RedBull and Lotus Entertainment's Sunglasses At Night

For more information check out the facebook event page HERE

RedBull Snowscrapers Coming To The Big Apple

Matt from Redbull just sent us the info for this event. If your in the area (NYC) be sure to check this out! LINK

Something Cool: MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU

Say Word: Info Mania

Info Mania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload. "Chewing up the week's media so we can
regurgitate it, half-digested, into your mouth" Every Thursday night 10pm EST. Funny! Check out this weeks episode HERE

We Like Art: Nate Cousins

Every month we will be posting some of our favorite (local and international) artists-graphic design, photography, etc. Its only right that our head designer for Lotus Entertainment and The Lab gets the first spot. Nate is a long time friend but also in our opinion, one of the best graphic designers Vermont has to offer. And dont get it twisted, the green mountain state has its fair share of talent-JDK, Tick Tick, Modern Riot-to name a few. For more on Nate's work and contact infomation Click Here

Kill The Noize This Thursday

Our good friends Nexus Management are starting a new series titled Electro Magnetic. First up to bat, Kill The Noize with Tricky Pat, REM, Haitian, Chris Pattison and Echonomic. Dang, this show is going to be craze. Club Metronome this Thursday night! Where you be?

Ecco Clothing Presents CONTRADICT: Holiday Bash With Fashion Show

Lotus Entertainment DJ's Russell and ZJ will be working with Ecco Clothing, Mirror Mirror and The Justin Cruz Salon to help benefit COTS this Saturday December 13th. CLICK HERE for more information

Spot Light: Santo Gold

Santo Gold has been around for a while. Even though we have friends that personally know Santo, its been impossible to book a show with the rising star. And just recently featured on Common's new album (Universal Mind Control) plus Jay Z's newest single BROOKLYN GO HARD Ft. Santo Gold (download)-dont expect to see her in Vermont anytime soon :(

Music Video Of The Month: Busta Rhymes In Arab Money

Who the F is Ron Bronz?! Haha maybe Pop Champagne will make the cut for next month.

First Trick Rail Jam Stowe Mountain Footage

Discover Simple, Private Sharing at Drop.io

First Trick Rail Jam Stowe Mountain Footage Courtesy of Bear Pond Productions (Thanks Matt!) This is just the first of many more Stowe Jams to come this Winter! See ya'll back in the park soon. Happy Shredding!!

Say Word: Robert Burden's Voltron timelapse painting

Why not post more interesting things like Robert Burden's Voltron timelapse painting?! A new series titled "Say Word" (props to Boing Boing)

First Trick Rail Jam Stowe Mountain Resort

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It's a celebration!

Burlington Underground Web Launch

Ryan Orlove (founder/co-owner), Brady Lee (Co-owner/promoter) and Dan Mesa (Co-founder/webmaster) just recently launched their new website thats quoted as "your connection to Burlington's music scene" Giving the community information 24/7 on shows, dates, tours, venues, etc. (Were surprised nobody thought of this sooner haha) Congrats guys! Visit Burlington Underground HERE

DJ's Rob Swift, G.I. Joe and Russell Friday Night!

LINK for more information. Dont miss this show!!

Spot Light: Mickey Factz

Lee, our friend over at AM ONLY Bookings put us on to Mickey Factz about a month ago (thanks brotha). And after giving his latest mix a listen, were not surprised to see why in the past six months he's been hitting the interviews in several hip hop magazines including this months cover on XXL If your a fan of Kid Cudi, Wale or the Cool Kids-you'll be sure to dig the electro/hiphopster MC. CLICK HERE to download his newest mix titled Heaven's Fallout

Music Video of the Month: Q TIP 'Move'

We just got our advance copy of Q Tip's newest effort titled Renaissance....Tribe fan? Well guess whose back. Be sure to pick up the new release election day November 4th. Yeahhhhh

HALLOWEEN NIGHT

EastCoast Magazine Ski and Snowboard Movie Bash

Visit the RUSTY NAIL website for more information

FRIDAY OCTOBER 31ST HALLOWEEN NIGHT

Friday the 31st Halloween Promo Poster

Bang! a Hip Hop instrumental series

Bang! A hip hop instrumental series produced by Peter Cloutier, mixed and arranged by ZJ. A bit on the mellow side but nevertheless, if your feelin the production from heavy hitters like Timbaland, Cool and Dre, J Dilla, Neptunes or Kanye West-you wont be disappointed. Um yeah we went there. Enjoy
FIXED DOWNLOAD (Z Share Sucks)

Drunken' Go Nuts!

