Fine Line: June, 2007

Photo by Hal Samples

Happy Birthday my darling Reid.

I love you more than….well….words can’t explain.

Moving sucks. Packing sucks. No time for bloggin’ – so I’ll leave you with another repeat…

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Originally recorded for QuickDFW.com
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Pikahsso Allen Poe calls legendary DJ EZ Eddie D “the Godfather of DFW underground hip-hop.” You should always listen to Pikahsso, he know of what he speaketh…

DJ EZ Eddie D has cultivated a career as a DJ, remixer and producer for more than 24 years. Being the closest thing to a hip-hop historian that Dallas has ever known, he has worked with the early pioneers as well as many of the current up-and-comers. From his early days growing up in Finneytown (a suburb in Cincinnati) to his 23 years in Dallas, it’s no surprise to find his influences are all over the musical map. With a collection containing everthing from R&B to classic rock, funk to retro and blues to hip-hop, his studio is the Mecca record collectors dream of.”

“His main focus today is fusing all of these genres with hip-hop beats creating a distinctive sound all his own. In 1982, Dallas DJ The Master Mixer taught Eddie how to blend records, and also introduced him to the radio station KNON 89.3 “The Voice of the People.” He interned and moved his way up the ranks, working with DJ Cisco Soul & the Party Patrol and Nippy Jones of the “Fresh & Freaky Friday Show” (later KKDA). Nippy helped groom him for his own time slot. In 1987, station manager Craig Taylor gave him that chance with his first show airing Thursday nights from 9 to 11. The show moved a few times before finally landing on Saturdays from 5 to 7 p.m., where you can still tune in weekly for “Knowledge Dropped-Lessons Taught (Vol.2).” It is the only source Dallas has for true underground hip-hop, and a public radio station is a perfect forum for his philosophies on politics, religion, racism and social responsibility.

Reid Robinson and I met up at Gachet Coffee recently to go Inside the Mind of EZ Eddie D and had ourselves a delightful time. Did we catch the whole thing on audio? But of course, darlings.

Our good man Alex Kanakis hung out with Eddie at the KNON 89.3 studio and caught some super-sweet video.

Check out the Eddie D video here (Video)

Be sure and tune in to 89.3 KNON every Saturday night for DJ Eddie D’s Knowledge Dropped Lessons Taught – 5-7 p.m.

The interview includes tracks from P.P.T. and Pikahsso.

Inside the Mind – DJ EZ Eddie D

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Inside the Mind Series:
~George Gimarc
~Josh Venable
~DJ EZ Eddie D
~Jeff Liles

Memember a few weeks back when I gushed like a little school-girl over a band I saw at SXSW called Gentleman Auction House? And memember how’s I said I was going to get ‘em from St. Louis back to Texas however necessary? Thanks to Lance Yocom and Rosa Madriz, that gonna happen kids…that gonna happen real good.

Prepare for the Gentleman Auction House Texas invasion on June 5th and 6th at The Cavern in Dallas and The Mohawk in Austin, respectively.

Tuesday, June 5th
The Cavern (Dallas)
Gentleman Auction House / Chris Garneau / Raised by Tigers
9 PM – $7-$8 – 21+

Wednesday, June 6th
The Mohawk (Austin)
Gentleman Auction House / Spain Coloured Orange / The Hunnies / Finally Punk
10 PM

“Our Angry Town Runs Them Out” by Gentleman Auction House

“Everyone Has Taken Their Hat Off But You” by Gentleman Auction House