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DJ Jazzy Jeff and Peedi Peedi: "Brand New Funk 2K7"
“Brand New Funk 2K7” is taken from the much acclaimed The Return Of The Magnificent album by DJ Jazzy Jeff. A celebratory summer vibe is the focus as Jeff and Roc-A-Fella signing Peedi Peedi (reprising Will Smith’s role on the 1988 original) bounce though the streets of Philadelphia in a borrowed ice cream truck on their way to get busy in front of a sold out crowd. The video features clever references to the original version and “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air” along with a plethora of cameo appearances from hip-hop mainstays such as DJ Premier, J-Live, Young Leek, DJ Excel, Megan Rochelle, Young Gunz, Jay Ski, Touch Tone and Young Steff. Featured vocalist Peedi Peedi is a member of Roc-A-Fella’s State Property crew. He also recently contributed a verse to the Roots’ latest album Game Theory. Peedi’s appearance on “Brand New Funk 2K7” gives the track a sing-song bounce, adding youthful energy to the well loved beat. “Brand New Funk 2K7” has been receiving early support on top commercial radio from 103.3 The Beat in Philadelphia to 97.9 The Box in Houston, as well as nationally syndicated hip-hop stations on XM, Sirius and Music Choice. Diverse, soulful, edgy and warm, The Return Of The Magnificent is everything flavor-of-the-month rap music isn’t in 2007. Easily as substantial as its prequel, it reminds us that Jeff is as capable a producer as he is a DJ; equally proficient in playing other people’s records as he is making his own.
Electric Light Orchestra: "Do Ya"
Behold the majestic bouffants on Jeff Lynne and the rest of ELO, circa 1979, singing one of their biggest hits. This track is included on the DVD "Electric Light Orchestra - 'Out of the Blue' tour, Live at Wembley".
Jessica Bendinger, the writer of the hit comedy "Bring It On," takes on the world of competitive gymnastics in "Stick It". The film stars Jeff Bridges, Missy Peregrym, and Vanessa Lengies.
An overworked man and his family head to the Colorado Rockies for a much-needed vacation, but their relaxing roadtrip soon becomes a succession of misadventures. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, the films stars Robin Williams, Kristin Chenoweth, Jeff Daniels, Tony Hale, Cheryl Hines, Josh Hutcherson, and Jojo Levesque.
Marco Esu: "Coda in Re minore"
Marco Esu was born in Sardinia. He began to study guitar at 8 years old. Marco quickly rose to distinction at his school with numerous compositions being well received. Marco's style is a blend of Pat Metheny crossed with Antio Carlos Jobim ... and then and blended with the style of Marco's own brand of music. In 1994 Marco won the best solo guitarist category at the " Sardinia Contest of Music" for his version of Joe Satriani's " Midnight". Marco has played with many leading Italian artists including Slamina; Wizard and Axioma. Marco is busy preparing his new album and working on various film scores with the Blue Pie team. Please feel free to visit Marco's website, and download the recent live SOLO performance of Marco at the Sardinia Fashion show. We look forward to a long and successful association with Marco.
Marco Esu was born in Sardinia. He began to study guitar at 8 years old. Marco quickly rose to distinction at his school with numerous compositions being well received. Marco's style is a blend of Pat Metheny crossed with Antio Carlos Jobim ... and then and blended with the style of Marco's own brand of music. In 1994 Marco won the best solo guitarist category at the " Sardinia Contest of Music" for his version of Joe Satriani's " Midnight". Marco has played with many leading Italian artists including Slamina, Wizard and Axioma. Marco is busy preparing his new album and working on various film scores with the Blue Pie team. Please feel free to visit Marco's website, and download the recent live SOLO performance of Marco at the Sardinia Fashion show. We look forward to a long and successful association with Marco.
Marco Esu: "Primo risveglio parte 3"
Marco Esu was born in Sardinia. He began to study guitar at 8 years old. Marco quickly rose to distinction at his school with numerous compositions being well received. Marco's style is a blend of Pat Metheny crossed with Antio Carlos Jobim ... and then blended with the style of Marco's own brand of music. In 1994 Marco won the best solo guitarist category at the " Sardinia Contest of Music" for his version of Joe Satriani's " Midnight". Marco has played with many leading Italian artists including Slamina; Wizard and Axioma. Marco is busy preparing his new album and working on various film scores with the Blue Pie team. Please feel free to visit Marco's website, and download the recent live SOLO performance of Marco at the Sardinia Fashion show. We look forward to a long and successful association with Marco.
