First off, let me say big thanks to everyone who has supported The Glamour’s first release, the Fly By Night EP on Calamity Jane Recordings over the past week- the response has been amazing and we’ve hit the Beatport charts in Electro, Indie Dance and Top Downloads! If you haven’t picked it up yet, all the info is in the post directly before this one.

On a side note, Chicago for the first time hosted UFC (that’s Ultimate Fighting Championship) and I went with a group of about twenty people. Minus the awesome and classy people in the seats around us (see vid below), it was a fun night even though the headlining bout between Anderson Silva and Patrick Cote ended disappointingly short in the third after Cote blew his knee out. It’s really too bad because it was obvious Silva hadn’t even started to try to take Cote out, instead joking around in the Octagon, even extending his hand to a fallen Cote after releasing him from a hold. Eight other fights were also on the card. Even through the bummer of a finale I was totally giddy and loved every minute of it. That’s right, I like UFC and guess what, I also go to gun ranges. I guess I’m a bit of an urban hick…

Also, if you’re interested, here’s my recent review for URB Magazine on Steve Smooth and JJ Flores’ new Amp’d album on Ultra Records.

Oh yeah, there’s some music too. Stuff has piling up in my inbox over the past, wow, twelve days and I picked my favorites. Apologies for the short written intros to the tracks…there’s eight of them and I’m a bit hung over.

Steve Ryback from California has some heaters here. I love how his tunes alternate from being ridiculously hard to pulling back and letting the melodies play center stage. I could see these tunes working in a multitude of settings.

Steve Ryback: Flask In My Fanny Pack
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Steve Ryback: Interstellar Pimp Sauce
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BSBTRGDClub always comes through for me on their tunes. Here’s a hot remix of Crookers’ “Big Money Comin.” Straight banger.

Crookers: Big Money Comin (BSBTRGDClub Rai Tsuchi Edit)
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Yes, FnDannyBoy’s newest is a bit on the more commercial tip, but this is still a fun listen and I bet will get people moving. Suck it.

FnDannyBoy: Drop On The Dancefloor
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Ah, another hot remix from DJ Kue… this time taking on the Gym Class Heroes, it’s a straightforward electro remix that strays a little from his normal programming style.

Gym Class Heroes: Cookie Jar (DJ Kue’s Squirrel Funk Mix)
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Moulinex’s remix of Kap10kurt resulted in a tune that made me smile and reminisce about disco-ravey goodness, the kind I used to listen to at places like the Harvey Expo. Joy!

Kap10kurt: Mission Complete (Moulinex Remix)
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I love The Presets, I love the Bang Gang DJs…I love this remix. My only complaint with this song is that the percussion and drum programming is a bit simplistic, but hey, it works.

The Presets: Kicking and Screaming (Bang Gang’s E is for Edit)
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Yay, another Paul Anthony and ZXX remix! You know the drill, total fire, hot synth lines and lots o swooshy noises. Their boots are being played by everyone it seems. At Crobar last night I heard two of their tunes played in the three hours I was there.

Rick Ross: Hustlin (Paul Anthony & ZXX Remix)
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