Thursday, March 30, 2006

Two Damage Controls For You to DL

Jeah. I forgot to post last weeks Damage Control. You didnt miss much as Chill was sick and I have no mixing skills and well, I was a little faded and not really feeling the whole Damage Control thang last week. You'll see.

Go on head and download last weeks Damage Control.

Then last night we got back on track. Less guests, mo' music.

Download last nights Damage Control Here.

And I got the new issue of the Source Magazine. LIKE MANNNN! I did the cover story. I think you might feel it.



Also, does this look like an interesting festival line up to you?

June 24th 2006
THE STREETS
THE STILLS
LADY SOVEREIGN
BOREDOMS
JOSE GONZALEZ
DEVIN THE DUDE
HIGH ON FIRE
CHROMEO
KANO
90 DAY MEN
many more!!

June 25th, 2006
BLOC PARTY
DEAD PREZ
JON BRION
ANNIE
LUPE FIASCO
THE CONSTANTINES
PANTHERS
TYRADES
many more!!

That's the Intonation Music Festival in Chicago this coming June. Curated by Vice Magazine. LIKE WHOA!

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

The Next Big Event!



Will Hustle TV / Set 4 Life
Phone (512) 498-9000 x. 71
Email: info@willhustle.com
Web: www.willhustle.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE; March 29, 2006, Austin, TX;

The First Annual Texas Independent Music Showcase & Industry Conference will coincide with the Texas Relays – one of the biggest annual Black College events in Texas – in Austin, Texas from April 7th – 9th, 2006. The event will be held at The Back Room (2015 E. Riverside), Austin’s premier venue for hip-hop and rap events. Please join us for an action packed weekend full of parties, networking, panels, concerts and music business education. Tickets will be available at WillHustle.com and The Back Room Box Office, beginning April 1st.

Events will include:
· Record Label and Producer Workshops
· Interactive Panels with some of Texas music’s biggest players
· Showcases with some of the hottest artists from across the state and beyond
· CD Release parties
· $1,000 Rap Battle and DJ Spin-off
· $500 Bikini Contest
· $500 Throwdest Slab Contest
· Door prizes and give-a-ways at each event

Learn Industry Secrets from the Best!
Panelists include:
· Carnival Beats – Multi-Platinum Producers of Mike Jones, Paul Wall, Bun B, etc.
· Matt Sonzala – Freelance journalist/Booking Agent/DJ who works with Ozone, Murder Dog, Down, the Source, and hosts Houston’s premier underground radio program, Damage Control.
· T. Farris - President of Swisha House Records.
· George Lopez - C.E.O. of DSR Records & T-Town Music, Dallas, TX.
· O.G. Ron C – TX Mixtape Pioneer, formerly with the Swisha House.
· Dedra Davis – Entertainment Attorney at Law.
· Tosin – Webmaster, TheScrewShop.com / Sinful-Designs
· Plus more TBA!
Friday's Panels & Events (Day):
· Distribution - Moving Product
· Producer's Corner
· $1000 Rap Battle
· $300 Throwedest Slab (Best Car) Contest

Saturday's Panels:
· Mixtape Game 101
· Media & Press - Getting In
· Moving From Independent to Major - The In’s & Outs
· DJ Spin-off
· $300 Throwedest Slab (Best Car) Contest

Nightly Events (9 p.m. – 2 a.m.):
Friday:
Carnival Beats & Will Hustle.com Present:
Nac B-Day Blowout & Will Hustle TV Release Party
· $500 Bikini Contest - Battle Finals - A-Team Showcase
With Special Invited Guests: Scarface, Trae, Hawk, 3-2, Point Blank, UGK, Carnival Beats, Mike Jones, Paul Wall, Dante Hall, K.C. Hampton, Willie-D, S.U.C., GRiT Boys, Ray J, Tatum Bell & Vince Young plus a special performance.

(After Party @ Tony's Southern Comfort on E. 6th St. from 12 a.m. until - ?)

Saturday:
G-Maab Ent. Presents:
Vince Young Appreciation Party & Dollaz-N-Since Mixtape Release Party
· Special Performance by Trae & SLAB w/ special guest Hawk, Mr. 3-2 & Vince Young.
· Also performing: THE A-TEAM -- Set 4 Life - VIP - Nac & Swift - Basswood Lane - J. Kapone - Monsta Ent. - Casino & Gutta Gang

(After Party @ Tony's Southern Comfort on E. 6th St. from 12 a.m. until - ?*)
*Chicken & Waffles served till 4am

Panels start @ 12 p.m. Friday and Saturday and run throughout the day at the Back Room.

Label reps & A&Rs will be in attendance from:
Swisha House, Interscope, Asylum, Warner Bros., Universal, Rap-A-Lot and more.

Will Hustle TV - On Tha Real Magazine - Ozone Magazine - ME Television - Luxury Minds will all be covering this conference.

For more info, to showcase, or to become a vendor call 512-498-9000 ext.71

Sunday, March 26, 2006

My man Andy MacTavish and his SXSW Fader House Photos

These photos here were taken by my man Andy MacTavish. He's been back in Scotland for a while or some shit and all of a sudden popped up in Austin on the Saturday of SXSW. We got it going at the Fader Party. Here's what he came out with. Email him andy_mactavish@hushmail.com.




SoReal


Simon and Garfunkel 2007?


