24K LAUNCH TONIGHT!

It'll feel weird working on a Friday night again, Sydney hasn't had a quality Friday (that's not targeted at one group of people or an old school night) in aaaaages. See you there!

THIS WEEK AT XO - FLYGIRL TEE

We don't have local guests on all that often at XO, but Tee has been at the top of the list for a while! Make sure you check her out at XO this Saturday - Snoop demands it.

R.I.P. KEVIN DUCKWORTH

That's Duck on the right, with Jerome Kersey and Buck Williams
This sucks. I can't think of anything else to say.

XO PODCAST - 27-08-08

While it is the XO podcast, we can't forget 24K launching this Friday night! Sorry about the lack of posts recently, been doing a lot of promo for 24K (radio, online, designing flyers, etc) but still making sure we don't forget XO. Now I know how a it feels to be a parent with two kids. Well not really, but you know what I'm saying. This week at XO - special guest DJ Flygirl Tee and official launch of The Game's L.A.X. album. This week at 24K - it's the damn grand opening! Remember, if you want hookups to either XO or 24K, just email here for XO guestlist or here for 24K guestlist.

PODCAST TRACKLIST 27-08-08

1. Game's Pain - The Game feat. Keyshia Cole
2. Believe it or Not - Ice Cube
3. Let My Beat Pound - T.I.
4. Swagger Like Us - T.I. feat. Jay-Z, Kanye West & Lil Wayne
5. Celebrate - Clipse feat. Joss Stone
6. Let's Ride - The Game
7. She's Like a Star - Taio Cruz feat. Sugababes & Busta Rhymes
8. So Fresh - Sunny Valentine feat. David Banner
9. Bosses - Jus Bleezy Feat. Gorilla Zoe & Yo Gotti
10. We Can Do It - Young Dro
11. The Business - Yung Berg feat. Pleasure P, Jim Jones, Twista, Maino, Cap One and Casha
12. Put You on the Game - The Game

XO PODCAST - 20-08-08

Hopefully you realised that the cartoon in the middle isn't actually me - it's Ben Affleck. What's up Ben, hope to see you at XO soon and we can bond like the two virile, heterosexual Anglo-Irishmen that we are. Oh, almost forgot there's an XO podcast this week as well and it's dope. XO guestlist here. And don't forget to get yourself on the 24K guestlist for the VIP launch Friday August 29!

PODCAST TRACKLIST 20-08-08

1. Put On remix - Ludacris
2. Cocaine Cowboy - DJ Khaled feat. Akon
3. Get This Dough - Throwback feat. Wiz Khalifa
4. Like I Do - T.I. feat. The Dream
5. Marco Polo - Bow Wow feat. Soulja Boy
6. Life Goes On - Scar Dirty
7. Round Here - Yung Berg
8. Nobody But You - Cassie
9. Assume the Position - Hot Stylz feat. T-Pain
10. Back It Up - 2Much feat. Trell Lee & Young T
11. Who Dat Be - Gillie Da Kid
12. Shoulder Roll - Shawty Raw

DESHAWN STEVENSON - WTF?!

Seriously, what the hell is going on here.

XO PODCAST - 13-08-08

First of all, check out the XO podcast banner above - M.I.A., Katy Perry and an old school press pic of me standing in front of the Harbour Bridge. Pimpin'! Special 13-track podcast as well, bonus track going out a true musical legend. XO guestlist here.

PODCAST TRACKLIST 13-08-08

1. Lookin' Boy remix - Hot Styles feat. Yung Joc
2. Warrior - Nelly
3. Wish You Would - Ludacris feat. T.I.
4. Paper Planes remix - M.I.A. feat. Jim Jones
5. Best Rapper Alive (Stronger freestyle) - Crooked I
6. Big Money, Big Cars - Killer Mike feat. Chamillionaire & Messy Marv
7. I'll Be Lovin' You Long Time remix - Mariah Carey feat. LL Cool J
8. Stack it Up - Money Mo feat. Lloyd
9. B.H.O'z - Slim Thug feat. Kyleon, Daily & Chris Ward
10. Tonight - Clyde Carson feat. The Game
11. I Kissed a Girl remix - Katy Perry feat. Nuphsed
12. Whippin the Rhyme - Jibbs
13. BONUS TRACK

DOPE BOY FRESH (JOCKIN' JAY-Z)

Hot track! Enough said. Dope Boy Fresh (Jockin' Jay-Z) by (duh) Jay-Z.

