Pan De Sal is Sheila Hall (aka Orange Sheila), Judi Brown (of Love Pentagon), and Jeff Madlambayan (aka The Doodler). They don’t hesitate to use whatever instruments they can get their hands on to contribute to their indie-world beat sound…whether it is a set of turntables, a bass guitar, synth pads, or a didgeridoo. It is not unusual for them to hand out instruments to the audience as they run around the crowd destroying that veil between artist and audience.

Come see them July 26th as we present: Say What?! Pillow Fight Club at Beauty Bar, Las Vegas.

Pan De Sal: “Movement and Travel” Download Here

Pan De Sal: “Mufasta Mufasa Remix” Download Here

Pan De Sal: “The Boom and The Bees” Download Here

Pan De Sal on Myspace

-Jason Sturtsman

Anyone that knows me is well aware of my tendency to obsess over things. Ever since I stumbled across these fidget producers I’ve been a mess… I can’t seem to stop dissecting their sound. Said to be on a mission to “make dance music fun, again”, Alex Powell and Oliver Portamento have been exploding onto the UK dance scene. They were kind enough to let me pick their brains.

Hometown/ place of current residence? Scarborough/Bridlington

How would you describe the UK party scene to all of us ugly Americans? UK people sometimes get too lost in trying being cool and sometimes forget about partytime…

Favorite city/party/venue to dj? BUTLINS @ BOGNOR REGIS (what a night!!)

How did you get into djing/producing? Oli visited ibiza at 16 says it all… and alex got some turntables when he was 13 for his birthday when he saw them in a shop (like the scene out of waynes world)

How would you characterize your signature sound? Fun audio sickness

Major musical influences? Chromeo, Heavyfeet, Crookers, Prodigy, De La soul,Cypress Hill, Queen, Ray Parker junior and many more..

What’s your favorite brand of clothing/shoes? Donnay & Kappa

How would you describe your style of dress? RUN DMC vs Jimmy Saville

What are you wearing (right now)? Odd socks..

What’s on heavy rotation in you Ipod? Just sold my ipod for $80

How many hours of sleep did you get last night? Alex got 6 and old Oli got 8 hours cos he needs his beauty sleep

Fill in the blank: Amy Winehouse is_______ clean.

Mac or PC? BIG MAC

Tea or Coffee? COFFEE

Treble or Bass? BASS

Favorite curse word? PHLUMF !

2 Unlimited: “Get Ready!” (Squatters Remix) Download Here

The Squatters on Myspace

Purchase and Support The Squatters on Beatport

xoxxo

Bobbi Le Pin

Yep, Reebok has re-released the “Victory Court” pumps in yet another set of tasty colors. That’s right, you’ll remember these were the ones worn by tennis superstar Michael Chang in the 90’s… except these ones have fresh new colorways: aqua, orange & white.

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Pick ‘em up at XLARGE Japan

xoxxo

Bobbi Le Pin

These jokers have been holding it down in a major way, in Canada for quite some time. Dj’s Booth & Chameleonic together have been bringing that fire with what could be described as a fitting mix of dark crunchy basslines, hollow reverebed synths, hip hop vocal samples, and straight up old school rave.

Recently this duo was signed to A-Trak’s Fool’s Gold label and have been tagged as the ones to watch. Anyone keeping good company like that is more than likely bound to bring the heat.

Enjoy these cuts!

Jokers Of The Scene: “Y’all Know The Name” Download Here

Jokers Of The Scene: “Y’all Know The Name” (Flosstradamus Remix) Download Here

Water Lilly & St. Plomb: “Shake A Leg” (Jokers Of The Scene Remix) Download Here

Bonde Do Role: “Melo Do Tobaco” (Jokers Of The Scene Remix) Download Here

Jokers Of The Scene on Myspace

Purchase & Support Jokers Of The Scene on Beatport

xoxxo

Bobbi Le Pin

thunderheist - jerk it from thatgo on Vimeo.

So I just received the following email, today:

“Hey Indiekrush,
This video is a finalist in the band’s [Thunderheist] contest. We’re a couple of broke art students. This is our first video.
Peace.
-Noel&Stefan”

Well guys. This is ill and I love the originality… plus I love Thunderheist. So this is really a win-win, for me.

You can go to thunderheist.com to vote!

Check out Noel & Stefan

Thunderheist on Myspace

xoxxo

Bobbi Le Pin

PIC VICIOUS consists of Pic Vicious, a former MC from Indie-Hip Hop group Illadapted, & hype-girl Letta Love, a unique mix of vaudeville and electro. PV has also earned the #1 spot on Myspace Top Unsigned Artists on May 12th, 2008.

