Le Miel du Mois: Aout

Le Miel du Mois: Aout is up on Et Musique Pour Tous!  Click on the link below to listen in full and download the monthly mixtape for *free* – the track list is below and here’s what I had to say about August…

Harder Better Faster Stronger is something forthebeat can relate to now more than ever – everything seems to be getting bigger and better. This month’s Le Miel du Mois is fast fun that I hope will rock your tape til it pops. Enjoy the last month of summer. Make it count.

Tracklisting:

Big Boi – Feel Me (Intro)
Juiceboxxx – 100MPH (AC Slater Remix)
Star Slinger – Mornin
Big Boi – Daddy Fat Sax
Fiveng – Jonah (Star Slinger Remix)
Pictureplane – Double Sets Of Lungs Now
The Hoof and the Heel – Fireworks
Ocelot – Beating Hearts (Louis Laroche Remix)
Error Love – Nightlife Souveniers
Star Slinger – Minted
Bronze – Horses

forthebeat Interviews JUICEBOXXX

I wasn’t sure if JUICEBOXXX would even be around to answer an email but I crossed my fingers and pressed ’send’ asking for a short interview. Not only did JUICEBOXXX answer us within a few hours, his answers are more than we could have hoped for (and of course in all caps) Here you go:

Your 100 MPH video is pretty amazing. One of my favorite parts is towards the end at the diner. Why hamburgers?

HAMBURGERS ARE A GREAT TIMELESS AMERICAN FOOD AND I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING FUN WITH THE DANCERS IN THE VIDEO. MUNCHING OUT ON BURGERS WAS THE PERFECT SOLUTION!

You have played with some unbelievable artists. What’s one of your favorite artists you have collaborated with either for a show or for a remix?

TOURING WITH PUBLIC ENEMY WAS A TRUE HONOR. TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THE STAGE WITH THEM WAS LIKE A DREAM. THESE THINGS COME TRUE SOMETIMES. KEEP RUNNING KIDS!

What band that you haven’t played with already would you love to perform or tour with?

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, ALAN VEGA, BONE THUGS, KOOL KEITH.

What color best describes JUICEBOXXX’s aura?

RED WHITE AND GOLD

Your tour schedule sounds ridiculous. What would you say is the most memorable city/country so far and what is the one thing that you will always think of from that spot?

I JUST LOVE THE ACT OF TOURING. GETTING A IN A CAR AND GOING. I DON’T CARE WHERE I PLAY, I JUST WANT TO REACH KIDS. I’VE BEEN ALL AROUND, AND I LOVE IT ALL. TOURING IN ALASKA IN THE WINTER OF 2009 WAS A TRUE PLEASURE, WE RAGED A LOG CABIN IN THE WOODS OUTSIDE OF FAIRBANKS THEN GOT INTO A HUGE FIGHT AND GOT KICKED OUT.

Other than your music and your new blog, what other stuff are you working on that you want the world to know about? (i.e. an extensive magnet collection; a tshirt line, etc.)

I’LL BE COLLABORATING WITH A LOT OF HEADS IN THE UPCOMING YEAR, GET READY. TRYING TO KICK EVERYTHING UP TO ANOTHER LEVEL. I’M 23 YEARS OLD, I’M NOT A KID ANYMORE, I’M TRYING TO GET REALLY REAL.

What’s your favorite juicebox, JUICEBOXXX?!

LISTEN: LIFE IS A MARATHON AND NOT A SPRINT. DON’T START A BULLSHIT BAND IF YOU DON’T WANNA. LET’S ALL BE MAGNIFICENT FAILURES TOGETHER!

JUICEBOXXX – Hype

JUICEBOXXX – Hype (DJ Manaia Remix)

New Artist: The Young Maths

This week punk must be pumpin in our veins, yesterday with Juiceboxxx and today with…

The Young Maths. The Young Maths are 4 guys from McAllen, TX. The Photon God likes them and we like The Photon God so we gave it a listen, liked it a lot, and then came the interview…

When did your EP come out and what song are you most excited about?

The EP was released on May 15th but we’re currently in the studio working on our next EP, hoping to release it late August. We’re most excited about the reaction that “fingered on the dance floor” will receive. *(Fingered on the Dancefloor!!! WOW)

What was the best show The Young Maths ever played and why?

Our EP release show was amazing.  We played on the floor of an art studio owned by a sculptor. There was no A/C and the floor was spotted with dried  clumps of clay and dust.  It also helped that fans filled the entire floor, crowding around bronze sculptures of god-like figures and animals made of stone.

What color would describe your band’s aura?

Each song / EP has a different mood.  I’ve always felt the EP, Thank you, Goodnight! sounds like night-club spot light lights smothered by a the smoke of a cheap fog machine.

What’s the most shameful song on your ipod?

The most ’shameful’ song on my ipod is probably “the boy is mine” by Brandy & Monica. Except i’m kidding; I love that song.

Stream the entire high energy EP here. The Young Maths will also be touring throughout Texas + Louisiana this August with Dignan, an indie band also based out of McAllen, TX.

Make sure to check out Sheets, and The Science...Body Bags here:

The Young Maths – Body Bags

New Artist: Juiceboxxx

I call forthebeat’s KC juicebox so when I found Juiceboxxx I was really curious.

Juiceboxx is a rapper from Milwaukee, whose sound is hip hop and dance.  But if you see him live, it’s more like a loud chaotic punk show; Pictureplane described it as “personal cathartic releases that sometimes make people feel uncomfortable and awkward,” which coming from Pictureplane, I find interesting…

He’s been in different punk and hip hop projects since he’s 15 and in 2005 released “R U There God?? Itz Me Juiceboxxx,” which is just a perfect name really. The new mixtape is called “Thunder Zone Volume One” and you can get it off his website. The video below is for 100 MPH and it’s mesmerizing, from his unnerving stare into the camera to the forest shots to the girls ending at the diner stuffing their faces with hamburgers, I love every second of it.  I’ve listened to the original and a bunch of different remixes, the AC Slater one is the best.

Watch the video below and stream the track for a repeat.

Juiceboxxx – 100 MPH (AC Slater Remix) from Scion A/V on Vimeo.

Juiceboxxx – 100 MPH (AC Slater Remix)