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2009-11-15T22:25:00.000-08:00

cubic zirconia wed nyc

2009-08-22T11:33:00.000-07:00

yo i know its been a minute but i been on that steady grind.

if you are in nyc this week come out to our headlining show at mercury lounge with michna and apsci.. its gonna be major.

i swear

hope everyone is well !

drop the lime tour recap

2009-06-01T12:29:00.001-07:00

hello japan

2008-11-30T18:32:00.000-08:00

i see you guys are visiting here.
someone email me i wanna come visit there and spin tunes.

holler

im sorry its been a minute/ new project!

2008-11-30T13:42:00.000-08:00

how is everyone.

so its been a hot minute. i apologize for that.
things are good here.

I am leaving men women and children. My last show will be 12/29. Skully and Todd are departing as well. I want to thank anyone who reads this blog that is down with the band for a really interesting and special 4 + years. Sometimes you just know that its time to move on, and thats really whats going on.

That being said, Please check out cubic zirconia. todd and i crossed paths with a singer named tiombe and the rest is history. we write songs in my room, and then record them. its been fun. Click for our myspace CZ MYSPACE And we have a BLOG

We have a few shows booked in london, and we are in the process of locking down the first NYC show.

Other than that i have been working on music with a few other friends, as well as some tunes alone. Hopefully they will see the light of day somewhere sometime.

i plan on compiling all the dj mixes and putting them in one place so everyone can get if they need. Zshare and all these sites have been dying a slow death it seems.

stay in touch.

n

welcome back fellas

2008-10-24T16:42:00.000-07:00

LOFT.shit

2008-10-09T22:12:00.001-07:00

i love adrian
he worked hard on his record.
come support him.
well hold hands. its real simple.
vinyl.
drugs.
trombones.

i made a new mix

get it

http://www.zshare.net/download/198355330ac2f042/

then give it.

holler back.

someimtes you get sprung

2008-10-09T20:43:00.000-07:00

michna release party

2008-10-08T19:47:00.000-07:00

hello.
please come out friday
loft party, adrians release, all vinyl.. what more to be said.

praise jesus

2008-10-04T14:38:00.001-07:00

philly tonite

2008-09-29T14:23:00.000-07:00

test test

2008-08-19T13:16:00.001-07:00

asdjf;ljkadfs

im alive. sports on thursday!

2008-08-12T21:56:00.000-07:00

hello.
hope everyones good.
im in the bunkerhole working on some tunes, finishing a new mixtape, twisting knobs on ms20s, drinking sake, wishing my friend jess jubilee a happy birthday, ice coffee, cappachino, quinoa, all that stuff. we have had a great summer here in nyc, not too hot..

working on an email list so i can actually organize things.. wouldnt that be nice... philly/cali(LA/sf/stlouis keep your eyes out for me.

im looking to dj in

august
philly- monday 25th
stlouis tuesday or wed 26th 27th

holler if you got any good ideas.

iphone single handedly changed my life.
fuck with my on twitter

www.twitte.com/nickhook

ummm. di git

sat @ love

2008-07-04T10:40:00.000-07:00

i come to have good time.
i come to listen to good music.
i come to hang with good friends.
i come to eat birthday cake.
i go home.

join in.

ANTI POP/PREFUSE/ CATCHDUBS//HOOK/ TONITE

2008-07-03T00:06:00.000-07:00

HI.
tonite is beans birthday party @ hiro ballroom. i'm lucky enough to get to play with some people that have been of great inspiration along the ways of my musical career. i suggest you pay 8 bucks and come join in the festivities.