Check out this remix of Pic Vicious’ “Systematik” by Las Vegas’ own Bass & Treble.

PIC VICIOUS: “Systematik” (Bass & Treble Nightlife Remixx) Download Here

PIC VICIOUS are guaranteed to stun and spin the crowd… see them July 26th at Say What?! Pillow Fight Club at Beauty Bar Las Vegas…

Pic Vicious on Myspace
Bass And Treble on Myspace

-Jason Sturtsman

SUPRA makes some nice shoes… They also make apparel, but its there shoes that make these cats some badass ma’ f*ckas! Na mean? I can safely say that Supra has the illest skate shoe in the game!

What makes these guys fresh you ask? Well, they get it. They actually have a clue, they know that they have to make a tough shoe, so that you can skate it, and also make it look fresh as well. This concept will make the guy that doesn’t skate- still wanna cap a pair. They came strong with the release of the Chad Muska skytops, and have been keeping it tight with assorted fruit flavors, and metallic joints to boot. Supra keeps us fed with new colorways every season, and adds new styles on the regular, like their non-signature, “Cuban” lowtop-a slip on with a twist-Straight Killin’ it!!!

Be sure to hit the site to check out the Fall 2008 to drop in stores near you soon. The colors are oh… so… fresh(could we have it any other way?) Personally, I’m feeling the red/white Chad Muska Skytops…

Supratuf.com coming soon.

suprafootwear.com

-Arnauld Deuche’

The gang over at No Love Lost sent over this little gem from Berlin’s DJ Donna Summer. This one is f’n banging and chock full of fidget house and wonky basslines. Mmmmmmm.

Tracklisting:

1. Intro - “Mr. Brian Miller At A Recent Event”
2. Sawtooth Sucka - “Letting Go”
3. The Ghetto Don - “Track 9″
4. Sweat X - “Shut Up”
5. Rico Tubbs - “Don’t Do It”
6. Fake Blood - “Fake Blood Theme (Jokers Of The Scene Re-Edit)”
7. His Majesty Andre - “Girrrl”
8. Skream - “Request Line (Switch Remix)”
9. Emynd - “Rock This Park”
10. Dead Presidents - “Hip Hop (Diplo Mix)”
11. Hostage - “Blockhead”
12. Acen - “Trip To The Moon (Kaleidoscopiklimax)”
13. Bugs In The Attic - “Don’t Stop The Music”
14. Soundhack - “Devil’s Run”
15. DJ Surgeon - “Ghetto Tech Mixin - Track 3″
16. Three 6 Mafia - “But I’d Rather (Douster Remix)”
17. DJ Rob Threezy - “The Chase”
18. 3 Is A Crowd - “Boogie Predators”
19. DJ Donna Summer - “Big Boy Trux”
20. DJ Deeon - “Percul8 (Original Mix)”
21. DJ Sluggo - “I Ain’t Your Baby Daddy (Debasser Remix)”
22. Rico Tubbs - “Gangsters (Original Mix)”
23. DJ Rampage -”Fuck What You Heard”
24. Stuffa Feat. Mapei - “Pretty Girls (Sinden Remix)”
25. DJ Paparazzi - “Hey”
26. Moby - “Alice (Drop The Lime Heavy Bass Remix)”
27. DJ Donna Summer - “Siren Chaser”
28. Lil Wayne - “Lollypop (DJ Barletta Remix)”
29. Machines Don’t Care - “Afro Jacker”
30. When Saints Go Machine - “Kids On Vacation (Wongo Remix)”
31. Raffertie - “Stomping Ground”
32. DJ Absurd - “Hats To The Back”
33. Outro - “Good Parents”

DJ Donna Summer NLLR Mixtape Download Here

DJ Donna Summer on Myspace

xoxxo

Bobbi Le Pin

Last Saturday’s “Say What?!” party at Beauty Bar Las Vegas was bumpin’! So Sweet brought the fire and the turn out was beautiful…

Live performances by Mighty Six Ninety, The Skooners, Anavan, Diamonds & Gold had the backyard stuffed, meanwhile…

…DJ’s Eddie V, Trey D, Grimehaus, Va Jay Jay, Know Well and Abom kept the floor moving all night long.

Here’s some photos from the event!

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xoxxo

Bobbi Le Pin

The first thing you might notice when you hit up these guys Myspace is the quote, “We’re not dj’s.” Listen to a couple of their tracks and you can see where this misconception might come from.

Their sound has the intensity of some European superstar dj duo and their groove falls in the Depeche Mode spectrum of electro-blues. The members, Mikey on vocals and sharing the instrumental duties with his mate, Beans, have been spending their time recently writing new tunes and creating a live show that is promised to be way more than two turntables and a microphone.

