At The Drive-In

A lot of people know about The Mars Volta, as well they should. But I don't think they're familiar with the earlier works of Cedric Bixler-Zavala when he was the lead vocalist for At The Drive-In. It's just...

Sick ass.
Life altering.
Music.



- Notorious Biggunz

Toothpick EP is now a FREE DOWNLOAD!!!

8bit Cynics have officially sold out of their newest project, The Toothpick EP. So they have decided to make it available for free download. Much love to those who bought the actual CD. You basically funded the recent 8bit Cynics tour of the American Southwest. Those of you who bought the album also have the actual album artwork by S.I.D. and hard copy of the album which was well worth the 5 bucks.

For those of you who did not get a chance to pick it up, here it is!!!


8bit Cynics Toothpick EP
Click h e r e for FREE DOWNLOAD

-ChuyMc8bit

Jay-Z “D.O.A. (Death of Autotune)”

i guess this song dropped earlier in the month, but this vid just hit today.

enjoy,
~Lost Kawz

Manasseh x RIP Michael Jackson

Here's a dope MJ piece from the homie Michael Manasseh



My earliest and most vivid memory of Michael Jackson was in 1987 (I was 6 years old at the time) when my cousin Johnny Ray played "Bad" for me on his brand new CD player. I recall my mother saying "when he was only 9 years old, he was already the most talented person I had ever seen."
He was.

-ChuyMc8bit

Tour Vlog 2

-chuy

How I Got Over.

Can't wait till the album drops.
Sickness!!!


>No1

aDDlib x Ronnie Harris RELEASE SHOW

hi there.
we are in the great fantasy world of albuquerque right now...chile cheese fries being made at the homie Benji's house....
Tomorrow night Durango Colorado at the famous Steamworks Brewery.


we will be back super late friday night/early saturday morning....but SCREW sleeping in, we've put 3,000 miles in the last 6 days but we are headed up to OKC to support our great friends aDDlib and Ronnie Harris! these dudes are sick and are both releasing their new albums on Saturday night at Sauced. there is no question there, you know how it goes down at sauced..shit is gonna be rediculous.

come hang out or your stupid. THIS IS THE YEAR OF THE PUZZLE...
straight up, no one is putting out quality music like we are--puzzle people are ABSOLUTLY the best, most original, most poetic, best composed, and proficient crew in the area.....if we dont win the.....

oh wait...the OMTA's just kinda disappeared...how come no one is talking about this? how much money were they paid to put on this awards ceremony HOW MANY months ago? I know there were issues with the venue and other things that caused it to be postponed, but i havent heard ANYTHING since then...is it even still happening? if not do the artists get a refund (in our case the beautiful honorary 8Bit Cynic dezz)...I dont wanna step on toes, but thats pretty much just stealing money? hopefully im just out of the loop and theyve got it under control...if so let me know.

SORRY FOR THE RANT....THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS POST:



olivejuicepuckfeta.

-saev

P.O.S. and Astronautilus - Handmade Handgun SXSW 2009

Recorded live at Buffalo Billiards in Austin, TX.


came across this the other day, enjoy.

~Lost Kawz

Mini Update

First off, sorry for lack of posts from the road...but things have been going great! Yesterday we played the Summer Solstice Festival in Durango Colorado for a group of hippies in a park in downtown Durango. As luck would have it, some other rappers were in the audience and we were invited to play a very sweet club later that night with our great friends Aftergrass (who have members from Dialouge)... Great times were had, we killed it and opened some eyes...this one super awesome girl bought me 5 beers. thank you whoever you are!!!!

Now we are up in the mountains at our comrad Eriks house, in his sick home studio...he will be recording some live drums for Flannel--Im super excited to collab with this guy--we went on tour with him 4 years ago, and he definitly doesnt suck at drumming!

Anyway, we got some more videos we've put together, we will upload them soon...we will be off to PHX tomorrow to rock out with the homie medafORACLE in Tempe...jaws will drop.

See ya soon!

olivejuicepuckfeta.

-saev

Martika - Toy Soldiers

For whatever reason, I woke up to this song this afternoon.

And. I felt like, everyone needed to peep this shit.

It was vital.



- Ziggy

Tour Vlog 1

-ChuyMc8bit

Good Lookin Out

Boy Crazy Promo from alexi wasser on Vimeo

Nice!!!

