About a year ago Daft Punk came correct at Coachella. The fact that DP hadn’t performed in the states for a bit combined with the fact that the whole crowd was wacked out on goofballs made a lot of people start throwing around the word “transcendant.” Well, I wasn’t there, but checking out the set up on Youtube is enough to cause the best epileptic siesure you’ll ever have. There is even an internet petition to get video of the performance released on DVD. There is a good MP3 copy of the performance floating around the web, and it is definitely worth looking for. It’s definitely an illegal bootleg, and you know if I find a link I’ll post it. (I love you google: LINK TO THE MP3! Download at your own peril!
Good audio on this one:

Leading into my favorite part of the mix, check the robot masks:

This magazine gets perfect marks when it comes to repping urban art and culture. The magazine was started to bridge the gap between street and gallery art. The magazine has gained a loyal following, and really illustrates that a whole generation of artists have been combining street, art, and pop culture into the sort of art that makes me all warm inside. B/D will drop some good music and fashion nuggets as well. Definitely give their online edition a look.

K-OS is a canadian hip hop artist. I dig a bunch of his tunes. I’m sure he gets all sorts of play in Canada. One odd little bit of socialism up north is that a certain percentage of content on the state owned TV channels has to be produced in Canada, so peeps like Nelly Furtado get a ton of spin. Well K-OS deserves more spin, I’ll give him a pass on the constant religious references…check the rhymes…

All you need to know about GW is:
–He was the first prez
–The cherry tree story is bull
–He was sportin’ wood grills

But you’ll learn all the other sorid details from this fantastic ditty. OPPONENTS BEWARE!

The guys at superdeluxe worked the magic.