CLICK HERE

Amsterdam Nike Commercial

Crazy. Cool. Fun. Enough said :)

Music Video of the Month: Chromeo - Bonafide lovin'

Ok check it, yeah the music video is pretty weird but were diggin' Chromeo. And guess what? Our friends from SA Concerts booked the Montreal based artists for UVM's fall concert!? Yup, October 25th. Want to see somethin' a little different and dope. Dont miss this show. And yes, We'll be there.

Spot Light: Charles Hamilton

As quoted from his myspace bio "Musician. Producer. Songwriter. Lyricist. Psycho. Hippie. Genius. These words all connect through one name: Charles Hamilton" Our friend N Cuz and 2DopeBoyz put us on to Charles Hamilton. You can download his newest mixtape, Staff Development for free at 2dopeboyz.com or for more on 'Sonic the Hedgehog' CLICK HERE Ba Boom Ba Boom

FUTURECLAW Magazine

"FUTURECLAW is a large-format (12"x15") fashion, art, and culture quarterly magazine with distribution at newstands across the United States. The magazine was formed a year ago, in the fall of 2007, among a small group of people nestled within the Green Mountains of Vermont" MORE

Entourage HBO: Ari Gold says F*%K by Eclectic Method

"Video remix artists Eclectic Method cut and paste music videos, movies, current events, and video games into a danceable stream of sound and heady stretch of images. It's fun to watch them "scratch" DVD's live, and their recorded work makes for great YouTube fare" (thanks Boing Boing)

Euro Rave 4 Photos (final installment)

Final installment of Euro Rave 4 photos. Sorry this took so long, click on link below. Enjoy!
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That's it That's All Official Poster

CLICK HERE for more info

Thats it thats all snowboard premiere

"Amid the never-ending mission to find the next adventure comes a snowboard film that opens doors to the possibilities. Dedicated to everything snowboarding, Travis Rice and a dream team crew set out on a seek-and-destroy operation for the new zone, the new trick and the new perspective on the sport. Special showing at Higherground Wednesday, October 15th. Doors at 7pm. Film starts at 8pm. Music provided by Lotus Entertainment's DJ Russell and ZJ.
tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the Higher Ground Box Office.
CLICK HERE

First Installment of Euro Rave 4 Photos

As promised, here are the first installment of photos. More to follow. All photo credit goes to Laura Austin for Laustin Design.
CLICK HERE

Euro Rave 4 photos coming soon

Thanks to everyone who came out! Hope you had as much fun as we did :) Photos coming soon

DJ A Dog on tour with Mix Master Mike

Our good friend A Wizzle aka A DOG (Lotus Entertainment DJ) is going on tour with Beastie Boy's DJ Mix Master Mike! Congrats homes and let em all know how we gets down Vermont style yeayeahhhhh

Laser Harp by Jean-Michel Jarre (thanks Trizzy)

Not really sure what to think of this haha but its safe to say that zJ wants his shades!

'PLAY' Lotus Entertainment womens tee

'PLAY' is the first installment of the women's t shirt line coming this Fall. Design by Lotus Entertainment art director Nate Cousins

WeSC In Store Party

WeSC Launches with Bloomingdale's
Thursday, September 18
6-8 pm -- In-store Party at Bloomingdale's 59th st, Metro Level (basement)
"We're giving away 500 pairs of headphones made exclusively for this event, along with t-shirts in collaboration with NYLON mag"-WeSC

Side Note: Our good friend Mckenzie sent us this invite via email. Wish we could attend. If you happen to be in the area, be sure to check this out. WeSc headphones are quality and the clothing line is dope too!
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Mike Device-Stereo Warmup Vol.2

Lotus Entertainment's DJ Mike Device just posted his newest crazy crunk sweaty balls dance mix titled Stereo Warm up 2. Hell yes. Dont forget to check out Mr Device this Sunday night for the Bonjour-Hi series plus Euro Rave 4 Friday September 19th!

