Experimental Jetset

I few weeks ago I was working production assistance at KCRW on Garth Trinidad's "Chocolate City." It's one of the best music shows, if not THE best on KCRW. ( Jeremy Sole's "Branches" is right up there as well.) The wealth of in-studio guests makes the show feel more like a V.I.P. room then a studio. More often then not these guests are just there to hang out and don't even make it over the airwaves.

The last time I dropped in to help out Elvis Mitchell stopped by. Apparently a film he produced was playing downtown at the Laemmle Grand and he wanted Garth to make an announcement. As he was hanging out he saw my shirt and asked me where I got it. I looked down and realized I was wearing the shirt I designed for AFI FEST's Milestones section; a tribute section to the legends of cinema that had passed away that year.



(I use the phrase "I designed" very loosely. This design is a rip-off of one created by "Experimental Jetset," a design firm based in Amsterdam. The first version released had the first names of "The Beatles." It's popularity has spun off many copies, homages if you will, and I felt this would be a great opportunity to associate the film festival with a hip design movement.)

I hesitated, thinking over whether I should explain the full story. "I made it," I replied. It slipped out very casually. After I said it I thought about how dope it sounded. It felt great to say it. He immediately asked me how much it would cost for me to make him one. I couldn't refuse the request so now I find myself contacting Y-Que to print a few additional shirts and I figured I would extend the offer to anyone interested out there. I can't name the exact price at this moment because the cost will be based off of the quantity made. I know it will be no more then $40/shirt and will most likely be around $30/shirt. As with the original, I'm not going to make any money off of this transaction--I'm simply passing on the costs.

If you're interested hit me up at shirts@desborachos.com

East Village Radio

I love spreading the word about quality music to friends because I want to share the experience with them. iTunes has made this sharing difficult and easy. Difficult because any music bought through iTunes can not be imported into a different/un-authorized account. Easy because iTunes has ignited the podcast revolution. Record labels like Stones Throw (songs/mixes by J.Rocc, J Dilla, Madlib, Peanut Butter Wolf, Egon, Baron Zen, James Pants, Rhettmatic, etc) and Mad Decent (Diplo, BlaqStarr, DJ Sega, South Rakkas Crew, Bonde Du Role) have been making quality music available for free for several years now.

This past week I happened upon East Village Radio and was blown away by their content. "East Village Radio is dedicated to streaming and linking the music, art, culture and community of the East Village, NYC into the world's conscience." A sampling of their line-up:

"The Wax Poetics Record Rundown" with J.Kirby, & Josh D.
"Authentic Shit" with Mark Ronson
"Turntable Lab Radio" with Snack & Cmish
"The Let Out" with "The Fader" Magazine Crew
"Fat Beats Radio" with Monster and Bill Sharp

Need I say more?

Some of these Podcasts are only available through the website via xml web addresses (and not through the iTunes music store). To acccess the schedule, and the podcast xml addresses, E.V.R. requires a login and password. Once set up you can access the schedule and add as many podcasts as you want.

To add podcasts via an xml web address in your iTunes go to "Advanced">"Subscribe to Podcasts..." a pop-up box will appear where you can type (or paste) the xml address then click "OK."

Get There!

Hope / Nope

You knew this one was coming.