Video: Maja 7th | Dominique Larue – #SOON

Listen: Blueprint – “Respect the Architect”

Blueprint is set to drop an new album “Respect the Architect”
on April 22 via Weightless Records.

There is a release party at Double Happiness in Columbus on April 26th. Dominique Larue, Fabrashay, and DJ Rare Groove
are also on the bill. Illogic will host.

Video: RJD2- “Descended From Myth”

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RJD2 explained the concept for his new video off his latest album “More is Than Isn’t”, “Thom Glunt’s idea for “Descended From Myth” was a perfect fit for the song. I’ve been asked time and time again, ‘How do you make your records? What does the process look like?’ So the idea that the song came from a massive musical automaton of sorts seemed to be a great narrative for a song like this.”

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TBT: LeBron James @ Milk Bar 10/24/2008

It’s not Thursday, but I didn’t have time yesterday.
The Milk Bar Boutique is celebrating it’s 6th Anniversary this Weekend.

So I figured it was fitting to look back to 2008 when LeBron James had a party there.

This was when the Milk Bar was located closer to 5th Avenue.

LeBron was in town because the Cavs played the Wizards at the Value City Arena here in Columbus. So his people decided to throw a party to show some love for Columbus.

Johnny Cashola, and Clockwork deejayed early. DJ Steph Floss took to the tables right before LeBron showed up.

Floss played pretty much all Jay-Z all night save for a Fly Union song.

LeBron knew every word to every song. He hung out the side in a corner with his people and just rapped along.

I remember looking over when Steph Floss played “Swagger LIke Us” and thinking it was cool seeing Lebron singing along with MIA. It was surreal, but kinda normal.

I wondered if LeBron doesn’t get to just hang out and listen to music with his people in a normal setting like a normal 23 year old Hip Hip head would get to so the evening was fun for him.

It was cool for us because Milk Bar stocked a bar, and all of our friends were there. So It like doing what we normally do on a weekend but adding the world’s greatest basketball player and free booze.

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Listen: De La Soul – “Stakes Is High” DJ Manwell Remix

Columbus ex-pat took his remix of De La Soul’s “Stakes Is High” a step further and synched it up with the video.

Video: Scott McClanahan @ Skylab

The Paris Review  posted this video of Scott McClanahan reading at Skylab, here in Columbus last month.

Kids Interview Bands vs. SLAYER

Chip Midnight’s daughters make Tom Araya of Slayer into a Big Teddy Bear.

Video: Barely Eagle – “Half A Man”

Barely Eagle releases a video for “Half A Man” off the Columbus, Ohio’s band’s upcoming album that should be released in the spring.

Video: C Spencer Yeh / Okkyung Lee / Lasse Marhaug – “Ophelia Gimme Shelter”

Cinncinati’s C. Spencer Yeh is joined by Okkyung Lee and Lasse Margaug for “Ophelia Gimme Shelter.” off their new album “Wake Up Awesome.”

I was trying to find this video of C. Spencer Yeh making fun of a blogger who spelled his name wrong to Times New Viking. This had something to do with TNV’s Velvet Underground Cover show. The video was really funny to me because I assumed he was making fun of me and TNV were tuning him out because they probably had a good idea of who he was talking about . But alas I can not locate it at this moment.

Video: Flaaash 5 – “My Ex”

Akron, Ohio’s Flaaash 5 is laced up and caked up, and his new chick got big butt.