Trapped In a Hipster Hole!

STOP...HAMMER TIME!

2009-06-08T16:36:00.000-07:00

LOOK AT THIS F'N HIPSTER

2009-04-24T02:53:00.000-07:00

This could be the next best thing...not to be outdone of course by my favorite "sighting" blog.

Skeet Skeet's Monday Jump Off

2009-04-24T02:30:00.001-07:00

My first LA gig was a success (or so I hear). Rocked "Global Beat for Black Hipsters" as the theme of the night went...in attendance, none other than Diplo, Switch, A-Trak, Crookers, Franki Chan, Paul Devro, Dre Skull, MyGayHusband, and more. Party pics and general hype here.

Next up on the dj horizon, Sasquatch Festival in WA. Will be sharing the Dance stage along with Deadmau5, Amanda Blank, and James Pants among others.

BEST NEW TRACK OF VERY YOUNG YEAR

2009-01-23T22:57:00.000-08:00

OMG....Best song on Best Album of the year...so far. Easily Animal Collective's most accomplished collection of songs to date. Gonna take something ridiculously epic to top Merriweather Post Pavilion for album of the year.

LEGO my HIP-HOP!

2008-12-13T02:53:00.000-08:00

Favorite Random Trend of 08: My beloved LEGO meets my beloved HIP-HOP....was just a matter of time really.

Jon Lajoie....Funny as $%_k

2008-11-06T17:15:00.001-08:00

top 10 of 08 (so far)

2008-09-01T20:19:00.000-07:00

1. King Khan & The Shrines "The Supreme Genius of..."
2. Beck "Modern Guilt"
3. Portishead "Third"
4. James Pants "Welcome"
5. Flying Lotus "Los Angeles"
6. Quiet Village "Silent Movie"
7. El Guincho "Alegranza"
8. Pink Skull "Zeppelin 3"
9. Santogold "Santogold"
10. Gnarls Barkley "The Odd Couple"

2008-09-01T03:11:00.000-07:00

what the fuccon?

SHIHO's new designs for CLANDESTINE!!

2008-03-03T12:23:00.000-08:00

Here’s a link to the Nordstrom.com shop where you can buy the first half of the line Shiho's been working on for rocker Pete Wentz’s Clandestine label. The other half will be coming out later in June. The art Shiho created is everything on the “View All” page for Clandestine except for the “Pop Art Tee” and “Off Shoulder Tee”.

There’s a few more styles she worked on but I guess they might not be available online. They should be coming to a store near soon sometime this month. The few available online are pre-sale items!

Year of THE THRILLER

2008-01-26T17:01:00.000-08:00

Is it just me, or is Thriller bigger than ever?
First there was Indian Thriller, the best spoof ever (or were they actually taking themselves seriously?)....
A New MJ Double Disc reissue of the album (including bonus dvd of original music videos and remixes) is on the way...
Villains and Curtis Vodka put out recent remixes that I can't help but mix in just about every set, and now this...Phillipino Prison Camp Thriller!

THUGGY STARDUST & THE HUSTLERS FROM MARS

2008-01-12T17:51:00.000-08:00

David Bowie + Gangsta Rap = Awesome

AND, just when you thought Hip-Hop was officially D.O.A., Snoop channels Prince: "Sensual Seduction":

Seattle Magazine feature

2008-01-12T17:45:00.000-08:00

Seattle Magazine January Issue
Spotlight: Talent Scout
By Yemaya Maurer

It’s almost midnight, and the boisterous crowd at Fremont’s Nectar Lounge is chanting for the California-based headliner, renowned hip-hop DJ Cut Chemist, to take the turntables. The opening act, local DJ Marc Sence, spins records over the mob’s shouting. Nectar’s new talent buyer, 30-year-old Colin Johnson, looks uncomfortable as he lingers in the wings. Tonight is the biggest national show Johnson’s booked since taking the job last July, and he’s hell-bent on making it great...read more

NEW "TOP 10" PICKS

2007-10-11T13:44:00.001-07:00

as its been a few months since my last "Top 10 of the Year....so far" and some amazing albums have come out in the past two months...I felt an update was long overdue:

NEW TOP 10 of 2007
Here goes:

1. Radiohead - In Rainbows
2. M.I.A. - Kala
3. Peter Bjorn & John - Writer's Block
4. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
5 Justice - Cross
6. Klaxons - Myths of The Near Future
7. Panda Bear - Person Pitch
8. The Shins - Wincing The Night Away
9. Caribou - Andorra
10. Arthur & Yu - In Camera

Sounds like I'm a sucker for either banging beats or psychedelic 60's-inspired pop...yeah, that's me allright.

Out of the Hole....and Running!

2007-08-27T12:22:00.000-07:00

Once properly motivated, you'd be surprised what hipsters could accomplish.

JAM BAND FAN or TALIBAN?

2007-07-17T00:20:00.000-07:00

you make the call...and why let the fun stop there. There's a whole blog dedictated to answering that question for the ages....

WEEKLY

2007-07-08T22:26:00.000-07:00

The Seattle Weekly interviewed me this past week for a feature they call "Behind The Scene", showing glimpses of what goes on, well, behind the music scene in Seattle...

Colin Johnson Finds Common Ground For Hippies and Hipsters
By Aja Pecknold

Talent buyer Colin Johnson isn't afraid to say the R-word—after all, raves are what got him his start in music, down in the smoggy reaches of Los Angeles. The Seattle transplant has been hustlin' for the past 10 years, as a promoter, DJ, and band member, working his way up the food chain to talent buyer....

more here

GIANT freggin ROBOT!!

