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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.

 

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Way Gone Wednesdays: Shocking Blue

You may remember Shocking Blue from their 1970 hit, "Venus".  This cut is called "Love Buzz" (which was covered by Nirvana on the re-release of Bleach in 1989).  Here's a video featuring clips of the one and only Louise Brooks.  Dig it.  It's way gone.

 

Real Talk Tuesdays: Marc Maron

Late last year I stumbled across the WTF podcast with Marc Maron.  Marc is one of those comics that I vaguely remembered from stand up specials but wasn't really on my top 10 list.  And let me say that very few podcasts have kept me coming back for more (with the exception, of course, of This American Life).  WTF is the real deal.  Marc brings in comics and actors into his garage for a sit down.  These sit downs always produce some laughs but the meat is in the real talk.  Discussing drug addiction with Brian Posehn, Andy Dick talking about his first homosexual impulses, Adam Carrolla's hippy parents and Ken Jeong talking about his wife's cancer.  It's real shit, folks.  Dig in.

 

Madhouse Mondays:  Willy

Dogs are so eager to please....to the point that they will salsa dance for over a minute.

 

Throwback Thursdays: Frankie Smith

Frankie Smith is as old school as it gets.  He's the man responsible for putting "izzle" on the end of everything (way before Snoop did it).  Dig this groove and see if you can spot where a very familiar sample originated.  

 

Way Gone Wednesdays: Kirk vs. The Gorn

One of the best (worst) fight scenes ever to be put on film.  This is from the 1967 episode of Star Trek entitled "Arena" where Captain James T. Kirk "fights" the Gorn Captain.  Funny how the Gorn can't take a kidney punch but can easily lift (and throw) a 300 pound boulder.  Dig it - it's way gone.