Tuesdays With Lazerbeak

November 24, 2009

Welcome back to another edition of Tuesdays With Lazerbeak.  First off, just want to say a huge thank you to everybody that made it out to last week’s “Making Music” series at the UofM.  ’Preciate you very much.  As nervous as I was about it, it actually ended up going really well and the trip down memory lane was a lot awesomer than I imagined.  Since I’m still in full blown reminiscing mode, I figured I’d make a childhood list and hopefully close out a few chapters of my early life.  I also threw a half-assed Thanksgiving theme on there to keep current with the times.  And so I give to you:  

“Three Fashion Statements I Am Thankful I Have Made And Therefore Never Have To Make Again”  

TUESDAYS WITH LAZERBEAK

November 17, 2009

Hey everybody.  This is just gonna be a quick one because we’ve got a ton of work to do this week getting everything in place for the Blowout, as well as getting the word out on this new Doomtree “False Hopes Fifteen” mini album coming out.  Next week it will be back on and popping though with list-o-mania (shout to Phoenix, kinda).

So yeah, first and foremost we are releasing an eight song CD at the Blowout as a way to close out 2009 and bring in the monster Doomtree year that is 2010.   We just put a pre-order for the album up on the webstore just in case you aren’t gonna be able to make it to the Blowout.  We also leaked a track off it called “Coup For The Kings.”  It’s got Sims and P.O.S. on the raps, and myself on the beat (genuine certified Lava Banger, expect nothing less my friend).  Check it out:

“Coup For The Kings” ~ Sims & P.O.S (prod. by Lazerbeak)    <——- click here

Really happy with how this one turned out.

In other news I am gearing up to be the honored guest at The Whole Music Club’s “Making Music” series…….

From the vault.

November 12, 2009

Cleaning up my files today, I found the mixing notes that I made about Doomtree’s 2008 self-titled release. I’m not sure what the first sentence referred to. The second second is the irrepressibly, Puritanical me.

INTRO
The line about POS that shows up at the start of the song may give listeners the wrong impression, in that no other performers are named. Dessa doesn’t like the obscenity starting the thing. She knows that this will not be considered “important” to other members …

TUESDAYS WITH LAZERBEAK

November 10, 2009

Hey!  It’s once again time for yet another Tuesday With Lazerbeak.  This post is gonna be a little more “off the top of the dome” as they say.  They say that right?  Before I get into it, I need to make a quick shameless plug.  I’m gonna be speaking next Thursday, Nov. 19th, at the U of M’s Whole Music Club.  It’s all free, all ages, and starts at 8:00.  From what I’m told the format is similar to an episode of “Behind The Actor’s Studio” so you can only imagine the hilarity that may ensue.  Bottom line, I’m pretty nervous about this whole thing and could definitely use some back up. If you live close to the Twin Cities you should try to make it out/hold me down.  I will do everything in my power to make it extremely awesome.  

Now that that’s outta the way, bring on the lists!  I decided to make this week’s list about some songs that are especially close to my heart.  Truly these are some seriously motivating jams.  Life affirming even.  I hope you are into them.  Without further ado, I present to you a new feature:

“3 Songs That Are Ruling For Me This Week”  

Fact Check.

November 05, 2009

Oh man. I just got a list of questions from the fact checker at Minnesota Monthly magazine. The fact checking process is pretty standard fare: you talk to a reporter then somebody from that reporter’s office contacts you to make sure that your statements were captured accurately. Nonetheless, some of the questions in this round were pretty stellar. 

1. You are 28 years old. 

3.  You teach The Language of Rap and Spoken Word at the McNally Smith College of Music in …

TUESDAYS WITH LAZERBEAK

November 03, 2009

Hello there and welcome back to Tuesdays With Lazerbeak.  Man I can’t believe the Vikings are 7-1 going into the bye week!  Absolutely incredible.  That victory coupled with the fact that, against all odds,  I managed to defeat my fantasy football opponent by less than one point in the final seconds of Monday Night Football (take that Tony Gonzalez!), I just couldn’t ask for anything more!  Admittedly, …