Check this lil' vid of Colette posted by Ryan Mack rocking the Artists formerly known as Jeuce Midway Strangers Remix of Imaginary Lover.

It's still trance though guys. YOU MAKE TRANCE.

OK, I've got this whole high oil prices thing all figured out. You guys ready for this? Two words: Mr. Fusion.

It's so simple, I can't believe no one thought of this before. Doc Brown wasn't just a character, he was a fucking visionary. So I've decided to start the Mister Fusion Development Lobby so we can get this whole silly "energy crisis" thing all sorted out with Washington ASAP. Everything should be cool by Tuesday or Wednesday of next week.

You'd never find this in Britannica.

Say what you will about the weird shit that Vestax makes, but you've got to give them credit for having the nuts to know who their customer base is, and that is totally not the lowest common denominator that most major companies market to, but forward-thinking people who are willing to try new, innovative-as-hell, and occasionally incredibly expensive and over-the-top stuff. Or maybe it's because they have Q-Bert's weird ass doing product development (I mean that in a good way).

Anyway, I know it's a little bit older, but I just stumbled upon the made-to-order CDJ Guitar Thingy, the S1. Wacky. I want to know who is using this stuff, and I want them to be awesome at it.

And finally, they also made this line of home audio stuff called Guber (see, even the names are weird) for the casual vinyl enthusiast. (That iDeck up there). As a designerd, I like the look of it. A lot.

Right right, I'm done blowing sunshine up Vestax's ass until they give us a sponsorship.

Frankie's on vacation, and while he's gone I will be throwing several massive parties at his house. Every day for the next two weeks. Someone make sure to bring a goat.

If you live in my neighborhood, or in the city of Chicago period, you probably have seen Solve's work around. You might not even even have noticed it, as he was the king of subtle (and not-so subtle) street art. His style was definitely influential, and there's been tons of articles about his life, his murder (seriously - why?), and his work. Anyway, some folks are putting together a fund for his family by selling shirts of his work under the Solve Lives moniker. I just bought one, and so should you. Check out the Secret Stash for Solve here.

Support art and the people who get killed for it. (But SERIOUSLY, why?)

Holy hell. So I'm a Midwesterner and back in the rave days this series of parties (The Gathering) was the stuff of west coast lore. We heard vague rumblings from raving friends and cousins and adventurous traveling partygoers that there were these amazing house events going on in San Francisco, but that was about all we knew (we were broke after all). Anyway, they thankfully had the wherewithal to record most of the sets (on tape first, then on sweet sweet DAT). I'm linking directly here to the ones I think are most noteworthy (again, in the eyes of a Chicagoan), but you can snag the motherlode here. So right, you know the drill. Mac users, CTRL-Click and PC folk RT-Click, Save As. Have fun, and remember to pull your fat pants up when you walk through a puddle.

Roy Davis Jr. & Peven Everett, July 1997 @ Freedom

DJ Mes, October 1997 @ Gathering

Mark Farina, December 1997 @ Gathering

Gene Farris, March 1998 @ Vision

Romanthony, December 1998 @ Gathering

Mr. Scruff (Part One), April 1999 @ Gathering

Mr. Scruff (Part Two), April 1999 @ Gathering

Mr. Scruff (Part Three), April 1999 @ Gathering

Doc Martin, September 1999 @ Gathering

H-Foundation, July 2000 @ Freedom

Is good, for serious. I even bought it! He made it with that cooldude of the mo', the Disc Jockey Danger Mouse.

Hey everyone! Want to send a huge thank you out to everyone for coming out and shaking their asses at my birthday edition of Grizzled, you guys are awesome! Especially big thanks to the Jolly Jack Giant (Mes! - rocked the spot) and his Giantess (Shelley!), my brother from another mother Brian 45 and the Lava Staff for letting me nap in the basement and generally ruling, Karl for working all night due to my inability to function, and of course The Egg (Jenn!) for holding my hair back while I puked! haha I jest. Sort of. But it was a great time, and we will see you all next month for the AUGUST GRIZZLED: Frankie J of TSR's Birthday Bash!!! Things are gonna get gnarly!

Oh and so you know, we posted a new chart off to the right there, and stay tuned for some big news from SpatulaCIty this week!

SATURDAY JULY 5th is

GRIZZLED @ LAVA (1270 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL)
John Mork [The Sound Republic]'s Birthday Jam!

with special guest

DJ MES [Guesthouse Music, SF/Oakland, CA]

and residents

THE SOUND REPUBLIC + KARL ALMARIA

FREE before 10pm, $5 after, 21+ w/ID, $5 Sex Crimes & other cheap booze!

FREE SpatulaCity Giveaways/Reverse Birthday presents ALL NIGHT LONG: Shirts, SpatulaCity Spatulas, Slipmats, and Hugs

You can also snag Mes LIVE AT GRIZZLED [Part 1] from last year and of course Part 2. Not to mention TSR and Karl Almaria DJ Sets as well! Enjoy!

(Oliver kind of looks like Captain Picard.)