Beach Loving Lindsay Lohan's "Blood" Tattoo

Still situated in the sunshine state, Lindsay Lohan kicked off the week with a leisurely day on the beach in Miami on Monday (May 23).

The troubled starlet took a walk along the shoreline while sporting a temporary tattoo drawn on her arm reading "BLOOD" - but the faux ink job didn't hold up too well as LiLo's tanning lotion turned it into a blurry black smudge mark by afternoon's end.

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Macho Man Randy Savage Dead at 58

Professional wrestling fans are in shock today.

One of the greatest heroes of the sport has died.

TMZ is reporting that Macho Man Randy Savage was killed in a car accident around 9:30 this morning in Seminole Florida.

FHP says Savage was travelling in his vehicle when he had a heart attack, swerved across the center median, and crashed head on into a tree.

He was pronounced dead at a hospital near Tampa.

Cops say alcohol was not an issue and that Randy’s wife was also in the car and suffered minor injuries and was taken to the hospital. Both were wearing their seat belts.

Macho Man Randy Savage wrestled for the WWF from 1985-1994 and the WCW from 1994-1999 and was known for his flamboyant costumes and feuds with fellow wrestlers Ric Flair and Jake "The Snake" Roberts.


In real life, Randy was known to be feuding with fellow WWF wrestler Hulk Hogan, and had just recently started speaking to the Hogan whose real name is Terry Bollea.

After learning of his death Hogan tweeted,

"I'm completely devastated, after over 10 years of not talking with Randy, we've finally started to talk and communicate. He had so much life in his eyes & in his spirit, I just pray that he's happy and in a better place and we miss him. We miss him a lot. I feel horrible about the ten years of having no communication. This was a tough one I just pray that Randy's happy and in a better place and we miss him”.

Savage was the celebrity spokesman for Slim Jim snack foods during the 1990’s, and was cast in the 2002 film Spider-Man as the wrestler Bonesaw McGraw.

He also made appearances on several TV shows including The Jeff Foxworthy Show, Nikki, Walker Texas Ranger, Mad About You, and Baywatch.

God speed Macho Man.



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Kim Kardashian's Perfume Launch In Florida

Following a fun-filled night on the town with boyfriend Kris Humphries, Kim Kardashian was back in work mode with a fragrance launch event in Aventura, Florida on Saturday afternoon (May 14).

The E! reality hottie was in quite the energetic mood as she playfully interacted with a lineup of anxiously awaiting fans during the meet and greet held at the local Macy's department store.

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Women Suffers From Rare Disorder That Makes Her Eat Sofa Cushions - Video

Okay, here is one we are going to have to file under “weird and bizarre”.

Miss Adele Edwards has a very rare medical condition called Pica Disorder. Believe it or not, it gives you the overwhelming desire to eat things that have no nutritional value.

In the case of Mrs. Edwards, who has five children, it makes her want to eat the inside foam filler of couch cushions. We’re not making this stuff up folks.

Edwards, 31, said,

“In the last year I’ve eaten seven sofas. I unzip the cushions and snack on the foam inside. And once I start I just can’t stop. But now doctors have told me that if I carry on, my addiction will kill me.”

Pica disorder is usually seen in children and pregnant women who lack certain nutrients and basic food elements, causing them to crave non-nutritive substances like chalk, dirt, coins, plastic, paper and even rocks.

Adele has recently been eating pieces of couch cushion fifteen times per day and consumes the equivalent of a throw pillow each week.

Pica is frequently caused by a mineral deficiency in many cases, such as an iron or salt deficiency, which sometimes is a result of celiac disease or other infection.

Sometimes it’s caused by stress, and Adele admits her first time happened during a very emotional period in her life when her parents were on the brink of divorce.

Her gastroenterologist, Dr. Christopher Olenec of the Digestive Health Center in Sarasota, Florida – the Doctor who diagnosed Edwards with Pica – ran tests and determined Adele was lacking iron in her blood.

“The question became, did she have a deficiency in her iron? And was that what was driving her to ingest the seat cushions?"

Miss Edwards’s blood contained half the amount of iron of a normal woman. Dr. Olenec believes he can now develop a simple supplement treatment for Adele that will cure her of her curious affliction.

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Jimmy Edgar and Schematic for LSD/DSL!

Hey everybody, I'm not going to be around much this week because there was a death in my family, but I will post the lossless version of the Miles Davis box set on Friday at the latest. That said, Rom wanted me to let you all know about a show coming up very soon if you're in the Miami area. Jimmy Edgar will be playing the first LSD/DSL show at EVE on February 20th and so will Rom, Jacque Polynice and eight more, all to kick your ass and have a good time! So if you're in the Miami area you've gotta get down there and check 'em out! All the info you need is on the flyers so grab 'em, bookmark 'em, print 'em, whatever you've gotta do just as long you're there!

