Bliss n Eso release their official music video for House Of Dreams, the first taste of their fifth album Circus In The Sky (Due May 2013). Shot on Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour the music video follows up on the band’s recent release of their epic trailer for Circus In The Sky.
Bliss N Eso will be playing at Movement Festival coming to Australia soon. The tour will feature legendary rapper Nas, 2 Chainz, Iggy Azelea, Spit Syndicate and more. Rumours of a Nas x BNE collaboration is already a hot talking point, more information to come on this. For now, check out the brand new House Of Dreams clip below.
If you don’t know the name by now, you need to check yourself cunt. Alex Williamson aka The Loosest Aussie Bloke Ever is taking not only the internet by storm, but also carving his way to becoming one of Australia’s most in demand stand up comics. With upcoming shows at the Adelaide Fringe Festival and also The Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Alex’s loose brand of comedy is proving to be a juggernaut.
aahh: With over 25 million views on YouTube and over 150,000 subscribers, it’s hard to imagine YouTube without your video’s. What has it been like becoming a famous face on a platform like YouTube? Alex: It’s whack. People stare at me in public and I can tell they’re thinking, “is that the sketchy cunt off the internet?”, I just flip out because when you’re stoned everyday you already feel like everyone’s staring at you. But life’s the same. I’m broke as shit. I hang out with some fucking ferals at times also. Just whoever has weed basically.
aahh: You started performing stand up comedy back in 2007 and in 2009 you won the RAW comedy festival. Was that the point when you first thought “yup, I can make a go of this comedy stuff”? Alex: Yeah I was always a bit of a performer in high school, did drama and all that shit, so I figured I could give stand up a healthy crack. I’d watched everyone from Seinfeld to Rodney Rude, and I was bloody obsessed with making cunts laugh (and MILF porn).
aahh: You also did a stint on radio, is that because you thought you had a head for radio? Alex: Oi get fucked mate, my head is symmetrical and shit, don’t give me that head for radio business! I only did radio because it’s one of the few media platforms you can just sit there flat-out wanking, whilst being a performer.
aahh: The title of your brand new Fringe show is Alex Williamson and Friends. How long did it take to come up with the name for that? Alex: I didn’t even come up with the name. My manager came up with it because I fell asleep in a crack den for 6 nights and the deadline for the show name came up lol.
aahh: Tell us a bit about your “Friends”? Are they cool cunts? Alex: Yeah man, I have these characters, Loose Aussie, who does shit like wear the same clothes two days in a row (he’s fucked in the head aye), and my other character is Musical Drug Dealer, who does songs about fingering teenagers and shelving pingas. It’s deep.
aahh: Speaking of cunts, we’ve just seen The Loosest Aussie Ever team up with a series of hip hop artists including Seth Sentry, Kerser and Eso of Bliss N Eso for a few short videos. What has it been like working with these guys and are you a fan? Alex: I’m a big fan. I didn’t listen to much hip hop in high school, but I’ve really got into it last few years, and god damn it’s catchy and original shit. All the lads I’ve teamed up with so far are true pros (and sick actors turns out). I’m actually working on a comedy/electro/hip-hop/drug-trip album currently, so stay tuned.
aahh: We recently played the ‘cunt’ game on my mates Facebook wall, are there any movies you forgot to include in the ‘You Can’t Say That’ Video that need a mention? Alex: “A Few Good Cunts” made me laugh my ass off. Some cunt tweeted that at me.
aahh: We hear that your currently in LA, what are you doing over there? Alex: Meeting all sorts of TV and film crews, as well as loosing money in Vegas and exchanging phone numbers with homeless people when searching for drugs. Fucking Hollywood baby.
aahh: We follow you on Instagram and no surprises to anyone, you’ve been loving California and it’s new marijuana laws. Are you planning to relocate to Cali specifically for that reason? Alex: I’d love to do 6 months a year here. There’s just so many Cali sluts that need to be throttled by an Aussie lol you feel me?
aahh: To finish off, why should people come see you at the Adelaide Fringe & Melbourne International Comedy Festivals? Alex: Coz I’m a real mother fucker, and there’s way too many fake mother fuckers out there. I can also ride my push bike really fast.
You can get more information and tickets to all of Alex Williamson’s shows by following the links below. Be quick, this shit will sell fast.
Rapper tag #37 live from Brooklyn, NYC – The Rapper Tag Jagganaut marches on with MC Solo from Horrorshow, chilling it back a minute in Brooklyn NYC.
Horrorshow recently performed at the One Day at The Basement show earlier this year. The gig featured all acoustic sets from Joyride, Spit Syndicate and Horrorshow and was based around the guys reimagining their songs using the talents of their musician friends from other inner west bands like Made In Japan and Milan. If peeps are interested in tracking down some more recordings from the night, acoustic versions of two songs - Waiting For The 5:04 and a cover of American Girl - are available on the bandtag download cards that come with their new merch.
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Melbourne emcee Pez drops 80 bars in the latest edition of Rapper Tag.
Who gets tagged next? Watch to find out.
Pez, 360 and the lovely Maya Jupiter are hitting the road in May/June, in support of The Line – promoting respectful relationships among young people. Pez will be performing with a full band so this is one tour not to be missed! Ticketing details are on the poster, or you can find more info here.
An interesting article appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald today, titled ‘Phat Of The Land’ written by Craig Mathieson featuring comments from Eso, Pegz, Diafrix and mentioning crews Hilltop Hoods, The Herd and Killerqueenz. Now I say interesting article, not for the content, as it’s a story we’ve all heard a million times over, but more interesting for the reaction that it caused throughout the Australian Hip Hop community. From the comments raised on twitter, we see some interesting points of view on the article and hopefully some good buzz for those involved. Read the reactions below.
On the weekend of the release of their highly anticipated Flying Colours Live deluxe edition, the original version of the Sydney trio’s hugely acclaimed third album has gone GOLD after 58 weeks in the ARIA charts. The deluxe edition of the album features the Flying Colours LP plus their brand new single On Tour (currently in high-rotation on Triple J and Nova nationwide) along with a DVD which features their intimate performance at Sydney’s sold-out Metro Theatre in February of this year. In addition, the DVD also includes MTV’s Out of Africa documentary which showcases the beginning of the Flying Colours journey. The latest single, On Tour, is also available on iTunes individually as of today.
