Rub Radio February 2016 – Rok One Edition
Posted: February 17, 2016 Filed under: Rub Radio | Tags: Rok One, Rub RadioOur guest at The Rub this month is our old friend Rok One. Because he has an encyclopedic knowledge of all things rap related and makes great mixes, we thought he’d be the perfect person to make an Anti-Valentine’s Day mix. If you believe in holding grudges against exes who did you wrong, lyrics explicitly airing your awkward sexual predictions (hi Kanye!), and a general hostility towards the opposite sex, you’re gonna love this one!
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ROK ONE “LOVE’S GONNA GETCHA”
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I’m on vacation in LA so I shouldn’t be posting but we saw this at LACMA yesterday and I had to share it.
FOTR: Bird Peterson
Posted: February 16, 2016 Filed under: Friends of The Rub | Tags: Bird Peterson, fotr
FOTR this week is Bird Peterson out of Austin, TX. He’s been cranking out tunes on the reg for what seems like forever and he originally caught fire on the legendary Hollerboard before eventually releasing tracks on basically every dope independent dance label of the last 10 years. He’s also got his own Teenage Riot Records, which just saw the release of his latest project Meal Ticket along side a couple other FOTR’s in Mike 2600 and Sammy Bananas. Check out this fresh new EP below and keep up with Bird on all the relevant socials as well.
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TNN is back and the big guns are really starting to flex in a major way. Of course most everyone and their mom has been up on the Kanye West new album roll out in some way and after a ridiculous number of teases, The Life of Pablo is finally out in the world. His SNL performance of Ultralight Beam from this past weekend is with a show-stealing performance from Chance The Rapper is below. Earlier in the week also saw a preview of a new one from James Blake which should give you immediate chills. Wrapping up this week’s edition is a tasty new midtempo tropical joint from Love Taps. Take in some new new.
#TBT – DJ Morse Code – Dilla Mix: Turn It Up!
Posted: February 11, 2016 Filed under: TBT | Tags: DJ Morse Code, TBT
Yesterday was the 10 year anniversary of the death of one of the most innovative producers and artists in the history of hip-hop. J Dilla (aka Jay Dee) recorded and released an insane amount of inspiring music during his time on this earth and to give it up to this legend, today for #TBT we feature DJ Morse Code and his insane hour long tribute mix he dropped from last year. Full stream and download available below so you can reminisce this great catalog of music as well.
FOTR this week is Austin’s DJ Mel. Mel’s been holding anything and everything down in Austin for what literally feels like forever. Whether it’s been his Rock The Casbah 80’s themed special events, his insanely long running weekly Monday party at Nasty’s or being the official DJ for University of Texas Longhorns basketball, he’s certainly embedded himself in Austin’s music scene. What’s brought him to a national stage in recent years is his work djing events for President Obama in the past and now for Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. You may have seen and heard him dropping classic tunes on the Iowa Caucus TV and online coverage last week. Check out a recent mix from Mel and all the links to his socials below.
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TNN is back this week after a week off and of course there’s a bunch of interesting new tunes that have been released in that time. Huge names like Beyonce and Future are featured below with new stuff as Bey drops her first single and video in over a year. Future however dropped his second LP of 2016 already. Rounding it out is the large new single from Baauer’s forthcoming debut album. All three streaming in full.
#TBT – DJ Ayres – Safe For Work II
Posted: February 4, 2016 Filed under: DJ Ayres, TBT | Tags: DJ Ayres, TBT
#TBT this week comes from DJ Ayres and his 3 year old mix for The Hairpin with his Safe For Work II mix. As a follow up to the lost first volume (Soundcloud removals are oh so real), this is vibe friendly mix full of non-offensive language tunes for the office crowd. Janet, Kylie, Frank Ocean, Bjork and more all holding down this great mix of 90’s, diva house and chill feels. Revisit the stream below in full.
DJ Ayres – Safe For Work Volume 2 presented by The Hairpin by Dj Ayres on Mixcloud
FOTR this week is Jason Stewart, aka Them Jeans. Jason was the first person to bring The Rub out to Los Angeles over 10 years ago, and at this point he’s the mayor of LA as far as we’re concerned. His work as a DJ, producer and promoter has shaped the LA nightlife and music scene since most of you were in short jeans. Plus if you’re not already up on it, his Tall Tales podcast is a delight. Check out the most recent show with guests Asher Roth and Jake Troth, along with some other links, below.
Asher Roth & Jake Troth by Themjeans on Mixcloud
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