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COOLIE RANX and STRIVE ROOTS ARE PLAYING THE ABOVE UPCOMING DATES. CURRENTLY CANNOT UPDATE "UPCOMING SHOWS" FEATURE TO ADD THEIR NAMES BECAUSE OF "UNEXPECTED ERRORS."
COOLIE RANX (LITTLE JACOB IN GRAND THEFT AUTO 4) TOURS WESTERN USA WITH GLOBAL ROCK SHOWCASE .
COOLIE RANX -- Pilfers' frontman and former Toasters who is the LITTLE JACOB" character in Grand Theft Auto IV is hitting the road with the Global Rock Showcase. Coolie packed the house with Toasters and Pilfers and will do the same with upcoming gigs.
The Global Rock Showcase will be more INTENSE with COOLIE RANX and Dubb Agents plus local crews along the routing. No artist will sit and perform on these dates. Dates starts June 5th in Tucson, Arizona and will run through June 20, 2008 ending in Colorado with dates TBA.
Bad bwoy Coolie Ranx is a recording artist first but he has alwayz been an actor in the UK. So that Grand Theft Auto 4 part is no fluke.
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BIGGUPS to everyone who supported D.I.A via purchases of D.I.A. Records CDs and MP3s, Street Ragz Clothing and Global Rock Showcase tickets.
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GLOBAL ROCK SHOWCASE ALTERNATE LISTINGS:
"UPCOMING SHOWS" FEATURE ABOVE DOES NOT ALLOW UPATES SOMETIMES.
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D.I.A. ® is DIA RECORDS-- (label) , STREET RAGZ-- (clothing brand) , GLOBAL ROCK SHOWCASE-- (concert events) , FANTRA ZINE-- (publication) , GLOBAL ROCK RADIO-- , etc...
Dude... we do not have a Mission Statement man. Neither do our artists have bios or press kits. Just listen to the friggin' muzik. Check this... Don't ask to come to our office either. In tradition of legendary producer and soundman Jack Ruby, Sr. , whose office was a redsripe crate under a broad leaf tree, D.I.A's office is every street corner with a pay phone. We love ending chain letters. We dislike cliches... for instance -- if some one say there is a light at the end of the tunnel, response to that is -- there is one at the beginning too. We also believe if your right hand offends you, cut it off immediately!
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Listen to GLOBAL ROCK RADIO--
"Punky Reggae Ska Dub Party" while U internet.
Click GRR icon/links for the Muzikal Uprising.
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DIA RECORDS-- (label) : DIA RECORDS-- MP'3 NOW AVAILABLE FOR $0.75 (75 CENTS PER DOWNLOAD). Click link for MP3's page.
Hello boyz 'n' gurlz. It is 10p.m. Do you know where your parentz are? Welcome to the D.I.A.'s "Global Rock" REVOLUTION. If it seems like D.I.A. is rising from the ashes like a Phoenix... Maybe we are. Maybe we aren't. Totally an "INVERTED PARADOX". DIA="THE TRUTH!! An' we are da krew some hedz do not want you to know about. Because, we will tie 'em to a wall of 15" woofers; columns of mids and screaming tweeters and pump the Global Rock sound into their veins. DIA is going thru in a full-metal-jacket and steel toe boots... Enuff o' dat.
Well... Billboard magazine acknowledged DIA Records' "global rock" sound calling it "a hiphop-rock-reggae crossbreed." Who are we to argue. Of course the music bible is correct. Our efforts are centered on creating universal muzik for the ages. Whether it's hiphop, reggae, punk, alternative or all of the above in any fusion combination, we want people to pop in (or download) D.I.A. recordings generations from now and say -- "this is timeless stuff". The "Global Rock" genre is any sound with multiple elements (ska/punk, reggae/alt. rock/dub, Rock/Psychedelic/Blues, etc.) The appeal is universal and not niched into one corner.
True grit is an important part of the Global Rock movement. We luv when it's a lil' ruff around the edges. Being slick and sugar coated is not D.I.A.'s style. We love keeping it rustic and grounded.
