've looked at for putting out great music. (like Charlie Hunter's "Right Now Move", Medeski Martin and Wood's "Uninvisble", the fantastic PhiladelphiaExperiment, and newer releases like Greg Hester's "Hustlers, Killers, and Thieves," and Drive If You Must's "Circles". All of these albums share the quality jazzy,funky, or experimental type music that I've Ropeadope to put out. Surprisingly though, a few newer releases have strayed out in quite a different direction.
Releases from the band Cabinet and more recently The Spinning Leaves have captured that folky country sound I had gotten so found of. Cabinet's self titled release is an upbeat country joyride containing some great danceable, fun, and beautifully written bluegrass tunes. I can't say I dislike any song on the entire album although Elizabeth, The Tower, and The One are a few of my favorites.
The Spinning Leaves' release "Love" is, as Bruce Warren WXPN's Executive Producer has said:
acoustic music with air and warmth and vibrancy. This ain't your old folk. It's new folk steeped in tradition for the modern world.
This is really some great music from both bands, and you don't have to listen to me ramble on about them to figure it out. Just give them a listen below.
Get to it!
Cabinet Live from the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, PA on November 28, 2009.
Hey look at that guy. "What guy?" That guy! That little tike over there. "Which little tike?" The one over there, with the fuckin' ham mask. "Oh him!!!"
Watch the entire 1984 movie right here! (I'm not talkin' about that Apple Mac Superbowl shit either...no offense Steve) I've never seen it, but surprisingly I HAVE read the book, which is pretty damn good.
Watch it,
do it,
BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU! (just kidding...I hope)
I really haven't been keeping up with new hip hop and mixtapes as of late but by chance I gave some of B.o.B'snew mixtape a listen.
I gotta say, SHIT'S NICE!!!
Fire starting off with the Shook Ones PT II beat and the rest is just really solid, different type of hip hop. Now I definitely understand the hype behind this guy.
Check out: The Biz, Gladiators, F*ck the Money, Nothing For You, Surprise Me..........okay just listen to the whole thing. Really though
This is a place for all things "entertainment", which is essentially all things me. Music, art, movies, TV, new technologies, "everything" and (maybe) anything involved with entertainment. I put the words "entertainment" and "everything" in parenthesis for the fact that firstly some things I may find entertaining other people may not and secondly there's no way I can really cover everything out there.
Some of my entries may seem completely random but I feel as though spontaneity and randomness should be a part of life. Nonetheless, I hope this brings you some kind of enjoyment, for that's the real reason behind this whole thing.
The exact origin of the name "Danny b Funk" is unknown but it was developed years ago due to my funky bass playing and all around "funky" nature (whatever that means).
My outlook and attitude towards life, as well as inspirations are influenced greatly by:
1960's hippie culture, sounds, noise and beats, Funk, the Grateful Dead, cartoons, Les Claypool, comic books, the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, professional wrestling, "the groove", Living in the country, rhymes, The Twilight Zone Dr. Seuss,improvisation, video games, standup and improv comedy, old school hip hop, DJs, Shel Silverstein, Drum Machines, Vinyl Discs, boat shoes, electricity, mythology, Eastern religion and philosophy, acoustic instruments, Mick Foley, jazz, awkwardness, music as a whole, antics, shenanigans and tomfoolery.
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