HUGS SATURDAY

2008-06-26T21:17:00.001-07:00

BROOOOKLYN. TONITE. SPORTSSSSS

2008-06-20T12:31:00.000-07:00

BBQ.ALL THE HOMIES. GOOD TIMES.

tomorrow

2008-06-18T09:14:00.001-07:00

around the block from the crib.
househousehouse.

sorry for my lack of postiing

2008-06-15T22:27:00.000-07:00

been so busy.
pittsburgh was off the hook. big thanks to pfunkt for having me out. and big thanks to an open minded crowd. hoping to travel more, so if you promoters are reading this blog, give me a holler and lets work some magic. big props to the record store as well. i miss shopping for records outside of nyc. so much gold out there.

hugs is fun as ever. our boy erock came thru and killed it last nite. myself link and egg foo do the 2nd and 4th saturdays of every month so mark your calender forever.

saw the murakami exhibit @ the brooklyn art museum this week. i recommend it.

big thanks to my dad for being a cool dude.
big thanks to 9th st espresso getting me through my life.
big thanks to cabs and public transportation for taking the thought of drunk driving out of my life.
big love to metroulas for giving birth to their 3rd child.
big love to the picketts for giving birth to tim pickett the 5th

more big thanks to come.

pittsburgh this friday

2008-06-01T22:05:00.001-07:00

come out!

spring break@hugs tonite

2008-05-29T05:56:00.000-07:00

hugs.
n6 bet berry and whythe.
djs//jubilee.jesse mann.nick hook
live= 3 pacs
jello shots by valissa.
general fun.
free.

tell a friend.

rip camu

2008-05-25T18:45:00.001-07:00

hugs tonite.

2008-05-24T09:57:00.000-07:00

n6 between berry and whythe.

myself.link.eggfoo.

all night long. 10-4

come thru

slams

2008-05-15T00:20:00.000-07:00

best game ever

whos fucking with the playoffs this year.
im pulling for new orleans.

inspiration

2008-05-14T01:09:00.000-07:00

been tweaking

dynsync to

with some sprinkles of

and some guitar pedals. nothing else.
= good times and good sounds.stay tuned.

3 posts in 1 day

2008-05-14T00:48:00.000-07:00

so yea. im chilling. fucking with some gear trying to learn some things.
the internet is good today, so i decided to post some stuff.
i like rx bandits, i like their drummer c gak and i like his solo stuff that he calls technology.
it just came on my itunes so i decided i would share it with you.

i suggest you check out the whole record. some tinges of tortoise, a little dj shadow here and there, some field recordings of skateboardings, and c gaks fantastic drumming.

peep them on myspace

get into the groove

2008-05-14T00:47:00.001-07:00

brian urlacher= einstein?!???

2008-05-14T00:42:00.000-07:00

"When I signed my deal the salary cap was $75 million. It's, what, $116 million now? Things have changed. I understand that all of this, to a normal person, sounds crazy. It's all relative to what you do. If you're a chair-builder, and you feel you're the best at what you do, and other chair-builders are making more than you, then you'd want to be paid more, too."

this week!

2008-05-06T13:01:00.001-07:00

letsgetdown

top 5 secret spots to eat in nyc

2008-05-06T08:41:00.000-07:00

1. punjabi. 1st bet houston and a. all vegetarian indian. best ever 3 dollars
2. otafuku- 9th street and 2 second ave. ill soba, okonomiyaki, takoyaki ( get the octopus balls) picture this is what its like on the street in japan. around 6 bucks.
3. mexican bodega on ave a and 13th. nyc has no mexican at all. this changes that. tacos 2 bucks. burritos 5. drink a huge tecate while your there
4. b & h kosher vegetarian. cheap fresh juice. awesome soup 2nd ave and st marks.
5. no food but 9th street espresso. best coffee in nyc hands down 9th st and ave c.

hit me off with your spots.

30 days no ichat

2008-05-04T07:45:00.000-07:00

bet with a friend.
anyone care to join. shit is wasting away hours of our life

whereverabouts

2008-04-22T07:42:00.000-07:00

hi. i been busy. its a good thing. expect some music soon.
just wanted to put a quick post of things that are important to me and that i would love to see you at.

first.
myself,kingston19, and dhundee will be providing a new monday night party. daud and sean disco are hosting. all of us have kinda been bored with the same ole same ole, so we are gonna give our best shot at trying to do something fun on a monday. The plan is for this to become weekly, but this is a test for now. so your help is more than appreciated it. rsvp here. tell a friend. you know all that good stuff. well have some drink tickets and good tunes.

second. i just dropped an exclusive mixtape for the taste crew. i made it quick and it was really fun. i think we are gonna do a monthly series.in there are a little jpeg cover and a behind the mixtape. scoop it up below!

