Herb Kent and Don Cornlius at V103 in Chicago.

The music is all James, the vehicle to spread to the masses on television is all Don

Rest in Peace Don Cornelius

- Mr Andersen

Lollapalooza 2011 Lineup Announced!!!  I am going to go out on a limb and say this is a spoof by the Onion mostly because I haven’t heard of 70% of the acts on the bill. I see no Rod Stewart, not even .38 Special. Might have to restrict my Summer music festivities to the old stand by Fiesta Days. Always good family fun.

Just in case, anyone have an extra Lolla ticket? I have a couch. . .

LOLLAPALOOZA 2011 LINE UP
EMINEM
FOO FIGHTERS
COLDPLAY
MUSE
MY MORNING JACKET
DEADMAUS
A PERFECT CIRCLE
CEE LO GREEN
DAMIAN “JR GONG” MARLEY & NAS
THE CARS
WEEN
BRIGHT EYES
ARTIC MONKEYS
BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE
DEFTONES
BEIRUT
EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY
DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979
RATATAT
CRYSTAL CASTLES
FLOGGING MOLLY
ATMOSPHERE
COLD WAR KIDS
LYKKE LI
CAGE THE ELEPHANT
OK GO
LOCAL NATIVES
THE KILLS
WHITE LIES
PORTUGAL THE MAN
TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB
ELLIE GOULDING
DELTA SPIRIT
BEATS ANTIQUE
THE MOUNTAIN GOATS
SLEIGH BELLS
MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA
SMITH WESTERNS
BEST COAST
GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS
THE DRUMS
BLACK LIPS
FITZ & THE TANTRUMS
THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART
CITY AND COLOUR
CULTS
RYAN BINGHAM & THE DEAD HORSES

Enjoy!

-Mr Andersen

Wow, this post is something I have thought about doing for many years and only today do I actually get to scratch it off my to do list!

Rocketship Arnold was a mid 90′s Chicago punk band featuring Bryan Welch on vocals, Neil J Young on guitar, Mike Andersen on bass, Alan Tarkowski on guitar, Ben Kane on drums, Jim Darukhanavala on sax and Brandon Murphy on trumpet. This 7″ was recorded at Attica Studios with Chuck Uchida behind the glass and released on Watching Records. There was a small run of clear vinyl and a larger run with the traditional black.

This is an ode to an era prior to me knowing what the funk was all about. Ahh, to be young and dumb again!

You can check the youtube videos below or download the mp3′s here.

I unfortunately don’t have a copy of the first EP with “Jump” on it! If you do have a copy please let a brotha know, I want it!!!!

Enjoy!

- Mr Andersen

Here’s the first vid from Dre Day ’11 at Chicago’s legendary Double Door. The Jordan Years with the help of Que Billah reinvent Tha Shiznit, enjoy!

- Mr Andersen

Hold up wait a minute let me put some kush up in it. . .

My apologies ahead of time for the bullshit commercials on this  vid. . .

If you haven’t heard of Dre Day ’11, well you are probably too busy living in your parents basement sniffing glue. With that said, this Friday February 18th @ Chicago’s legendary venue Double Door, Dre Day ’11 will be popping off with The Jordan Years playing house band with a TON of special guests, The Opus, Mic Terror, DJs Intel, Big Once, TREW, KOOL HERSH, and The Comeups . This event is brought to you by the guys that brought Chicago: Mayer Hawthorne, Kings Go Forth, Wu Tang Clan, Mos Def, MF Doom, North Coast Festival, etc.

Please do me a HUGE favor and check out COLD GRUM PRODUCTIONS and GROUND LIFT MEDIA. These two organizations are truly what keeps Chicago’s Hip Hop and Soul scene alive.

Also if you can’t be at Dre Day cause maybe you live in another country or are a leper you can watch the show live at Gigity.tv They are cool enough to stream the show for no money, which makes myself and the rest of the event VERY HAPPY. Support Gigity too if you have it in ya.

All Dre All day,

- Mr Andersen

Man this week is getting crazy! Dre Day rehearsals the next two nights at WTR, if you’re near North Ave & Humboldt and hear some banging Dre you are close. . . Anyway, this year we are  pleased to announce the special guests sitting in with The Jordan Years. Before I get to all of that though let me give a HUGE shout out to Wes Restless for hand picking all of the guests himself and I could not be more excited, seriously that is not a roll of dimes in my pocket!

Dre Day ’11
The Jordan Years featuring Wes Restless
w/Special Guests:
Gina Bloom
Matlock
Shadow Master MC
Phillip Morris
Robust
Que Billah
Mic Terror
Ill Legit
ADaD
Hollywood Holt
Alo
Just Jay
Greenweedz
Cosmos
Ang13
Wondur
Vitamin D
The Primeridan
Mass Hysteria

See you Friday!

-Mr Andersen

This is one of them occasions where the homies not doing it right. . .

The Jordan Years (with a TON of special guests) are playing a set of Dr Dre tunes this coming Friday February 18, 2011 @ Double Door as part of Dre Day ’11.
Can’t make it to Double Door? That’s alright, our friends at Gigity will be streaming the entire night on their site.

- Mr Andersen

Rolling down the street smoking indo sipping on gin & juice. . .

The Jordan Years (with a TON of special guests) are playing a set of  Dr Dre tunes this coming Friday February 18, 2011 @ Double Door as part of Dre Day ’11.
Can’t make it to Double Door? That’s alright, our friends at Gigity will be streaming the entire night on their site.

-Mr Andersen

Cause I stay well off now all I get is hate mail all day saying Dre fell off
Cause I been in the lab with a pen and a pad trying to get this damn label off

The Jordan Years (with a TON of special guests) are playing a set of Dr Dre tunes this coming Friday February 18, 2011 @ Double Door as part of Dre Day ’11.
Can’t make it to Double Door? That’s alright, our friends at Gigity will be streaming the entire night on their site.

- Mr Andersen