Ok, I'm not going to spend more time than necessary blathering on and trying to sound pseudo about the new mix I'm working on for Footsie's. Here's the summary: Last week, I dropped off my mixes at a bar in northern Los Angeles called Footsie's. Although I don't hang there too often, I certainly make plans to do so often. Shit, the current and former door guys are homies of mine. But for some reason, I get sidetracked and end up eating Thai food or watching ESPN with Model Ryan. Much like I'm doing now...
So I dropped off the mixes and had a little convo with the manager about getting some Hanks action up in there. I told him "Listen man, I'm not gonna talk your ear off about some bullshit and wait til you're confused enough to book me. I'm gonna make this simple: You...Need...More...Hanks...in your life! Plain and simple. Now I'm gonna bounce because I have places to go and whatnot. But take these cds and I'll wait for your call. Oh, yeah...I know that all black one is kinda ravey but trust me: I am a punk rock kid and I'm gonna smack this crowd in the face with some good olde-timey-rocke-rolle. Trust me, you'll see. Hollatyaboy!"
And then I left. A few days later, me and my homey Camerin Kelly were talking about how awesome Jerusalem is and how weirdo rock from the 60s and 70s is next big ish in music snob lifestyles. Scenesters already beat the crap out of post-punk and now the cool guys need another easily-mastered genre that lets them get all knowledgeable in a matter of days. And then it dawned on me: not only does Footsie's need some more Hanks in their life, they need more psych rock too.
I told Camerin (from now on, exclusively referred to as the motherfucking one and only DJ 'RON!) and he goes "Shit, those dudes need more prog too man. Lots of it."
"Shit," I said. "You're right. Those motherfuckers need all that weird shit. You know, the shit that the cool kids were into when losers were into Zeppelin and the Who. Dude, we're doing it yo. We're doing a night at Footsie's where we play weirdo, obscure rock tunes from the 70s that no one has ever heard of but wishes they had."
"I'd go to that night."
"Fuck yeah man. I'd fuckin own that night. For real, we're gonna change lives and shit."
"Yeah...I think LA could get into this. I really do."
"Yo...fuck man! Seriously, we go off Ron. We go the fuck off! Hanks and Ron! For real, we're those motherfuckers that go off. People are gonna walk by us and start saying that shit: 'Ah damn, there go Hanks and Ron...they're those motherfuckers that go off.' For real dude. Fuck! I'm psyched. I'm psyched about psych. Lemme email this dude right now."
So I hit him up and he called me back the other day and now...well now we're making POUNDTOWN: THE MIX! Moth-er Fuck-er!
OK, so due to the strict Trademark laws in the High Sierra territories, one of these tracks is not on the mix...first person to get it right gets drink tickets on opening night! And obviously, look out for the finished mix in the next few days. Holla! (all files on mediafire then ysi)
Parts & Labor "Little Ones" mp3 mediafire
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The Poppy Family "There's No Blood in Bone" mp3 mediafire
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King Crimson "Easy Money" mp3 mediafire
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Any word back on our psych-night?
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