ZSHARE LINK FOR FREE DL

finally, men women and children is dropping a 7 inch vinyl plus digital download may 6th. if you fancy red vinyl, pre order it now because it will be gone after our shows next week.

more on that 7INCH7INCH CLICKCLICK

i guess thats about it.thanks for reading this far.hit me with a comment. let me know your here.

odb=hero

2008-04-07T01:30:00.001-07:00

notice

2008-03-29T18:10:00.001-07:00

me and mr dances with white girls. protect your children.

tonite!

hugs tonite

2008-03-08T11:43:00.001-08:00

me egg link
hugs
n7 bet berry and whythe
many humans drinking gangs of booze
people dancing on stage
fog
smoke
lights
music

come

hugs tonite

2008-03-08T11:43:00.000-08:00

east village rise up

2008-02-25T16:37:00.000-08:00

after a whirlwind week. i guess i restart tomorrow.
dreday/sports/men women and children/sports/ plus 2 other shows makes you tired.

if you wanna listen to some good music that i might not have a chance to play sometimes.
come out. myself and egg foo doing it proper.

FALLEN HERO FRIDAY

2008-02-15T10:10:00.000-08:00

you this was all of our dudes in the day. i have to admit. i miss him alot. Anyone wanna buy me the dvd set for my birthday. that would be fantastic.

I love this

2008-02-11T19:56:00.000-08:00

something about 50 rapping upside down makes me smile and feel good about life.

now tell me a story.

PUNCHED IN THE FACE

2008-02-09T12:57:00.000-08:00

DREDAY.ITS OFFICIAL

2008-01-24T21:12:00.000-08:00

Upon influence of my man mike 2600. myself and egg foo will be throwing a party to celebrate andre youngs 43rd birthday @ 205.Well have the woodman and sahir in the basement playing house and disco. And well be giving away 180 40 oz colt 45s for an open bar. Someones gonna have a baby. FEB 18th. mark your calenders.

WOW

2008-01-18T14:42:00.000-08:00

NEW PARTY

2008-01-11T16:19:00.001-08:00

so. i have never really had my own party.
im gonna give it a crack with link, cardboad city brothren and defidelity 6500 allstar.

we are lucky enough to have egg foo young and blue jemz joining us.
please come by if you can, and tell 5.2 friends.

FREE ALL AGES SPORTS SHOW

2008-01-02T12:28:00.000-08:00

YES.FREE.YES.ALL AGES.YES.MONDAY.YES.
HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE.

aite so

2008-01-01T21:44:00.001-08:00

its 2008 .

resolutions.
post more here.
release more music.
go to places ive never been.

sound good?

the rza!

2007-12-25T13:24:00.001-08:00

RIP IKE

2007-12-12T23:20:00.000-08:00

full post will follow tomorrow, but my thoughts go out to ikes fam and friends. STL legend.

sean no paul

2007-12-05T16:14:00.000-08:00

mmmm.

2007-12-04T15:33:00.001-08:00

courtesy of richard moves

205!!!!!!

2007-11-30T16:20:00.001-08:00

celebrate my girls birthday, good music, and people putting us in magazines.
pretty good if you ask me :)
21 +

attn: T PAIN

2007-11-28T16:43:00.001-08:00

your career is over.

hiro tomorrow :)

2007-11-28T12:37:00.000-08:00

come by. not quite sure what time i select the music, but the lineup is a really fun one.
rsvp for free entry!

blaqstarr

2007-11-24T16:59:00.000-08:00

so.
205 is one of my favorite places in the city these days. good sound, good bartenders, and so on.
to me the magic is really in the basement. its what i picture nyc being like when drugs were pure and aids were just people that helped you out.

the dude joey and his crew decided the wednesday before thanksgiving was time for kurrupt party 4. i missed egg foo, but everyone should go see him and buy 1 of everything he put out.. I have really been enjoying the blaqstarr stuff, but wanting to hear more. *note* mos def or talib qweli have nothing to do with the indivdual blaqstarr. He put on a murder clinic for 2 hours in the basement, playing about 95% of his own music. Bass heavy,minimal, primal, rugged, are words that quicklycome to mind. people looked like gumby dancing. very inspiring to say the least. not that im fist on the case or anytihng, but this dude is going to be doing big things for a long time to come. hes a quadruple threat, singing/rapping/producing/djing.

