Rock the Bells 2012
with Kid Cudi, Nas, Atmosphere, Mac Miller, Common, A$AP Rocky, Ice Cube, Deltron 3030, Method Man & Redman, The Hit Squad Reunion, Kendrick Lamar, Dipset, Immortal Technique, 2 Chainz, DJ Quik, Naughty By Nature, Big Daddy Kane, Salt-N-Pepa, Slick Rick, Prodigy, DJ Lance Rock & Friends, Yelawolf, Schoolboy Q, AB-Soul, Jay Rock, Murs, Fashawn, Zion-I, Grouch, Eligh, Dom Kennedy, Watsky & more to be announced!

Hosted by: RZA & Supernatural

Also featuring 20 Year Anniversary Reunion of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony performing “E. 1999 Eternal” in its entirety with a special tribute to Eazy-E
Sat, Aug 25 & Sun, Aug 26
Shoreline Amphitheatre
at Mountain View

Presale going on right now…
Presale ends: Fri, May 18 at 10pm
Use Password: drumline

The DJs alone would be worth the price of admission, but you’re getting 3 great live acts on one bill:

Plug Research & ArtDontSleep present:

Saturday May 19th, 2012

Live Performances by:

Lee Fields & The Expressions
&
Cody ChessnuTT (Live Band)
&
Naytronix

DJs:
Kenny Dope and Kon & Amir

Hosted By:
Scarub (Living Legends)

Echoplex :: 1154 Glendale Blvd :: Los Angeles, CA. 90026
8pm-2am
21 + Wiser

click flyer for tickets

Free Download: http://www.plugresearch.com/2012/05/download-the-naytonix-ep-free/

Dru says they have been trying to book each of these artists individually for 8 years…so to have them all together on one bill is crazy!

We’re really sad to hear about the passing of MCA from the Beastie Boys.  Not only was he a musical pioneer, but he exposed so many people to Buddhism and the struggle of the Tibetan people…he’s going to be sincerely missed.

Download “Zero Dark Thirty”: http://snd.sc/InSPth

The first video/single from Aesop Rock’s upcoming album Skelethon premiered this morning on mtv.com.

Director: Isaac Ravishankara
DP: Kevin Hayden
Producer: Brooke Kennedy
EP: Danielle Hinde
Editor: Isaac Ravishankara
Artist: Coro
Production Company: Doomsday Entertainment

http://rhymesayers.com/aesoprock
http://twitter.com/aesoprockwins
http://aesoprock.com

(the lyrics are on the youtube page…)

This Friday @330Ritch

We were chatting with @oh_viviane this weekend, and she reminded us that she’ll be exhibiting some classic Stones Throw  photos this Friday at Lot 613 with B+, Eric Coleman, and Joao Canziani.  DJ/VJing & Performances by Madlib, Wolf, Jonti, Gary Wilson & Jonwayne.  A portion of the proceeds benefit Lucie Foundation’s Snapshop! & Pablove Shutterbugs.

Samsung is auctioning off the original artwork that was created for their Noteworthy Project during a very special event at Martha Otero Gallery on Friday, April 27th.  RSVP information is on the invite. The auction will benefit Peace First.  Videos of each project are viewable here.

We especially liked Tim Biskup (& Tigerlily!)’s video:

@ Mighty with Platurn & Shortkut this weekend.

Here’s the link to pre-order the new El-P release, Cancer 4 Cure out May 22nd. (and Killer Mike’s R.A.P. Music Packages out May 15th)   Guests: Paul Banks (Interpol), Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire, Danny Brown, Killer Mike, Despot, and Nick Diamonds of Islands.

First single, “The Full Retard“.

01 Request Denied
02 The Full Retard
03 Works Every Time
04 Drones Over BKLYN
05 Oh Hail No [ft. Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire and Danny Brown]
06 Tougher Colder Killer [ft. Killer Mike and Despot]
07 True Story
08 The Jig Is Up
09 Sign Here
10 For My Upstairs Neighbor (Mums the Word)
11 Stay Down [ft. Nick Diamonds]
12 $4 Vic/FTL (Me and You)

He just filmed a video for this track this past weekend.

In case you missed it on FB, here’s the first webisode. RIP Whiskers.