So I always say that I’m going to commit to bringing this series back, but that’s going to have to wait until I feel like getting overly nostalgic and bro’ing out all of the time. If you’ve never been here for a Flashback! Party Sequence it’s pretty self-explanatory, three throwbacks at a time to prevent an overload on good vibes…see you on the other side.
Ghost Town DJ’s, hot damn. Booty shaking beats with those ‘I’m thinking of you’ lyrics delivers the sweetest punch of my mind thinks you’re wonderful but I really just want to check you out (censored for the kids). Forever a classic, rock it at your next party.
It’s feels all too recent that The Offspring, Blink, Weezer and NOFX ruled that little preteen heart of mine. If you’re from LA or have ever visited this tune just screams KROQ, ironically I don’t even think that I had my learner’s permit the last time I heard this jam. Holluh if you still remember the words! Long braids & overly large suits, oh 1994.
Meredith Brooks’ “Bitch / I’m a Lover” is one of the first tunes I remember jamming out to on the school bus. Definitely one of the first tunes that I knew all of the words to – that’s not embarrassing, right? For the record I definitely didn’t know what it meant to be a goddess on my knees. Where is Meredith now?
I love arranging these Flashback! Party Sequence posts so much it’s a shame that I can’t get myself to do it regularly. In previous throwbacks we’ve heard from Coolio, Boys II Men, Baby Bash, Blackstreet, Ginuwine, etc…so put down the Girl Talk because here’s a new batch of tunes for you DJs to say, “hey, i should put this in my set.” Welcome to my sixteenth installment, see you on the other side.
4 Non Blondes will forever be a bar band, “What’s Up” being the tune that some tipsy hipster drops 4 true quarters on. Thankfully, that hipster has dope taste…at least better than this George Clinton ‘do that Linda Perry has going on – but with a voice like that who gives a shit! Ironically 4NB founding guitarist, Shaunna Hall, became an official member of George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic in 2007. Everytime I hear this tune I can’t help but sing-a-long to one of the more tasteful throwbacks in my repertoire.
A Goofy Movie was one of my favorite films growing up and a large part of that was for the precise song. Powerline’s “Eye To Eye” is undoubtedly paying homage to Michael Jackson and is one of the most successful examples of this next to the Simpson’s “Happy Birthday Lisa.” If this song wasn’t a part of your childhood then I am deeply sorry, especially for your absence of Pauly Shore.
Trio’s “Da Da Da” was one of my favorite songs on the radio during the ages of 3 through 10 and you know what, it still would be if DJs played more than Billboard’s top100. Goes from the most boring to confusing video ever at the 1:22 mark, killing the waitress will never kill the jam!
The week is SXSW, St. Patrick’s Day and Spring Break, which are three huge reasons to what? Road trip, or as I like to say, Bro Trip.
When the night sets in, drivers on the road wear thin, your pals pass out and you’re battling drowsiness, a great playlist is key towards making it another hundred miles or so. This week’s Flashback! Party Sequence is dedicated to the drivers traversing new territory this week. Good luck, and Godspeed You! Black Emperor.
To start is one of the greatest travel songs of all time, as dubbed by Wes Anderson. Hot off the Darjeeling Limited soundtrack is the Kinks’ “This Time Tomorrow,” moments this epic can only happen once per day.
Just because an epic Kinks moment can only happen once per day doesn’t mean that these memory-makers are over, we’ve got lots of eras to cover! Another awesome and universal roadtrip tune is the Smashing Pumpkins’ “Today.” Yes, the song may be written about suicide, but when you compose a piece that gets as Titanic as this it really belongs to our global society for interpretation, lets just say it’s about a roadtrip that will change your life.
But, as far as road trips go, nothing beats a great time with your pals and, of course, Neil Patrick Harris.
I take off on an 1800mi road trip to SXSW in several hours, so farewell for the next week or so. Gray and Matte will continue to keep your ears occupied.
The time has come for yet another Flashback! Party Sequence and judging by the reception from last weeks I’m glad that you’re all enjoying it so much! Remember to download, mix and have an awesome weekend of nostalgia.
First up is a song I’ve been rockin’ for a decade now and that’s Hole’s “Celebrity Skin.” Yeah, Courtney love is sooo 90s, but that’s where we’re aiming! Special Girl Talk track from Unstoppable up for download as well for those whose collections begin at Night Ripper.
