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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: R.I.P. Uggie

If you saw the 2011 stunner The Artist, then you remember the scene stealer known as Uggie the dog. Unfortunately, I woke today to news that Uggie had to be put down. Let's pour one out for this guy and watch some of his best clips.

Real Talk Tuesdays: Wet Hot American Summer

If you're not familiar with the 2001 classic Wet Hot American Summer get yourself educated because Netflix was smart enough to give us a brilliant 8-episode prequel. This is ridiculous. This is fun. This is ridiculous fun.

Madhouse Mondays: Dynas & Tony Galvin ft. Slick Rick

Great classic Rick flows plus a zany animated video? Yes please. Dig it.

Feel Good Fridays: Frank Ocean + Mick Jones + Paul Simonon + Diplo

This can be your sound of the summer. Let it bump.

 

Throwback Thursdays: The Clovers

Not sure anyone has called this out, but Steve Miller straight up ripped off The Clovers. Their opening lines from "Lovey Dovey" (1954) can be heard in Miller's "The Joker" (1973). But to be fair, "Lovey Dovey" was made famous by The Clovers but originally written by Memphis Edward Curtis and Ahmet Ertegun. Small world.