enclosed is supastarr 2.0.
enjoy :)

tonite i go here

2007-11-23T06:01:00.001-08:00

yo

2007-11-07T08:13:00.000-08:00

look below for tour dates.
come hang out. mwc/rxbandits/nurses tour today. were playing 3 new songs.
let us know what you think. im also bringing some sports mixtapes.
see u in a few!

help me

2007-11-04T21:36:00.000-08:00

yo if people out there are reading this im going on tour wednesday and looking to dj after the shows listed below.
if you can help please leave a comment. i would really appreciate it :)

Nov 7 2007: Ottobar in Baltimore, MD
Nov 8 2007: School of Rock in South Hackensack, NJ
Nov 9 2007: The Fillmore at Theatre of Living Arts in Philadelphia, PA
Nov 10 2007: The Living Room in Providence, RI
Nov 11 2007: Harper's Ferry in Allston, MA
Nov 13 2007: Blender Theatre in NYC
Nov 14 2007: Club at Water Street Music Hall in Rochester, NY
Nov 15 2007: Magic Stick in Detroit, MI
Nov 16 2007: Metro in Chicago, IL
Nov 17 2007: The Loft in Madison, WI
Nov 18 2007: Station 4 in St. Paul, MN

FUCK

2007-11-04T17:39:00.000-08:00

chicago

2007-11-03T16:27:00.000-07:00

just a nice funky jam that later became a house anthem by the bucketheads.
enjoy-

STREET PLAYER

they say everyone is good at something

2007-11-02T12:35:00.001-07:00

i make music come from speaker

2007-10-31T09:52:00.000-07:00

today

2007-10-30T21:53:00.001-07:00

i got hit by a car.
true story.

come hang :)

2007-10-25T12:57:00.000-07:00

a book i've been reading

2007-10-14T18:37:00.000-07:00

so i copped this book from my friend when we were in california.
if you are interested in production/mixing/ ect i highly recommend it. i cant put it down, plus it will always be writh me as a reference book when im recording. dudes a funny writer, theres a bunch of rad 3-d pictures of mixes of songs you know/like.

riverside

2007-10-06T15:36:00.001-07:00

so weve been out here for almost a month now.
riverside is a crazy place. methlabs abound..

why does dizzy reed, a man who plays in guns n roses play in an awful cover band 3 nights a week?
why do hipsters only wanna hear top 40 hits?
why is los angeles the only city where u never really know what year it is?
why doesn't new york have in n out?
why can't we all just get along?

its been a long toime.

2007-09-17T18:02:00.000-07:00

with all these orenthal thigns going on. i just wanted to reflect on a great moment in our lifetime.

litterthugz

2007-09-01T08:45:00.000-07:00

When was was just getting out of college. I came across this insane crew of dudes called the litterthugs. I think there were 9 of them. They were djing everywhere in st.louis, having radio shows on KWUR, doing art, and just plain ole inspiring everyone around. As far as production and creativityI feel as if these dudes should be on top of the planet right now, but i guess people will just never be ready.

Here are some mini jams and profiles of the 3 cats i am most familiar with out the crew:

MIKE 2600 Besides being one of the nicest dudes mike is dope at deejaying, producing, graphic design and probably like 30 other things he doesnt tell anyone about so everyone doesn't secretly hate him. Mike is currently in minneapolis. He has recently dropped some great mixtapes and is begginging work on another one soon. Those familiar with the band have heard this track many times before. We used it as our intro for a few tours. The song is called inspired by one of the best video games ever, Mike Tysons PunchOut.

MIKE 2600.PUNCH THAT SHIT OUT (zshare)

Doug Surreal- Raw Talent. Why this dude isn't getting 10g's a beat is beyond me. Doug has a bulk of material and its all really dope. I'm still trying to figure out what to put up since he gave me 12 cd's of mixtapes + beats last time he was around. Dude is silly on sherms.

