Wiz Khalifa Tour (Photos)

Blogordie Pittsburgh put up these photos from the Wiz Khalifa/U-God/Jasmine Solano Deal Or No Deal tour, which is tearing through the country currently. Check out the photos above, and the remaining tour dates below.

March 5th - The Aggie Theater Fort Collins, Colorado
March 6th - Marquis Theater Denver, Colorado
March 7th - The Black Sheep Colorado Springs, Colorado
March 9th - The Waiting Room Omaha, Nebraska
March 10th - 23rd St. Roadhouse Lawrence, Kansas
March 11th - Old Rock House St. Louis, Missouri
March 12th - Club Premier Louisville, Kentucky
March 13th - The Robin Hood Kent, Ohio
March 26th - The Fillmore at Irving Plaza New York City, New York
March 28th - 9:30 Club Washington, DC
March 30th - The Middle East Cambridge, Massachusetts
March 31st - Toad's Place New Haven, Connecticut
April 3rd - Jerky's Live Music Hall Providence, Rhode Island
May 2nd - Bamboozle (Meadowlands Sports Complex) East Rutherford, New Jersey

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GURU (Gang Starr) Suffers Heart Attack

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Reports surfaced last night that legendary rapper Guru of Gang Starr, widely considered one of the top hip-hop groups of all time, is in a coma after suffering from a heart attack. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal and his family. He will undergo surgery today, and we will monitor the developments closely.

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Frontline On Line: Digital Nation (Video)

To our delight, the legendary tv show Frontline (PBS) is now available to watch on-line. Frontline explores tons of subjects that are crucial to our world, and the way it works. The below video appealed to us especially, but there are tons more on the Frontline site. This is a great day for inquisitive minds. Shout to Reph for the tip.

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Jeru The Damaja Celebrates His Birthday At Fresh Produce

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Fresh Produce, Boston's infamous monthly party, is back this Saturday with special guest Jeru The Damaja, celebrating his b-day! Sponsored by Undergroundhiphop.com, Jumptheturnstyle.com and FRANK151's Boston Blades, Fresh Produce brings DJs from across the country to spin along side resident DJs and Boston veterans Tommee and Knife at the Good Life (28 Kingston St.) in the heart of downtown Boston. There's no cover charge so get there early to avoid the line. See you there!

Fresh Produce Presents:
Saturday February 27th
Jeru The Damaja's Birthday Bash

Special Set By Jeru The Damja
With DJs Tommee and Knife

At The Good Life
28 Kingston St.
Boston, Ma

10pm-2am/21+/No Cover

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Boston Schools Losing Millions As A Result Of Budget Cuts

The Boston Public Schools will cut tens of millions of dollars in spending for the next school year as the city continues to confront revenue woes, according to a preliminary budget Superintendent Carol R. Johnson presented to the School Committee last night. The proposal, which follows two years of intense budget chopping, calls for such incremental measures as freezing administrative salaries, turning down heat in schools and offices, and reducing custodial staff.

Via Boston.com

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Passion Pit - Sleepyhead (Alternate Video)

Passion Pit-Sleepyhead from ssarenofun1 on Vimeo.

Passion Pit just released an alternate video for their song Sleepyhead. Passion Pit was getting rocked heavy last year by us, and the whole college-music and hipster worlds. It's nice to see a high-quality vimeo video from them.

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Fresh Produce Welcomes Mayer Hawthorne (DJ Set) To Boston Saturday

Boston Blades FDL (Frank Distro League) representitive DJ Knife always throws down a good night with his monthly Fresh Produce party, and this week's event will continue in that tradition with a guest DJ set from Stones Throw's own Mayer Hawthorne, the singer and soul enthusiast who's won over critics and fans with his freshman effort A Strange Arrangement.

FreshProduceMayerHawthorne
The Boston Blades, Undergroundhiphop.com and Jumptheturnstyle.com bring you Fresh Produce, a monthly gathering of positive vibes, heavy drinking and the best hip, hop, reggae and party jams to boot.

As they enter into Fresh Produce's fourth year, they're kicking things off right with one of the hottest artists on Stones Throw Records' roster.

MAYER HAWTHORNE will be joining resident DJS TOMMEE & KNIFE for a special DJ set at one of the best dance nights in the city.

Expect plenty of rabble-rousing, hip hop, body shots, reggae, ice-lugeing, funk, soul and party jams.

