Bowls Interview with Tucker & Bloom

Check out my interview with Tucker & Bloom, and give their bags a look while you're at it. BIG SHOUT OUT to Case Bloom, a longtime friend and one of the hardest-working people I know.

Until next time,

Bowls

The MCL Podcast is Moving & Shaking....

A Journey Through J Dilla's Rock Crates - Part II

The latest episode of MCL has pushed the podcast to new heights. In just 48 hours, MCL has gone from #20,532 to #240 in the Music rankings, and it checks in at #2 OVERALL in the Movers & Shakers standings. Amazing. Thanks to everyone who checked out the latest episode, and please subscribe via iTunes so you'll automatically receive the latest and greatest. I'll try to update it more frequently, but I've always been a quality over quantity guy (tell your hard drive to thank me later).

Until next time,

Bowls

...aaaand Cut Chemist does it again.

I've seen videos of Cut doing the one-turntable thing, and its about as impressive as you would imagine. A shoebox of 45s, one mixer, one deck, and a loop pedal....scratching and mixing....and keeping it dance-friendly. There's one thing to be said about the degree of difficulty involved with doing it LIVE, and then there's simply the idea itself, which is equally as nuts. Check it out:



Crazy, right? Then you have the full-blown mix CD, Sound Of The Police. Cut did a couple recent interviews, giving insight on the inspiration for the mix, the first time he ever did it live, and his intent to raise the bar in the overcrowded DJ scene.

LA Weekly Interview
Examiner Q&A

Enjoy, and huge props to Cut Chemist.

Bowls

Radski spinning jazz-funk on MCL

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Great mix, and great generosity from Radski as he flashes the LP cover for almost every record he plays.

Don't forget that you can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes (check for the link on the right side of the Podomatic page). The MP3 audio from the mix is a clean recording, straight from the mixer. Enjoy!

Until next time,

Bowls

Coming next week - Guest DJ set by Radski

If you're from the Music City, you might remember Radski as a resident DJ at our old Funky Good Time parties. You might also know him as the drummer for The Dynamites. If you were following the blog last summer, you might remember THIS gem.

No matter how you know him, and even if you don't....prepare for a very special MCL guest mix next week. Radski will be dropping jazz-funk gems and it will be captured on video as well as in MP3 format. Check back here or hit the podcast.

See you next week!

Bowls

MCL 6/30/10 - A Journey Through J Dilla's Rock Crates

I'm blaming my six-week absence on The Bullshit, AKA job hunting. No, I still haven't found one...but a couple nights ago I did manage to record this 37 minute tribute to the legendary J Dilla. All rock samples, all original wax pressings, all live. Crack one open, smoke it if you've got it, or just lay back. This one starts off fairly straight-ahead and then progresses into some prog-rock madness. Enjoy!

MCL 6-30-10

Until next time,

Bowls

Music City Living....THE PODCAST

http://musiccityliving.podomatic.com/

Stream episodes, download your favorites, and subscribe via iTunes for weekly satisfaction. This is just the beginning, hopefully. I'm looking to feature mixes from other DJs (both local and national/international) and also get a few producers to lay down sets live from their MPCs/SPs/Ableton setups (yes that takes skill and creativity).

Until all that happens, you're stuck with me mixing up sets of original samples, dope hip-hop, 80's R&B, and whatever else I feel like cooking up. Enjoy and tell a friend!

Until next time,

Bowls