Bitch Ass Darius aka Kenny Kingston aka Cougar Shuttle- This boy used to and still does play every wednesday @ the dollar bin in st.louis. Go check it out if you have a chance. I'm sure hes probably sick of playing the same music every wednesday for the past 7 years, but people still go bananas to it. He holds down records from 85-95 only. When he puts on his bitch ass darius gear, its fine booty and ghetto tech. His productions have seen the light on diplos fabric 24 mix, and a new mix from french ttc crew memeber dj koyote. Here is a track with an ode to the hometown.

BITCH ASS DARIUS-FROM ST.LOUIS>

SPORTS

2007-08-21T18:41:00.001-07:00

so me daryl and glue just finished our mix. its called i'm hungry.
its like 73 minutes long and we are all pretty proud of it.
we are pressing a limited amount, so you should head over to our myspace and order that bitty.

go here:
SPORTS SPORTS SPORTS SPORTS SPORTS

oh yea. men women and children is about to go play some shows and write a mobload of music.
i can't wait.ljkadfjkl;adfsljk;dfsajkl;dfsajkl;dfsajkl;dfsadfsakladfsjklfads

holler.

n

jamaica

2007-08-19T13:39:00.000-07:00

as i write this a hurricane is trying to hit jamaica.
i had the pleasure of spending time there seeing some of the most amazing things of my life, and meeting some people from the island that ill never forgot. just putting out good vibes to everyone there.

here is a track from the kind of the melodica.. augustus pablo.

enjoy.

skateland rock

get down!

2007-08-16T09:56:00.000-07:00

listen to me :)

2007-08-14T19:10:00.000-07:00

im djing at 205 tonite. chrystie and stanton.
juan mcclean is in the basement along with a killer cast.. .

TOMORROW.

www.eastvillageradio.com im djing live on the radio for the whole world to hear :)..
12.45 ish til 2 East coast america time
when the podcast link comes up ill hook it up.

leave a damn comment yo.
hope everyone is doing well.

n

SPORTS

2007-08-04T16:39:00.000-07:00

is coming.

sports

holler at us.

2007-07-20T10:29:00.000-07:00

so this one time we met a goat on the side of the road when we toured with gang of four.
he loved me, he rammed our guitar player with his horns. i loved him.

sorry tis been a while.
heres a copy of a mix i did while we were in england in december. i kinda like it.
we gave it away at shows later that month.
share it with everyone you know.

WINTER 06 MIX

LEAVE A DAMN COMMENT :)

205 tonite!

2007-06-26T14:11:00.000-07:00

tonite.

upstairs:
myself
dom
jamal(ttlab/superfamily)

205 chrystie @ stanton
no cover.
party rockers all night
come by!

tonite.

2007-06-25T13:36:00.000-07:00

featuring special guest. molassass foot aka squak aka gimpfoot aka todd weinstock

BUMPS

2007-06-22T18:29:00.001-07:00

i ain't talking about cocaine.

TORTOISE + DRUMS + PERCUSSION + SOMA STUDIOS = BUMPS

Taking me back to Rich Vs. Roach, John Mcentire, John Herndon, and Dan Britney put together a nice little record of drum breaks and grooves at Soma Studios. I've always loved anything that has come from Mcentire's Soma Studios, and this is no different. Raw, tightly compressed funky drums. Check out the new antibalas record that he produced or any of the tortoise catalog for examples.

heres a few cuts.

Biotic Discussion
Intermission Part. 2

Pick up Bumps

Pick Up Rich Versus Roach

MO 314.LITTERTHUGZ

2007-06-21T22:22:00.000-07:00

wednesday!

2007-06-20T11:31:00.001-07:00

Come thru here. its a nice vibe, and the food/drink is cheap.. After this me and my man terry from young love are djing @ lit loung. 2nd ave bet 5th and 6th street. come thru!

DAVY DMX//OUTPUT

2007-06-17T02:17:00.001-07:00

It goes without saying that DAVYD is an amazing producer.
I stumbled upon this record from a friend. Its on Tuff City, I actually can't find any infomation about it.
But the beats are solid, low end synth bangs and anything with an agogo bell is usually pretty funky. Oh yea, nasty break in the middle. !