Saturday January 30th
Fresh Produce

With:A DJ Set From Mayer Hawthorne

DJ Knife & DJ Tommee

Good Life
28 Kingston St
Boston, MA

Vistit our Boston Blade Site Here



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RIP J.D. Salinger

CatcherInTheRye

Author J.D. Salinger of The Catcher in The Rye, Franny And Zooey and more has died at age 91 from natural causes. The Catcher In The Rye has been a popular book with teenagers for generations, and come to be a staple in forward-thinking American young adult's standard reading material. Despite the masses of youth drawn to this one book, it was actually written for adults. It came out in 1951, during the cold war era, when it's appeal with young people may have been seen as controversial, but the people cannot be denied, and the book has amassed total sales of over 65 million. Much of Salinger's work was written about younger adults and teenagers, which became a stamp of sorts for the writer, something he discussed in interviews, and something that's stuck with his legend to this day.

Image via Stephen Doyle

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Wiz Khalifa Tour (Photos)

Blogordie Pittsburgh put up these photos from the Wiz Khalifa/U-God/Jasmine Solano Deal Or No Deal tour, which is tearing through the country currently. Check out the photos above, and the remaining tour dates below.

March 5th - The Aggie Theater Fort Collins, Colorado
March 6th - Marquis Theater Denver, Colorado
March 7th - The Black Sheep Colorado Springs, Colorado
March 9th - The Waiting Room Omaha, Nebraska
March 10th - 23rd St. Roadhouse Lawrence, Kansas
March 11th - Old Rock House St. Louis, Missouri
March 12th - Club Premier Louisville, Kentucky
March 13th - The Robin Hood Kent, Ohio
March 26th - The Fillmore at Irving Plaza New York City, New York
March 28th - 9:30 Club Washington, DC
March 30th - The Middle East Cambridge, Massachusetts
March 31st - Toad's Place New Haven, Connecticut
April 3rd - Jerky's Live Music Hall Providence, Rhode Island
May 2nd - Bamboozle (Meadowlands Sports Complex) East Rutherford, New Jersey

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GURU (Gang Starr) Suffers Heart Attack

GuruwithfrankWeb
Reports surfaced last night that legendary rapper Guru of Gang Starr, widely considered one of the top hip-hop groups of all time, is in a coma after suffering from a heart attack. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal and his family. He will undergo surgery today, and we will monitor the developments closely.

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Fresh Produce Welcomes Mayer Hawthorne (DJ Set) To Boston Saturday

Boston Blades FDL (Frank Distro League) representitive DJ Knife always throws down a good night with his monthly Fresh Produce party, and this week's event will continue in that tradition with a guest DJ set from Stones Throw's own Mayer Hawthorne, the singer and soul enthusiast who's won over critics and fans with his freshman effort A Strange Arrangement.

FreshProduceMayerHawthorne
The Boston Blades, Undergroundhiphop.com and Jumptheturnstyle.com bring you Fresh Produce, a monthly gathering of positive vibes, heavy drinking and the best hip, hop, reggae and party jams to boot.

As they enter into Fresh Produce's fourth year, they're kicking things off right with one of the hottest artists on Stones Throw Records' roster.

MAYER HAWTHORNE will be joining resident DJS TOMMEE & KNIFE for a special DJ set at one of the best dance nights in the city.

Expect plenty of rabble-rousing, hip hop, body shots, reggae, ice-lugeing, funk, soul and party jams.

Saturday January 30th
Fresh Produce

With:A DJ Set From Mayer Hawthorne

DJ Knife & DJ Tommee

Good Life
28 Kingston St
Boston, MA

Vistit our Boston Blade Site Here



Blades_typeweb

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Frontline On Line: Digital Nation (Video)

To our delight, the legendary tv show Frontline (PBS) is now available to watch on-line. Frontline explores tons of subjects that are crucial to our world, and the way it works. The below video appealed to us especially, but there are tons more on the Frontline site. This is a great day for inquisitive minds. Shout to Reph for the tip.

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House Of Pain Set For Reunion Tour

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This just in. House Of Pain are set to reunite and go on tour in the new year. Stay tuned for more details.

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As The Bubble Bursts

 
 

International Currency Origami

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Passion Pit - Sleepyhead (Alternate Video)

Passion Pit-Sleepyhead from ssarenofun1 on Vimeo.

Passion Pit just released an alternate video for their song Sleepyhead. Passion Pit was getting rocked heavy last year by us, and the whole college-music and hipster worlds. It's nice to see a high-quality vimeo video from them.

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Strictly Fitteds' "Big Box O' Fitteds" Contest (Video Teaser)



Frank and Frank's Chop shop are proud to be a part of Strictly Fitteds' 2010 Big Box O' Fitteds contest. This is your chance to get laced with more caps than you know what to do with.

More info at Strictly Fitteds

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Terry Richardson's Pirelli Shoot

 

Though most familliar with the name associate his work with whitewashed backgrounds and plenty of artificial illumination, Terry Richardson literally exposed his 2010 Pirelli calendar shoot to a new light. With aodels backed by the sun, sky and sometimes pools of mud, it would seem that investing in a Pirelli calendar could be a very promising way to celebrate the New Year as it comes around. Clicking into the post to see more would be a very good idea at this point.

