4Star and Frank151 teamed to for a new store opening, VIP reception in Shibuya, Tokyo.  Guests included Eric Koston, Mike Carroll, PJ Lad, Mark Gonzales, Brian Anderson, Max Shaff, Rick Howard, Spike Jonze. Music by Kiyo(Royalty), Bun(Fenomeno.inc.), Dommon(Libra Record).  View entire photo album here > 4Star Album

Our friends from the Netherlands are giving us some shine . . . check the site.

Volume 5 in Mark Farina’s Mushroom Jazz series just dropped.  The new album includes cuts from Zion I, DJ Spinna, Red Astaire, and Pete Rock.  The album also includes the Mark Farina produced ‘Cali Spaces’.  Click this mushroomjazz.net for more info or go to Frank Radio on frank151.com to listen to the album in its entirety.

JVC Force and Jesse Sharer present the Todd Jordan Exhibit @ Unit & Dikayama.  View full photo album here > Todd Jordan Album

The album ‘Soul Travelin’ showed up in our office this week.  Excellent production by Symbolyc One with on point vocals from Myone and Myth.  The album came out last year, but shit is still fresh for 05.  Check out their site for more info and audio clips strangefruitproject.com

If you’ve followed Jay Dee, or Detroit hip hop, you need this record.  R&B vocals over dirty beats, this record is the one of the best we’ve heard this year.  Check out the exclusive Frank151 online interview with Wajeed here. For sound clips from the new Platinum Pied Piper album, click here and to view the new video click here . Going on tour this month, check them out at one of these cities:
May 12 - Detriot
May 16 - Washington DC
May 19 - NYC
May 25 - Atlanta
June 2 - San Francisco
June 3 - Los Angeles.