Check out what the guys had to say when I caught up with them:

How did you to meet? Speed dating

What instruments/programs to you like to incorporate? W e use logic pro, ableton live, some keyboards, and a shammy, an ice pick, and a magic screwdriver.

What artists are you influenced by?
M: I have a open mind to all kinds of music, and I bring in influences from it all. If I had to name some artists, I’d say DFA1979, M.I.A., Digitalism, Madlib or anything released on Stone Throw Records, The Flaming Lips, Beck, and Ghostland Obervatory are some of my favs.

B: For dance influences I’d say Daft Punk, !!!, LCD Soundsystem, The Rapture, pretty much anything that has ever been on DFA Records, or in the Coachella dance tent. Most recently Hercules and Love Affair. But my favorite bands are Radiohead and Spoon.

How did you get into making dance music?
M: I was always into thrash n’ garage n’ punk music growing up, and still am to this day. I guess I started getting into dance music through listening to bands like DFA1979, Neon Blonde, The Rapture and Shy Child (to name a few) bringing in an energetic, more dancey to their music. I also listen to a lot of beatmakers / DJs / producers like flying lotus, Diplo, and Madlib, which I think help us come from a different perspective when creating our beats.
B: I first got into dance music when my older sister got Daft Punk’s Homework when it first came out. I used to always sneak in her room and steal it. She also had this underground house mix tape from a local radio DJ that had hard hitting house beats with monkey yells over it. It was a really new and fun type of music. I had this old BOSS drum machine from the 80’s my neighbor gave me, and I would record dance beats with a 4 track and no keys, just beats. Later on I got really into electroclash when that started to boom…

Afghan Raiders: “Future Thinkers” Download Here

Afghan Raiders on Myspace

-Va Jay Jay

Okay, so I found a new little Thai place that well, keeps it simple. The Mix Zone Café on West Charleston is a low-key relaxed joint that offers some of the most spot on Thai food I have had yet in Vegas. Don’t get me wrong, I am a fan of Lotus of Siam and Archi’s, but Chef Dan has made his place a strong contender for best Thai food in Vegas.

I sampled the Chicken Satay with the most addicting peanut sauce, Larb salad, Roasted Duck Soup, Pad Thai, and Sticky Rice with Mango. The larb salad was so clean tasting, everything just popped in your mouth. The Roasted Duck Soup was rich and filling with a sweet aftertaste that made you keep slurping. And I have to mention Chef Dan’s Pad Thai. He gave me his reasoning and feelings towards Pad Thai and all I have to say is “more please!”

For once, I had a non-Americanized Pad Thai with lots of vegetables, a very minimal sauce, and delicious tofu (you can have chicken or pork if you like). I did not feel overly full from eating a plateful of carbs with a heavy sauce, rather I felt comfortably full from a well balanced entrée. I did, however, manage to make my pants tighter with dessert: sticky rice and mango. Just a few ingredients (that are a secret) mixed with perfectly cooked rice and a succelent mango….mmmm!!

So give Chef Dan a shot and swing by this locally loved place and when its fucking scorching hot, ask for a lemongrass iced tea!!

2202 W Charleston Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89102
Phone: 702.388.0708

-Minnie Kooper

DJ Technics is one of the founders of Baltimore Club, a Producer, DJ, owner of baltimoreclubtracks.com , and a cool ass dude. He has helped me personally and others in passing on his sound.

This mix was recorded live June 13th, 2008 at the final event of “Let Me Ride” which was a weekly event held at club fluid… this is where some of the illest dj’s have come in and dropped needles. This was a 3 year run and a big influence in the phillly club scene but it was time to move on and have the opportunity to give a proper send off. With that atmosphere in the air it was time for DJ Technics to close the place down.

This is a great insight to the real sound that was played in Baltimore clubs. Technics uses the Baltimore instrumental loops and drops vocals over them. That is the artistic and creative energy that only a few Baltimore club dj’s can do.

Props to Illy MC on the mic.

DJ Technics: “Let Me Ride Final Ride” Live Set @ Fluid Download Here

DJ Technics on Myspace

www.baltimoreclubtracks.com

-Jake Komara

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Starks teamed up w/HUF on thier current season to bless us with that HUF quake steez, in 3 colorways. Also, there are some Tribe Called Quest inspired joints. Check out their website, where you can order direct, and order more than one pair, and Starks returns the LOVE with free shipping!

There is no need for lame kicks! Catch some inspiration from the laced examples on thier myspace, and support the cause.

STARKS Myspace

STARKS website

“Who LOVES you?”

- Arnauld Deuche’

Enjoy!
xoxxo
Bobbi Le Pin