Yesterday we clocked over 10,000 views, seems y’all don’t mind you a bit of DFT. I thought I’d take this opportunity to strike while the iron is hot and make you all aware of something going on this friday that I think you might be interested in.
One of In It For The Money’s favorite synth-wielding electro duo’s, Bag Raiders, are appearing for their official ‘Shooting Stars’ single launch alongside dance legend Ajax, Megawuoti (can DJ), myself (Joshua), and a host of others this Friday at Roxanne Parlor.
Thanks to the guys behind the party, we have a double pass up for grabs today – all you have to do is be the first to email through to forthewin@initforthemoney.com.au with the subject line ‘Bag Raiders’. If you’re not lucky enough to score the double pass and would still like to pick up some tickets feel free to contact me at josh@initforthemoney.com.au or on facebook and I can help organize some $20 tickets for you.
I’ve posted most of these before, but incase you missed them -
This is a post I’ve been meaning to do for a while, but for whatever reason didn’t get around to.
Today, I introduce (to those of you unforunate enough to not already be aware of him) – Gregg Sandwich. Gregg, a recent resident of Melbourne since moving from NSW, is one of the One Love backroom/Unlucky Upstairs new favourite sons. Crafting his mixes with an aesthetic more Australian than Vegemite itself, Gregg gives the Australian dance scene something that it didn’t even know it needed – someone to wave the flag, to approach the dancefloor with the pop-culture references and humour that we have grown up with.
Aside from the funky-australian angle, the other thing that sets Gregg apart from the rest of the scene is his humour. His full length ‘Baguette Fest’ mix provided more laughs than any other piece of media I have consumed this year – the intro and close both drove me and several friends to the point of tears from laughter.
When explaining Gregg to the uninitiated, I have described him as ‘Generik x Rodney Rude x Crocodile Dundee’.
He has graciously provided us with ALL of his songs in 320kbps, and of course, his Baguette Fest mix. I’ve picked my top 5 rather than post them all for the sake of convenience. Before downloading and listening, I do suggest you first check out his Myspace page and it’s photo albums – they provide hillarious context and prove an insight into the character that is Gregg Sandwich.
Gregg is also a proud father to his son, Nutella Sandwich -
It’s no secret that I’m the biggest, most unashamed Soccer Mums fan in Melbourne – they were my first pick when it came to the In It For The Money launch party lineup.
I think they totally ‘get’ what the most important part about being a DJ is, free of the usual pretentious inspection of changeovers and whatnot, their sets are just alot of fun, and everyone has a good time when they play.
Tunesday is clearly a feature made for the likes of the Soccer Mums, and today we have 5 videos picked by their unofficial leader/spokeswoman/most likely to be a mother – Blair.
EDIT : Apparently I was wrong, and fellow Soccer Mum Sarah also contributed to the selection of these videos. Sorry Sarah !
This weeks Tunesday selection is brought to you by way of one of Melbourne’s nightclub scene’s favourite sons – Grant Smilie Nick Foley. Nick’s trademark larrikin charm that have led to his dominance of Thursday nights in Melbourne are applied here to what can only be described as an eccentric selection (of little relevance to the musical theme of the segment).
None of these videos hold a candle to the last video ‘The Foles‘ sent me but I can’t post that one.
Can confirm, as of today that Ajax (dance legend) – Australia’s No.1 DJ, is officially In It For The Money. With this news we can also announce that Ajax has a bunch of new stuff coming out under the monkier ‘Jax Attack’ soon, which will be available here first.
To celebrate this momentous occasion, we have the quintessential Ajax mix – Dusk Til Dawn (Directors Cut), a masterpiece of modern dance.
Realising that Tuesdays are a pretty boring day of the week, I’ve decided to spruce them up with a new feature we like to call… Tunesday.
God we’re good.
Basically we have someone cool come in and pick out 5 musical YouTube videos to be posted, whether they be fresh/cool/funny/blast from the past. Yes we’re ripping Rage pretty hard here, and that would probably be an issue if, you know, people still watched it.
Seeing as how this feature was born out of mine and my good friend Justin (aka Chocolate Panda – can DJ) ’s YouTube link swapping sessions, I’ve decided to let him be the first Guest Programmer.
So without further adieu, I give you Chocolate Panda’s top 5 picks – feel free to tell him what he missed out on in the comments.
We love mashups and mashup artists here at In It For The Money. However, not all mashups are created equal, and very few artists are able to sustain a fun and interesting mix of tracks over the course of a full-length mix. The shortlist of those who have succeeded includes (the obvious) Girl Talk, our very own E-603, and The Hood Internet.
Enter Naysayer & Gilsun.
Streetparty are promoting their Naysayer & Gilsun main set at WOW as ‘a mashup set to fall in love to’, and it was with that tagline in mind that I approached their mix ‘Naysayer and Gilsun Are In Love’. Oddly enough, the structure and progression lends itself more towards a traditional album than your typical mashup set – it works far better as a whole than it does in singles. It’s an experience thoroughly worth the time investment, however, as it truly lives up to it’s moniker as a set to fall in love to – it just might be Naysayer & Gilsun that you’re falling in love with.
An exciting debut, that provides endless promise of things to come – I’m excited.
A couple of days ago we did a post on up-and-coming mashup superstar Bearbot, a friend of the blog’s from New York City, and one of our personal favourites.
Well I’m glad to announce that we have even more Bearbot goodness for you today, a brand spanking new mini-mix she sent us exclusively earlier today. The mixtape features more of the usual from Bearbot, indie/pop/hip-hop favourites spliced together into a frantic 15 minute mix full of highlights, with an epic closer.
Bearbot has by far had the most downloads of anyone we’ve posted so far, so it’s clear that you’re all as in love with her as I am.
So, it’s Saturday, and as such many people are gearing up for a big night out on the town partying
To get you in the mood, are a few tracks from Bearbot. Bearbot is Euna, coming to us straight from New York City. She has put out dozens of amazing mashups and remixes over the past couple of years, including the Bearmix which is one of my favourite bootleg/mixtapes maybe ever. The energy of her songs is unlike anything else I’ve heard, even within the realm of mash-ups/electro hip-hop crossover, and I’m completly in awe of her ability to refashion something you thought had been done to death and make it fresh again.
I, like many other people, discovered Bearbot when her mashup of Ratatat’s Seventeen Years and Justice/Simian’s We Are Your Friends became a runaway smash hit on blog music aggregator The Hype Machine earlier this year. Ratatat are apparently a favourite, as she has several other mashups including their songs, all of which are awesome.
Unfortunately Bearbot has not yet appeared in Australia, but with some good fortune and co-operation of the appropriate parties I’d like to think it’s not out of the realms of possibility that it might happen sometime in the near future. Bearbot will be posted regularly on In It For The Money, but if you’re keen to hear more and can’t be bothered sitting around waiting you can check out her myspace page at www.myspace.com/classtronic or her mediafire account (where you can download just about all of her songs for free) here
