Just a little update so people can make their plans for the holidays:

We will be throwing The Rub New Year’s Eve party in a warehouse space this year, at the Can Factory, where we’ve had our Annual Holiday Warehouse Party in the past. We will not be having that one, which would have been Dec 19 (darn recession). Tickets and flyer and such will be available soon, just keep checking back on our website or subscribe to the email list.

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Scion Radio 17: A-Trak & DJ Mehdi Interview from Scion A/V on Vimeo.

We interviewed DJ Tameil on our radio show a few months back, and he used some of the footage for his new Bedrock Groove video.

This month The Rub welcomes two big guests! Pilooski travels all the way from Paris to play a super left-field DJ set, dropping everything from deep Bollywood cuts to his own exclusive disco edits, and graces us with an interview to boot. Then Eli Escobar drops in to talk about his unique approach to remixes and original house tracks along with reminiscing about growing up in the rich musical environment that was Manhattan in the 80s and 90s. Listen right here:

We’ve got DJ Nu-Mark (formerly of Jurassic 5) at The Rub this Saturday. In August 2008, Cosmo and I saw Nu-Mark play for 3000 people at a massive rave in Canada. I went into it thinking he would be playing indy rap and weird breaks, scratching a lot and playing goofy instruments and toys, but what we saw was one of the best DJ sets we’ve ever witnessed. He played an incredibly diverse, classy set with tons of my all time favorite classics and some obscure face-melting pieces thrown in here and there – it was full of those moments where you think, ” this is why I started DJing.” Ever since then, Nu-Mark has been on our wish list for The Rub and we’ve finally got him. Here is a live set from LA’s legendary Do-Over party; Cosmo played the same day and came out saying “Lord have mercy, Nu-Mark is a f*cking beast!”

MP3: DJ Nu-Mark live at The Do-Over http://www.zshare.net/audio/6796901962843df3/

R&B coolout mash from It’s The Motherfucking Remix Vol 3: Marvin Gaye vs Groove Theory – Sexual Theory (DJ Day remix)

Buy It’s the Motherfucking Remix 3 CD at The Rub Store or Turntable Lab

This one seems to be a fan favorite from It’s The Motherfucking Remix Vol 3: Mr Vegas – Hot Wuk (Nick Catchdubs blend)

Buy It’s the Motherfucking Remix 3 CD at The Rub Store or Turntable Lab

Lil Scrappy – Money in the Bank (Ross Hogg reggae remix) (right click “save target as”)

By It’s the Motherfucking Remix Vol. 3 here or on Turntable Lab: http://www.turntablelab.com/the-wall/0/1/81053.html