Archive | January, 2009
Meet EELKE KLEIJN as He Talks Music Production, Plans for 09
A while ago, a friend of mine recommended I check out a Dutch producer named Eeelke Kleijn. After a few memory lapses on how to actually spell the man’s name, I picked up my first track with him attached to it- a collaboration with Nick Hogendoorn called ”King Pong.” Soon enough, I was hooked, downloading [...]
Continue reading...DJ Class – I’m the Ish
Leaked on January 27, 2009
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Continue reading...Boombox: enough said
Leaked on January 26, 2009
Lately the musical pairing of producer and lead-vocals-singing guitarist has become more and more popular. With groups like Chromeo and Ghostland Observatory leading the pack of these two-man bands one lays just below the surface fighting their way into the limelight. The one two punch of Dj Russ Randolph and Zion [...]
Continue reading...FORTUNE5FIFTY RADIO/PODCASTS Feat. MAX & DJ Swiss Chriss
Leaked on January 25, 2009
What up world, tonight myself along side DJ Swiss Chriss will be setting off the first installment of FORTUNE5FIFTY RADIO live from down here in The Big Easy from 11-1 pm est and 10-12 cst(here in nola). The show will feature everything from drum n’ bass to intelligent electronic with some other fresh tracks thrown in here [...]
Continue reading...Skullcandy…nice up your head!
Leaked on January 24, 2009
On the look for high quality headphones? Look no further, Skullcandy continues to raise the bar amongst headphone designers. They have set the tone for what I consider the most fashion forward headphones. The combination of high sound quality and fresh designs is reason enough to check out what they are doing in 2009. Don’t take my word [...]
Continue reading...The New Beatport Sets Sail
Leaked on January 23, 2009
The new and improved Beatport.com has launched and I, as well as the majority of the EDM loving world, could not be happier. Set to “redefine your senses,” the new site is better organized and more user friendly. Remember the old beatport? Finding exactly what you were looking for was downright hard. Sorting through disorganized and [...]
Continue reading...TAG Galleries: Hosting the Official Afterparty of the Baltimore Tattoo Arts Convention
Leaked on January 21, 2009
Here at Fortune5Fifty we know that art knows no bounds so we are happy to let ya’ll know that TAG Galleries is the OFFICIAL afterparty of this years Baltimore Tattoo Arts Convention. Ian and the boys are also rolling with a stretched out H2 between the venue and the gallery (732 south broadway). So anyone [...]
Continue reading...RATATAT:
Leaked on January 21, 2009
Another Brooklyn Duo for you if you haven’t read my most recent post about Holy Ghost! But Unlike them,Evan Mast(synths/production) and Mike Stroud(Guitar) who make up RATATAT, have produced a lot more albums and do not have any tour dates in the near future. Like many music ventures this one started with three key elements, a college, a laptop and [...]
Continue reading...Holy Ghost!
Leaked on January 20, 2009
What can I say, if you wanna get down in any sense of the word someone off of DFA(Brain child of James Murphy of LCD) is probably a safe choice. Holy Ghost are the duo of Nicholas Millhiser and Alexander Frankel, who not so much unlike P-Thug and Dave 1 of Chromeo have been making music together since they were [...]
Continue reading...Baltimore’s own Animal Collective sets out on world tour
Leaked on January 20, 2009
Animal Collective, the psych folk band from Baltimore County have released their new album, Merriweather Post Pavilion today. Merriweather Post Pavillion, Animal Collective’s eighth studio album, is named to honor the famed Columbia, Maryland music venue. (Phish’s Walfedo ring a bell?!?) The anticipation of this album has caused some music magazines to refer to it [...]
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Leaked on January 27, 2009
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