James Chance and the Contortions



I knew it was going to be a good trip the minute I landed in New York. I turned my phone off from plane mode and got the message that I did not think would ever happen in my life. My good friend and producer extraordinaire, XXXchange of Spank Rock fame sent me a message that read, "James Chance and the Contortions are playing at Ps one, wanna come?" I immediately made the move for cab that second and got to catch about 20 minutes of their set. Needless to say this was probably a once in a lifetime event for me and I could not have said no. Unfortunately, the cooler than cool crowd just did not know the deal and were not paying attention, but that did not change the thrill that I was getting to see James Chance.

I got some decent photos and video that I will add when I get back home. Until then, here is a new song from the legend that is being produced by members of Liquid Liquid.

James Chance and the Contortions - Incorrigible

We Make It Good mix series



I am a huge fan of dj mixes and mixtapes in general. We all know the routine of putting one together for a friend, or even better, a new girl or guy that you have interest in, but don't know how to tell them. There have been books, books, and more books about the subject. Magazines, movie references, and neighborhood record store talk about it all. Those these tapes or mixes might not mean as much as lets say, your first crush tape. They do however keep me interested in what people are playing and what influences them as Djs. Clayton "pretty titty" Vomero of Seattle's Sing Sing party has been curating the series known as We Make It Good. There are four in the series thus far and the newest is another sure shot from my main man behind the beats of Spank Rock, Fully Fitted, and countless other remixes, Alex "the armani" XXXchange.

Grab it here: XXXchange makes it good

Volumes 1-3 were mixed and produced as follows:

Vol 1 Pretty Titty - get it here

Vol 2 Chris Devlin (spank rock, fullyfitted) - get it here

Vol 3 Sinden - get it here