http://duepayer.com/blog ...from ashy to classy Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:12:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_475" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="New Graphics chip in action"][/caption] *In the interest of full disclosure, I'm a former Apple employee so I might be sliiiightly biased in their favor. But I'll try to keep it as real as possible. So we all know that Apple is known to make a media splash ... http://duepayer.com/blog/2008/10/14/new-macbooks/ I just got put on to a dope new mashup site called The Hood Internet. My cell mate co-worker Max Boogie, of WNEW.com fame, spared me from his incessant country music binges and put me on to a dope new joint mixed by DJ STV SLV called Apollo Narrows. *Now ... http://duepayer.com/blog/2008/10/14/mashups-ghostface-vs-caribou/ Faces in the Crowd is the premiere artist showcase in NYC. Its an extremely well produced and executed talent show put together by past Grind Radio guests Chalant (MTV) and Reality (A&R / SRC Recordings). The event has pushed forward the careers of countless artists, including my personal fave Lydia ... http://duepayer.com/blog/2008/10/12/faces-in-the-crowd-showcase-oct-21st/ The homie D-Black has been hard at work in the lab knockin out his new mixtape. If you recall he's dropped quite a few dope verses and held his own with underground mainstays Skyzoo and Chaundon. I love to see new artists find creative ways of promoting themselves in the ... http://duepayer.com/blog/2008/10/12/the-new-mr-october/ New Banger from Ill Bill. Reminiscent of that classic 90s sound. Heavy lyrics over some throwback boom bap courtesy of the Madd DJ. http://duepayer.com/blog/2008/09/29/ill-bill-society-is-brainwashed/ Creative video montage preview of Canadian artist Zaki Ibrahim's new album Eclectica. If you're a fan of that Santogold / M.I.A. sound, you'll love this album. Props to Leilani for puttin me on. http://duepayer.com/blog/2008/09/15/eclectica-album-preview/ Why do it if not for the love?! I've struggled and toiled over what direction this site should take since starting it 2 years ago. As you can tell by my infrequent and disjointed posting, I had yet to come to any sort of conclusion as to what this site ... http://duepayer.com/blog/2008/09/15/the-love-movement/ Download I feel like a Laker, Shootin like a Pacer, But I'm playin' for the Knicks... Enter the mind of the BX's own Lloyal...with the recent release of his debut mixtape entitled "Lloyal Rumble" and weekly radio show "It's Lloyal" on wbmbradio.com, the kids future is looking nothing but bright. [caption id="attachment_389" align="alignleft" width="300" ... http://duepayer.com/blog/2008/09/02/duepayer-recruits-lloyal/ This has got to be the illest down in the dumps recovery I ever experienced. With the case of the Mondays, COLOURS(Cool Outrageous Lovers Of Uniquely Raw Style) brightened up my day with a quirky ode to motown style boy man band. What the hell is COLOURS you ask? See ... http://duepayer.com/blog/2008/07/28/everybody-love-everybody/ [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="Your favorite brand of live fried spinnin..."][/caption] Aiight folks, you know me and the rest of the Homecookin' Radio fam rock regularly Wednesday nights (8 - 10 pm) on WBMB Radio. If this is news to you then I'd like to welcome and invite you to our ... http://duepayer.com/blog/2008/07/21/battle-me-thats-a-sin/