EASTER SALE & TRADING HOURS

hey yo....check it.... we're going to be open through the Easter Holidays and have some great SALE items on offer including clothing, CDs, vinyl and publications. Come down and check it out.

Easter Long Weekend Trading Hours:

FRI 2nd CLOSED
SAT 3rd 10.30 - 5.30
SUN 4th 12.00 - 4.00
MON 5th 11.00 - 4.00

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ILLEGAL FAME 7 x HYPE MAGAZINE

Like I need to hype you on this issue, you know the deal

In stock right now.....

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MANTRA - POWER OF THE SPOKEN

Through his early work with Equills and acclaimed Melbourne outfit Illzilla, Mantra has been blazing a name for himself since 2005. Boasting a captivating flow and intelligent lyrical work, Mantra has risen in status to become one of Australia’s most respected MCs, as touted by artists and fans alike. His debut album, Power of the Spoken, is driven by the importance of the verbalized thought; a way to paint ideas, thoughts, and opinions in its most effective form. In the opening title track, he breaks down the very word “mantra” as a concept- chanted and recited through history as “phonetic outreach” and distilled here as an introduction to his own; “spoken word as a weapon.”

We have a limited number of signed copies available in store.

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Stylefile 32 and more...

STYLEFILE 32 magazine from Germany includes: The TMD crew from New Zealand, the Australian VANS, AGAIN from Amsterdam, OGRE from France, SOLVE from Germany, as well as tags, throw-ups, trains and walls from all over the world. 84 pages

FOUR G's Issue Three is 60-pages full color and includes cover art and exculsive interview with San Francisco artist APEX (flickr.com/apexone). Also features 14 of California's finest graffiti crews: AWR, CBS, HTK, ICP, KOG, MSK, NR, OSH/PT, RSN, TBK, TITS, TKO, UM & WAI, A interview with SKATE ALL CITIES founder RICKS (SkateAllCities.com), an indepth article on illustrator Nate Van Dyke (n8vandyke.com). 5 Assault rifle profiles, an article about Real-life terminators, and a feature on Rebel8 Clothing (rebel8.com)

UP 41 takes a closer look at two scandinavian writers with completely different approach: The raw expressions of Black from Copenhagen and 10 years of trains and walls from Stockholm native Recks. Check the most recent works from “The Man Machine”, Fher. Undoubtly one of Stockholms most active writers ever. Don’t miss his panels, wholecars, walls and bombings and read what other writers has to say about him.UP 41 will also take you all the way to Canada and a report from a small but active train scene. The “clean trains” in the country of ice hockey is a well kept secret. From Canada we move south and stop in the Big Ease. In New Orleans the battle between writers and a vigilante known as “The Gray Ghost” has been going on for more than 10 years. don’t miss that story.

The GOODFELLAS magazine is here with it's first issue. Lots of Barcelona's famous cercanias s-trains and subways, steel from allover Europe, fresh street bombing and wall flix and specials with ALLRE (CPS) and HOMIE (TSK, H.CO).

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R.I.P. Nujabes

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Nujabes

Sad news, dope Japanese Hip Hop producer Nujabes passed away last month, Nujabes born Jun Seba was tragically killed in a car accident,

Nujabes Died in Car Accident, Confirms Label

Nujabes (born Jun Seba), a Japanese hip-hop producer, was killed in a car accident in Tokyo. Nujabes crashed when leaving the Metropolitan Expressway in Tokyo's Minato Ward.

Nujabes was 36 years old when he died. The car crash that killed Nujabes took place on February 26, 2010, the same day a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan. Nujabes' death was only publicly confirmed by Hydeout Productions and by his friend and collaborator, Shing02, today; he was buried by his family in a private ceremony.

Nujabes: Producer and Scenemaker

Nujabes was the founder of Hydeout Productions, as well as the owner of two Tokyo record stores, Guinness Records and T Records. Nujabes (who came by his artistic name by spelling his real name backwards) also contributed music to the anime Samurai Champloo, an anachronistic tale mixing samurai lore and modern hip-hop culture.

Nujabes on last.fm

Nujabes was a private person, and so many, even those who worked closely with him, did not know he had died. The common Internet death rumors did not make it to the English-speaking web, and this is a rare case in which an artist's actual death notice preceded the rumors.

I am pretty sure I first heard of Nujabes in late 99 or sometime in 2000 when he dropped "People Don't Stray" with Funky DL, and the production really captured me, I followed what he did from then on, but it was his great Metaphorical Music album released in 2003, that made me really value him as a producer, his style was smooth, laid back and very soulful, the follow up album Modal Soul released in 2005 was very good as well, as was his Samurai Champoo contributions, especially Departure which featured the beautiful "Mystline", consisting of a very moving piano sample and a dope sample also used by DJ Premier (see if you can guess which one)



Nujabes also worked with Cise Star and Akin of Cyne, Pace Rock, CL Smooth, Apani B, Five Deez, L-Universe, Substantial* and Shing02 (to name a few) and produced some great music with them...










