The Night James Brown Saved Boston This doc is in 8 parts. This doc is about James Brown, civil rights, Martin Luther King, Brown's televised concert in Boston after the assassination of Martin Luther King, a concert that keep the peace and helped a city heal without tearing itself apart first. A good watch.
The Night that James Brown Saved Boston had its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, TX. It is scheduled to appear on VH1 on April 5, the 40th anniversary of the event that it marks. There is probably been no more difficult year in modern American history than 1968. There may have been no worse moment than the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis on April 4, 1968. As cities around the country were burning, James Brown managed to prevent the chaos from tearing apart the racial divided city of Boston.
The film documents that remarkable concert and the politics around it. Boston Mayor Kevin White and his colleagues almost by accident realized that by televising the James Brown concert they could keep people indoors that night prevent widespread rioting. The film is almost testimony to the power of music in general and the power of James Brown's music in particular. The film is a tribute to the Godfather of Soul and the role he would come to play in working for civil rights.
This is a film that should be seen by students everywhere in an effort to understand one of the more dramatic moments in history of a great American city. James Brown may be gone, but his music and his contributions will live on forever.[via:imdb]
It's going down, for the first time in history - Three 6 Mafia invade Vancity and we've got the OFFICIAL Three 6 Mafia afterparty!! Shine is located in the heart of Gastown and opens from 10pm-3am.
We got Vancity's BEST DJs for the afterparty including DJs:
Rising Brooklyn remixer and party maestro Sammy Bananas lives up to his name by crafting ecstatic tracks that ditch trendy production tricks in favor of pure pop satisfaction. He's already remixed the likes of Chromeo and 45 King, and his latest Fool's Gold EP Braids & Fades is a tribute to the biker-shorted divas of the 1990s, chopping up their r&b hits into uptempo club tracks. The approach has already made fans out of influential BBC DJ Annie Mac and platinum producer will.i.am, who ran up to the DJ booth at Sammy's last LA show to shout "YOU made this?!?" The new record is a follow up to the equally catchy and early 90s rooted High Top Fades EP which saw release in late 2007.
Early in this year, Sammy stunned the DJ community with his inventive bootleg of N.E.R.D's "Everyone Nose" which he rechristened as "All The Girls." He debuted the remix on the Screaming Bloody Murder tour in which he traveled North America with A-Trak, Sinden and Steve Aoki. The track was played across the world and became a staple in sets by heavyweights like A-Trak and Flosstradamus. Sammy is always working on new material, so keep on the lookout for his remix of Tittsworth's "WTF" coming out on T&A Records as well as his take on Trackademic's "Enjoy What You Do" dropping later this fall on Fool's Gold. Sammy continues to spread his net ever further with a European tour this October, and a trip to Australia planned for early '09.
"Sammy IS straight up bananas. He ripped it at LAX and I can't wait to have him back!"
- DJ AM
"Wow I love these! I don't know which one to play on the radio!"
- Annie Mac
"In a musical climate where so many DJs and producers are doing the same thing as the next guy, Sammy Bananas is a breath of fresh air. His music is full of character and can be best described by one word: funky"
Skratch Bastid is the shit. He's coming to destroy our party Nov 14th @ Shine. He's a super talented DJ and there really ain't no party like a Skratch Bastid party. That college dropout is a fan - he blogged about the above remix. It's a hella gouda. Yes. That's what I said. A hella gouda.
The best thing about Bastid coming to town means I get to see a whole bunch of people I haven't seen in ages! The heads will definitely be out for this one. There's stuff you can read like his bio (which is pretty funny actually), but then there's video interviews, Scribble Jam championship routines, live party rockin footage, mixtapes, remixes and articles. Remix and mixtape above, videos below (with time duration 0:00):
Live party rockin DJ sets:
Skratch Bastid - Live @ Shambahla 2008 (Part 1) (2:33)
Skratch Bastid - Live @ Shambahla 2008 (Part 2) (4:01)
Live Scribble Jam Battle Routines:
Skratch Bastid - Scribble Jam 2001 - Death Star Beat Juggle (0:48)
(I lost my shit the first time I heard him do this live - although local legend Astrix also destroyed the Death Star with a full 6 minute Star Wars inspired DMC routine - I'd like to see Astrix's routine again anyone got footage?)
