The Mighty Underdogs

The Daily Jux for Tuesday December 2nd

defcon — Tue, 2 Dec 2008 18:13:50 -0500

Lots of ground to cover here guys...

First off we announced a Hawaii date that you will want to take vacation time for...ready for this? Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic, El-P, Cage, The Mighty Quinn, Mr. Dibbs, and DJ Big Wiz will be heading out to the islands on January 16th of the new year. Details here.

Chin Chin and Cage both have east coast dates on December 12th, and both are worth checking out!! (Chin Chin Here, Cage Here)

Aesop Rock has gotten some more glowing press for his guest spots on the new DJ Signify album 'Of Cities' - XLR8R has the story. The Mighty Underdogs also got some love on their video for 'I want you Back'- So Much Silence has the story.

Yak Ballz wants to show you some live footage from "Coffee Break For Heroes and Villains" Radio show on WFMU 91.1:

Phew, hope that helped you all work off some of your turkey stupor, more tomorrow.

Till next time,

-The Editor

The Mighty Underdogs On KEXP!!

defcon — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:42:56 -0500

During the final-most furthest-westerly portion of The Mighty Underdogs tour they guys stopped by KEXP in Seattle to drop some liveness... To Listen Click HERE!!

For A Visual Aide .... (Thanks to Kyle Johnson for these)

The Daily Jux for Monday November 24th

defcon — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:13:15 -0500

What's that? Slow down girl, what is it? The.. Mighty Underdogs.. Number two on Amazon's ..'Best Hip Hop of 2008'? Good dog Lassie!!

And it's what we've been trying to tell y'all for while now, COP IT!!

In other news, Chin Chin will be playing Southpaw on the 26th with Nuk Fam. Pre Thanksgiving at Southpaw is an age old Brooklyn Tradition... many Wild Turkey's have been chased by Jim Beams and Johnny Walkers...

Point being, its always a good time.

And Mr. Lif would like you to celebrate your end of Monday blues with a listen to one of his classics 'Live From the Plantation' up on his myspace today!!

Today's Daily Jux is dedicated to Great Balls of Fire...

'Nough Said.

-The Editor

Mr. Lif Gives Delivers a Little TGIF Spirit...

defcon — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:23:26 -0500

So.....In honor of the fact that it's finally FRIDAY, and we all get to escape the grind for a couple of days over the weekend, I have placed an appropriate song at the top of my Myspace jukebox.

The song is called "Escape" and it's from The Mighty Underdogs' album titled "Droppin' Science Fiction". It features in this order (Me, Akrobatik, Gift of Gab, Lateef)

Get through the day and have a great weekend! Bump this shit for theme music as your work day finally comes to a close.

-Lif

The Daily Jux for Thursday November 20th

defcon — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:58:26 -0500

First things first,

You NY area folks better be heading out to Southpaw tonight, if you need a reminder why, head HERE, but for a quick rundown peep the flyer:

Next up, we told you a little while ago that Aesop Rock is featured on the new DJ Signify album Of Cities.. Well now the track 'Low Tides' is up for all to hear on Aesop's Myspace.

From the man himself;

hey

i uploaded a new track i am featured on by DJ Signify. The song is called "Low Tide" and is availiable on his new record "Of Cities". I also rap on another song on the record. enjoy.

best
a.r.

Tomorrow will see a Mr. Lif-Junk Science show in Northampton and The Mighty Underdogs hit Reno with Zion I - More on that to come.

Today's Daily Jux is dedicated to female serial killers because.. well you just needed another reason to feed your raging mysogyny, now didn't you?

Till tomorrow,

-The Editor

The Daily Jux for Wednesday November 19th

defcon — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:50:36 -0500

December brings tidings of many Jux Exclusives,

And we are feeling the holiday joy... or well sort of....

As announced earlier today we are seriously anticipating the upcoming Jeremy Fish-Aesop Rock Collaboration. Although the woodprint is only available in a limited quantity you would be advised to keep checking back with us for news on the new track... More Details are here.

As for Cage, he too will be bringing you a December exclusive. On December 12th in Wallingford Connecticut Cage will be performing the first of his east coast 'Depart From Me' experimentation. Details as we know them are on the flyer above...be warned its bound to get heavy.