STEREO WARMUP VOLUME TWO: track list
01 - Treasure Fingers - Cross The Dancefloor
02 - Adam Tensta - My Cool (UMYO RMX)
03 - Neighborhood - Marvelous
04 - Villains - Rock It
05 - Cut Copy - Hearts On Fire (Calvin Harris RMX)
06 - Claude Vonstroke vs. Too $hort - Blow The Whistler (Hookerz & Blow RMX)
07 - Kid Sister - Pro Nails (Gant-Man’s Jackin’ RMX)
08 - Jokers Of The Scene - Y’all Know The Name (Flosstradamus RMX)
09 - Busta Rhymes - Don’t Touch Me (Bird Peterson RMX)
10 - Dave Nada - Kick Out The Jams
11 - Tittsworth ft. Kid Sister & Pase Rock - WTF
12 - The Count & Sinden ft. Rye Rye - Hardcore Girls
13 - Hervé and A-Trak ft. Cadence Weapon - Roll With The Winners
14 - Dead Prez - Hip Hop (Mike Device RMX)
15 - Young MC - Bust A Move (Don Rimini Ravekid Extended RMX)
16 - Kid Cudi - Day’n'Nite (Crookers RMX)
17 - Dizzee Rascal - Flex (Dave Spoon RMX)
18 - The Count of Monte Cristal - Dibby DJ
19 - Smalltown DJ’s - Party Like A Punk
20 - Kazey & Bulldog - Sweet Harmony
21 - Bird Peterson - The Jump Off
22 - Hercules and Love Affair - You Belong (Riton RMX)
23 - Mike Device - Bombs Over Casbah
24 - B.O.B. - Ur Love
25 - Mike Device - Beat Him Up
26 - DJ Class ft. Pase Rock - Roll It (Fully Fitted Mix)
27 - Muscles - Ice Cream

DOWNLOAD HERE

Euro Rave 4 Online tickets

Its been brought to our attention that some of you are experiencing difficulties with our online ticket system. For whatever reason, if anyone should experience this again, please report it to us via email: lotusentertainment1@gmail.com

For those of you who would rather purchase tickets not online, please visit Maven Skate shop located on 151 Cherry Street Burlington 802.859.1510. This event will SELL OUT. We encourage people to order their tickets soon ;)

Spotlight of the Month: Wale

"Producer Mark Ronson has partnered with Interscope to distribute his Allido Records label, Billboard has learned. The first fruit of the joint venture will be an album from Washington, D.C.-based MC WALE. Everyone from Jay-Z to RCA sat with Wale and loved him. Wale has the core sound of D.C. with the commercial appeal of hip-hop."-hiphop elements

For Wale's latest release 'A mixtape about nothing" CLICK HERE But dont be fooled, the mix does have substance and a great theme (the hit sitcom from the 90's Seinfield?!) Enough said. haha Enjoy ;)

Music Video of the Month: Kanye West Champion

This should be video of the month. A couple of weeks ago, somebody had an official copy of the video illustrated by Takashi Murakami. But unfortunately now, you will only find a bootleg (poor quality) version of Kanye West's Good Morning. Until the return of the official video, enjoy this alternative....Mr West as a puppet? haha worrd.



Kanye West "Champion Video" Official Directed by NEON from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.