2007-06-29T17:57:00.000-07:00

Guess who's art graced the cover of my favorite little Japanese Pop-Art/Culture Magazine GIANT ROBOT.....my buddy PCP! Congrats Heisuke. Shiho and I will be going down to LA sometime in July to visit him as he flys in from Tokyo for an exhibit called Tree Show 3.

Sweet Nectar of The Gods

2007-06-24T12:41:00.001-07:00

I found a new booking home...Fremont's very own Nectar. It's a beautiful space and has a ton of potential....outdoor patio where you can drink and smoke (great for the summertime), Happy Hours with full kitchen and drink specials, etc. We're going to be installing new sound system, a new green room, and a third bar on the balcony level...posh Spice indeed. Here are a few pics from a recent photoshot I did with PhotoJustin:

Seattle graphic designer Joel Eby will be redesigning the www.nectarlounge.com website in the coming weeks.

SPECIAL NEEDS cheered me up

2007-06-08T11:02:00.000-07:00

if you're ever at ropes' end and need a quick pick me up, check out how these pets are coping with freagin DISABILITIES! Ridiculously cute and a subtle reminder to us all to get off our asses and do something meaningful...

WTF!!!

2007-06-07T13:16:00.000-07:00

that's what Seattle is saying....I was recently let go at Chop Suey...reasons? highly dubious. Over the last few days, I've felt overwhelming support, so I think I'm handling it better than I would have expected....basically it all comes back to YOU. Thanks for all the kind words of support, encouragement etc.

If you care to join in the fray and voice your opinion, check out the article in The Stranger about the fiasco here and make your opinions known here.

Again, thanks for your support, I'm sure I'll land on my two feet again...hopefully sooner than later.

MOUTHING OFF

2007-06-02T16:02:00.000-07:00

The Stranger caught me while I was feeling passionate about the ongoing drama with the 'poster war'.....

CHOP SUEY CUTS TIES WITH POSTER GIANT
Posted by Eric Grandy on June 1 at 15:45 PM

Chop Suey booker Colin Johnson has ended his club’s long-standing business relationship with divisive local company Poster Giant. (For background on Poster Giant and the “poster wars” see here, here, here, here, and here). If an outside promoter “wants to go with Poster Giant I’m not gonna tell them they can’t,” Johnson says. “Anybody who does any show here can go with whoever they want. But when it comes to the in-house production shows we do, we’re not going to work with them.”

According to Johnson, the falling out began when Poster Giant was unable to adequately poster for an outside promoter’s Chop Suey show on two weeks’ notice. Poster Giant’s Doug Cox told Johnson that the company needs for 4-5 weeks lead time for a proper poster campaign, and that Johnson should tell his outside promoters as much. When another outside promoter approached Johnson with a poster only a week and a half before their event, Johnson told them that wouldn’t be enough time for Poster Giant, and the promoter decided to go with Poster Midget instead.

“[Cox] called me up with an ultimatum,” says Johnson. “He basically said, ‘I’m tired of seeing the Chop Suey name on posters that I don’t put out. You’re either with me or you’re not with me.’

Johnson says Cox then threatened to “specifically target any Chop Suey show that [Poster Giant] doesn’t put up” if he didn’t “start getting those customers back.” (Poster Giant has a reputation for targeting the competition. They’ve denied it.)

“We’re not going to go with somebody who’s trying to use scare tactics to retain our business,” Johnson says. “Somebody needs to stand up to it, and that’s what we did.”

“We’ve been around five years,” Johnson adds. “We’ve been working with them since the beginning. I’ve always tried to push Poster Giant to meeting with other poster distributors and kind of coming to a place where they can all stay out of each others’ way and still accomplish what they want to accomplish. But what they do tactically, for their clients, is they go to a pole and, regardless of what’s on there, they’ll take over the entire space. There’s no respect for anybody else’s work, it’s just bottom-line. There’s an ongoing war; it’s Poster Giant versus everybody else.”

“I wouldn’t say that we’ve severed ties [with Chop Suey],” says Poster Giant’s Doug Cox. “I mean, we’re still friends or whatever. I don’t know that they’re going to be using our services in the future or not. That’s up to Chop Suey. We’ll wait and see what happens.”

the article plus feedback can be found here.

LIST 1

2007-06-01T00:33:00.001-07:00

as I'm often asked to make 'lists' its probably appropriate to do a little 'TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2007..so far" list.

Here goes:
1. Peter Bjorn & John -Writer's Block
2. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
3. Klaxons - Myths of The Near Future
4. The Shins - Wincing The Night Away
5. Panda Bear - Person Pitch
6. Arthur & Yu - In Camera
7. The Good, The Bad, & The Queen - S/T
8. Bonde De Role - With Lasers
9. Ed Banger Recs - Compilation Volumes 1 & 2
1o. Bloc Party - A Weekend In The City

run out and buy (or steal) a copy of these as soon as humanly possible

If you know me.....

2007-05-31T22:27:00.000-07:00

then you know I'm a Justice fanatic. Always scheming to get my hands on remixes, exclusives, what not...in case you're not familiar with the French duo, here's a little video that will rock your world....if only for a moment:

The long anticipated album is slated for release on June 11th on Vice Records..here's another track I just gaffled today....
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2007-05-31T21:41:00.000-07:00

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