Fader Party on Blast


Saturday




LinYee in control


Damon, Biz 3






DJ Chill






SXSW Gave me a camera phone to shoot video and vlog the conference. That's um, video blog. I got a lot of stupid shit you won't want to sit through but fuck it. At least see Shawn David McMillan Live at the Hideout, and hear Serg's puke sleep story.

CLICK HERE TO SEE WHY I AM NOT A VIDEOGRAPHER


Shoe bags in effect


Neva Scared


Sarge manages Big Ben from the Rally Boys




Misty










Hello.




Inside the Fader/Levi's house


Man....




After the party is the after party.

Full recap on the way complete with links to all sorts of shit. If you have some SXSW coverage you think I need to link to, send it to me asap. matt at damagecontrolradio dot org. I'll include all that shit. I been searching it out a bit. Full recap on the way, I know, I know. Plus photos from my man Chuck.

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

SXSW Photos 2006

This is a temporary post. Commentary, names, review, asap.

For now these pictures are worth 130,00 words or some shit.


View from Hotel - Capitol Place at 5th and I-35


Steve Austin (From Dallas) Live at Convention Center


Joanna Angel of Burning Angel


DJ CeePlus


Rob G.


Oscar of Luxury Mindz


Kiotti


Kiotti


Jean Grae


Scooby from the GRiT Boys


Scooby


Niq from the GRiT Boys


Niq


GRiT Boys


GRiT Boys


Yung Redd


Balance, Oakland, CA


X-Trct


K-Rino


K-Rino


Nac and Swift of Carnival Beats with J. Dean of the Back Room


K-Rino


Ladies in the Place


Big Karl of On Tha Real Magazine and Jean Grae


Fiona Bloom of The Bloom Effect and Oxy Cottontail


Jean Grae, Raekwon


Lin Yee Yuan, Fader Magazine


Roxy Oxy


Mr. Blakes with 2 of Austin's finest


Money Waters


Mista Blakes


Mr. Lucci


Mr. Lucci


Mr. Pookie & Mr. Lucci


Mr. Pookie & Mr. Lucci


Mr. Pookie & Mr. Lucci


Mr. Pookie


Raekwon


Da Ryno & Raekwon


Steve Austin and Me


Tony Chapman


Talib Kweli


UZ


Big Tuck & Tum Tum of DSR


Big Tuck


Chamillionaire


Chamillionaire


Quite possibly the greatest band of all time, Afrirampo


Knowm Talm Bout?


AfrirampoSoReal


They killed it


Best performance of the entire weekend right here. Fuck them Arctic Monkeys.


Understand?


Super Photographer Aubrey Edwards


Young Samm, DJ Chill


J-Kapone of Top Dollar Records


Chalie Boy


Black Mike


Big Ben of the Rally Boys


Los Chicharones


Robert and Jules


Josh Martinez


Sleep


Jean Grae


Jean Grae


Jean Grae


Jean Grae has a message for the masses


Jean Grae & Talib Kweli


Talib Kweli


Talib Kweli


Talib Kweli


Chingo Bling


Chingo Bling & Stunta


Blowfly


Blowfly


Blowfly


Flynn D, Blueberry and Friend


There were ladies EVERYWHERE!


Magno and Me


Magno


Two of my favorite rappers of all time, Magno & Jean Grae


Devin the Dude and Coughee Brothaz about to hit the stage


Expert Witness and Big Head - Coughee Brothaz


Me and Roxy


Know How'm Talm Bout? See Wham Sayin'?


Money Waters


Mr. Cree & Me


Friend, Scuba Steve


K-Paul of VIP and Jamie Lee of Basswood Lane


Friend, Nick CatchDubs


Mo Ladies, Colorado and Jessica Weber


DJ Sun of KPFT's Soular Grooves


Fatal Flying Guilloteens going to Colorado


Fiona Bloom, Mike Frost, Roxy, Michael Watts


Giselle #1, Me


JessicaSoHidden


Gina Gold


Lin Yee is pretty much about the coolest person I know in this industry. She should teach classes on nicety.


Mike Clark


Richard Martin, Complex Magazine


Roxy


Scavone looking real good since he finished the NY police academy and became my official Captain of HoustonSoReal Security Forces Inc.


Scavone and my wife Melissa (We didn't even try to get in DJ Eva this year even though she is one year closer to being 21)


Serg of Beer and Rap was a showcasing artist


Michael Watts and Kottonmouth of the Rally Boys


Michael Watts and Me


Jessica Weber and DJ Chill photo by Oxy Cottontail


Pikahsso


The Legendary K-O - fka - K-Otix


Legendary K-O


She forced me to take her photo and I didn't mind


DJ Spinner T


Tahiti


Klondike Kat


KB da Kidnappa of Street Military


Klondike Kat and Dope E of the Terrorists


Me and KB


Me and Point Blank


Point Blank


Point Blank


Point Blank, KB


Cuizinier and Teki of TTC - best live showmen in rap ever. Serious.


Cuizinier


Cuizinier


Teki and Me


Teki


TTC's DJ set in advance of their set was off the fucking meter


Willie Arnold and Robbie Hardkiss


This guy was kicked off thescrewshop.com for calling people fags


Dan Greenpeace


Ivan and Me


Sway Dasafo


Sway


DJ Mel, Cosmo Baker, Witnes, Dan Greenpeace


Sway writes at the Grid Iron


DJ Stef and Serg at Rap-A-Lot in Houston


Sway, Pretty Todd, Turk


Turk and Sway