The other night I went to see Inglorious Basterds by Quinten Tarantino.  I thought the film was incredible.  It is a mostly fictitious but entertaining take on WWII starring Brad Pitt, Eli Roth, and BJ Novak (The Office). It really reminded me of how significant the Hitler era was to the history of the world.  Some of the cinematography is gruesome but I recommend you all see it asap. It’s a beautiful film.

This weekend, I’ll be doing a double header at The Walnut Room.  Starting at 8pm we will be “Remembering Kenny” with Lady Alma and celebrating Leon’s 40th Birthday.  There will performances and free food served.  This is a party with the purpose of generating money for the Kenny Caldwell Scholarship Fund so donations are strongly suggested until 11pm.  We hope to see you there.  It’s been a while since I’ve had the pleasure of doing an event with Alma so it will be special.

I just stumbled upon this tribute video for the late DJ AM which was shown at his memorial that took place at the Palladium in Los Angeles. Very well done.

Finally, check out the newest Sure Shot Show which features a full hour of brand new music, co-hosted by my homie Zarinah. And you can also subscribe to the podcast in iTunes by clicking here.

Gone too soon.

For anyone who has ever crossed paths with Adam aka AM, you know he was a talented DJ, a great human being, and an incredible businessman.  Unfortunately I was never granted the privilege of playing records with him and getting to know him personally but I still feel the void left in the Philly DJ community and I respect the asset AM was to the world that lost him too soon.  My condolences go out to all of his close friends and family.  It’s always extremely difficult when someone’s life is cut so short and unexpectedly.  I look forward to seeing some of the MTV episodes in which he recently helped functioning drug addicts get on the road to recovery. Rest in Peace dude and thanks for your contributions…

In addition to the routine of hearing about celebrity deaths, these past couple of months have also been filled with Drake Mania so to speak.  This dude dropped a mixtape early this year that was better than most of the albums out at the time.  When I got introduced to the mixtape on tour, it stayed on repeat for the next 3 months.  One of my favorite joints from it was Successful featuring Trey Songz and Lil’ Wayne.  And finally, there’s a video. Peep.