>anonymous1

Viktum x Delicious

So i stumbled across this tasty morsel today. I've heard good things about it and thought to myself, why not share the wealth???

You can go here to cop it. And big ups to MICHAEL MANASSEH who did the art work.

FartsNleotards

>Onq

We make you think...

Just down

The smooth ivory planks thirst for oil from my finger tips

The dry printed page yearns for ink that never drips
The smiles and laughs spit forced from my lips
The dance is smothered in my chest and never gets to my hips

The failures and fears turn over and over like a dance of demons
Their laughter echoes the death of the dreams that I'll never be
The lies and secrets tucked in the folds of my brain
Illuminated like a star on an empty stage with a cigarette and a bad joke

Its the longing and dread so elegantly balanced
Stalemate leaving only empty silence in my head
The frustration of moving not forward nor backward
Just down

Nothing ever feels right for too long
Nothing good ever lasts
We are never done or finished or satisfied
And we are lucky if we even know what we are looking for.

When will I stop waiting for Fridays and smoke breaks and birthdays and new things?
I always want summer when its cold and winter when its hot
Ill want it until the only thing I feel is damp darkness from inside the earth.

Im not praying for a miracle, but I'll still hold my breath
If we all live in circles, why should I fight till the death?

>anonymous1

Lets get this show on the road...

In exactly 12 hours we will depart on our 4th tour of the southwestern united states. Already things have not gone to plan, but as is life...Chuy and I will be posting video blogs from the road to keep you guys updated and hopefully make you a little jealous. haha

but seriously, every summer brings a different type of experience...every year we have hit the road with something new to offer, with a different mindset than the previous. so check the dates, if we play close to you--come hang out for a bit...if we dont, send me an email and we will try to make it out on one of our off days if you have a place we can play (venue, coffeehouse, house party, etc). See ya soon!

olivejuicepuckfeta.

-saev

Michael Rose

-Chuy

CWL x Free

Cassettes Won't Listen has put out a (F)remix ep. That's FREE remixes. Enjoy.

>Anonymous1

Chromeo x Fancy Footwork

Since Saev showed me Chromeo, I've been hooked. This is my ish!!!

-ChuyMc8bit

Caucasian

By Kno from Cunninlynguists

Hilarious!

-Chuy

Battle on the Plains.

Bboys and Bgirls. Its that time of year again. Ha'Stylez Krew is hosting their 5th annual bboy comp.




please come out and support.
>anonymous1

Sonic Value x Free Download

FREE DOWNLOAD: Sonic Value "Nothing 2 Pretty"

-Chuy

2009 TOUR

COMING TO YOUR CITY THIS MONTH...AND
PERFORMING WITH FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY:
medafORACLE, Jelts, Runt, Big Ox, Faceless Ent., and more!
check back for more information/more dates.



olive juice,
saev

Must've (Justified Materialism With Saev) PART I

Just released today, these two shirts are designed by two of my favorite contemporary artists (Alex Pardee and Jeremy Fish, respectively). They are a little bit more than I usually pay for a shirt (which isnt saying much if you have noticed), but its printed on AMAP and all the proceeds go to Camu's Family and fiance. Ill prolly pick one of em up.




sickness.

olivejuice,
saev

medafORACLE - Food, Rent, Water, or Gas FREE!!!

dont sleep on this, LONG LIVE HIP HOP!

click here on album art to download


-ChuyMc8bit

Must Be Nice promo

Mick Boogie presents Jabee's Must Be Nice mixtape


-Chuy

medafORACLE - Food, Rent drops tomorrow

For those of you from Oklahoma, please download this free album. This dude is sick! MedafORACLE is one of my favorite emcees and he is also one of my best friends. Check back tomorrow for the Free Download link.

-Chuy

I dont make posts like this, but its important.

I dont post much anymore, I have been really busy with life stuff lately. To anyone who is angered by the holes in our justice system, to anyone that feels like laws protect criminals more than it protects the law abiding citizens...please, please watch this movie. I have never witnessed anything so horrifying. I was left breathless and in shock...I watched it last night and am still very upset by what I witnessed. I know that isnt a very good sell on a movie, but this NEEDS to be seen. people need to know what CAN and HAS happened so that maybe someday it can be fixed.

Dear Zachary, a Letter to a Son about His Father (trailer only, please go rent or netflix this asap):

Flannel

-Chuy Powers

Mick Boogie x Jabee x Must be Nice promo

Coming this summer!!


-Chuy