Fur In My Cap

Nerdcore at it's best. Thanx to X for puttin' me on.

Lichi's Hermetic Test

Come through & rock wit us!

Dante's Fried Chicken Show

Went to a show in the summer and I loved it! We were jammin! With good friends, good food, and good music you can't go wrong. Check these two great episodes with two great Brooklyn artists.

Theophilus London - Chocolate Coconut Pumpkin Pie from Dante Fried Chicken on Vimeo.

Dante Fried Chicken: Santogold - Coconut Mac & Cheese from Dante Fried Chicken on Vimeo.

Fam

Had some real quality time with the family this weekend. Spring is here so we went out and enjoyed the day. Bro's back!

Ghost In The Machine

Been churning out shoots nonstop. Deadline for the project have been set! Will post the release date soon ("soon" as in a month from now, :p ). Wanted to throw up a few flicks from a couple shoots by the fabulous Jason "JayRock" Ano. 



Jay had to go ninjah style for a few of the FXs


Check out these freaky ones Melo took. Spooky!

stay tuned...

SXSW: Theophilus X Solange on "Sandcastles" Remix

Theophilus London and Solange - SXSW FADER FORT 2009 from Marvulus on Vimeo.

Life Lessons: Double Edition

In light of my failure to update the Life Lessons for a month, I'm hittin' y'all with two quality lessons to live by.

Lesson #5

If you are breaking it off and/or escaping from a spouse/stalker, DON'T TELL THEM WHERE YOU'RE RELOCATING! Matter of fact, even before you leave, act like nothing is wrong! I ain't namin names but some of you folk just don't think. They are psycho, resourceful, and extremely determined. A lethal combination that could no doubt ruin your rep., accounts, and several communication outlets. Next thing you know you're stuck in a motel with your phone shut off, in tears, freestyling over a bottle of Hennessy. If you plannin' to get ghost do like the smart slave and yessum til they think it's okay to leave you alone. Then you run like the hounds are on you!

Lesson #6

Never trust any Reverend whose last name is Popoff. That could mean several things and none of 'em sound religious to me. Who needs church anyway, when you've got the shower and the toilet.

Always worked for me...I'm just sayin'.

Hip Hop

Dead Prez...you make it just a little bit more bearable.

All The Men I Love Are DJs

Proud to be 1/2 Crate Digger. My pop's been spinnin so long I think his fingerprints match the grooves in the vinyl.

Amongst heads that hold true to the original elements, the DJ sees vinyl as not just a piece of wax but a physical cut of Time. Each groove is imprinted with the sound, atmosphere, and essence in which it was recorded. The idea of "spinning" the record back and forth for some presents the ability to manipulating that sound, atmosphere, and essence, down to the millisecond. Spinning vinyl is still regarded as a sacred art. Very rarely do you see crates now-a-days, what with modern technology, but the love for the music lives on.

The Big Homie!

I even got on the wheels for like .5 seconds when X made a mad dash for the bathroom, mid-set. "I did good I did good!" And I looked kinda cool too...

Big kisses to all my DJs out there. Keep DIGGING! 

Show Time

Didn't take a lot of shots lastnight because I just wanted to enjoy the folk. It was an amazing show. Melo is on fire. A lot of heads came to support. If you missed this one make sure you catch the next one.

Christian Rich, opening up the show with a pretty nice set.

Then the man himself hit the stage with JB3

The Office

Visitin' mom dukes @ her office, I decided to explore. REA is an innovative company where designers are free to be artists. I found myself walking the floor, rummaging in the kitchen, getting cozy in the private offices, and loving the library.

No One Knows You Like You...

...And all the secrets you whisper. All the ways you see you. No one knows you like you. 

Some will say what they will. Decree divine word...claiming it was all said solely for you. But maybe the words were written for someone else and you just happened to be the one they said them to. One's existence is not based upon Another or what they say you can do. Because no one knows you like you.

Verbal Meditation: RIPMC

Every time I chill with this brotha we end up talking for hours. What starts out as casual conversation, quickly builds into deep discourse on topics ranging from personal aspirations to existentialism and abstract thought. One of the real treats in knowing RIPMC is knowing what a triple-threat he truly is. Quiet as kept, his gifts in the arts are not limited to words alone. He produces, paints, and conceptualizes like a true visionary. The brilliance of his bold concepts flow throughout his many expressions and I am so very happy to have him as the first artist interview on this site.