Skratch Bastid - Scribble Jam 2003 Champ (the video/battle that started it all)
showmanship, style, and skill - yes he still puts on a show when he's DJ'ing a party
Skratch Bastid - With Live Footage from a previous DJ set @ Shine Parts 1 (9:06) & 2 (6:18)
Bio below followed by quick links:
So... What do the South Bronx and Skratch Bastid have in common? They're both the birthplace of hip-hop and they both have red hair. That's what's up. And from here on in, we'll be referring to the subject as ‘Bastid’. Some people do call him ‘Skratch’ and some people also hate fried chicken. It's just a matter of taste. You know how Bastid makes nachos? One at a time, that's how. He puts a dab of salsa and grated cheese on each individual nacho chip and then puts them all into the oven like little nacho cookies. That's dedication to a craft. That's attention to detail and a creative mind. That's a mad scientist. That’s also a really slow way to make nachos. What it do? Bastid is a real DJ (no iPod). He started DJing as a teenager in his Halifax basement and will someday be a grown up, though, he will most likely never be Filipino. However, he can rip the cuts, as evidenced by his competition history, taking home the Scribble Jam DJ Title 3 times. Professionally and for a living he makes cheese by rocking crowds everywhere and anywhere. Canadia, United Snakes, Europe, you better ask somebody. …That’s it? Oh yeah, and he's nice on the production tip, too. After releasing an album independently, his beats caught the ear of longtime hometown associate Buck 65, planting the seeds of collaboration. Buck's ‘07 release, 'Situation' (Warner Music/Strange Famous), has been critically acclaimed as a return-to-form for the artist, with notable enthusiasm on Bastid’s production, scored on 12 tracks. Plus there's his mixtapes. A professional blend of selection, skill & humour; with a little bit of cocky-prick on the side. Hot like in the kitchen, they are. Hot like a polar bear in Texas. Check out his 2007 installment “Get Up!” for the evidence. He once heard it blaring out of his own grandmother’s Dodge Spirit. Basically, Bastid gets busy. What it look like? He stands 5'10". Sometimes sports a beard. He plays anything and everything from James Brown to 3-6 Mafia to U2 and makes it sound good. Years of sleepless nights practicing routines for competitions have left him with more-than-ample skills and not much of a social life, providing the perfect combination of wanting to win the crowd over and doing it quite fancily. Like a modern day Axl Rose. Or something. Loosies: Bastid is from the land of the fisherman and the McLobster: - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Currently he lives in Montreal and has residencies locally and in Toronto. Oh, and on Fridays he hands out blankets and reads stories to orphans. Both Bastid's parents and Jazzy Jeff think that he's a good DJ. He owns more records than mp3's. He enjoys the musical energy of M.O.P. more than that of Benny Benassi. He's allergic to being broke and most importantly, Bastid never trusts a big butt and a smile.
This year is a super special year as Halloween falls on Friday Night!! This only happens once every 86 years so you know it's gonna be crazy.
GET UP GET DOWN presents HALLOWEEN PARTY and $1000 (cash prize) COSTUME CONTEST
We have an incredible roster of DJs - 5 of Vancity's BEST DJs with Calgary's finest added to the mix. This is the first time Get Up Get Down falls on Halloween and we're going all out with a HUGE 6 DJ line up and an all out / drinks up / fist pump / feet dance / costume party!! To top it all off we're giving away $1000 CASH to the best in show. Shine has already started to put the finishing touches on the trick-or-treat Halloween installation so get your costumes ready, grab your tickets, and get ready for a ridiculous Halloween night!
Get Up Get Down is proud to collaborate with Vancouver's very own Finale Design. The good folks over at Finale are about to launch their latest line for the Fall 2008 and they're celebrating with a HUGE party @ Shine. Expect lots of giveaways, T-shirts, CDs, cake, booze, mayhem and Vancouver's BEST DJs. It's also one of the founder's birthday but shhh I didn't tell you that.
Finale has been getting mad love from all over the world and major heavyweights have been caught wearing. The Clipse, Jamario Moon, GZA and more have all rocked Finale. Be sure to come down with some extra cash as you'll probably want to cop a few shirts at the launch party. You can peep the new line Nov 7th @ Shine but for now, here's a reminder of last year's line:
Also happening Nov 7th @ Shine
DJ Arems CD Release Party (free CD giveaways)
Our very own DJ Arems returns from a European tour with a brand new mix CD in hand. It's a promo mix for Faction Sound Crew titled "Worldwide" and we've got mad CDs to giveaway. Free Swag(ger Like Us) all night long along with Finale!!
Born and raised in the culture of hip-hop, DJ SAKE-1 has been looking for the perfect beat since 1989. A founding member of California's (((Local 1200))) Sound System, DJ SAKE-1 has utilized a combination of advanced science and Bay Area hustle to genetically alter the hip-hop idiom into a 360 degree circle of soul. You can find DJ SAKE-1 kickin' up dust and making 5,000-person venues feel like neighborhood house parties from San Francisco to New York City to Atlanta to London and beyond....
DJ SAKE-1 has humbly Served the People as resident DJ at legendary parties such as: Church; Fabric; Soulville; Candy House; Luscious; Oakland Reggae; FeelGood; Unify! and many, many more. He presently resides at the groundbreaking Pacific Standard Time weekly, while traveling to do his thing at vaunted spots like Little Ricky's Rib Shack (NYC), The Rub (NYC), Blacktronica (London), Chocolate Sundays, Outside the Box, Do-Over & Afro Funke (Los Angeles), Earthlink Live (Atlanta) and mucho mas.
Sake One is also a hard working studop producer, having created mashups, remixes, edits and original productions for mixtapes and studio releases. Check his sound on any of his mixtapes or at his live performances.