Formed in Burlingame, CA in the late nineties, the genesis of Aphasia got its start when then-seventh graders Harber and bassist buddy Jayce Basques began jamming together. After several sessions, it became immediately apparent to these two friends that collaborating with each other was like second nature. Their musical partnership cemented for life, Harber and Basques, along with their band mates, stopped playing covers -- ?We were pretty horrible for the first couple of years,? Jeff laughs, ?playing Lynyrd Skynyrd and Green Day songs?-- and began writing songs of their own. Jeff and Jayce?s collaborations, along with drummer Will Peng, yielded a crop of new songs that demonstrated a remarkable creative leap and the group found writing together to be an effortless process. As for the key to their musical kinship, Basques sees it as a comprehensive, almost instinctive understanding of each other?s complexities. "We know how we work," he says, "and what each other?s strengths are. Jeff is more about the ideas and the big picture, Will is a phenomenal multi-instrumentalist, Aaron Prim (our guitarist) gives us an edge, while I?m more about details and organization. We all have a feel for each other?s styles." Comprised of eleven original tracks, the band?s debut release, Fact & Fiction (produced by Chris Brown of Trapt), is a searing yet heartfelt song cycle. From the thought provoking "Away From You," to the straightforward "Then Again," Aphasia come across as a band with tremendous range. Elsewhere, "Push For New" arrives with a soaring chorus, while the poundingly melodic "House Of Cards" boasts a slowed down bridge that reveals a more intimate layer of the band. "?House of Cards? is really a departure from what we were used to," Jeff says. "It really required us to step away from what was comfortable and take some risks. We especially enjoy how stripped down and personal the bridge turned out." Conversely, Harber says, "?Away From You? came to us the most naturally. The song was completed in about two hours. It?s very raw and blunt." Citing bands like Foo Fighters, Deftones, Refused, Incubus, Blindside, (?And Yanni," Jeff jokes) as main influences, Aphasia?s aggressive aural attack may have its roots in the aforementioned bands, but their sound is truly unique. Or, as Jayce puts it, their sound is, "Music to throw ninja stars to." The first single, the heavy and catchy "Flatline" is also the album?s first track and fittingly so because the members of Aphasia have come to view it as the impetus not only for the album itself, but for the band?s motivation to move confidently towards realizing their own goals. "?Flatline? is a great place to start, considering it's about making your move," Harber says. ?Flatline? was the first song we wrote for the record. It became Aphasia's mission statement like ?It's go time, there's no turning back.? It was motivation to write the rest of the album so putting it first seemed natural." Although the band hails from Burlingame, a city situated just outside of San Francisco not normally regarded as fecund ground from which bands spring forth, the members of Aphasia see not being from a legendary musical city as a distinct advantage. "It actually helped out a lot not fitting into a prevalent scene or music community," Harber says. "Not that it?s bad to have a scene but a lot of time when that happens, unsigned and smaller bands start sounding a lot alike. It allowed us to do our own thing without much pressure to fit a certain mold. The local scene in our town was always very elitist. We have always written the music we want to hear." The members of Aphasia are all relatively young --19-23 years -- but the band has demonstrated a tireless dedication to their craft. And while most of their peers are now rounding out their college careers, the bandmembers are poised to begin a career of their own. "It?s always been the plan," Harber says of his band?s recent signing with DRT/Joint Venture Recordings. "We?re pretty modest about it, but we?re dedicated people." That dedication will soon find the band embarking on a tireless touring schedule, but Harber, Basques, Peng and Prim are more than up to the task after honing their live show for years "I?m excited to tour and see things and experience things," Harber says. "There are so many kids my age that haven?t been outside their state." Thematically, the band?s debut covers the terrain of strained relationships, the struggles between friends and the isolation that comes when one feels like an outsider, to name a few, and what?s so refreshing about each song is that the band seems personally invested in its subject matter. "We cover a broad spectrum," Harber says, "of interpersonal issues highlighting the role of basic human emotion. Sometimes a single event affects us so deeply and pulls us in so many directions that it might take two or three songs to cover it completely." As for what they hope fans will take from their music, Basques offers: "If someone can relate to what specifically we?re saying?because I think a lot of our subject matter is universal?and maybe see another side of it or a different aspect of something they?re going through, that would be amazing. That?s more than we?ve ever hoped for. That would be absolutely flattering."
Gaming preview: 'Prince of Persia'
The "Prince of Persia" series found much success in the previous generation of video games. Now Ubisoft is back with a new "Prince of Persia"--complete with a unique art style and a brand-new fighting mechanic. You'll also be joined by a Elika, a female character who helps you fight enemies and solve puzzles. "Prince of Persia" is set to release by year's end for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.
For its fifth release, Blackalicious has created a record of such sonic depth and breadth and lyrical ambition that it can proudly stand alongside the work of Bay Area funk fathers Sly Stone and Shuggie Otis, or hip-hop classics like Outkast's Aquemini, The Roots' Things Fall Apart and Gang Starr's Daily Operation. But The Craft is not nostalgia for some "golden era" that never existed, it represents state-of-the-art hip-hop with an expansive worldview. From its opening, the sublimely orchestrated Stereolab-esque suite of "World of Vibrations", The Craft moves from peak to peak-including the Prince-ly rush of "Powers", a sinuous funk summit with George Clinton on "Lotus Flower", and the seductive meta-futurist soul of "Automatique," which features special guest vocals from Floetry. The Craft reveals one of global hip-hop's best-loved crews achieving another artistic breakthrough. "It's my favorite of all of our albums," says the Gift of Gab. "I think that it's our best album."