Futurisk

This is another fine example of what happens when I have no time to really write a post. Nonetheless, this is some good stuff and I figured people would like to check it out. Futurisk were an early synth-pop band from Florida that produced some very good grooves. For more info about Futurisk, click here for a bio courtesy of Jeremy Kolosine himself. Jeremy is the man behind the music and is active to this day in the 8 Bit and Chiptune scenes. You can find info about his other projects at Receptors Music.

This download contains, to the best of my knowledge, EVERYTHING released by Futurisk including some unreleased recordings. I've used the versions of the Player Piano EP posted by Mutant Sounds (see here) and the Army Now 7" posted by Mmmbling Around (see here), so I want to give them credit here. I don't like stealing content, but since these are pretty rare records and I'm featuring more than just those two releases, I figured as long as I gave a shout-out it would be alright. Thanks guys!

You'll also find here some live recordings, some previously-unheard tracks, the version of Meteoright from The Found Tapes compilation and a lower-bitrate copy of Split Second Decision from the Player Piano EP that doesn't feature the skip from the copy included. Most of the tracks mentioned in this paragraph are courtesy of a friendly fellow named anemic cinema. Massive credit to you sir!


Futurisk - Complete (as far as I know) Discography


PS - Jeremy has mentioned that he would like to reissue some of the Futurisk material eventually. As always, Jeremy, if you would like me to remove the downloadable content from the post please let me know, I will be more than happy to do so.

Tiger Woods Seriously Hurt In Car Accident

Golfer Tiger Woods was seriously injured today in a car accident. Woods was alone in his car about 2:30 this morning driving near his home in Windermere Florida.

Last reports indicate he has already been released from the hospital after being treated for cuts on his face.

The golfer reportedly hit a fire hydrant and a tree on a neighbor's property less then one hundred feet from his own drive.

Police have not yet spoke to Tiger but alcohol was not being considered as a cause.

It is not yet known if the accident will affect his next appearance scheduled for December 3 in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
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Schematic Records

I first heard of Richard Devine when I purchased the WARP 10+3: Remixes compilation in 1999. He contributed a remix of Aphex Twin's Come To Daddy that barely resembled the original but contained all the ferocity of the source track. It wasn't the easiest track to absorb, but it grabbed my attention and I had to hear more. This led to LOTS of primitive searches online for anything Richard Devine related, which led me to find out all about Schematic Records. It all culminated in a long drive to Lakewood to visit a shop whose name will remain unspoken, at which I purchased the Ischemic Folks and Lily Of The Valley compilations and began a long love affair with Schematic Records. Through these comps I found out about Phoenecia, Push Button Objects and Delarosa & Asora, among others, which led me to hunt down as much material as possible from everyone on the label. I began chomping at the bit for Phoenecia's Brownout, playing Delarosa's Agony Part 1 constantly, exploring the untitled Richard Devine EP and eventually his Lipswitch album, bumping Push Button Objects' Dirty Dozen comp and wondering what came next. I wondered if this is what it felt like to discover WARP Records in the early nineties, as Schematic definitely felt like the American WARP.

Schematic kept putting out new releases, many on vinyl which was difficult to get so I often downloaded their releases via emusic with whom they had an early digital distribution contract. Their roster continued to grow and soon releases from Otto Von Schirach, O9, the Secret Frequency Crew, Din-St, Hearts Of Darknesses and others were in my collection, but around 2006 everything came to a halt. The label's site was updated infrequently and several long-awaited releases seemed to be on hiatus. A few of them showed up digitally via Bleep and other services, but nothing else was heard for a long time. Understandably, I feared the label may have bit the dust. I couldn't get e-mail to work and I tried to find contact information for Joshua Kay and Romulo Del Castillo, the label's founders and together working as Phoenecia, but I had no such luck.

Earlier this year, the Schematic site was updated with video from a Phoenecia scored film, Smother, and a link to Devine Sound, Richard Devine and Josh Kay's new company where they do sound design for everything from film and television to video games. I sent an e-mail and was thrilled to get responses from Josh, Rom and Richard, all of whom were extremely friendly and led to some great conversations with Rom all about the history of the label and what's happening now!

First off, it's important to understand why Schematic Records was started. Josh and Rom initially became known as Soul Oddity and had a contract with Astralwerks. Soul Oddity was rightfully considered the future of the American electronic scene, fusing techno with Miami bass and easily rocking a party. This was around the time of the big "electronica" push from the major labels, and being on the same label as the Chemical Brothers led to Josh and Rom being pressured to make more commercial records. That isn't what they did so they parted ways with Astralwerks, changed their name to Phoenecia and started Schematic in Miami. Initially they had a small distribution agreement with Star 67 but eventually moved to Forced Exposure through which they had great success. Most of the best known Schematic releases were available through this period which led to the Schema crew touring the world and their releases getting distribution with labels like WARP. Eventually there was a move to Asphodel for distribution, but they eventually shut down and Schematic was left in the lurch.

