DALLAS - The guys talk about the creative process that went into crafting their latest album, and how breaking up with a girlfriend is a gold mine for material. You can't have happiness without loneliness. www.myspace.com/dancegavindance
SEATTLE - The b-boys and b-girls of Massive Monkees don't mess around when they're on the dance floor. They won the BBoy World Championships in England and they're still rising. www.myspace.com/massivemonkees
SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco-based producer, composer and blap pioneer Dnae Beats creates soundscapes that travel through genre after genre. www.myspace.com/dnae
LOS ANGELES - After winning MTV's America's Best Dance Crew, it's back to the drawing board for the Quest Crew, coming up with new moves. www.questcrew.com
SAN FRANCISCO - The boys and girl from Rhythm Rockers are more than just a crew -- they're family, and once they start breakdancing nothing else matters.
LOS ANGELES - We met up with Krazy Kujo at LA Valley College where he practices his b-boy moves and talked about his battle in France. www.krazykujo.com
LOS ANGELES - The World of Dance Tour is the largest West Coast urban dance competition with focus on uniting today's indie streetwear with the art of freestyle dance and urban choreography. www.worldofdancetour.com
SAN FRANCISCO - Dubbed as the Noah Arc of Nightlife, Bootie is the biggest mashup party in the world. From San Fran, to LA, to Boston, to Dublin. www.bootieusa.com
LOS ANGELES - Love her or hate her, it's still an obsession. Lady Sovereign talks about how she started in the game, getting signed, and new material. www.myspace.com/ladysovereign
LOS ANGELES - When DJ A-Trak was a kid, he'd come home and go straight to scratchin' while his friends went to the arcades. Now, he's popular by demand and mixes his hip hop background with electro/dance. We caught up with A-Trak in L.A. at the record release show for his new mix album, Infinity 1. www.myspace.com/djatrak
CHICAGO - Mano and Drea have been writing music for He Say She Say for years but didn't make it official until '07. Now, the duo are poppin' melodic beats and threatening bandmats. www.myspace.com/dreaheartsmusic
NEW YORK - Staten Island turned into a battle ground when some of the hottest local bboys and bgirls laid down the moves at The Battle on Shaolin for $500. www.nycartscypher.com
WASHINGTON DC - DJ Tittsworth speaks about the hip hop / dance scene in DC and collab'ing with Will Eastman. And yes, Tittsworth is really his last name. www.tittsworth.com
LOS ANGELES - Isis and Grahm are the electro powerpop duo behind Thunderheist. Check 'em out as they talk about how an accidental file transfer led to what is now one of them up and comings of '09. www.myspace.com/thunderheist
AUSTIN - If you love the 8-bit Atari gaming era and indie/electronica, then you'd love Built By Snow. Check 'em out as they talk about their music and how they came to be as they play at Emo's. www.myspace.com/builtbysnow
LOS ANGELES - Level 3 was poppin' on Thursday night with Supreme Soul in the building. Genius, RJ, Frost, Pharside, Mitch, Bionic, and Slim will drop your jaw with their dance moves. www.myspace.com/supremesoul
LOS ANGELES - After the World of Dance Tour, the boys and girls from So Real Cru have been traveling all over the world. Check 'em out in this video as they performed at Hollywood's Level 3. Explosion. www.sorealcru.com
LOS ANGELES - Franki Chan from Iheartcomix Records talks about how he got his name, how the internet was the most important technology for Iheartcomix, and some of the artists on his label, including Matt and Kim, Totally Michael, and many more. www.iheartcomix.com
LA-MAY 09: The 22nd year of R&B and Reggae featuring Erykah Badu, De La Soul, Mavado, Nola Darling, Assassin and more...
Photos courtesy of Ace Knuckles
LA-MAY 09: The 22nd year of R&B and Reggae featuring Erykah Badu, De La Soul, Mavado, Nola Darling, Assassin and more...
Photos courtesy of Ace Knuckles
LA-MAY 09: The 22nd year of R&B and Reggae featuring Erykah Badu, De La Soul, Mavado, Nola Darling, Assassin and more...
Photos courtesy of Ace Knuckles
LA-MAY 09: The 22nd year of R&B and Reggae featuring Erykah Badu, De La Soul, Mavado, Nola Darling, Assassin and more...
Photos courtesy of Ace Knuckles
LA-MAY 09: The 22nd year of R&B and Reggae featuring Erykah Badu, De La Soul, Mavado, Nola Darling, Assassin and more...
Photos courtesy of Ace Knuckles
LA-MAY 09: The 22nd year of R&B and Reggae featuring Erykah Badu, De La Soul, Mavado, Nola Darling, Assassin and more...
Photos courtesy of Ace Knuckles
LA-MAY 09: The 22nd year of R&B and Reggae featuring Erykah Badu, De La Soul, Mavado, Nola Darling, Assassin and more...
Photos courtesy of Ace Knuckles
LA-MAY 09: The 22nd year of R&B and Reggae featuring Erykah Badu, De La Soul, Mavado, Nola Darling, Assassin and more...
Photos courtesy of Ace Knuckles
LA-MAY 09: The 22nd year of R&B and Reggae featuring Erykah Badu, De La Soul, Mavado, Nola Darling, Assassin and more...
Photos courtesy of Ace Knuckles
LA-MAY 09: The 22nd year of R&B and Reggae featuring Erykah Badu, De La Soul, Mavado, Nola Darling, Assassin and more...
Photos courtesy of Ace Knuckles
LA-MAY 09: The 22nd year of R&B and Reggae featuring Erykah Badu, De La Soul, Mavado, Nola Darling, Assassin and more...
Photos courtesy of Ace Knuckles
PHILLY-JAN. 09: Cheers to this fun little adventure in Philly with Finger on the Pulse, Moulinex and Xinobi. We managed to really rage the last hour of the night and all
developed a new addiction to orange juice. I've also come to the conclusion that there's an obsession with funky sweaters...ones you don't mind tearing the arms
off of while dancing. At least here at Kung Fu Neck-tie, where the dancing is not a joke. Neither are the new legwarmers Lucy and I scored on the dancefloor.
Photos courtesy of Ellei J. of Shadowscene
MIAMI-JAN. 09: Jipsy from headed down the White Room to catch the Poplife party and snap a few photos. Looks like things got a little crunk up in there. Imma comin Miami.
Photos by Jipsy of nefariousgirl.com
MIAMI-JAN. 09: Jipsy from headed down the White Room to catch the Poplife party and snap a few photos. Looks like things got a little crunk up in there. Imma comin Miami.
Photos by Jipsy of nefariousgirl.com