Thanks to Grotesk for posting the shots.

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RIP J.D. Salinger

CatcherInTheRye

Author J.D. Salinger of The Catcher in The Rye, Franny And Zooey and more has died at age 91 from natural causes. The Catcher In The Rye has been a popular book with teenagers for generations, and come to be a staple in forward-thinking American young adult's standard reading material. Despite the masses of youth drawn to this one book, it was actually written for adults. It came out in 1951, during the cold war era, when it's appeal with young people may have been seen as controversial, but the people cannot be denied, and the book has amassed total sales of over 65 million. Much of Salinger's work was written about younger adults and teenagers, which became a stamp of sorts for the writer, something he discussed in interviews, and something that's stuck with his legend to this day.

Image via Stephen Doyle

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Now Showing In Boston: Damien Ortega's Do It Yourself

curated mag - Damien Ortega: Do It Yourself

A fresh up-and-coming artist hailing from Mexico is making waves out in New England among the gallery space of ICA BOSTON. His name is Damien Ortega and his new show "Do It Yourself", showing through January, seriously redefines the term "mixed-media". (more words and pics after the jump)

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House Of Pain Set For Reunion Tour

HouseOfPainReunion

This just in. House Of Pain are set to reunite and go on tour in the new year. Stay tuned for more details.

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The Smack Down & Sneaker Swamp Meet (HIP-HOP FOR HAITI BENEFIT)


The Smack Down
Type: Music/Arts - Jam Session
Network: Global
Date: Saturday, January 30, 2010
Time: 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: The Wonder Bar 186 Harvard Avenue Allston, MA 02134

Description At The Buzzer Boston, Floor Lords, & Mayan Tamang Productions Presents

The Sneaker Smack Down Swamp Meet
Purchase, Sell, Trade, Limited Edition Street Wear, accessories and Sneakers

Hosted By: Leanski

Date: January, 30th, 2010
Damage $10
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Venue: 186 Harvard Avenue
Allston, MA 02134-2806

2 vs 2 Popping for $400
2 vs 2 B-boy/B-girl $400

Judges:
Popping: Megatron
B-boy/B-girl:Crazy Freddy & B-boy Spirit

DJS: Deck Bros
Lean Rock

Hip-hop for Haiti

We will also be raising money during the event to Help the Haiti Earthquake Relief.
In the mean time please donate money to the Red Cross Haiti relief!!!

http://www.redcross.org/

For sponsorship or vendor inquiries please contact
json@atbboston.com 617.783.2899 atbboston.com
info@mayantamang.com 617.319.5662 mayantamang.com

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Cambridge's "Cut It Out" Program Targets Domestic Abuse

CAMBRIDGE - Over the whir of hair dryers and the steam of hot curlers, life stories are told - of new boyfriends and weddings and children growing up.

But these salon chair exchanges between hairstylists and their clients can sometimes take a dark turn.

A client is blitzed by text messages from a possessive boyfriend. A woman panics when she gets a bill that is higher than she expected. Another gets edgy and nervous about her time in the chair, worried about not making it home in time to fix her husband supper.

Now Cambridge public health officials are hoping to capitalize on this uniquely intimate relationship by training hairstylists to look for physical and behavioral signs of abuse and steer vulnerable clients to the help they need.

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Passion Pit - Little Secrets (Video)

We've been fully about Boston's Passion Pit since their album Manners dropped in May of this year. It was most certainly in the top 10 albums of the year. They're back with the video to their song Little Secrets. Peep it:

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DustTag v1.0: The Future Of Portable Graffiti

 

DustTag is an iPhone application designed for graffiti writers that visualizes the motion involved in the creation of a tag. Motion data is recorded, analyzed and archived in a free and open database, 000000book.com, where writers can share 3-D animated representations of their hand styles. All tags created in DustTag are saved as Graffiti Markup Language (GML) files, a new digital standard used by other popular graffiti applications such as Laser Tag and EyeWriter. DustTag was created by artist and Graffiti Research Lab co-founder Evan Roth, and artist and openFrameworks guru Chris Sugrue. Graffiti Analysis is an open source initiative built in openFrameworks and is available online for free at graffitianalysis.com. An official release through the Apple App Store has been available as of yesterday.

story via Hypebeast

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Team Conan!

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We all know that late night TV is WAY better than primetime. That's why we're all really interested to see what's going to happen with this whole Conan/Leno/Fallon saga. Conan said he's not moving to 12pm with The Tonight Show, and we support him. He'll leave NBC, he ain't scared. He helped to make The Simpsons what it was for got sakes. We're definitely Team Conan, and when we saw this cool give yourself Conan's hair to show your support thing happening, we had to partake. Behold Benjamin Conanstein AKA Frank O'brien. 

Give yourself Conan's hair at Buzzfeed here

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