Second is Boyz II Men’s classic “I’ll Make Love To You.” Always an on-point track to close a night off to, it’s a shame that this r&b staple hasn’t become more of a DJ anthem…but I really shouldn’t be giving away all of my secrets like this.
Next up is actually a track that makes it onto the list of my favorite songs of all time, and that’s Baby Bash’s “Suga Suga.” Please don’t comment on the previous statement, but lifelong memories are attached and that beat is just so dank…this song will def be played at my way-in-the-future wedding.
Does anyone remember Coolio? I actually caught him live a few years ago, it was awesome to say the least. If you’re familiar with Pachelbel’s Canon then chances are you’re a music student, and if you’re a music student then chances are you’re aware of Pachelbel’s Canon in Vitamin C’s “Graduation” and Coolio’s “I’ll C U When U Get There” just to name two popular relevant tracks. To learn more about Pachelbel’s Canon in D in contemporary music there’s an awesome and hilarious Youtube video of Rob Paravonian going through his own personal history with the song incorporating some great examples of musical borrowing. Check it out after the jump.
Back in the day when FMLY began I had a piece every weekend called Flashback! Party Sequence – this is when misplaced !’s were all the rage. These posts are for every party in the country, every mixtape yet to be made, every mixtape that has been made and everyone who goes weekend to weekend trying to get a little lovin. I enjoy putting these together, hopefully you enjoy rockin’ out to them, so lets get back into the pre-2000’s!
First up is a little Pharoahe fuckin’ Monch, back in ‘99 when Internal Affairs dropped, holy shit. All I gotta say is press play and ‘get the fuck up’!
Girl Talk undoubtedly gave new life to Blackstreet’s “No Diggity” dubbing it over “Flashing Lights” and “15 Step” honors. Now that at least a verse has been ingrained in the minds of young America it’s safe to call this track a dance floor freak out, you’ll at least know who the real hip-hop heads are when a few start spittin’ Dre.
To end this week’s Flashback! Party Sequence is “Pony” by Ginuwine. Say what you will about the guy and his ‘too-on-point-to-be-straight’ dance moves, but there was a time when nothing got a two person bedroom party pumpin’ like a little Ginuwine. I was in elementary when this tune came out, so how do I know this? I made conversation with the bus driver from Westwood all the way to Crenshaw – her fingernails looked just like the mountain from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Seriously though, who needs to rap over Daft Punk when you have a sick beat like this.
I’m listening to the radio and it was just announced that Obama has declared that there shall be no interference with Medical Marijuana Dispensaries. If you were in Los Angeles during the later part of Summer then you hopefully heard about Blackwater raiding Organica (across the street from Costco) just hours before a San Diego court declared it illegal on a state level. Thanks Obama! If he has put this into effect federally then in the back of his head there must be some type of nation-wide plan for the decriminalization or at the very least dispensaries. More accurate info here
Thank You Come Again
Lady Bird Lake Trail
March 20, 3PM
w/ dead gaze, easyboy, mistlefinger, big whup + pizza!, white fang, jonesin', tempo no tempo, dream panther
FMLY Group Hug
Dominican Joe, 515 South Congress
March 20, 8pm
w/ MillionYoung, Truman Peyote, Michael Parallax, Wampire, Idiot Glee, I Am The Dot, Magic Man, Philip Seymour Hoffman fbook event
Los Angeles
Kria Brekkan & Drawlings
McWorld
March 24th fbook event
Evan Voytas, WAMPIRE, Battlehooch, Pizza! + Afterparty for Tobacco (of Black Moth Super Rainbow) and The Hood Internet
McWorld
March 25th Fbook event
FMLY RIDE
April 3rd 2010
Dinowalrus, Tempo No Tempo
May 1
Santa Cruz
FMLY RIDE
April 3rd 2010
Pacific and Water
Boston
FMLY / Breakfast of Champs Fest
PPALMM's Chinatown Loft
April 16
New York
FMLY / Breakfast of Champs Fest
April 18
Tobacco (of Black Moth Super Rainbow) & Philip Seymour Hoffman
The Knitting Factory
April 24 fbook event
IcyDemons, Truman Peyote, Trouble Books
Glasslands
May 2
San Francisco
Thank you Come Again
The Neighbors, Wes Leslie, Shaw, Maus Haus, Mistlefinger, Goliath the Giver
March 21st
Dolores Park f book event
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