Contrast Magazine

“It cuts so ugly, but the blood flows lovely.”

Lovely Bloodflow from BATHS on Vimeo.

My summer jam thus far…

…Nextdoor/Chinatown/Oahu…

Das Racist | Nextdoor | Thursday 24 June 2010 | VF01-062010 from Joseph K Pa'ahana on Vimeo.

C-bou’s been putting it down for a long while now. Good to reacquaint myself with his work via his latest effort; a fine, fine summertime ditty….

nah, more like dubSTOMP! agro is the new emo…

Filth flying filth vol. 3 by Danejah

*do not attempt to enjoy without the use of a sub-woofer.

My good homie Lyanne- house dancing dynamo, party promoter, and all-around delightful human being, will be putting these qualities on blast Friday night (5/21/10) to bring you ‘Soulgasm X Culture’. Something this talent-rich and action-packed hasn’t hit our shores in a long, long time, so if its the arts you are into, please make sure you do not miss this. Full event details and press info below:

Special event
Soulgasm X Culture

(Soulgasm meets Culture)

Soulgasm- Hawaii’s House, Funk, and Soul event monthly will meet Tokyo’s best rated party “Culture” for a special event of art, poetry, fashion, dance, and music brought to you live by Housing Project 360 dance, Brooklyn Terry, and United DJs.

Featuring special guests Elite Force crew, the legendary dance group who are responsible for constructing the face of Hip Hop dance into the world, members Brooklyn Terry and Bobby Mileage will showcase their amazing dance skills and their hot new urban streetwear Brooklyn Bomber and Mileage High Club in a fashion show plus local company Dork Glasses. BrooklynTerry will grace the decks with his energetic skills as a DJ. They’ve choreographed and danced for Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Will Smith, Lil Kim, Da Brat, and Missy Elliot just to name a few. Joining them as the host and MC will be award winning poet and recording artist Oveous Maximus who’s been featured on Showtime at the Apollo, HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, SP!T, a movie documentary on the art of rhyme, he’s also been featured on a track with Lupe Fiasco and will perform his latest songs live and kick the night off with spoken word along with our very talented local poets, the 2007 Slam Champion TravisT, 2x World Champion as seen on HBO, Jocelyn Ng, and the powerful performer who receives standing ovations, the award winning actress, recording artist and the only female to win Hollywood Grand Slam Champion titles back to back, Bridget Gray. DJ DZ from Japan, known as the music fanatic’s DJ will also be on hand to spin along with Singer and Songwriter all the way from Spain, Laura Estrada singing her latest dance tracks. The music will go across the board from Hip Hop to Reggae, Funk and Soul to House, Broken Beat to Afro Beat, Electro, Baile Funk and more. Hawaii DJs Matt Kee of KTUH, Kentaro and BumbleBee of Soulgasm and James Coles of United DJs to spin as well.

Doors will open 9pm with an Art Gallery and Live Art featuring Nature and Technology themes by Grant and Grim, Art One, Feijao (Scion, Timberland, Addidas), and Prime (808 Urban-MJ pieces around Honolulu) and Show kicks off at 930p.

This will be the first multi-cultural festival and event party in Honolulu, bringing Japan, New York, Spain together with Hawai to celebrate Art, Poetry, Dance, Fashion and Music in a Live Format with a cast of amazing talents.

May 21-Friday
@ Nextdoor
43 N Hotel St
street parking and many lots to choose from
Door opens at 9p
Show starts at 930p

19+ welcome.$30 door, $25 pre-sale
21+, $30 VIP (call 808-388-9750), $20 door, $15 pre-sale

Limited pre-sale discount tickets will be available
at Limited Addiction, Prototype, Dig Lifestyles,
Stylus Music and Fashion.

Record Club is a loose collective of some of the most prolific musicians in (indie) rock, and the brainchild of alt-rock wizard Beck Hansen. their aim is to cover another artists ENTIRE album in ONE day. pretty gnarnuts. some recent collaborators include: mgmt, wolfmother, fields, liars, wilco, os mutantes, little joy (chee!), and showcased in the video clip; annie clarke of st vincent, masterfully covering INXS’ “need you tonight.” her guitar riff at the end is fucking cash! try spock…

(for more on Little Joy and St Vincent, check one of my old entries)

Record Club: INXS “Need You Tonight” from Beck Hansen on Vimeo.

last year, behind waterlogged eyes, i posted an overtly eeem’s i-wish-i-could-be-at-coachella-right-now entry. here lies my coachella redemption. bags packed, mp3 player’s capacity maxed, beer goggles freshly polished; its high time for the jahwaiians to drop some heavy water in the desert once again. with the kind of firepower this years roster boasts, there’s sure to be more than a few boner-kills in the bunch. but i’m pretty confident that i’ve got the stage-to-stage hop scotch action down to a science….fiction (garenz to miss some greatness whilst witnessing other greatness.) one thing that’s sure to ease the sting of missed opportunity is the E to the mother fucking PIC party that we campers are being treated to. DUBSTEP AND HIP HOP TILL 3 AM?? GASLAMP KILLER?? MARY ANNE HOBBS?? FLY LO??? DAEDELUS??? NOBODY??? WTFUDGE!!!!!

ok, too stoked. in case anyone cares, here’s my list of who i plan to check out. wish me luck

Primary:

Rusko
The Middle East
Fever Ray
Owen Pallett
Grizzly Bear
Beach House
Passion Pit
Imogen Heap
La Roux
Dirty Projectors
Hockey
P.O.S.
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Pablo Hassan
Charlotte Gainsbourg
LCD Soundsystem
Little Dragon
She & Him
Ra Ra Riot
Vampire Weekend
The Whitest Boy Alive
The Cribs
Yeasayer
Flying Lotus
Hot Chip
Les Claypool
Glitch Mob
Major Lazer
Portugal. The Man
Sia
The Almighty Defenders
The XX
Tokyo Police Club
Thom Yorke
The Big Pink
Spoon
Phoenix
Miike Snow
Matt & Kim
Local Natives
Little Boots
Jonsi
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Gorillaz
Club 75
DJ Lance Rock
Z-Trip
Sleigh Bells
The Dead Weather
The Temper Trap

Secondary:

As Tall As Lions
Aeroplane
Band of Skulls
Corinne Bailey Rae
Florence & The Machine
Deerhunter
Céu
Street Sweeper Social Club
Frightened Rabbit
Mew
Pretty Lights
Steel Train
The Raveonettes
White Rabbits
Zoe
Yo La Tengo
Yann Tiersen
Orbital
One eskimO
King Khan & the Shrines
Kevin Devine
Julian Casablancas
B.o.B.
MGMT
Jay-Z

A spin-off of the Sister Act franchise entitled “Hipster Act?” Nope, just a classroom full of kids. Epic, epic kids…

Meet Tokimonsta, the latest addition to the always-illin’ Brainfeeder camp (Flying Lotus, Daedalus, etc). Born Jennifer Lee and raised in Torrance, CA, she’s a classically trained clarinetist and pianist who taught herself to play the drums and guitar at an early age. Sitting down to her many remixes and original beats, one is able to discern subtle hints of traditional Korean percussion throughout, as well as impossible to avoid nods to the likes of Dilla, Flylo, Shadow and other masters. Even with the inevitable comparison or two, she seems to (much like another favorite of mine, Greetings From Tuskan) be able to cook up a sound that no other may lay claim to. Expect big things from the Monsta in the coming months.