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RADTV - KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON 06.30.08

Being a "starving artist" is so clichéd. So to pay the bills many artists work all sorts of jobs—whether interesting or mundane, related to their art or completely unrelated. Keeping the Lights On is a documentary series about artists, their work, and the day jobs they love and hate. check out the first four installments here and look for a new installment every tuesday.

PHILLY THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND? 06.30.08

for all you anti-shore folk out there who hate to gamble, and will be around this holiday weekend - we'd love to see you at the world cafe on saturday july 5th for a killer lineup of club d'elf featuring special guest g calvin weston, ropeadope digital artist paradigm, and philly local highbrid.

BOWIE ON BOWIE 06.30.08

david bowie writes an article in sunday's uk times where he looks back and writes about his favorite bowie tracks (most of them obscure - duh). it's bowie on bowie right here.

KICKSVILLE PUBLISHES THE RESULTS 06.29.08

kicksville is back and has finally unwrapped and exposed their RESULTS OF A HIGHER MISSION. on this, the band's second recording for ropeadope, the forces come to life and prove that the road to the white house runs directly through kicksville. a press conference, tour and explanation of said results forthcoming this summer as the citizens sizzle. kicksville is for rizzzle. do you want more? enter the flavor hut.

PODCAST - MONTREAL JAZZ FEST BY D. RYSHPAN. 06.29.08

Everyone knows the big tickets for the 29th annual Montreal International Jazz Festival - from Al Green and Aretha to Steely Dan and Woody Allen this fest is always in demand. . But what else is going on in the nearly 500 concerts over 10 days? David Ryshpan from Indigone Trio takes you through the program for some of his favorite picks. click here for this adventerous podcast. ryshpan's ropeadope debut "indigone trio & strings" is an acoustic jazz treat using repertoire spnanning from paul simpon to ornette coleman - sample or downlodad it by clicking this thing right here.

LIVE ALBUMS ARE DEAD (MUSIC IS THE LOSER?) 06.29.08

an interesting piece from the london independent that mourns the loss of a medium that created many of pop's defining moments. says they "It is time to say farewell to some of the greatest albums ever made, albums that made careers, defined genres, and celebrated the raw power of music. Because the live album, once a rite of passage for every act of substance, is dead". (for the record, frampton comes alive changed my life too).

BUILD YOUR OWN TUNE AMP 06.29.08

build your own tube guitar amp and get that warm rich sound of a nice vacume tube. it's another great instructable from instructables.com which has all the steps and materials you need do do just that, plus a couple videos of the designer showing off how good his completed amp sounds.

ALL GOOD FLASHBACK - MICHAEL FRANTI 06.26.08

with only two weeks to go til the all good we're gearing up for one more run at the top of marvin's mountain in west virgina. yea, we'll be back with the ropeadope stage, filled with suprises like this one from last year when michael franti showed up first solo, then with his band, and then stopped to talk to ropeadope man on the streeets mario. flash back with us on ropeadope tv right here.

VIDEO KILLED THE ROPEADOPE STAR 06.26.08

calling all videographers, give us your videos and we'll give you everlasting life. ropeadope wants you to be part of our video crew - bring us your animation, documentaries, live music, home videos, whatever you got, and we'll save you a spot on our roster. we'll be working your videos like we work our music and will make you almost famous. email this guy for more info. turn on ropeadope tv here.

GUNNIN WITH YAUCH 06.26.08

can't front on yauch whether it's his milarepa organization, general activisim, or just cold rockin' the mic - most everything he does, he does with power and purpose. so when i heard about his new movie - gunnin for that #1 spot i thought i'd give him some props. check it out here and peep the trailer here just for fun - check out 1983 yauch with his beastie brothers here.