This is our Ampal softball team, we like to drink pints in dark bars after the game every Sunday…
My buddy Tony (Boots n Katz) and I caught up with the Black Lips (from L – Cole, the director, and editor of their new music video, Joe, and Ian) for a few sunday cold ones. We were all pretty dead – we went to Pacific Festival the night before, they played it as the last stop on a 4 month tour – but the finest Sunday Budweiser King Eddys Saloon (don’t let the slick website fool you) had to offer, were tasting pretty delicious.

If you haven’t been to a Black Lips show, you really should. Their set at PF was good, but the show at tiny Detroit Bar a month ago was amazing. These are my jeans and shoes after frothiest pit I’ve been in since Warp Tour 1999 – they clearly look like they had a goodtime. The Black Lips bring the raw energy of a punk show with more of a Southern feel good lets drink whiskey and make out with chicks type of vibe – as clearly seen in the first pic.

Their new video is coming out soon and promises to be filled with boobs, blood and rock n roll. It sounds like a damn fine combo to me and can’t wait to see it. I’ll leave you with an epic, but poorly paraphrased version of something Ian said last night –

“I had to sit in the office all day, at my highschool career day cause I told them I didnt want to be a salesman… I wanted to play rock n roll.” Legend.

We’re stoked to see Weezy rockin the custom red DOPE hat we made for him a little way back.

Big ups to Tunechi for his continuing skate atttack.

We are very proud to present you with a special edition of WAVES ≠ RAVES hand selected by Viceroy – “A Hot Humid Tropical Brainstorm.”

Look for him to be exclusively rocking Ampal on his upcoming tour – buy him a drink and thank him for getting the girlies dancing.

Foreword from Viceroy:
While the music market continues to grow into an ‘over saturation’ of electronic blogs, the majority of them seem to only know how to post those same absolute jams that their competition managed to post in previous features. That alone is not enough to make a blog stand out in my mind. I have been and always will be a huge fan of Gotta Dance Dirty. Why? They not only have the most up to date jams from the big dogs, but they support up and coming artists too. How many well-established blogs do that? I can’t name many. Supporting my summery beats since I started in February, Gotta Dance Dirty has given me the honor of hand selecting the tracks for Waves ≠ Raves Mixtape Vol. 14. Looking for some sun-kissed disco to cap off your summer fun? Look no further.

Enjoy, and stay frothy my friends.

Waves ≠ Raves Vol. 14
• Justin Faust – Do it Again
• Mario 64 – Koopa Troopa Beach (RAC remix)
• Washed Out – Feel it All Around
• Kartell – Pantera
• Mix Chopin – Bonne Nuit (Darius Remix)
• Cherokee – Take Care of You
• SebastiAn – Arabest
• Cherokee – Mambo Jet
• Viceroy – Sunny Daze
• Treasure Fingers – Lift Me (Gabriell Remix)
• Chromeo – When the Night Falls (Breakbot Remix)
• Justin Faust – Girl Talk (Bit Funk Remix)
• Madeon – For You
• U-Tern – 808 Remix (instrumental)
• The Knocks – Sunshine

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Poolside – Harvest Moon by Poolside Music
POOLSIDE‘s cover of Neil Young’s classic “Harvest Moon.”

The original is one of the best songs ever written and a cover has to held to a high standard – I’m on my 8th listen today, with a big smile on my face. POOLSIDE’s buttery tunes helped create the laidback signature No Shirt / No Shoes vibe, headlining our first party and we can’t wait to hear what they put out next.

“This is a Neil Young cover we did a few days ago. We felt like we needed to give people some new music they could listen to while we are finishing up our album. We thought a cover would be a good idea and since we both love Harvest Moon we decided to give it a try. It’s super intimidating to cover Neil Young so we tried to make it a lot different, just so we didn’t have to “compete” with the master….

Thanks to Nicole Morier for the beautiful backing vocals and thanks to Dan “Cosmic kids” Terndrup for his incredible finger snaps!

Hope you enjoy it ” – Poolside

WOW.

For those of you that have joined us for one of our Saturday soiree’s, you know the No Shirt / No Shoes party has quickly evolved into THE LA summertime party – lines around the block, of beautiful people, looking for some relaxed fun n the sun with no douchey H-wood pretentiousness.

The next installment is coming in a few weeks and looks pretty amazing. Flosstradamus, French Horn, Benji Madden backed up by the homies Surf Ambassador, Tropicool and Bixel Boys. Im drooling already.

