Paid Dues is Coming, are you Ready?!

Hip Hop Heads, the 8th annual Paid Dues Festival is a mere two weeks away, do you have your tickets? If you don't you better get on it, because this year promoters Murs 3:16 and Guerrilla Union have put down on paper one of the most eclectic hip hop festival lineups that you will ever see, regardless of the year, place, or time.

It's going down on March 30th at the San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernadino. The line-up and schedule are already up. In all there are forty acts participating in the fest including heavy hitters like Macklemore, Talib Kweli, Trinidad James, De La Soul, and Tech N9ne. We here at SUPERGOODMUSIC are pretty stoked about sets from Hopsin, Grouch & Eligh, Swollen Members, Killer Mike, Black Hippy, and of course, our favorite rapper and trippy aficionado Mr. Juicy J!

Let us know if you're going to be at Paid Dues and who you're looking forward to seeing in our comments section or on twitter @JamintheVan, and when you go to the festival, remember to wear sunscreen, cause literally everyone there will be "spitting hot fire!" - Dylon (who will not be on the line up)

Tonight in L.A. (October 24, 2012)

A week before Halloween goes down - you can already start giving your costumes a taste of nightlife if you're going as a ninja by celebrating the pending release of the latest Tarantino influenced Kung fu film, The Man With The Iron Fist, with RZA as he takes to House of Blues Sunset.  He is joined by the Guerilla Union family and a cast of rapping characters – including some Wu brethren (rumors of U God, amongst others) as well as freestyle veterans Supernatural and Kosha Dillz.  Check out the superdope new video from RZA and Black Keys for a song from the film's soundtrack.

Head west on Sunset – and get even more use out of your costume - where you'll find Black Crystal Wolf Kids finishing up their residency of cover (or costume) music at The Viper Room with Ninja Betty and The Nunchix and The Damselles & TC4 -  making it their best line-up yet.  Flume continues tearing up L.A. locals – this time at Low End Theory with Eprom topping the bill.

The jammier set can get down with Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons at The Mint.  We have a pair of tickets to dish out - so hit us at contest@supergoodmusic.com if you are interested.  Otherwise - dig through the list below to find something else that suits your sonic proclivities.

• The Darkness, Heaven’s Basement @ Club Nokia

• Rhiannon, Otmaro Ruiz, Abraham Laboriel, Alex Acuna @ bluewhale

• Calexico, The Dodos @ Fonda Theatre

• RZA, Supernatural, Kosha Dillz & More @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

• Mike Stud @ Troubadour

• Staff Benda Blill, DJ Glenn Red @ El Rey Theatre

• Jason Lytle w. Sea of Bees @ Largo

• Black Crystal Wolf Kids, The Cool Table, The Damselles & TC4, Ninja Betty and The Nunchix @ The Viper Room

• Tori Kelly, Travis Garland, Brandyne Burnett @ The Roxy

• Eprom, Slugabed, Flume @ Low End Theory (at The Airliner)

• Freaks N Treats w/ Fista Cuffs, Manics, Robot Factory @ Los Globos (FREE for 21+)

• Here We Go Magic, The Dig, The We Share Milk @ Bootleg Theater

• Sierra Swan, Charlie Wadhams, Diana @ The Satellite

• Unicorn Kid, Jerome LOL Teams @ The Echo

• Dub Club @ The Echoplex (FREE)

• The Young Romans, Jesse Thomas, Clues & Codes, Nighttime Adventure Society, Wardell @ The Hotel Café

• Jenna Bryson, Morgan Leigh, Kelly Paige @ Room 5 Lounge

• Aaron White Band, Barley Legal, Nick Shattuck @ Saint Rocke

• Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons, SonnyBoy & Guests @ The Mint

• Tangent Transmission, Naked Walrus, Dollface, Kiven @ The Central SAPC

• Bassjackers, FYOR, Doc Rez @ Yost Theater

• Winter People, Speechwriters LLC, Dawn Mitschele, Ryan Dilmore @ WitZend

• House of Vibe All-Stars @ Harvelle’s

• Blok, Death Hymn Number 9, Dead Terror @ Alex’s Bar

• Kim Free @ Amoeba (FREE)

• Melvins (LITE) @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery

• Taking Back Sunday, Bayside, Man Overboard @ Fox Theater Pomona

• Toadies, Helmet, Ume @ House of Blues – Anaheim

• Graham Parker @ The Grammy Museum

• Ni Modo, One Tribe Nation @ Redwood Bar

• Koffin Kats, Los Creepers, The Silver Shine, Sandbox Bullies, The Trenches @ SLidebar (FREE)

• Kreayshawn @ The Observatory

• Cory Feldman’s Truth Movement @ Whisky A  Go Go

• The Wingard Manor, Bird of a Black Feather, Polari, The Valentine Killers, Elux @ Three Clubs

• Kiki Ebsen, Grant Langston and the Super Models, Nominee feat. Storm @ Molly Malones

Rock The Bells 2012

Saturday marks the launch of the 9th annual Rock The Bells Festival - as it returns to San Bernardino's NOS Events Center for the first of three weekends around the country.  The hip-hop mega fest is slated to deliver a hefty dosage of current heavyweights, veterans and artists who are clearly on their grind.  

