Last month, Phoenix’s Djentrification held a benefit at his 602’sdays night at Bikini Lounge for longtime local MC Puma, who has been battling a cancerous tumor (retroperitoneal seminoma). Puma told me recently he had his last chemotherapy treatment, but the bills likely won’t stop anytime soon. That’s why more of Puma’s peers, friends and fans … Continue reading Dec. 25: Merry X-Ray – a benefit for MC Puma, feat. Z-Trip, Radar and more at Crescent Ballroom→
Christopher Weingarten’s 33 1/3 book on Public Enemy’s 1988 classic It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back came out in April, but, for whatever reason, I didn’t finally pick it up until this past Saturday (the series could use more hip-hop titles, by the way). Five days later, and DJ Z-Trip has … Continue reading DJ Z-Trip: Bring the Noise (two remixes)→
If you grew up on the Beastie Boys – I was just 9 years old when Licensed to Ill came out in 1986 – it’s crazy to think that they’re in their mid-40s (closer to 50 in MCA’s case). Crazier to think that a new generation of kids might not have a clue about the … Continue reading Z-Trip: All-Access Beastie Boys Mega Mix→
It was strangely coincidental that just a few days before Girl Talk made the Internet wet its collective pants by releasing his new album, All Day, DJ Z-Trip was interviewed on Last Call with Carson Daly, politely scoffing at the notion – again – that a “mashup” is anything more than a cute label. “It’s … Continue reading DJ Z-Trip on Last Call with Carson Daly→
It was only a month ago that I posted a new remix by DJ Z-Trip, a reworking of The Dead Weather’s Treat Me Like Your Mother. Well, I’ve already got another remix to share – but it might be the last one for a while from our DJ hero. Just a day after I received … Continue reading Chic: Le Freak (Z-Trip Golden Remix)→
If you follow DJ Z-Trip on Twitter, then you know he’s been teasing to a remix he’s been working on for the Jack White/Alison Mosshart side project The Dead Weather since at least November for the track Treat Me Like Your Mother. Well, I got an e-mail with a link to download what I presume … Continue reading Z-Trip remixes The Dead Weather: Treat Me Like Your Mother→
DJ Z-Trip, probably one of the most-posted-about artists on this site, visited Jason Bentley and KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic for an interview and a couple of great mixes. Z promised on Twitter and his forum that he’d make the sets available on his Web site … soon, I hope. In the meantime, KCRW is offering … Continue reading DJ Z-Trip on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic→
Bought my tickets on Tuesday for tonight’s Z-Trip outing at Bar Smith in downtown Phoenix. You can get ’em here if you haven’t already. While we’re on the subject, Z-Trip is featured in comic-book form at BPM magazine with art by former AZ resident Jim Mahfood. In more Z-Trip news, there’s a new video for … Continue reading Tonight: DJ Z-Trip at Bar Smith→
You can’t say DJ Z-Trip will ever forget his roots. Case in point: He’s returning to Phoenix to play at Bar Smith on Feb. 18 for the birthday bash of Tricky-T, a local DJ that Z-Trip also brought out on tour a couple years ago. Tickets for the event are $10 and can be picked … Continue reading Incoming: DJ Z-Trip, Feb. 18→
In the heat of the presidential election, DJ Z-Trip dropped the Obama mix, an inspiring message through music that encouraged people to vote and take action. Now that our man is about to take office, Z has followed up his first mix with Victory Lap: The Obama Mix (Pt. 2). As Kyle said, if you … Continue reading Z-Trip: Victory Lap – The Obama Mix (Pt. 2)→
