http://thebottleneck.fleetfm.com Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:59:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ooh and don't forget Yams Jams this Friday at Tabac http://thebottleneck.fleetfm.com/2008/11/10/fleet-fm-4-the-arc/ Saul Williams has to be one of the best performers  I have ever seen play.  His command of the English language is extraordinary.  He got a room of at least 800 people to stop and listen to an excerpt from his book 'She'. Do you know how hard that ... http://thebottleneck.fleetfm.com/2008/11/04/an-open-letter-to-history/ Day Dreams Start Fires is a collaboration between Tourettes and 12 New Zealand artists including Misery, Askew, Deus, Cut Collective, Kerry Ann Lee, Gasp and more. The art works are going to be made into A1 prints and sold for 60 dollars. Opening night is on Thursday the 30th of October ... http://thebottleneck.fleetfm.com/2008/10/20/day-dreams-start-fires/ Bobo and I had an interesting weekend involving juniper juice and brewskies.  We thought why not embrace it and celebrate some of our favourite booze related tunes. Neck That Bottle! Libra Season Top Dozen 2008 Elijah One Beer, (So Nice) Right On - JD And The Evil's Dynamite Band Beercan- Beck Beer For Breakfast - ... http://thebottleneck.fleetfm.com/2008/10/08/libra-season-top-dozen/ Ok time for another addition of some shit I ripped off from MTV.  However these clips you may not have seen in between 'The Bachelor 22' or 'School of Rock of Love'. These 2 rappers are both from Brooklyn, New York.  They are a few of the most consistent MCs that ... http://thebottleneck.fleetfm.com/2008/09/30/yo-bnk-raps-2/ Here's a piece of writing from my boy Tourettes.  You can catch him thoughout Auckland doing spoken word, rapping, drumming or drinking in Grey Lynn... “You haven’t fallen in love with that dead world have you?” Tomorrow this will all be gone  the life brought on credit. When the debt of the west is ... http://thebottleneck.fleetfm.com/2008/09/23/%e2%80%9cyou-haven%e2%80%99t-fallen-in-love-with-that-dead-world-have-you%e2%80%9d/ OK, It seems I'm not the only one who tries to beat match Porno for Pyros with hip hop.  Nick Catchdubs & Mr Ducker have got this out just in time for me to get all nostalgic in the sun on my 'stoop' out front.  God Bless these mans and ... http://thebottleneck.fleetfm.com/2008/09/09/nineteen-nineties/ Here are some interesting vids. For me I can like music for all sorts of reasons. The aesthetic of it, what the lyrics are addressing, or the boundries it's seeping over. Alot of the time I just listen to some ignorant shit for the dope beat! Anyway. The first ... http://thebottleneck.fleetfm.com/2008/09/03/yo-bnk-raps/ Because 10 is never enough and most good things like beer, eggs and donuts come in dozens, here you have it.  The Bottleneck Top Dozen for August........bit late...ah well. 2 x dozen. Hey that makes a slab! August 2008 Elijah One Walk On By - Joann Garett - ? Magic Key - Rare Earth - ... http://thebottleneck.fleetfm.com/2008/09/03/top-dozen-updated/ Ok this is a lazy post, and this is lazy slideshow YouTube vid, but screw me sideways if this doesn't sound like some Mind Altering Demented Lessons In Beats. Beat Konducta back at it. Jeah!   http://thebottleneck.fleetfm.com/2008/08/31/its-a-madlib-invasion/