After touring forever and having so many issues with distribution, Josh and Rom decided to take a break. They worked on the long awaited second Phoenecia album, Lewd Archives, scored independent films and worked on a number of other projects. Other artists like Richard Devine and Otto Von Schirach continued to release material through other labels (Sublight and Ipecac) and continue to work to this day. As for Schematic, they’re back with new releases, several of which will be coming out later this year.

What's important to understand is that Schematic is still here and will continue to release new music. I had several great conversations with Rom where he wanted to make it completely clear that they hadn't quit, they were just playing it quiet. Rom also answered several questions about the label and it's roster that have been permeating for years.

Phoenecia are indeed still together and working on new music. For those wondering about the leak of their forthcoming Echelon Mall album, it won't stall it's physical release and there will be some cool additions to the final release including a detailed website. For the record, the versions of the tracks on Echelon Mall are significantly different from the versions in the films. Check Smother for an example. The versions with beats will remain exclusive to the films, while the beatless versions are exclusive to the album. Also, Echelon Mall IS NOT Lewd Archives. Lewd Archives is a completely separate album of new material. It's name may be changed before release, but it will see release in the near future, as well as a compilation of non-album tracks that will have a title most likely parodying Aphex Twin's 26 Mixes For Cash.

Richard Devine is hard at work with his company Devine Sound. There may be more music from him eventually, and there is tons unreleased, but for now his focus is the business.

Otto Von Schirach is crazy busy and working on a myriad of top-secret projects. Seriously, it would blow your mind if some of them were mentioned, but then they wouldn't be top-secret! Keep an eye on him because he's far from finished! Check his site here for more information.

Dino Felipe is, in Rom's words, moving from releasing music to working on art projects and installations. That doesn't mean there won't be more music, but he's in a different place right now. Check his site for details.

Aura is a pimp! Check out his mixes and see him live if you get the chance!

Hearts Of Darknesses, aka Frank Musarra, one half of Trey Told 'Em and pals with Girl Talk, is still kicking ass. Hearts are now a full band and have a 12" out on Deleted Art. Get it now and expect your mind to be blown!

Scott Herren, aka Delarosa & Asora, but best known as Prefuse 73, is cool as hell! There was an Agony Part 2 being planned and it would have featured remixes of tracks from Part 1 and potentially some new tracks, but Scott is very busy and the album never got finished. He’s still cool with the Schematic folks and is still working as Prefuse 73 regularly. Check on him here.

Edgar from Push Button Objects is, as far as Rom knows, no longer in the music making biz. He has TONS of unreleased stuff but it may never see the light of day. Apparently Boards Of Canada are huge fans of PBO and wrote him a very extensive thank you letter for his remix of An Eagle In Your Mind. Rom, Josh and Edgar sent them a number of still unreleased PBO test pressings at their request.

O9 is the coolest guy you’ve never heard of. Rom explained that O9's newest stuff is almost devoid of specific musical influences and is very beautiful minimal stuff. Rom described O9 as the type of guy who could be blown away by Aphex Twin and Aerosmith all in the same sitting. He loves all kinds of music but his influences are very difficult to pinpoint. Rom wants to release an album of O9's minimal stuff badly, and hopes it may happen in the near future.

There are several new releases coming soon on Schematic. Touane, whom I'm sure you will find on iTunes or BeatPort, has two EPs coming soon with tentative release dates in November. I've had the pleasure of hearing them and they are excellent! Also, new signing Jacque Polynice is dropping his first release in junction with Schematic and Circuitree. His style is similiar to that of Flying Lotus or early Prefuse, and I honestly think people will go crazy for it. You can check here for more details about it and go here to purchase it. Beautiful stuff! On top of that, Echelon Mall will finally see physical release hopefully in October so make sure you go pick it up!

Rom sent me so much content for this post that I wasn't sure where to start, so I'm going to be giving you a link to my flickr page so you can check out some of the awesome artwork produced for Schematic and Miami related releases and events to give you a feel for the scene. On top of that, he was kind enough to give me a copy of Aura's 2003 tour mix which was only available there and VERY BRIEFLY on Bleep. This is exclusive to this site so grab it now!

As of right now Rom is working with Andrew Strasser, another really cool guy, on the Bad Brilliance exhibition in Miami. Very cool stuff which you can check out here. Strasser has done design work for Schematic, Negativland, Girl Talk and many others, much of which can be seen at his official site.

Speaking of official sites, please check the official Schematic and Devine Sound sites. I’m sure you’ll find them very detailed and interesting. Also, below are the links to the flickr gallery and Aura’s fantastic mix. The flickr gallery is a must see! There will probably be two more updates to it in the next few weeks, so keep checking back. And grab Aura’s mix fast! It’s over an hour of Schematic goodness that should give you a good idea of their sound. Enjoy!


Aura - El Tour De Los Guapos: USA VIA RV 2003 Schematic Tour Mix

A Gallery of Schematic and Miami related flyers for releases and events