Keeping Up With The Times, The GRAMMY Awards, Playlist!

What up brothers of the sound! It is I, Outlawbeat!!! Just dropping in to spread some music knowledge some new jams for your latest party, commute, or chill sesh! You won’t be disappointed!

Educate on the sate of the industry! The 55th Annual GRAMMY Award nominees have been announced! You can find the full list at The Grammy website. Ones to watch. Who the hell is Al Walser and how did get nominated for “Best Dance Recording”!?

Props to industry veterans Fun for nabbing 6 nominations for their album Some Nights! It seems like just yesterday they released their first album Aim and Ignite!

Other notable nominee include: Jack White, Bjork, Skrillex, Calvin Harris, The Black Keys, Mumford & Sons, Bruce Springsteen, M83, Jay-Z and Kanye West, Nas, Rick Ross, Frank Ocean. And many more!

Speaking of Skrillex, I just saw Wreck-It Ralph today, and he had a cameo! He also produced a song exclusively for the film! And a banging one at that! Read the full billboard.com article here! Wicked! That guy is everywhere! He is really using his brand and his style to penetrate all aspects of the industry. He makes cool music and smart business decisions. So why do people hate? I say props!

Secondly, found this great site, has a lot of music stats from this year in the industry. You’ll learn all sorts of good information, did you know it took about $1,000,000 to make and launch Rihanna’s “Man Down”!? While streaming revenues are up nearly %40 percent, outnumbering radio spins 132 to 1 in 2011. It’s astonishing that the numbers are so supportive of digital sales and streaming media, and yet the industry still clings to the old ways. Four major labels remain in the industry, and their revenue accounts for 88% of the revenue in the industry. Yet media giants such as Clear Channel face massive debt while they refuse to embrace digital media, relying on radio’s market position. You gotta keep up with the times. It’s grow or die in this industry .Technology moves fast these day. People want it now, at their fingertips, and without ads all over it. I’m proud to be one of the 50 billion reached with Spotfiy. I love this service. I gladly pay the $10 to listen to all the music I want, when I want. On the go or at home. All stats and info courtesy of Pigeons & Planes blog. Find the full article titled: “Fascinating Music Industry Stats”

In this issues of Outlawbeat’s contraBAND I leave you with some music I love and have been rocking out to this week! A full hour for your listening pleasure!

The playlist includes:

• My personal friends and awesome up-and-coming bay area rockers Via Coma
• LA Rockers and new friends Immune (think Nickleback without the embarrassment)
• LA Future unstoppable one man up and coming dance party sensation and friend Robert DeLong
• Literally just discovered amazing band The Bolts!
• alt-J, School of Seven Bells, Atlas Genius, Bad Religion, Savoy, Flume, Sky Ferreira, and much more!

Enjoy the playlist and spread the love of music! Until next week party people!

Outlawbeat OUT!

Robert DeLong October Echoplex Residency

Monday 10/1 – It all started that Monday night. First stop of the night was Go Radio @ The Roxy with fellow music obsessed coworker – Nikki B! Go Radio put on a high energy and fun filled pop rock show fit for any stop on the Warped Tour or the suburbs! Root love songs, telling off your ex, and growing up all over again!

In the heart of Echo Park off of Sunset Boulevard lies a unique venue. Or should I say venues? The Echo and The Echoplex. On Monday nights of any given month you will find residencies from a myriad of LA, foreign, or up and coming bands you never saw coming. These shows are all free, to the 21+ crowd. They take place at venues/bars all over the city. Upon entering the venue, straight inside leads you to The Echo. The Echo consists of one large room, with a capacity of 300 (standing room only.) On this particular even The Superhumanoids were the resident band, with fellow locals Body Parts opening the show. Upon passing the security ID checkpoint, hang a right and take the stairs and descend into the depths of the venue to find yourself in The Echoplex. This 700 capacity space feels like you have stumbled upon a secret mucian gathering in the depths of Echo Park. The stage is roughly two and a half times larger. In this cavernous dancehall built into a hill in Echo Park….Robert DeLong took the stage, and once again raised the bar for electronic musicians and live performers.

I’ve seen Robert DeLong numerous times now in all different types of venues, and yet each time he takes his music and live performance to a whole new level – turning up the dial to 11 and getting the entire crowd jumping. No matter what night of the week you see Robert on stage, he turns it into a Saturday night with no thought of tomorrow! For this residency (3 more FREE shows still to come this month) he kicked it up a notch with the addition of live visuals to take his show to the next level.
The entire crowd was ecstatic, dancing, jumping, cheering, and singing along. To be in the crowd was to be surrounded by music, love, and the mist of sweaty fans. By the end of the night I was exhausted and drenched in sweat!

The second week of the residency was just as good as the first! Robert DeLong took the stage and commanded the attention of the crowd for his entire hour long set. From electro-pop anthems such as “Happy” (which he plays the melody on a  game controller) to the dub-step drops of “Feel So Heavy” he was top of his game and the crowd was along for the ride!

RDL is definitely one to watch! Recently signed to Glassnote Records home of the likes of Phoenix, Mumford & Sons, and Childish Gambino! He has been playing shows in California, and all over the US. It isn’t long before RDL is a household name!

Check out his facebook here!
Listen to his sweet tunes on Soundcloud

Don’t miss the last night of his FREE October residency: KROQ Locals Only favourite, Robert DeLong @ The Echoplex – Monday 10/29. 

Stay tuned this week, as every night I’ll be posting new content, now through Sunday!

-Outlawbeat