FREAKSHOW: Cheeks Dance Company debut showcase

Dont miss Vermont's hottest hip hop dance crew CHEEKS debut show coming Saturday September 27th! For more information
CLICK HERE

Euro Rave 4 (official poster)

Scribble Jam 2008

"Scribble Jam, touted as "America's Largest Hip Hop Festival", has come to be seen as just that. It is the largest public display of underground hip hop that is available in the United States. Co-founded in 1996 by Scribble Magazine and DJ Mr. Dibbs of Atmosphere, the event has called Cincinnati, Ohio home for the last 10 years"
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'In the Mix' photos (second installment)

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(photo credit: Ali Schueler)

CBD-LOTUS ENTERTAINMENT-STEEZ BBQ SATURDAY

Close out the summer this Saturday afternoon with your two favorite clothing lines STEEZ and CREATE-BUILD-DESTROY. Huge t shirt sale along with a BBQ backed by Red Bull. Entertainment provided by Lotus DJ ZJ and a special break dance performance by the Rhythm Riders. Dont miss out!

BScene photos (sneak peak) 'In the Mix' Echo Center

Our friend over at the Bscene emailed us these photos (thanks Ben) and will be in this weekends Bscene section! (hope we dont get in trouble for this haha) Dope art exhibits, fashion show, live bands and dancing by the Cheeks crew. It all went down at the Echo Center last Saturday night. Big thanks to everyone who supported-Symptoms Collective, Humble, The Lab, Red Bull, Sugar Shane, Big Rye and Jack Spade, Steez and anyone else we failed to mention (sorry)
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The Game LAX: Official track list

01. Intro (Feat. DMX)
02. LAX Files (Produced By Jonathan “J.R.” Rotem)
03. State of Emergency (Feat. Ice Cube) (Produced By Jonathan “J.R.” Rothem)
04. Bulletproof Diaries (Feat. Raekwon) (Produced By Jelly Roll)
05. My Life (Feat. Lil Wayne) (Produced By Cool & Dre)
06. Money (Produced By Cool & Dre)
07. Cali Sunshine (Feat. Bilal) (Produced By Nottz)
08. Ya Heard (Feat. Ludacris) (Produced By Nottz)
09. Hard Liquor (Interlude)
10. House Of Pain (Produced By DJ Toomp)
11. Gentleman’s Affair (Feat. Ne-Yo) (Produced By Jonathan “J.R.” Rothem)
12. Let Us Live (Feat. Chrisette Michelle) (Produced By Scott Storch)
13. Touchdown (Feat. Raheem DaVaughn) (Produced By Nottz)
14. Angel (Feat. Common) (Produced By Kanye West)
15. Never Can Say Goodbye (Feat. Latoiya Williams) (Produced By Ervin “EP” Pope)
16. Dope Boys (Feat. Travis Barker) (Produced By 1500 or Nothin’)
17. Game’s Pain (Feat. Keyshia Cole) (Produced By Knobody)
18. Letter to the King (Feat. Nas) (Produced By Hi-Tek)
19. Outro (Feat. DMX)

What a great treat to end the summa. We just got an advance copy of the new Game album LAX. Just look at the production line up with special guest. LE's top pick's: My Life ft Lil Wayne, Angel ft Common and Dope Boys ft Travis Parker. Like whoa?! This made us pretty tempted to post the leak but thinking about how the Game production team worked hard on this album-we have to respect that. Buy the damn album, its worth it. So on that note, make sure to cop LAX August 26th! yeahhhh

How to get into a club by pretending you're a DJ

Learn how to hack at 5min.com

"These Australian guys conducted an experiment and videotaped it: Can you beat the lines at a club and get in by wearing a record bag and pretending to be a DJ?" Funny.
(thanks Boing Boing)

RIP Iasaac Hayes

On Sunday August 10, icon Isaac Hayes was reported dead by Memphis' WMCTV; Hayes was 65 years old. Shelby County Sheriff's Office spokesman Steve Shular confirmed the death to the local news, claiming that Hayes' wife called police and ambulance after finding him unconsciousness near the treadmill in their Tennessee home.
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Lipstick Lounge photos 2

Here they are party peoples. The second installment of photos from the Lipstick Lounge cruise. Photo credit goes to Anaii Ender!
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RIP Bernie Mac