From a social standpoint, "Global Rock" transcends race, class, gender and age. It's about RHYTHM, CULTURE, RESPECT and total INCLUSION. Aight!!
DIA Records would like to thank all radio station (college, internet, public/community, urban and alternative) jocks worldwide who have given D.I.A's. "global rock" sound life. From Hot97, (Bobby Konders) in NYC to 91X 'n' (Makeda Dread) in San Diego, CA, The Edge in Pheonix, AZ, and especially all radio stations left of the dial -- BIGUP! ShoutZ to your MOM. Tell her D.I.A. said she is HOT! ShoutZ, to all hiphop/urban hedz, sk8ters, snowborders, x-gamers, the punks, the skatalites, the underclass, rastas, hippies, crank callers, graff artists, narcissists, spammers, stoners and slackers who sleep 'til 3p.m., etc., etc. Get in gear dude. COPACETIC!!!!!
D.I.A. RECORDS-- is NOT INTERESTED in submitting any tracks to start-up internet bedroom labelz.
D.I.A. Records recordings are owned and copyrighted by DIA Records, JamBar Muzik/D.I.A., Inc./ASCAP.
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RELATED GLOBAL ROCK PRESS:
El Paso Times Articles Published Feb. 7, 2008: HR (HUMAN RIGHTS) and Yodas's Eye .
Oakland's East Bay Express
El Paso (Chuco Town) - Texas: What's Up Entertainment Weekly: HR (Human Rights)/Global Rock Press.
Wilmington - North Carolina Starnews: "Global Rock Revolution" In EFfeCt Fav Press:!!!
Sooooooo... the majors are doing Global Rock type events. BMI News!!... BMI Brings Global Rock Scene To Its Lollapalooza Stage. CRUCIAL!!
Shoutz to New Orleans krew Fuego who was interviewed by a midwest web TV entertainment show. Check out the interview plus the live clip of Fuego performing the "Reppin'" track at a Global Rock Showcase -- March 10, 2007, (at this link) at the legendary Tipitina's .
D.I.A's PRESS PAGE.
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DANGER!!! The rapid-fire SLEEPY WONDER is in da house. This multi-talented deejay/singer is no stranger. History goes back a while when The-90's in Brooklyn ran red-HOT with sewing machines stitching on a regular basis! Ask the "Ruff & Rugged" one... the original Shinehead! . Sleepy Wonder is currently the resident reggae deejay with Thievery Corporation . The "Baby Why" version is a re-production of Sleepy Wonder and No Choice Records with Sleepy writing new lyrics to the rocksteady classic. Original "Baby Why" is a Sir "Coxone" Dodd's Studio One release recorded by The Cables (Keeble Drummond, Elbert Stewart, and Vince Stoddard) in the late 1960's. Click related links to ketch up with Sleepy Wonder .
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CHECK OUT COOLIE RANX former Toasters and frontman of THE PILFERS is the in Grand Theft Auto 4. Coolie Ranx plays Little Jacob, a Jamaican arms dealer. Some bwoy fi get stitches yes.
"Somebody's Gotta Leave. Dem gotta go. Dem an' Me... Cuase I'm Not Taking Second Place To No Bumbo..."
G-yea. O.G. rude bwoy Coolie Ranx spit like that. Coolie Ranx used to front the Toasters. G-yea. Used to ram de dance!
Yo Obi, you already know you are one of the toppatoppa Global Rock artists. Coolie Ranx is hitting the road on a western run of the Global Rock Showcase.
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"SK8ING AINT FREE" -- PUNK MEETS SK8BOARDING!! -- VIVISECTION//8
Sk8ing and Punk are similar "anti" passions for youths making defiant statements of protest against the so-called norms or rules of parents and society that make no sense to them. The two sub-cultures go hand in hand and sometimes help in defining the identity and independence in the decision making process of a youth. D.I.A. Records decided to release the "SK8ING AIN'T FREE" track by ViviSection//8 online because it underlines the message of "FREEDOM". The track is about standing up for one's rights as well as outlining a true reflection of what real punk is. "Sk8ing Aint Free" is a raw, krustie, dirty live recording with imperfections and we luv grittiness of the track. Like getting involved with sk8ing, recording punk does not require a huge budget. If one has to spend a lot of cash on recording a punk project it simply isn't punk. DIY with what you have baby!!
