Archive | December, 2008
Staff’s Top 10 Tracks of 2008
2008 has been quite the interesting year throughout the music industry. For producers in every genre from rap to dance , pop to indie, it was the dawning of a new era as they firmly attached their robot ears using new technology like autotuning or any number of the other toys that made their stand [...]
Continue reading...VOSER
Leaked on December 30, 2008
Voser, a Baltimore native, has been bombing since ‘02. Whether the work is on canvas or put down on the side of a train trestle, his work screams an “..if you’re going to do it, Do it right” ethic, that here @ Fortune5Fifty we live by. Here is a quick look at some of his [...]
Continue reading...VOSER Interview “.. if you’re going to do it, do it right”
Leaked on December 30, 2008
Lately, I’ve found myself looking closer at the city that surrounds me. Keeping an eye out for the differences in the graffiti that adorns the Baltimore landscape. Whether it be a scrawled name along a shop window in Fed Hill or seeing trains go by with an intricate tag or bombing, covered with individual patterns [...]
Continue reading...Alex Grey
Leaked on December 30, 2008
Rarely in life do we get the opportunity to meet someone as prophetic as Alex Grey. I was lucky enough to spend time with him Dec 18th & 19th as he was in town for an art opening to kick off his new book Art Psalms (which I have read 3 times cover to cover [...]
Continue reading...Cut Copy: gets remixed again/U.S Tour
Leaked on December 30, 2008
Everyones favorite Aussies of 2008, Cut Copy have gotten the remix treatment again for another track off their critically acclaimed sophomore album, In Ghost Colours. The track being remixed this go around is “Far Away” and is being made into a 7 track EP with remixes by the likes of Hercules & Love Affair, Aeroplane, Damn Arms and [...]
Continue reading...The Real Top 100 of 2008
Leaked on December 29, 2008
I’m going to go out on a limb and assume that many of you aren’t familiar with DJ Mag’s annual top 100 DJ poll. Basically, it is the popularity contest of the year to dance music fanatics across the globe- a poll where anyone can vote for a number of DJ’s or Producers based on [...]
Continue reading...Can you spot what’s different?
Leaked on December 29, 2008
Welcome to the new home of Fortune5Fifty.com! We are extremely excited to launch our brand new site and thankful for all of your support which has given us the opportunity to expand at the rate that we have. For those of you who made it, this is old news, but for those of you who [...]
Continue reading...The Cool Kids: New Track/Design Contest
Leaked on December 29, 2008
The Cool Kids in order to wish everyone a Happy Holiday have released a new remix of a song they did with Kenna called, “Loose Wires” so check it out at coolxkids.com. The ever so fresh Cool Kids have recently teamed up with karmaloop.com to find some new merchandise design concepts. They’re calling all graphic designers [...]
Continue reading...24: Electronic Snowball Style
Leaked on December 22, 2008
There are still tickets available at www.frontgatetickets.com and I’m sure there’ll be some left tomorow night at the door. And remember- if you start feeling like 20 or 25 dollars is a bit steep and the charity aspect of things doesn’t tickle you (Scrooge), OPEN BAR FROM PINK VODKA AND RED BULL from 9-10. 25 bucks wouldn’t get you as hammered over the course of a night as you will get in an hour of drinking free Red Bull and Vodkas
Continue reading...Sebastien Leger- Majestic
Leaked on December 17, 2008
Very few producers have managed to have the career defining year that Sebastien Leger did in 2008. Release after release, Leger managed to hone what would become his signature production elements into some of the finest, most melodic progressive and electro house on the market. Starting with the full length album “Planets” released last December, [...]
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Leaked on December 31, 2008
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