My Crew Be Unruly 2 has been announced for this year. It’s all going down at The Paradox on July 17th. Confirmed acts include DJ Class, Chavy Boys (Scottie B, Shawn Caesar, King Tutt), Ultra Nate (live), Rod Lee, Doo Dew Kidz (Booman, KW Griff, Jimmy Jones), Johnny Blaze, Supa DJ Big L, Say Wut, Emynd & Bo Bliz, Cousin Cole, Stereofaith and more to be announced. Ticket links, prices and full details will be released in the coming weeks. Last year’s My Crew Be Unruly was probably one of my favorite parties of the year.
UPDATE: Get tickets here. $15 advanced with free beer and breakfast
Nice little forum by the Media Mobilizing Project on Philly Wifi. Early warning cause its pretty important.
When: Wednesday, June 18, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Tuttleman Learning Center, Room 105,
Corner of 13th St. and Montgomery Ave. Temple University
Panelists Include:
Mark Rupp, Principle, Boathouse Communications
Beth McConnell, Executive Director, Media and Democracy Coalition
Karl Garcia, Technical Staff, Google’s Wireless network, Mountainview, Calif.
Greg Goldman, CEO of Wireless Philadelphia
Phuong Ninh, Philadelphia Student Union’s Youth Leadership Team
Bill Green City Councilman-At Large
Invited, representative from the Nutter administration
The Media Mobilizing Project and Temple University’s School of Communications and Theater are co-hosting a public forum to discuss the future of affordable broadband Internet access in Philadelphia. Please join us in helping to shape the future of the network and ensuring that all Philadelphians-regardless of their income or education levels-have access to affordable, high-speed Internet.
Under Earthlink’s management, Philadelphia’s wireless network faced both technical and customer service challenges. As a result, the much-touted initiative failed to achieve many of its digital inclusion goals-from helping local residents research information online to bolstering civic engagement. As the press reports, Earthlink is in negotiations to transfer the 135-square mile network to a local group of investors. Along with a change in ownership, an exciting opportunity may exist for Philadelphia’s WiFi initiative to serve as a national model for community media. The promise of low-cost Internet access for all Philadelphians could finally be fulfilled, but only if local residents publicly demand it.
The event will be held Wednesday, June 18 at 6:30 p.m., in 105 Tuttleman Learning Center. The building is located at 1809 N. 13th St. on the main campus of Temple University. Concetta Stewart, dean of Temple University’s School of Communications and Theater, will provide opening remarks. Nijmie Dzurinko, co-founder of the Media Mobilizing Project, will moderate the panel discussion.
While an exciting opportunity exists with new ownership of Philadelphia’s WiFi network, local residents need to share their ideas for making digital inclusion a reality. This event will, ideally, be the start of an ongoing dialogue about the city’s promise to provide affordable broadband connections to all residents, as well as skills training and computers
The event is co-sponsored by: Wireless Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Student Union, Casino Free Philadelphia, Juntos, Philadelphia FIGHT/Critical Path Project, Geoclan, The Unified Taxi Workers Alliance, The Philadelphia Unemployment Project, Prometheus Radio Project, The Media and Democracy Coalition, Solutions for Progress, Scribe Video Center,
Philadelphia Community Access Coalition, The People’s Emergency Center, and UNITE-HERE Philadelphia Joint Board.
School of Communications & Theater Media Mobilizing Project
334 Annenberg Hall 4134 Lancaster Avenue
2020 North 13th Street Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19122-6080 215.990.3702
Phone: 215-204-8422 mediamobilizing@gmail.com
Fax: 215-204-4811 www.mediamobilizing.org
SCT@temple.edu
Friday May 30th, 5151 and Flamin Hotz present the Hail Social release party at Medusa. Free entry, record giveaways, celebrity dj’s and band members. Cheap dranks, chip & becky rate this as going to be 4 popped collars cool.
so june 7th is roots picnic in philly - The roots/santogold/deerhoof/diplo/coolkids . . . . . NUTZZ!!! MAYOR NUTTER TYPE NUTTZZ!!!
the sunday after is the mad decent block party - 12AM to 8 PM ive been sittin on announcing it but fuck it… streets division tried to hate but jawntronix wooed them like i neva seen.. dude is a charmer!!! big ups to the 9th floor!
so far we got water guns, t shirts and hot dogs for giveaway!! elmo and dora the explorer are comin.. the mad decent squiggly guy dancers will be there! wu tang contest plus the beatnik jive turkey olypicS!!!
performances by DJ SEGA, BLAQSTARR, FLOSSTRADAMUS, RYE RYE, FEDERATION (KENNY MEEZ), DIRTY SOUTH JOE, DJ TINY DICK NICK, SNITCH, dj octamis prime, DJA, holograms by SySTEm d128, WIreLeSS INtAnEt! DJ DoRM SLUT (R500), DAviD gUeTa, GrAtFUldEAd! cAtSTeFAnS, InDiANa JonEZ, (also circulating that soultravelers and white belts and tees might show up!) SHIIIIT MAD OTHER SURPRISES gUeStES ToO!!!