OUTPUT- Move for Me

oliver sain.STLOUIS part 1

2007-06-17T00:50:00.000-07:00

i grew up in St.louis. definately not the cultural mecca of the universe, but before nelly and the invasion of STL rappers our town was fucking rich in innovative music. Chuck Berry, Ike and Tina, Miles Davis, and Fontella Bass to name a few. One name that goes under the radar was a main by the name of Oliver Sain. People with funk crates know the st.louis breakdown, but he had a wealth of ..-

Delivering pizzas was my teenage occupation, so naturally i listened to alot of music. A community station in st.louis called KDHX played the most amazing variety of music. Tom Papa Ray, Doug Morgan, and the hip hop show called the science definately shaped me into a more diverse music listener. I can't recall if it was tom or doug that got me hipped to Oliver Sain, but im glad that went down.

Oliver was kind of the guy around town in the day, he was an amazing sax player and discovered and produced alot of local artists at his Archway Studios. Puffy sampled him, and I think Jay-E was working with him before he passed.

Oliver Died in 2003, but before that he did every thursday at a club called BB's downtown. I was fortunate enough to see him about 2-3 times. If you are interested in reading a pretty dope interview with him go HERE

Dropping 2 tracks. from a 45 on Abet records. enjoy!

Feel Like Dancin'-(zshare)

B-oogie-(zshare)

rough trade//booji boy high

2007-06-17T00:22:00.001-07:00

rough trade in convent gardens is one of my favorite record stores on earth. its in the basement of a skate shop. the other one may be better but i have never been there (other favorite record stores vintage vinyl and record exchange in st.louis, turntable lab,a-1 and other music in nyc, and amoeba (( im banned from the LA store don't ask).

since american money is basically worth nothing in the UK, i have to starve myself to pick up whatever the new bomb 7 and 12s are.

i picked this one up in febuary. i only read like 3 or 4 blogs so it may have been beaten to death on the internet, if so just tell me and ill get rid of it asap. its a project called booji boy high from the dudes in hot chip. i dig this song, seems like they just made a few tracks one day and decided this was the best way to not have to deal with much red tape on actualy getting music out to people that want to hear it. kind of a different step, but in a wierder good way.

dig it.!

booji boy high- twist myself again

kiss me again

2007-06-16T21:12:00.000-07:00

on a normal forgettable day while taking my 20 minute subway ride to practice i look over and appear to see a man who looks like nicky siano. i walk up to him and say hey nicky siano right, hes like yes. we end up talking about music the whole ride and really hitting it off. nicky ended up coming to watch us practice one day and ultimately djing before we played at our first show ever in NYC. for those of you who do know, it was one of the most humbling and inspiring moments of my musical career. for those who dont, nicky was the owner and dj of the gallery and later one of the original djs at studio 54. nicky was a pioneer in deejaying and disco as well producing the record kiss me again under the name dinosaur. it was also arthur russells first dance record. some guy named david byrne played guitar on it. here is a link to said song. the break rules, as does the whole thing.

for more inspiration pick up this comp that nicky curated going back to his days at the gallery. its on the excellent soul jazz records, who may be one of the only labels that exist that hasnt put a bad record out yet.

kiss me again (zshare)

Warp 9- Nunk

2007-06-16T19:00:00.000-07:00

this is kinda dope. gonna help me digitize some of my records that ive been procrastinating about doing for a while.....
im a sucker for early 80s electro. analog synths, nice drum machines, and the songs are always funky as hell.
this song seems to get a bit of neglect considering egyptian lover, hashim, nucleus ect are having nice runs today.

Warp 9- Nunk (zshare)

twins

2007-06-16T15:10:00.000-07:00

ok. so as you can see, i havent fucked with this for a loooooooong time.
a few people inspired me to get back into it. who knows what this will turn into.
hopefully someone will take something from it, or i guess i can just use it as my soapbox to rant about everything that sucks.

heres a picture my friend ollie took on our last tour. she plays in a fantastic band called the oohlas.
i was lucky enough to score an old minimoog on tour to pair up with my newish(been thrashed on tour) voyager.

enjoy. come say hi. stay awhile. i plan on putting up music. photos. and whatever...

:)

hello.

2005-02-09T21:38:00.000-08:00

test.