Beatbox Followup

Well last week we told you about the amazing Julia Dales beatboxing vid. She was entered into the Beatboxing Championship coming up next week as a wildcard. Another Wildcard named Primativ was also selected for the men, and he can beatbox some stuff we have never heard before. From his videos it sounds like he has really good technique and can incorporate some amazing club/trance type sounds into his beatboxing which make for something that is truly unique.

Silk City: Sick show last night

I had the honor of winning free tix last night, to a show filled with Philly acts, at Silk City .

The show started out with DJ Cramske, spinning beats from Philly artists. He was followed up by local MC Rok Bottom and his band the Burndown All-Stars. This was the first time I heard of the group and I was very much suprised. The band kept it upbeat mixing Jazz, Funk and Reggae with Rok's storytelling. It was an awesome set and I cant wait to see them play again, check out his free mixtape too.

Next on stage was the Last Emporer, an amazing Philly MC with unbelivably clear and witty rhymes, hes a legend that has performed with the best in the business. He's a must listen to all lovers of hip-hop. To end the night Black Landlord performed and tore it down, crazy energy and a huge band and fun lyrics. I've been trying to see Black Landlord for about a year now, but it was well worth the wait.

Silk was packed last night and for good reason, this was by far the best tickets I have ever won and one of the best shows I've been too. Check out the bands and mc's and most importantly my second home: Thanks Silk!

Awesome Album Covers

Check out Smashing Mags list of obscure and remarkable album covers!

Oh Snap! I mean Stinger

The sickest girl beatboxer I have ever seen!!!!!!!!!!!!

Watch Amazing Beat Box Girl on CollegeHumor

We YoCos are huge fans of hip-hop and DJing!! One of our favorite things to watch is beat boxing. All time fav? Rahzel. We've seen a lot of the ladies dabble in the beat boxing, (you can check out this past years championship 1, 2, 3, 4) and some are really good, others mediocre, this girl is ridiculous!!! Hands down best female beat boxer IMO.

Saturday, Saturday, SATURDAY!

Some awesome stuff going on this weekend. Hopefully the weather will stay nice and everyone can enjoy the festivities going on. First on the list is the Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby, and they've gotten a ton of attention this year too which is great!

Second on the list is the craziness going on in NoLibs, at the Piaza. A trunk show, art, dj's, jumbo screen and a ton more.

Saturday, May 16
11 am - 4 pm Philly's Largest Trunk Show presented by City Paper
11am - 4 pm Illvibe Collective on the Wheels of Steel
5:30 pm Kufe Knotz & The Hustle
7 pm Bodega
9 pm Black Landlord

plus special surprise guests, face painting, magicians and more.

Sunday, May 17
Noon DJSkip Modestarts spinning at Noon for a family dance
1pm Phillies Vs. Nationals, live on the jumbo-tron.
4pm The Piazza Funk Experiment
6 pm & 8 pm Sunday Night movie - special

For more information on The Piazza at Schmidts, go to ATTHEPIAZZA.COM

Back in my day we used to Robot Messenger

For all you tweeters out their, not to be confused with tweekers, this is one thing the seniors beat us on, Twitter Robot Messenger Notification.

Ballin

Im so getting one of these

Def, Mos Def

Mos Def - "Casa Bey" - The Ecstatic - 6.9.09

Mos Def's new album drops next month, and judging by this song it should be a good one.

Dell's Della-ma

Hella Della Stupid

Dell has sunk as low as to market computers specifically toward women. Well you might ask, Whats wrong with that? Check out the copy and the stock shots of women, oh and this is my favorite: Among those uses: Finding recipes online , making "your mini ... your meditation buddy as you take mini-breaks throughout your day ," and using a netbook "to track calories, carbs and protein with ease, watch online fitness videos, map your running routes and more."

More funny quips in this article, or you can see Della in all her glory here.

Rosenbacchanal

Wednesday, May 27,2009
6:00 – 10:00 pm

Save the date! A special event like no other, the Rosenbacchanal will feature a private viewing of their Lincoln bicentennial exhibition Finding Lincoln: 21st-Century Abe, on the very day it opens!!

Then there will be a live auction followed by parties at neighboring homes. Proceeds from this benefit the museum’s exhibitions, educational initiatives, and more.

If you are interested in learning more, you should contact Director of Development Christina Deemer at cdeemer@rosenbach.org.

Rosenbach Museum & Library
2008 Delancey St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 732-1600

Holy Helvetica Batman

This ish is crazy. Stevey Jobs has never looked so sexy.

Watching Art on the Web....

Check out this great website: Art Babble. Us YoCos get our daily dose of art info from this site everyday! What is ArtBabble? Well, it's this great website that posts videos of artists from all over the world creating and talking about their work. Need inspiration? This is the site to go to.

Once on the site we are able to search by:
SERIES (Behind the Scenes at MoMA or NY Public Library's: Design by the Book)
CHANNELS (Ancient Art or Graphic Design)
ARTISTS (In alphabetical order)
PARTNERS (Art:21 or MoMA)

It's a great resource and we think you'll love it too!

http://www.artbabble.org/

Kanye Fish

Hey everyone, came across this funny article involving Kanye "Gay Fish" West. I as many others have grown to hate him as the years have gone by, and his head has also continued to grow and quality of music decline. Anyway if you didnt get the "Gay Fish" reference, check it out here: its F#$King hilarious. Anyway Kanye not only likes to rant and scream in real life but he does it online as well in his blog. His latest topic involved how he doesnt Twitter because "EVERYTHING THAT TWITTER OFFERS I NEED LESS OF." Check out the full article and what he attempted to write about in his blog.

Bike It

Well as more and more people come out of their caves with the great weather, I can't help but notice the huge amount of people riding bikes around town. I've noticed way more bikes around than past years, maybe it has to do with the economy, maybe its more people just being green. Philadelphia has slowly been climbing up the Bike friendly state rankings at #40 this year. Anyway Check out this cool NYT article about a German town that has adopted the bike only approach.

Also support biking in the Philly area, their is always need for more places to lock your bike up, and more bike lanes are necessary. Check the Philly bike news at http://bcgp.blogspot.com/ and http://www.bicyclecoalition.org/

Also the monthly Critical Mass is coming up, @ 5:45 PM at the W side of City Hall on the last Friday of every month and the ride leaves around 6 PM. For more info check it out!

Come Get Some Electric Soul this Sunday

This Sunday May 17th come out to Silk City (located at 435 Spring Garden Street) to see these great DJ's! Electric Soul performs at Silk the third Sunday of every month, and we are proud to say that since we discovered this great venue, we've been regulars the last few months! Now we know what you are thinking...."But YoCo's I have to get up and go to work on Monday morning!" Well my friends, sleep in Sunday morning and make it a point to stop by! Free before 11pm, $5.00 after that. Come a little early and order some of the fab food Silk has to offer and make a night of it! We are sure you won't regret it!

http://www.silkcityphilly.com/

http://www.myspace.com/phillysilkcity

HOURS
Open every day 4pm - 2am
Dinner every night 5pm - 1am
Brunch Saturdays and Sundays 10am - 4pm
Bar opens 4 pm daily

HAPPY HOUR
Monday - Friday 5 - 8pm
$2 Kenzinger, High Life, Yuengling Lager
$3 Well Drinks
$4 Specialty Cocktail of the day

CUISINE
Classic American

MEALS SERVED
Brunch, Dinner & Late Night