U cAN fiNd uS oN ThE BaKEtBaLL coOUrT BeHINd ThE SpOt KiLlInG iT aLl dAy sUnDaY. wE GOt BiG aZZ sPeAkErZ!!
JUSt aNNOUNcED sNiTcH dA TUrTlE & PlaStIc LiTtlE!!!!
Umm so yeah, Drop the Lime Friday, Roots Picnic Saturday, Mad Decent Block Party Sunday, End Of world Monday or hang out til tuesday for Snacks and Alan Braxe and Lifelike. So, Philly, you ready for Summer time yet?
Hip hop will definitely be in the building this Thursday at Club Polaris (aka Starlight Ballroom at 9th and Spring Garden). Buckshot of Black Moon / Boot Camp Clik is headlining with Reef the Lost Cauze and DJ Too Tuff of the Tuff Crew on the wheels of steel. Also performing Godhead The General, Magnum O, MAGr, and Ethel Cee. Strictly 21+. Presented by Center Stage and Thor Takeover.
Advanced tickets are $15 and $20 at the door. Get them now at Brown Paper Tickets.
Bonus: Mind tricks the body, How many MC’s must get dissed?
I was going to just post the link but I forgot how great this song was.
“drink specials from 10:00 pm - 11:00 pm - $1.00 PBRs & $2.00 for a PBR and a shot! party ’til you puke…” Stereo Fa!th is from DC and kills it. You already know about DSJ and DJ Sega. Oh and surprise guests!!
Rock the Bells 2008 is making a stop in Philly this year on August 3rd! Tickets go on sale May 17th at 10AM. Price and venue have not yet been released but the local acts have:
A TRIBE CALLED QUEST, NAS, MOS DEF, DE LA SOUL, RAKIM, METHOD MAN & REDMAN, RAEKWON & GHOSTFACE, IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE, DEAD PREZ, MURS, JAY ELECTRONICA, WALE, B.O.B., KIDZ IN THE HALL
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS: THE PHARCYDE
HOSTED BY: B-REAL, SUPERNATURAL & SCRATCH
Surprisingly enough even though Spank Rock and Santogold are both on the bill, they will not be playing in Philly. Meanwhile, the Pharcyde have reunited, with all four members playing at all festival dates. Read an exclusive Q&A at Fader in their latest issue with Boosie.
Meanwhile Noz over at XXL seems to be not happy about the Cool Kids invasion. Though Emynd summed it up nicely “I guess hipster rap really is the new backpack rap isnt it?”
Meanwhile, Kanye is planning his show for the Glow in the Dark Tour and posting preview pics of the stage and his hologram girls.
People expect me to come with innovative stuff… I’m sure a lot of people expect some neon, lower east side, post everybody dressing like the 80’s stuff or maybe the light up jacket from the Grammies, perhaps the robot girl and light spectacle they saw on Youtube from the European run. My friends….. NONE OF THE ABOVE!!! AN ENTIRELY NEW DESIGNED SET!!! ROBOT DESIGNED BY ACCLAIMED ARTIST CHRISTIAN COLON, CREATURE’S BY THE LEGENDARY JIM HENSON’S CREATURE SHOP, LIGHTING BY MARTIN PHILLIPS AND JOHN McGUIRE RESPONSIBLE FOR LAST YEARS FESTIVAL ANNIHILATOR, DAFT PUNK’S PYRAMID, POSSIBLY THE GREATEST LIGHT SHOW OF ALL TIME!! THANKS 2 PAUL, THOMAS AND GUYMAN FOR THE HOOK UP. SIDEBAR, MY SET DOES NOT HAVE A PYRAMID IN IT OR ANYWAY FEEL LIKE A BITE OF DAFT’S SHOW. WE’VE GOT HOLOGRAMS SHOT BY HYPE WILLIAMS!!! SAM SPIELGAL, MIKE DEAN, JEFF BAXTER AND I HAVE SPENT A MONTH AND A HALF RE-ORCHESTRATING EVERY TRACK 2 FOLLOW A NARRATIVE. WE’VE LEARNED TO SURVIVE OFF OF 1 HOUR OF SLEEP A DAY!
Guess who’s not playing at Making Time again? Thats right its Crystal Castles! Thankfully they’re on tour with Health, so unless a bottle of Jack keeps them down they’ll definitely be there and if nothing else Switch is there to drop that dirty jackin fidget house. Oh yeah, I heard a rumor while at SXSW, apparently the real reason Ethan from Crystal Castles is so secretive about his name is that he was in a band that we would make fun of him for. Hmm, maybe glam rock? 80’s hair band? Goth death metal? Nu metal? I betcha it was nu metal, easier transition to nu rave.
As a little bonus, I got this in the mail. A little mix from JAPATTACK.
Tracklist: crystal castles - courtship dating crystal castles - air war (cfcf remix) letter g - it’s gone the bloody beetroots - we are from venice (la serenissima) crookers- massive the bloody beetroots feat congorock - bluto fucks popeye esau mwamwaya - chalo JAPATTACK - my bike in c minor abx - i rhymed slow in 1991 genghis tron - arms (dylan reece remix)
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