From the opening words of Dom Kennedy on Saturday to the final verse from Nas on Sunday - Los Angelenos and hip-hop heads from far and wide can rejoice in a celebration of the culture and some undoubtable surprises.  Some of those we can spoil for you - like the fact that Biz  Markie will join DJ Lance Rock (of Yo Gabba Gabba), Saafir and Ras Kaas reunite wth Xzibit for a special Golden State Warriors performance and Psycho Realm opens up Paid Dues Stage!  Staring into my crystal ball of festival forecasting - I also predict a few guest appearances from Travis Barker (Yelawolf), Kosha Dillz (some stage somewhere with RZA) and Chip Tha Ripper (Kid Cudi) are bound to happen....

The full official line-up includes all of the following: Kid Cudi, J Cole, DMX + Eve, Method Man + Redman, KRS - One, Nas, Wiz Khalifa, Bone Thugs N Harmony, Ice Cube, Xzibit, Golden State Warriors, Kid Ink, E-40 (& Too Short, Deltron 3030, Chief Keef, Machine Gun Kelly, Atmosphere, Killer Mike, El-P, Immortal Technique, Casey Veggies, Dipset, Kendrick Lamar (w/ Black Hippy), Common, 2 Chainz, Tyga, Yelawolf, Future, Dom Kennedy, Jadakiss, Wu Blok, Naughty By Nature, Curren$y, Prodigy, Zion I, Grouch, Eligh, Sean Price, Watsky, Black Knights, Salt-N-Pepa, DJ Quik, Big Daddy Kane, Mix Master Mike, DJ Lance Rock & Friends , I Self Devine, Slim Da Mobster, and Psycho Realm.

You can cop your tickets at www.rockthebells.com and check out a word about the festival from one of its creators - Chang Weisberg.

Check out set times below.  

Rock The Bells 2012

Saturday marks the launch of the 9th annual Rock The Bells Festival - as it returns to San Bernardino's NOS Events Center for the first of three weekends around the country.  The hip-hop mega fest is slated to deliver a hefty dosage of current heavyweights, veterans and artists who are clearly on their grind.  

From the opening words of Dom Kennedy on Saturday to the final verse from Nas on Sunday - Los Angelenos and hip-hop heads from far and wide can rejoice in a celebration of the culture and some undoubtable surprises.  Some of those we can spoil for you - like the fact that Biz  Markie will join DJ Lance Rock (of Yo Gabba Gabba), Saafir and Ras Kaas reunite wth Xzibit for a special Golden State Warriors performance and Psycho Realm opens up Paid Dues Stage!  Staring into my crystal ball of festival forecasting - I also predict a few guest appearances from Travis Barker (Yelawolf), Kosha Dillz (some stage somewhere with RZA) and Chip Tha Ripper (Kid Cudi) are bound to happen....

The full official line-up includes all of the following: Kid Cudi, J Cole, DMX + Eve, Method Man + Redman, KRS - One, Nas, Wiz Khalifa, Bone Thugs N Harmony, Ice Cube, Xzibit, Golden State Warriors, Kid Ink, E-40 (& Too Short, Deltron 3030, Chief Keef, Machine Gun Kelly, Atmosphere, Killer Mike, El-P, Immortal Technique, Casey Veggies, Dipset, Kendrick Lamar (w/ Black Hippy), Common, 2 Chainz, Tyga, Yelawolf, Future, Dom Kennedy, Jadakiss, Wu Blok, Naughty By Nature, Curren$y, Prodigy, Zion I, Grouch, Eligh, Sean Price, Watsky, Black Knights, Salt-N-Pepa, DJ Quik, Big Daddy Kane, Mix Master Mike, DJ Lance Rock & Friends , I Self Devine, Slim Da Mobster, and Psycho Realm.

You can cop your tickets at www.rockthebells.com and check out a word about the festival from one of its creators - Chang Weisberg.

Check out set times below.