If you had 24 Hours to live what would you do?

I have these four beats I just made. I would record those four songs. I would write down what my goals were for the next ten years and leave a note for my sister saying to duplicate that. Just try to be as much of a catalyst as I can.

What would one of those goals be?

I got a couple ideas about social reform. Just a few ideas that could help change the social landscape. Like expose the general public to a higher standard of living. Like…help your community set up shop. Don’t try to tell them to do any thing. Just expose them to it. And a big part of that is owning real estate.

What country would you invest real estate in if you could?

I wouldn’t. I haven’t really been anywhere outside America. But if I had to live someplace outside America…Paris is the only city I’ve been to that encompasses all the arts. The city itself- the landscape is fine art. The food is culinary art at its best.

“New Orleans is a third-world country.”

Have you ever wanted to go to any third-world countries?

No. To be honest, if we’re talking about outreach, Brooklyn is a third-world country. All these different hoods are third-world countries. New Orleans is a third-world country. There are parts of this country that fit those criteria. There are a lot of places in America I [visited] haven’t yet. There’s so much to see over here.

What is your ethnic background?

Both of my parents are from Antigua. I grew up in crown heights and I use to hang out in Flatbush. Very West Indian influenced. Then I moved to bed-stuy and as a West Indian you generally don’t like bed-stuy, but that's when my life kinda changed... when I moved into this artistic realm. There were so many black owned businesses and it was so fresh. There’s a subconscious affect on you when you know someone like you has done something.

“If there were a sound track to our lives Melo X would be the DJ.”

So what ethnicity would you consider yourself?

I’m a new generation. We’re the first ones who grew up here. We’re a new kind of breed. It’s a similar story. Most of our parents came here to have us. We have American values. I mean, how many West Indians favorite food is pizza? We’re this mixture of cultures. If there were a sound track to our lives Melo X would be the DJ. That’s who we are… a little bit of everything.

On The Collective & Conspiracy

I don’t really entertain these conversations about conspiracy. I feel like it’s not productive. I been seen it. Not even just conspiracy…I mean religious type groups. The bottom line is it just comes [down] to you thinking this one thing is so important that it just consumes you. It’s just paranoia. You don’t think so much about things you’re not afraid of. If you’re not afraid then why do you keep pointing it out? [This] is the person who put me here.

“Everyday we make sacrificial offerings.”

Life & The Universe

The funny thing about life is, what ever matters most, prepare to loose that shit. It’s like life teaches you how not to be attached. Life’s sits down with you at the bargaining table. Whatever you offer… it takes your car…it doesn’t really care about your car, it takes your friend…it doesn’t really care about your friend. Everyday we make sacrificial offerings. Everyday we sacrifice those two dollars to get that metrocard. It will say, give me whatever means most to you. God says I have everything and I want from you what matters most. At the end of the day it’s about value.

I have been learning the seasons. Like, knowing when my high points are and when my low points are. Its just been catching me off guard.

How old are you?

Twenty-three. I think that’s when it all starts though. Twenty-three.

It goes back to my whole belief that everyone is like their own planet. I come up with these theories and I test them over time. I think every ten years we end up back at square one. These constant ‘childhoods’… There are so many different life times. Every decade you become a totally different person. A constant theme but a different lesson…

I can’t wait to hit fifty.

Me either. But I just can’t imagine going through another cycle [of my life] again. I gotta do what I did twice?! I feel like it’s a prison sentence. But you know me. I feel my actions show that I don’t really think it is.

You can reach RIP about ‘Writer’s Block’, his work with the collective, or about his own personal projects such as the Rebirth of Cool here on myspace & twitter

She's A Star

Not the biggest Will.I.Am fan, post-consciousness. However, this video by NABIL is amazing!

Will.i.am "She's a Star" music video from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.

Swizzy!

After a nice lil' rehearsal, the boys and I headed down to Sway. Melo was spinning and it was Theo's BDAY! 

Mr. Dary tryna hide from the camera, lol! Dante also came through with his world famous friend chicken, vegetarian style. Exibit A.

Please get your Melo-X Concert tickets!!! People, Blender Theater is gonna be ROCKIN March 9th! And I think I'm gettin on the mic too. So go buy them HERE. Mustafa wants you!