*=In fact Substantial, released a recording of his verses over the instrumentals of Samurai Champloo in 2009




Thank you to Shingo2, for sharing the information of Nujabes passing, R.I.P. Nujabes, thank you for the great and timeless music.

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Ironlak - Reloaded 600ml

600ml cans, rapid delivery, control and coverage

Currently available in

ASPEN, SMURF, ROARKE, JANTE, FLIRT, SUSHI, CHROME

Comes with the all new Ironlak CYCLONE CAP (super fat)

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Gasoline Monk - Soundtrack to an Unnamed Book

I have to admit that I haven't heard this yet, but it does sound very interesting...please read on



In affiliation with Swallowdown Press, Gasoline Monk releases a new full-length mixtape, Soundtrack to an Unnamed Book.

Gasoline Monk is a hybrid artist from Boston who makes Hip Hop and books. He’s released several titles under the name Forrest Armstrong, with another coming out May 2010 through Swallowdown Press.

This mixtape is the soundtrack to it.

Gasoline Monk’s hip hop and texts are a surrealistic meditation on the unfolding digital urban landscape.

Think Madlib meets Godspeed You Black Emperor with the grit atmospherics of Black Moon. Each song is a scene translated into sound, building collage dreamscapes out of anything from jazz and Motown to post rock and Jodorowsky films.

Available as a CD or for free download at http://forrestarmstrong.wordpress.com
More information on Swallowdown Press can be found at http://www.swallowdownpress.com

http://forrestarmstrong.wordpress.com/2010/03/14/book-mixtape-deal

Thanks for the Props Gasoline Monk

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Raekwon - 11 March @ The Prince

We have a limited amount of tickets available for this.

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Torcha & B-Don "Frozen State

A work ethic unmatched, Sydney MC Torcha teams up with producer B-Don for his third release in less than a year. Following new albums under the Hyjak & Torcha name along with the debut of his rock group A Broken Silence, Torcha & B-Don round out the trifecta with the new LP Frozen State, a hybrid hip hop album influenced by its elements of hard rock, classical, and chart topping tunes.

Collecting the best elements of his previous work, Torcha & B-Don blend the graceful acoustics of piano-led interludes (the opening salvo of “On The Map”) and rock guitars with hard hitting hip hop beats and Torcha’s surefire lyrical flow. From contemporary issues to political, from the laid back to the serious, Frozen State is a slice of the world Torcha has been exploring (from Australia to Europe, from the Americas to Asia), all distilled with his distinct lyrical outlook, giving the album plenty of ground to cover.

With his blues leanings intact (“Internet Age”) and hip hop roots still packing a punch (the Hyjak & Feva guesting on the title track), Frozen State is another defining statement in the Australian Hip Hop landscape. Unafraid to test new ground (“Cross That Line”) while remaining close to home (lining up guest spots from N’FA, 2Furious, and S.Q.Z), Torcha & B-Don have created the next big stepping stone in the genre’s already noted history.

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Raekwon playing live in Welllington, New Zealand

Raekwon (Wu Tang Clan)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raekwon

@ San Fran Bath House

Local Support From Sticky Fingaz and Bucks a Pop

Doors from 9pm

Tickets on sale 2nd March from Real Groove and Moshtix
$60 + BF

http://www.sfbh.co.nz

I am still sore that I missed out on the RZA show, but I am not going to miss this...suuuuuuuuuu

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Hunter & DJ Vame - Monster House OUT NOW

Hunter and DJ Vame have collaborated via phone and Internet to deliver an album for true Hip Hop heads. Both artists have put more than 20 years in the game and with numerous releases under their belts, have collaborated to bring hip hop to the streets, no gimmicks.

Monsterhouse pushes the listener to really think who they are, and what is happening in the real world. Hunter acclaimed for his many albums with top Australian producer, "Dazastah" and part of Perth's most renown crew "Syllabolics" and Dj Vame for his work with the ground breaking "Def Wish Cast" and "Tha Cannibal Tribe" prove there is no stopping these old schoolers.

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Jess Harlen - Neon Heartache OUT NOW

Melbourne based soul singer Jess Harlen has released her debut album 'Neon Heartache' entirely produced by our man Plutonic Lab. We have a limited number of signed copies available instore.


Having spent years touring with roots giants Blue King Brown and collaborating with Muph & Plutonic on their critically acclaimed album '...And Then Tomorrow Came', Jess's talents have not gone unnoticed by her peers.

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Do Not support Solar!!!!

Come on let's be honest here... the albums Guru did with the so called "super producer" (what a joke) Solar were pretty weak and Solar has ruined Guru's career and I guess everyone by now knows the deal with Solar and Guru's family and the sad video his nephew Justin posted up?



It is unreal and makes me sick and all I can say is I hope Guru makes a full recovery and gets well away from Solar, don't support this chump or any of his wack records, Solar has the whole World talking about him and it isn't good.

http://philaflava.blogspot.com/2010/03/solar-yoko-ono-kills-gang-starr.html

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M-PHAZES & GULLY PLATOON - Melbourne launch

Tickets now on sale at OBESE RECORDS in Prahran $22.

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