RSVP HERE… NOW!!

If you’re getting all antsy in your pantsy and can’t wait until then, there are some great musical offerings over the next 2 weekends.

Our buddies over at HARD are presenting the Hard Summer Music Festival this weekend, with one of the strongest electronic lineups I’ve seen.

Next weekend is Pacific Festival, brought to you by the good people at Collaborative Media. I’m really excited to see some of the bands playing there, with – Cut Copy, Hanni El Khatib and Black Lips – topping the list.

We got sent a few behind the scenes snaps from this last weekend’s Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas. Sorry they’re a little blurry, apparently the bass was distorting the cell pics.

Thankfully there were no deaths and reports said it was the best one yet.

Rusko was spotted backstage rockin a Seven Seas.

Danny‘s DOPE hat got a front row seat for Skrillex’s set.

My hat’s have a better life than I do.

“It had been a wonderful evening and what I needed now, to give it the perfect ending, was a little of the Ludwig Van.”

Pour a whiskey rocks and enjoy 15 minutes of “Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey presents a promotional short of the premier of their project LUDWIG, a contemporary arrangement of Beethoven’s 3rd & 6th Symphonies.”

Thanks to DTLA legend Mike Fran for passin this one on to us.

Volume 11 of our synth filled tropo mix tape courtesy of our friends over Gotta Dance Dirty.

“Foamy and frothy jams for those who get bloated easily. Another installment for that epic beach day or sensual shag session. Peace and Love.” – Tropicool aka Dr. Schlongo G.D.D.

Waves ≠ Raves Vol. 11

Adele – Set Fire to the Rain (Plastic Plates Remix)
Baby Monster – The Fear of Charlie Sunrise
The Chemical Brothers – Swoon (Mjolnir Bootleg Remix)
Das Pop – The Game (Villa Remix)
Holy Ghost! – Wait & See (Moby Remix)
Jamaica – Jericho (Tepr Remix)
Kolombo – Waiting For
Leopold – Sublime (She Said Disco Remix)
The Miracles Club – Light of Love (Cut Copy Re-Vision)
Mitzi – India (Joakim Remix)
The New Wine – Crescendo
Penguin Prison – Multi-Millionaire (Prince Language Instrumental Mix)
Steve Miller Band – Like a Beagle (Bottin Remix M1)
Tiger Love – Pussy Cocaine
Tyson – Love’s On The Line

All Files Zipped —-> HERE <—–

“Tropicool, radicool, sun-kissed nation vibration. Coconuts and mindtai’s. Heads in the clouds and your feet in the water. Babes in bikini’s, cool pool parties, and crackin’ freshies at the beach with your toes in the sand. Which brings me to my next point. Why don’t you sexy ladies out there wear the 80′s retro thong bikinis arching high above your thighs, that truely accentuate those dirty dancin’ stems of yours?  Bring it back, please, we beg you.

Here’s the tenth installment of Waves ≠ Raves, and might actually be my favorite compilation of the bunch. So be rad, don’t tell dad, and do the jungle boogie.” – Tropicool, G.D.D.

Download this volume of epic proportions and start entering a TROPICOOL state of mind.  It will mentally prepare you for Saturday’s NO SHIRTS/NO SHOES pool party.

RSVP HERE & now your regularly scheduled music:

Al Usher – Lullaby for Robert
Beat Connection – In the Water
Blackbird Blackbird – Hawaii (Niva Remix)
CSLSX – Keep on Shining
Foster the People – Pumped Up Kicks (Gigamesh Remix)
Foster the People – Houdini (RAC Remix)
Hey Champ – Anything at All
Jonathan Johansson – Blommorna (Niva Remix)
K.BHTA – Funky Beep (Photogenic Mix)
Monarchy – I Won’t Let Go (Mustang Remix)
Neon Indian – Psychic Chasms (Anoraak Remix)
Newcleus – Automan (Drop Out Orchestra Dub)
Niki & The Dove – Gentle Roar (Mylo Remix)
Siriusmo – Einmal In Der Woche Schreien
Yuksek – On a Train

All files Zipped ——> Here <——-

Waves ≠ Raves Treasure Chest ——-> Here <——-

As always, curated by the mystical TROPICOOL and our friends at Gotta Dance Dirty.

Pool Party @ The Standard Downtown LA Rooftop Pool with our friends at Dub Frequency.
Time to get Tropo Round 2!!!

Not to be missed – Get there early.

RSVP HERE