Pic to right shows Wilmington, NC, VIVISECTION //8 global rocking DIA's Global Rock Showcase at The Jinx, Savannah, GA, June 29, 2006. L - R: Adam Muthafukka (guitz), John Kicks (drums), Jeremy 1 (Throat), Jeremy 2 (Bass). ViViSection//8 (formerly Section//8) has gone through members changes since. John Kicks is building his own solo projects. New drummer is aboard.
According to sources ViViSection//8 got press via a D.I.A.'s article in HARDCORE PLUS magazine in Spain. "Sk8ing Aint Free" supposed to be released by Fragment Records on an interactive CD for HARDCORE PLUS zine January, 2007. (Please send us a copy of CD and zine fellaz.)
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Above illustration of "The Beast" was done exclusively for Fantra Zine in the mid 1990s by "Jimmy" Tennyson Smith. Tennyson is the artist who illustrated Bob Marley's graphic novel trilogy Lion, Iron, Zion for Marvel. Zion (cover left) was never published. Tennyson has also done many comic book covers including covers for "Man Thing" reissues. Jimmy Tennyson Smith is the artist behind Bob Marley's "Uprising" cover. DIA Records' "Stalag 20, 21 & 22 -- The next Generation" CD cover was painted by Jimmy also. This is a crucial artist with some incredible personal work.
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ANGRY MIKE aka THE HARDCORE CHEF SHOWS TRUE FAN APPRECIATION.
Angry Mike has seen Sick Of It All three times since April, 2006, in Los Angeles, San Diego and BB Kings in NYC, Sept. 17, 2006, where SOIA crank out a crucially intense show to a packed house. That is a true fan. Angry Mike is one crazy character with a bionic hip that helps him to get great parking around San Diego. This dude is one fearless. While the kid who likes to play with fire was setting San Diego ablaze that uprooted so many folks' lives, Angry Mike was barbecuing and drinking beer while looking at the burning hills not too far from his house. This is an important footnote of how your kids will turnout if they grow up listening to Bad Brains and New York Hardcore bands. Glad to have Angry Mike as a friend. Folks in Pacific Beach and San Diego should recognize Angry Mike who bartends at Bub's Dive Bar, Pacific Beach, CA. . Click pic below for dated blurb.
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GLOBAL ROCK IN FULL EFFECT--!!
Below pic: Singing Vernon (center) on Global Rock Showcase tour with (left-right:) Benjamin Hamlin - bass, Michael Crevier - drums, Blumeadows - guitar as Dubb Agents (Mar. 27 to April 17, 2008) at Viper Room April 10, 2008. Pic credit: Olga.
Below pic: Jerry "Rights" Barrett (bassist) of Dubb Agents looks up at crowd at Red Rocks, Colorado as he backs HR, August 18, 2007. Hey Jerry, luv the expression on your face dude.
Below pic: Highline Ballroom's Global Rock Showcase - NYC, July 22, 2007.
Below pic: Jack Ruby, Jr. (center) with Heard Melodies krew in Atlanta on Global Rock Showcase Tour March 3, 2007.
Below pic is HR with FunkFace whose members pinch hit as the Dubb Agents backing HR at The Delancy, Sept. 8, 2006. Check out FunkFace's "Zoo York City" track on Tony Hawk's Project Eight game. Funk Face toured on Southern leg of D.I.A.'s Global Rock Showcase, Nashville - TN, Atlanta - GA, Mobile - AL and New Orleans - LA, March 2 - 10, 2007.
Below pix are shots from the packed Palm Room in Wrightsville Beach, NC. August 25, 2005. Bigups to promoter Jamie of Jah Fire Ent. Global Rock in effect!!
^^Click above pic for related press.^^
