A few things: Free William Eggleston Documentary

The Contemporary is holding a free screening of Michael Almereyda's inquisitive documentary, "William Eggleston in the Real World". The film is an enlightening look at the enigmatic photographer, known to many as the father of modern color photography. The screening will be followed by a discussion led by Atlanta Celebrates Photography's Amy Miller and Michael David Murphy. The Key words here are FREE, and WILLIAM EGGLESTON. I honestly can't wait. Something else I can't wait for is the new Album from Novel "The Audiobiography". It's sure to be a banger if it's anything like his Green Lantern Mixtape featuring Raphael Saddiq, Joss Stone, Joel Ortiz, Sy Scott, Spree Wilson and others. Speaking of Novel and Spree Wilson (shouts out to Shoden 1, btw) I am also antsy about the ATL group's upcoming Knives Out project. The tracks I've heard have been fantastic.

Don't believe me? Fly Away. Or just check this lil vid clip from Novel introducing his new website.





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Now playing: Battery 5 - Ready To Go (Featuring Muffy)

Do remember. Knives Out is performing tonight!

Y'all remember Knives Out , right? Well they're performing at MJQ tonight. Unfortunately I have to work and will miss most of the show. Sy Scott will be taking the stage as well as ATL's Binkis Recs and Da Backwudz.
You might remember Da Backwudz were on MTV a great deal last year. They had their own feature and everything. If you miss this, you slipping. Jax has a new album out. You know he's going to give the fans a taste of it. It's going to be a jam- on a Thursday no less. I promise you it won't be as hot as it was at the Loft last night at the Little Brother show.

I'll post up the goings on this week when I get in from work and the show early tomorrow morning. My entire week has been thrown off. lol. I'll holla at y'all.
You can still expect No Doze tomorrow, tho.


Can't afford this show? Only got $2 to your name? Good news. 2 Bucks will get you into the US Social Forum party tonight at Django. Dj Karl Injex and the World Famous New Orleans Hot 8 Brass Band will be on hand. Should be dope.

Fridays = No Doze/ Don't sleep.

I think every Friday I'ma introduce some young Fly Folk making some dope music. This Friday we'll kick it off with Wale out of D.C. (not to be confused with ATL's Wale Oyejide- GET THAT ALBUM!!!)




Wale is serious. (Re)discover him.

You knew I had to get back to the ATL, tho. Didn't you?



ATL Based The Dreamer is making moves as well. They say left of center music can't make it onto Big Radio. WRONG! (c) Charlie Murphy. WRONG! The Dreamer don't seem to have that problem. The Dreamer is really an extension of what is an entire group of new fly cats emerging from ATL's art scene (which I gotta shout out Doo Gallery, Artists like Gaelle, and promoters like The F'in Socialites and others for stoking it's fire).

The media hasn't gotten hold of this movement yet, so there isn't really a name for these folks. The movement includes names like like Stacy Epps, Proton, Janelle Monae,Crunc Tesla, Supreeme, Dj Rob Wonder, Former DMC Champion DJ Klever, The Audubon Society, Hustle, Knives Out as well as Producers like Battery 5 and Tru.ski.


These fashion forward acts with an electic musical palatte threaten to make some noise this summer, and into 2008.



The Dreamer is no exception.



Atlanta's very talented, and equally congested Indie Underground Hip Hop scene has yet to manage lifting critically acclaimed acts such as Y'all So Stupid (yeah, I took it back), or Dungeon family members Witchdoctor, Malachi, Ked or even Cool Breeze from the murky depths of the local scene despite them penning anthems like "Hustling boy", "Holiday","Watch for the Hook" and "Van full of Pakistanis".

I don't think that The Dreamer and those of the class of 200? will have that problem.

Their be fly as you wanna be stylings have a mass appeal. This could be the next big ATL soundscape much like LaFace/Organized noise was in the early 90's, Crunk in the the late 90's and Snap is now.

There aint much I can tell you about Dreamer except that he is a young cat- a film student at Georgia State. He is part of the B Rich Squad, and he's already made fast friends with the likes of Lupe Fiasco, Fonzworth Bentley and the Dugeon Family.

Sounds like he's on the right track.
"Bowtie" ft Fonzworth Bentley




Another young brother making moves is Hustle. This Georgia Southern University alumnus (had to get that in there) has been on his grind to. Making music with Kanye West protege Really Doe. Here is the mp3 to "Diamond Girl".




Knives Out. We talked about them earlier this week. The group is comprised of Shoden- a local producer, Former Rawkus Label star Novel, and Spree Wilson. If the outtakes in their youtube clips are any indication, this upcoming album should be FIRE! Anytime you can get No I.D. (Frequent colloaborator with Common) in the studio, you might be doin sumin major (Let alone Dallas Austin 'n 'em).



So fresh, so clean.

I gotta mention the Slack Republic real fast. Meczilla fronts this Rock/Punk fusion band based out of ATL. I caught them at the Star Bar last year. I'll let the music speak for itself...

"Popular Belief"

Finally, I'ma talk about Proton. These cats are fly for real. I haven't really been able to stop playing "Wsup Now". These are really the elder statesmen of The Class of 200?. Proton been on and off the scene for a quick minute. But I think that Atlanta, perhaps the world wasn't ready for them the first time around. Maybe it is now. I dunno...you be the judge:




I'll be back later on today with some music from NYC like I promised. I want to talk about this Joel Ortiz character, Emily King, and Peter Hadar a taste. I also want to ask what appearantly is a rhetorical question on why Kudu isn't getting the love that J*Davey and Heavy is getting.

Or I might not. I have to go to Jummah, and go in early to work this evening. We'll see. I might add the NYC stuff on Saturday.





I'ma leave y'all with DJ Klever's remix of "Get it Shawty" by ATLien singer Lloyd.


I'll Holla back.

I'm in love with this Battles Album.

When I saw the video for "Atlas" I was floored. That shit is fucking amazing. The way they work that equipment. I fell in love with their entire flava. I really liked that song. If you haven't seen it, here it is:



I waited patiently for this album.

It's everything I hoped for. It reminds me of the first time I heard Dave Matthews Band ( I know, I know, y'all gonna hate on me for brining up DMB- save all of that). The music is just rich with textures and sounds.

It made me think of avante garde local groups doing their thing in Electronic, Rock and post rock music like Deerhunter, and Snowden- both of which frequently play at Underground LEGEND Bar "Lenny's" in Downtown Atlanta. Another group noone is talking about probrably because they know nothing about them is comprised of former Rawkus label artist Novel, Spree Wilson, and Shoden.

The name of their group is Knives Out.



Check for them.


Another ATL artist doing some thangs Is Le Castle Vania. Folk wanna pidgeon hole the ATL music scene. We bigger than crunk and snap, tho. Get over it. We do it all, and we doin it well (c) LL.


You don't need to look much farther than a group like Proton or an act like Dreamer to see that.





Btw, belated congrats to Cee-Lo on his new label. I can't lie. I'd die to work for that label- for free. I can just tell that they have special things in store for the music scene in the near future.

How can I tell? Guess...

You know what's wild tho? Nevermind. I'll holla at y'all later. It's time to cook dinner before the wife gets home. I'll post with some more random musings later.