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Style Ammunition – A Manifesto

Morganix — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:18:39 +0000

As I mentioned when we launched 2.0 of the site a few months back, there were more changed on the way. Slowly but surely, content has expanded into areas other than music. Launching our series of monthly “Social Club” parties here in San Diego was phase two. Now I am proud to announce a new [...]

Red Bull Music Academy Lecture Series Featuring Masters At Work

Morganix — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:16:35 +0000

The DJ, production, and remix team of “Little” Louie Vega and Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez, otherwise known as Masters at Work, recently sat down for a chat as part of Red Bull Music Academy’s “New York City to SF Bay” lecture series. These guys have amassed an overwhelming body of work. The laundry list of huge [...]

Jay-Z & Kanye Release Kaleidoscopic New Video

Morganix — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:16:26 +0000

Not clear on why Jay-Z and Kanye waited so long to get a visual out for “Ni**as In Paris” considering they perform it multiple times within their Watch The Throne shows. It’s definitely the standout from the album. Whatever the reason, the official video is here. It’s a kaleidoscopic manipulation of a live performance of [...]

Eric Haze Creates The Imperfect Star For Heineken

Morganix — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:49:52 +0000

Legendary New York graffiti artist and designer Eric Haze was recently tapped by Heineken to create a limited edition pint glass set. This guy is no stranger to these types of collaborations having already designed his own signature editions of G-Shock watches, shoes with Nike and New Balance. His iconic logo work back in the [...]

Daft Punk Is Hanging At Nile Rodgers’ House

Morganix — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:17:28 +0000

One of music’s most influential producers, Nile Rodgers, has confirmed via his personal blog that he has some special guests visiting him today. After a brief encounter in the early 90′s and a healthy amount of mutual admiration, Daft Punk have called on Rodgers to collaborate. It’s clear that Daft Punk’s music has been heavily [...]

Preview Takashi Murakami’s First Exhibit In Middle East

Morganix — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:45:28 +0000

Celebrating 40 years of diplomatic relations, Qatar and Japan have crafted a series of monthly events and community activities through a new joint initiative called “Qatar Japan 2012.” The first event in the year-long series is “Murakami – Ego,” an exhibition by renowned Japanese artist Takashi Murakami. Here’s a behind the scenes look at Murakami [...]

Clip From Forthcoming Bones Brigade Documentary

Morganix — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:05:38 +0000

Second post in a row that focuses on a special time in my past. This time it’s skateboarding. Basically lived on a skateboard for the large majority of my youth. Hard not to living here in San Diego. The Powell-Peralta brand and team catapulted skateboarding into the global spotlight back in the 80′s. A new [...]

Drum And Bass Legend Goldie Remixes Latest from Joker

Morganix — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:57:44 +0000

Drum and bass will always have a special place in my heart. One of it’s legendary producers, Goldie, has captured the spirit of the epic UK bass records I spent hours in record shops digging through back in the day. His reinterpretation of Joker‘s latest release, whom himself is a key part of the recent [...]

M.I.A. Back With Madonna Collaboration And New Video

Morganix — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:24:09 +0000

Plenty of M.I.A. to go around this week. First, the news that she’ll be performing on stage with Madonna at the Super Bowl this weekend and now the release of her new video for “Bad Boys.” This video acts as a promo for her forthcoming new album due in the summer. Brilliant director Romain Gavras [...]

Stuart Price Returns As Jacques Lu Cont

Morganix — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:54:48 +0000

After a slew of production work for various mega pop stars such as Madonna and The Killers, as well as collecting a Grammy Award along the way, Stuart Prices is getting back to his roots. A return to DJing and producing dance music for himself as Jacques Lu Cont. The man of many guises (Les [...]