R.I.P. ISAAC HAYES

Damn damn damn damn damn. Even though that fruity club scrambled his brain, Isaac Hayes was still the man. If you're under 30, odds are you probably know him as either the voice of Chef in South Park or the club owner in Hustle & Flow. Oh and to the actors who starred in this movie, I'd stay away from any risky activities. Like leaving your house.

R.I.P. BERNIE MAC

This sucks. I found out while I was DJing last night (damn you Blackberry and your always-connected email service) and it bummed me out. Why do the cool actors have to die before the lame ones?

Check out Bernie in the all-time classic Friday.

NEW ERA CAPS - SNEAK PEAK

Here's one of the boxes of New Era caps we're giving away at XO tomorrow night. Luckily they sent me a couple for myself and the XO DJs or I'd have to steal these! Just jokes, just jokes.

THIS WEEK AT XO - NEW ERA PARTY

Even though I'm a fan of the relatively uncool Concealer range of New Era caps, I still rock the straight brims on occasion and can appreciate that New Era are kicking the crap out of every other cap company on the planet. So of course they chose XO as the club they wanted to do their first Australian party at. Get down there this week for your chance to score some exclusive lids!

LIFE GOES ON

In hip-hop, there's sampling and then there's SAMPLING. Some producers flip a sample so you have no idea where it came from, and then you've got the opposite end of the spectrum - this track Life Goes On by Scar Dirty (produced by Hound Productions) is essentially a hip-hop cover version of John Cougar Mellencamp's Jack and Diane (that's JCM to the right, in case you were wondering). I'm not hating though, it actually sounds good!

TEAM USA = CHUMPS

This 2008 US Olympic hoops team should never, ever, ever be mentioned in the same breath as the 1992 Dream Team. Last night against Australia they showed that they're weak. Very weak. Neil Turner weak. And if the NBA Finals didn't close the door on the Kobe/Jordan comparisons, this should slam the door closed (and weld it shut - and yes it was only one game, but Kobe has had too many of these, while MJ had exactly none). While I was watching the game I was also in a US-based hoops chatroom to see what the Yanks were saying, and all the excuses about why Australia were keeping the game close were quite amusing - "it's only an exhibition", "we're not even trying", "it's hard to play your best against lesser teams". This is the reason why the US gets spanked internationally now! And conversely, it's also the reason why the 1992 team was so pimp - even against teams like Angola every player gave 100 per cent and wanted to make sure they won and won well. This 2008 team wants to coast through the game, jacking hideous shots, going one-on-five, then magically trying to turn it on when they have to. (Maybe they were saving their energy for after the game.)

P.S. Team USA - you got dunked on by Chris Anstey. Hang your heads in shame.

P.P.S. Kobe Bryant apparently has a new nickname, "the Doberman". Forgetting that ex-Chicago Bulls assistant coach Johnny Bach gave that nickname to Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen back in the early 1990s, that now makes it TWO nicknames (Doberman and Mamba) that Kobe has GIVEN HIMSELF. Giving yourself a nickname is a major sign of being a douchebag. Kobe's done it twice. You do the math.

XO PODCAST - 06-08-08

The "white out" week continues! Apparently there's something wrong with the XO podcast server that sends it out to your iPods via iTunes, so you lucky blog readers are the only ones who have been getting your fix the last two weeks. Here's this week's 12 tracks of fury (well, 11 tracks of fury and one from Danity Kane). Want to get into XO for free? Email here

PODCAST TRACKLIST 06-08-08

1. Shake It - Bow Wow feat. Swizz Beatz
2. Put On remix - Young Jeezy feat. Jay-Z
3. Bumpin My New Shit - Freeway
4. Damage remix - Danity Kane feat. Fabolous
5. Hi Hater remix - Maino feat. T.I., Swizz Beatz, Plies, Jadakiss & Fabolous
6. Still Spittin - Ludacris
7. Clean as a Whistle - Ricochett
8. In Da Club - Clyde Carson feat. The Game & Sean Kingston
9. Hard as Hell - Akon feat. UGK
10. Down n Out - Nappy Roots feat. Anthony Hamilton
11. Coconut Juice remix - Tyga feat. Lil Wayne & Rich Boy
12. New Era - Below Zero feat. Lil Flip

THE KING OF LIBERTY CITY

GTAIV has been conquered - now when does GTAV come out? I'm going to miss you Niko :(