Criminal Slang

A quiet word-of-mouth success, Midlake’s 70’s influenced rock, born in Denton TX out of a quintet of jazz students from the University of N. Texas; intially gained popularity in Europe on the Bella Union imprint. Much like the band itself, their debut record, “Bamnan & Silvercork” was recorded at their home in Denton and mastered at the legendary Abbey Road studios in, well London.

Their 2006 follow-up, “The Trials of Van Occupanther” and the lead track (Roscoe) was recently given the remix treatment by (Superstar)DJ’s Erol Alkan & Richard Norris and distributed freely -no ‘fringement-.

With a recent contribution (The Pills Won’t Help You Now) to The Chemical Brothers latest offering, “We Are the Night” and a growing awareness among the internet elite, Midlake is poised to be the next band that you claim to have heard of a loooong time ago, next year.

Criminal Slang is a labour (day) of love…

The highly influential Morning Becomes Eclectic radio programme celebrates 30 years on the year with a 9am-6pm show September (Labour Day) produced by the shows three hosts: Tom Schnabel, Chris Douridas and Nic Harcourt.

KCRW is also in the process of digitizing more than 60,000 priceless recordings in an effort to perserve these treasures. More info about this campaign can be found here.

The ever elusive DJ/Designer Dirtyface took a break from hooking up celebrity driven accessories and released his first official toy in collaboration with, well yourself.

get your scissor game up and download the file here

If you’re in the LA area, you can check him out this week at the second installment of White Trash Wednesdays alongside Audio Puppet and a spread of Twinkies and $2 Pabst. 18+ to party this time around.

Crash Mansion
1024 S. Grand Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Apparently the hottest party in New York City is on a fucking bench.

Exhibit A: The Most Official Bench 

Yup, everyone’s (BB$ excluded) favorite bitches and friends recently threw a soiree for DJ Ayres on and adjacent to a fomerly non-descript wooden bench. The HBIC (Leah) of MTTM also found this, “happening”, to be a little ridiculous saying,

” It’s just a bench but now that MOB and alife have hosted nights there, we are figuring that lots of corny people will follow. That’s what this scene is all about anyways isn’t it? Following. Copying. Nut hugging. Then pretending like you’re shit means something. Yup I said it bitches and I’m not saying sorry for it. Kiss my ass. HA!”

Check MOB Living for the video…Oh wait, there’s more

Exhibit B: MISSBENCHAVE

is it the lead in the New York tap water and has Omaha Nebraska been one up on the streetwear market for decades?  

“The Bench” is quickly becoming the official conduit of social interaction and the font of American Culture -filling a void left by celebrities.

Anyway, I heard that there was some super downlow piss-stained couch party in the City and you have to buy a map from some Dutch Gabba blog to find it -so exclusive!!!

**Polaroids of GG action on the actual bench are much appreciated.

This dude Flashpoint Grafix puts most of the self-published community to shame. FPG and the half-page delight once known as One Two Magazine in it’s printed incarnation -now revived in blog format- interviewed Adult Film Actresses, got critical thinking points for reviews of (now classic) hip-hop albums, broke down the denim game -long before slubs and enzyme wash jumped into the lexicon, kept people up to speed on the nightlife and even accepted ads in the first issue from a little known Jet Li and his film Black Mask (monetize that web 2.0 bitches!).

A me seh one thing Nancy cyaan understan
one thing Nancy cyaan understan
wha’ mek dem a talk ’bout me ambishan
seh, wha’ mek dem a talk ’bout me ambishan
‘ca me seh some a dem a ax me whey me get it fram
‘ca some a dem a ax me whey me get it fram
a true dem nuh know it’s fram creation
a true dem nuh know it’s-a fram creation
bam bam, ey, what a bam bam,
bam bam dilla, bam bam
bam bam dilla, bam bam
‘ey what a bam bam, seh what a bam bam

Dis woman neva choble no one
I’m a lady, I’m not a man
MC is my ambishan
I come fi nice up Jamaica
so bam bam, what a bam bam
bam bam dilla, bam bam
‘ey a me seh what a bam bam,
seh what a bam bam
tell’em, tell’em

Me born an me grow ina Princeton 6
I Nancy write me presets(?) lirics
when you hear dem nuh sound like (??)
You come ina de dread so me seh well well slick
bam bam, ‘ey seh what a bam bam
bam bam dilla, bam bam
bam bam dilla, bam bam
‘ey seh what a bam bam, seh what a bam bam

A some a dem a seh me a go mash up dem plan
a true dem nuh know me a one bisnis ‘oman
Sister Nancy she a one ina 3 million
Sister Nancy she a one ina 3 million
So bam bam, bam bam dilla, bam bam
bam bam dilla, bam bam
‘ey seh what a bam bam, seh what a bam bam

Seh go, Sister Nancy, mek you go
I tell yousel’ fi go Sister Nancy, mek you go
I know it from me head straight down to my toe
A tee-tar-toe Sister Nancy a me go
A some a dem a ax a Sister Nancy mek you bad so
bung dung didle-a Sister Nancy mek you bad so

*This was mad nice, walking into a family-style mexican joint and getting bombarded by fresh tunes from the hostess podium, through the dining area, past the bar, up the stairs and out to the patio…

BTW get your grubby mitts on a copy of HeartFood -Dinner with the Bride, a special 1:00:02 length R&B mix from Flashpoint Grafix.

It’s perfect for candlelit dinners with your main girl and a sloppy backseat hookup with someone you just met.

Click Here for tracklisting