Champaign-Urbana, IL - Musician, producer, composer, audio designer, and DJ Larry E. Gates II has played hundreds of stages across the nation and has shared those stages with the likes of Chuck Berry, G. Love & Special Sauce, 30 Seconds To Mars, Local H, Superdrag, Trombone Shorty, Brother Ali, The Nappy Roots, Blueprint, DJ Rare Groove, Illogic, and many others.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 8:56AM Tom Waits is an original. A gravel-throated, foot stompin' Coney Island carnival barker who has kept us entertained for four decades now. I remember seeing him in films such as The Outsiders, The Fisher King and Dracula before I was ever really familiar with his records. His new album, Bad As Me, drops October 25th. Here's the single followed by the video for "I Don't Wanna Grow Up" (1992) directed by none other than Jim Jarmush. Way gone.
Bad As Me, Dracula, Jim Jarmush, Music, The Fisher King, The Outsiders, Tom Waits, Video in Way Gone Wednesdays Friday, August 19, 2011 at 9:20AM For 10 years BK One travelled with Brother Ali as his DJ. I saw them together many times in Champaign-Urbana and up in Minnesota. In 2007 when the I-35W bridge collapsed in Minneapolis, BK's wife was on it. She suffered some major injuries but bounced right back. Since then, BK has chosen to spend his time at home with the family rather than out on the road. He continues to be in incredible DJ and producer. In 2009 he released the Brazillian flavored Radio Do Canibal (featuring heavy hitters like Raekwon and Black Thought as well as Rhymesayers staples Slug, P.O.S. and Brother Ali). Here's the Radio Do Canibal Megamix to get your weekend started.
BK One, Black Thought, Brother Ali, Music, P.O.S., Radio Do Canibal, Raekwon, Rhymesayers, Slug in Feel Good Fridays Friday, August 12, 2011 at 8:52AM How 'bout a little mashup to kick off your weekend. Here's Skee-Lo versus Lily Allen compliments of Babyknickaz out of the UK. Dig it.
Babyknickaz, Lily Allen, Music, Skee-Lo in Feel Good Fridays Friday, August 5, 2011 at 9:04AM Oh the dichotomy! Bay area selector DJ Basura mashed up Icelandic pixie Bjork with foul-mouth bad boy Spank Rock. The result? A feel good banger. Dig.
Bjork vs. Spank Rock: Bjorkyardbetty (Basura Mash Up) by dj basura
Backyard Betty, Bjork, DJ Basura, Innocence, Music, Spank Rock in Feel Good Fridays Friday, July 29, 2011 at 8:56AM Brian Mertz has been a staple in the C-U scene for the past decade. Providing tasty grooves to propel the areas art scene and night life. His new mix Influenced is the perfect way to set off your weekend. Dig.
DJ Mertz, Influenced, Music, Picture in Feel Good Fridays 