Emmy, Golden Globe, and Grammy-nominated actor and comedian Bernie Mac died today (August 9) at the age of 50, CNN.com reports. "Actor/comedian Bernie Mac passed away this morning from complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago area hospital," said his publicist, Danica Smith, in a statement from Los Angeles, California. LINK

Attack Of The Unibros Tour

(thanks Rikki) LINK

WNBA Live 2008

Music Video of the Month: MGMT~Kids

Spot Light: MGMT

we already know that
MGMT has been out for a minute and yes even the Lotus crew can get caught sleeping. But before the band blows the F*~% up!!! it still gives us time to make them our spot light of the month. If your looking for something different and "fresh" (labeled surf/jungle/country on their myspace) you'll be sure to dig em. Check out the songs below. CLICK HERE for more on MGMT.

Download MGMT tracks:
Electric Feel
Kids

Lipstick Lounge photos: 1st installment

Photo credit goes to LaustinDesign (thank you) More photos to follow soon...LINK

Photos from the Roaring 20s Cruise...

Hey,

Thanks to everyone for coming out for the cruise last night!!! For those of you who are interested in seeing the photos, I will be posting mine up on Sunday. I will post on the blog again when they are all uploaded. In the meantime, you can check out photos from past Lotus Entertainment events on my flickr: flickr.com/photos/gage/collections ...along with others. Peace! See you in September for the next cruise!

Sincerely,

Anaii (Lotus Entertainment Photographer)

Lipstick Lounge Slap Bracelet?!

We're only two weekends away from the Lipstick Lounge theme cruise! The Lotus Entertainment family will be painting the town red this coming week with these cool limited slap bracelets. If you happen to get one, purchase your advance tickets from STEEZ clothing and get a $2 rebate!

'In the Mix' official Poster

Bert and Ernie Rap (this should be music video of the month)

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

Saturday August 16th 'In the Mix' (Symptoms Collective website launch party)

Lotus Entertainment in conjunction with Symptoms Collective presents 'In the Mix' Saturday August 16th 2008. In the Mix is a series of events taking place at the Echo Center. A live DJ competition presented by The Lab, Fashion show, art exhibit and live music by locals 2nd Agenda, Scroll and Forest. Plus a special performance by the CHEEKS Hip Hop dance crew! 21 to drink. All ages to party!! Tickets are $7 in advance and $10 day of. Purchase tickets at Steez Clothing 104 church st #2 Burlington, Vermont. We will have online tickets available soon!

Myra Flynn Sunday Nights at Red Square

Who is Myra Flynn?
In a second year with her band, Spark!, Myra Flynn has made her mark in central Vermont as the new rising diva of neo-soul. Her following fattens with successive gigs and excitement builds as anticipating audiences respond to her strong performances.
Backed by a tight and mighty rhythm sections of drums, bass and keys, Myra offers up a sultry and soulful mix of original compositions that fill the dance floor with funky, urban neo-soul rhythms, torch ballads and covers from the likes of Alicia Keys, Eryka Badu and Jill Scott. Saxophone and backing vocals fill out the body of the band's sound. No matter what, dancers and listeners alike are satisfied night after night in a variety of venues. LINK

Lipstick Lounge Official After Party Poster

Lipstick Lounge Official Cruise Poster

The Roaring 20's

"Roaring Twenties is a phrase used to describe the 1920s, principally in North America, that emphasizes the period's social, artistic, and cultural dynamism. Normalcy returned to politics in the wake of World War I, jazz music blossomed, the flapper redefined modern womanhood, Art Deco peaked, and finally the Wall Street Crash of 1929 served to punctuate the end of the era, as The Great Depression set in. The era was further distinguished by several inventions and discoveries of far-reaching importance, unprecedented industrial growth and accelerated consumer demand and aspirations, and significant changes in lifestyle" (Wikipedia) For more on Fashion
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'LipStick Lounge' a roaring 20's theme

More info coming soon....