Harold Ramis (1944-2014) Dead at 69
We’re gonna go full stream. Three months away from the 30th anniversary of pop culture gem, Ghostbusters, actor/writer/director Harold Ramis has died from complications from autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis. He passed away at his home in Chicago, Illinois, at the age of 69. In May 2010, Ramis contracted an infection which resulted in complications from the disorder. He […]
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Soundsystem: Banned 3D / Flosstradamus
Here is the third installment of the Banded mixtape series by the Chi-town outfit, Flosstradamus. Banned 3D is also available as a Vape tape(vaporizer + 8GB hard drive, go figure), which you can purchase HERE. –@ybaynes Track list: iNTRO DJ FUNK – THREE FINE HOES (SINJIN HAWKE REMIX) JUICY J – IF I AIN’T NYMZ […]
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Sweeping Photos / Stephen Wilkes
Stephen Wilkes is the first to admit the huge photos in his Day to Night series take an absurd amount of time and effort to produce. And he knows you might wonder why he’d spend 15 hours shooting an image and weeks editing it. But in an era when anyone with a phone can snap a pic and […]
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Soundsystem: In The Field / BEENTRILL
New mixtape from the BEENTRILL boys. In The Field is a juggernaut mixtape spanning three volumes and 88 tracks. The line up on In The Field goes deep, featuring remixes from Kanye West, Jay Z, Rick Ross, Migos, Future, Disclosure, Pusha T, James Blake, A$AP Ferg. You can download the entire mixtape HERE. –@ybaynes Track list: 01. Fossil – Arca 02. Nethermead Arches –...
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The Blueprint: Justice (Behind-the-Scenes of the Justice Tour) / Life+Times
Employing a wall of LED-filled Marshall amps, among other one-of-a-kind eccentricities, French electro duo Justice has one of the most ambitiously compelling stage productions today. Here, on the latest episode of “The Blueprint,” JAY Z‘s Life + Times joins the duo, Gaspard Auge and Xavier De Rosnay — as well lighting designer Vincent Lerisson and […]
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Soundsystem: Closed Sessions: Break Ya Neck / Hodgy Beats (prod. by Thelonious Martin)
Towards the end of the summer, Odd Future’s U.S. tour hit the lovely city of Chicago. Before their show at the Vic Theater, Hodgy Beats and Left Brain, who together form the group MellowHype, came through SoundScape for a Closed Session. Based what we’ve seen in videos and in concert, we braced ourselves for what […]
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