Description One part synth-tensity. Two parts machismo. Sweat to taste. Combine in bowl. Pour on bare chest. Recipe by Instamatic and DJ Apt One The Ball. Volume 14. Kung Fu Necktie Front & Thompson Streets 10PM-2AM, 21+ $5, $3 w/ RSVP to theballphilly@gmail.com List closes at 8PM on 12/16.

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Like this, but a year later and even better.

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It’s Mic King’s b-day and we’re gonna get it innnnnnn. HOT MESS – ICON’S B-DAY EDITION Silk City – 5th and Spring Garden Free before 11 – $5 After Drink Specials All Night Music program by DJ Apt One & Skinny Friedman Hosted by Mic King

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Hey guys! If you haven’t read the previous post on Telephoned yet, you should go do that! It’s chock-full of cool stuff, including who’s gonna be the headliner for the next Ball and instructions on how to get free tix for the Hard tour! Cool! Now you should be super pumped for Friday, because Telephoned [...]

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What’s good, Philadelphia? Even though your Saturday plans are probably already locked down for the PHILADELPHYINZ monthly at the Medusa Lounge, here’s one more reason to come on down: DJ PHSH will be rockin the house with our beautiful resident DJ Apt One. Awww, yeah. Just look at DJ PHSH. I can’t wait to bask [...]

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Hope the summer sun’s been treating you well! Exciting news at Philadelphyinz — Dollar Bin Jams has a new soundcloud group so it’s easier than ever to get down to Philly’s funkiest sounds. Check out some new grooves and old classics after the jump! UPDATE – Skinny dropped some new exclusives, CH-CH-CHECK EM OUUUUUTTTT!

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We have a very, very special Hot Mess lined up this Friday – Skinny and Mic King are holding it down with Calgary’s Smalltown DJs. Smalltown Mike and Pete are basically the don-dadas of Canada – they run Canada’s best club, they’ve toured nationally with The Rub and their tunes on Stretch Armstrong’s Plant Music [...]

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If you’re in Indianapolis, Omaha or KC – I’m comin for dat ASS this week! April 27th 2011 OMG! w/ DJ Apt One + Action Jackson Casba Indianapolis, IN April 28th 2011 Tropical Bass DJ Apt One w/ Brent Tactic, Brent Crampton, KobraKyle and Spence O Dining Omaha, NE April 29th 2011 DJ Apt One [...]

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All the jams!

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Once upon a time I did all kinds of other things – I worked in the geology department at Bryn Mawr College, the ecology department at Princeton, I wrote for the Philly Weekly, I helped develop housing for the homeless, I wrote long-form articles about sports and chilled with “famous” sports bloggers. For a time, [...]

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