Criminal Slang

Flippin’ the Radiohead download model, Saul Williams gives an incentive for those that elect to purchase The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust album for $5 USD. Basically, those who pay get to choose between 192kbps, 320kbps MP3 or FLAC lossless formats. If you’re an audiophile (music snob) the choice is obvious.

Spotted at Keepin’ it Right 

The 2007 Criminal Slang Award for Hittin’ it & Not Admitin’ it goes to Cassie & Sean “Puffy” Combs (I’m bringin’ that shit back Diddy!).

Photo -Me

I have a theory that in 10-15 years, most music/culture writers will lament the passing of the, “golden age” of the current Downtown resurgance -before it was handed over to Disney. Also, the current fashion and music scenes will continue to grow and develop into a community-oriented, post-hollywood style and bring substance back to LA. Then everyone will OD on pills, cocaine and N20 and the cultural center will move to Watts.

LA 2007-20 = NY1980’s (quick strikin’ hypebeasts aren’t really that original -go ask Fab 5 Freddy, Debbie Harry & AdRock)

Post-Hollywood will describe the work of the Criminal Slang Media Alliance in 2008. The BLVD is over.

*Please note that The Academy’s Decisions are final, unless of course the winners have used or supplied performance enhancing drugs.

Best Re-Working of Songs That You May Or Not Have Heard of Before But Now Like Because of Said Re-Working

Mark Ronson -Version

Best Clusterfuck of Career/Personal Moves

Britney Spears

The “Just In Case You Thought That I Could Salvage the Family Rep” Award

Jamie-Lynn Spears (Pregnant at 16)

Best You-Tube Series Created With Microsoft Paint

Dipset: The Movie 1-7, Bonus Water Scene, Where’s Cam’ron Pt 1&2 (group award)

Best Quick Mixtape Series

Heartfood Presents…

Most NSFW Videos From an EP

Spank Rock & Benny Blanco -Banger’s & Cash

Best Resurgence of a Malt Liquor Brand Into Popular Culture

Colt 45

Best Beef You Could Care Less about

Aaron LaCrate vs Diplo

Best Beef That You Cared a Little Too Much About

Jim Jones vs Tru Life

Narcotic of the Year

Cocaine

The Say-It-Ain’t So Award

Jessica Alba (Herpes)

Ultraviolet, Stones Throw and The FADER present

A night of fashion & music

DJs

Peanut Butter Wolf

Valida

Dam-Funk

Jamie Strong

209 S. Garey

Los Angeles, CA

Saturday, Dec 15th

9PM - 1AM

Free holiday drinks

RSVP: ultravioletwear@yahoo.com

Oh, and Happy Birthday to The Fader who just turned 50 (issues).

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After you burn out on family togetherness, ditch your Christmas sweater and head out to the Vault 350 in the LBC for an apparently all-ages Christmas Show headlined by Mr. 3:16 Presents himself Murs. Yep, he’ll be spreading holiday cheer by making underground raw sh-t for everyone in attendance, along with compas 2Mex, Pigeon John, Self-Scientific, & DJ Orator (KPFK).

Tickets are $20 & available at Store 13 -you can also pick up the limited pressing of Murs & The Misadventures… for $13 while you’re there.

The video for MIA’s Paper Planes debuts on Monday the 17th. It’ll be on TRL and MTV2’s Unleashed programmes, in addition to the MTV websites.

*this isn’t it as far as I know -I guess you’ll just have to watch.

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Update 12/11/07

*Congratulations to Paul Krenitsky & his winning entry

“Spike Jonze had to break up with Karen O because da funk of her dick garage was too Criminal (pardon the Slang). “

Your poster is in the mail -the inclusion of the song title was a nice touch…

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Daft Punk Alive 2007 is released in stores today, December 4th. Yeah I know, thanks for the advance notice. Irregardless, this is a great live record to keep in your arsenal. Hopefully it inspires someone to go out and catch them on tour or for DJ’s to pull out their Homework and make a new Discovery. In fact, I haven’t heard One More Time played at the proper time in about 5 years.

Tracklist

CD 1

“Robot Rock” / “Oh Yeah” / “Touch It” / “Technologic” / “Television Rules the Nation” / “Crescendolls” / “Too Long” / “Steam Machine” / “Around the World” / “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” / “Burnin’” / “Too Long” / “Face to Face” / “Short Circuit” / “One More Time” / “Aerodynamic” / “Aerodynamic Beats” / “Forget About the World” / “Prime Time Of Your Life” / “Brainwasher” / “Rollin’ And Scratchin’” / “Alive” / “Da Funk” / “Daftendirekt” / “Superheroes” / “Human After All” / “Rock’N’Roll”

CD 2

“Human” / “Together” / “One More Time (Reprise)” / “Music Sounds Better With You” / “Stardust (Instrumental)”

Some of you went and bought it on iTunes cause you couldn’t wait. Others of you will head over to AOL Spinner for the live album stream and maybe get friends to do it at the same time, like you’re having a listening party with your closest comrades at work.

Most of you will jump for joy when I tell you that Criminal Slang giving away one of these three posters.

one of these posters (chosen at random) will go to the person who best uses the name of the director of this video

& Criminal Slang in a sentence. Email your responses to tmisablog @gmail DOTCOM

Contest Closes Sunday (Open to US Residents only, sorry!)

It’s safe to say that my Thursday evening is booked.

Co-hosted by:

Eric Bailey

HVW8

Shepard Fairey (Obey, Swindle, Dance Right etc.)

Tunes by:

DJ Pubes (Dance Right)

Location

Adidas Originals Store -8009 Melrose Ave 90046