Finally, The Mighty Underdogs and Zion I ripped apart Portland last night (more on that to come) and will be in Bend tonight, in these the final days of their tour. Check it out.

Today's Daily Jux is dedicated to pirates, not Jack Sparrow Pirates.. none of that whack ass Keith Richards impersonating. No we are talking about THESE pirates.. the crazy Somali's who managed to commandeer this baby...

Now THAT is rock and roll.

Till Next Time,

-The Editor

The Daily Jux for Tuesday November 18th

defcon — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:22:00 -0500

Greetings Jukies!!

If you are on the west coast please be sure to check out the upcoming Mighty Underdogs dates. The guys are on tour with Zion I and will be in Portland tonight and Bend tomorrow, Click Here for more details!!

Also of note, Aesop Rock recently laid down a verse on the new DJ signify album 'Of Cities' the track is called 'Low Tides' and can be heard HERE on the GrandGood blog.

Finally be sure to head over to the most recent Junk Science blog, written by the always thoughtful Baje One, where you can win free tickets to the Nov. 22nd show at Southpaw.

And a shout out to the recently deceased Mama Africa, Miriam Mekeba, she died coming off stage in Italy, may she rest in peace.

Best,

The DJX Editor

The Weekend Jux

defcon — Fri, 7 Nov 2008 18:34:43 -0500

The Weekend is Here!!

And we have some sorrowful news to impart, The Mighty Underdogs have cancelled the middle leg of their tour (those are any dates between now and the 17th - Check Here) . We apologize to all of those who bought tickets and supported, we love you all out there and are grateful for your patronage. Contact the ticket distributor for a refund!

In other news, we here at Jux are on the verge of a ten year anniversary, El-P Talks to Rosenberg Radio about it...

And the Mighty Underdogs get another great review!!!

"The silly and the serious
How is it doing this? Subtle satire.
Tracks such as “Gunfight,” with its surreal Wild, Wild West motif along with “Ill Vacation,” mock the violence and audacious bragging of pop rap, while at the same time presenting lyrics with much more substance than many current stars."

The Daily Jux for November 6th

defcon — Thu, 6 Nov 2008 18:00:05 -0500

(Illustration by Patrick Moberg)

In a moment when all eyes are focused on the politics of our nation, we were very happy to discover this article from Read Between The Frets, which gives an in depth analysis of Aesop Rock's album Labor Days and explores where Activism meets Music.....

The album reflects on the struggles of a working class imprisoned by capitalism; the chorus in “Daylight” repeats “All I ever wanted was to pick apart the day, put the pieces back together my way.” The powerful theme combined with impeccable beats, lyrics rife with metaphor and symbolism, and Aesop’s deep, smooth, damning voice reciting his dense, multi-layered, sesquipedalian critiques of capitalism and “wage slaves” add up to form a stunning album whose sweeping message becomes just a little clearer with every listen.

Click Here to read the whole thing.

In other News, The Mighty Underdogs are moving through this great country of ours, stopping tonight in Dallas Texas, and tomorrow in Columbia Missouri. To hear their recent interview with Sol of Hiphop Radio, Click here.

And Mr. Lif is on to Baltimore tonight!! Check it out Here.

The Daily Jux for Wednesday November 5th

defcon — Wed, 5 Nov 2008 17:57:23 -0500

Its a new day! Heres to Hoping!!!!

Mr. Lif is getting all kinds of buzz for his upcoming and very political release. Lif explains about the 'I Heard it Today' Project in an interview with The Village Voice;

I live in Philadelphia, a very blue-collar neighborhood. And on “I Heard It Today,” a lot of my neighbors are the people that were talking about their hardships, stuff that they're going through or enduring, like possible foreclosures. One of my neighbors working in the lending industry lost his job all of a sudden because the industry just kind of collapsed.

Catch Mr. Lif Tonight at The Rock and Roll Hotel in Washington DC, Details Here.

And DJ Day asks about Chin Chin, Why am I just now hearing about these dudes? And if you find yourself asking the same thing be sure to check out the guys next Monday November 10th...More to come on that tomorrow.

And Finally, the Mighty Underdogs tour pushes ahead, tonight its making a stop in Austin Texas in order to help you all celebrate, mourn, or remain apathetic... just nod your head.