//GOLDEN with guest TAP.10 (HNRL)

//This month at GOLDEN we welcome back one of our favorite Bay djs, the fam Tap.10. A slick mixer, selector and music connoseiur, Tap.10 is a founding member and resident DJ for the mighty Honor Roll crew. Expect him to bring tons of exclusive tracks, sophistifunk, and even a tribute to the late, great Nate Dogg!

//While we're on the topic, go ahead and support Honor Roll valedictorian Trackademicks, who recently dropped his debut long-player State of the Arts, heavy with fly tracks like these:
Trackademicks - Check feat. Josie Stingray


//Tune in to Tap.10's weekly radio show, The Late Night Crate on Alldayplay.fm:
//One more time for West Coast pioneer and legend in the game, Nate Dogg. Bless.
NATE IN '08 (MIXED BY DJ STEVE1DER)

//GOLDEN welcomes Dion Decibels..

//There's a GOLDEN lining to everything...even in this wet weather. Tonite we welcome the homie Dion Decibels. Been doing his thing for a while in the Bay, he is a selector, mixer and scratcher par excellence.
//Dion has a catalog of mixtapes that are diverse and creative...his mix Fazed: A Tribute to Riding High actually inspired me to do my own sample-based mix Folks get brown in the sunshine!
//In addition to spinning around the Bay, he also has been the deejay for ThinkBeat Radio since 2003, which you can catch every Friday night/Saturday morn 2-4am on 94.1 KPFA and Tuesday 6-7pm on All Day Play.

//Last but not least, Dion also rocks as the turntablist for The GetBack, an artistic collective and band from The Town that has held down many a vocalist at Monday Soul and other great venues, and is blowing it up with their series Get:LiveSessions. Check their latest session with DoD.A.T. on the mic:

//See yall tonite in the Mission for free good music and vibes at GOLDEN. Bless..

//Family Time: A Golden Skillet Weekend

//What's the holiday season without family? This weekend, at the start of Winter Break, your Golden Soundscapes DJs MamaZita and Dmadness get to spend some quality time on both sides of the Bay Bridge with the following fam://Friday we parlay with DJ Crimson, a homie from waaay back, a skilled mixer and scratcher, and a producer in his own right. He does this red hot night in the Town with The Dime, the Richmond (CA) duo K.Nightshift and Chioke, who are the dopest crew from the Bay to hit since the Honor Roll. Their forthcoming album Brickyard Cove is solid from top to bottom, grown and soulful with equal parts Pete Rock and Richie Rich. A taste from The Skillet:
Tears by The Dime
Rollin' Up 2 by The Dime
//Saturday we round out our year at home, at GOLDEN with good friend DJ VNA, Esq. who has been mentioned on this blog numerous times before. Always a good night! Happy holidays yall. 1neLuv..

//GOLDEN welcomes DJ BEATNICK..

//Birthday mama Zita and yours truly welcome our fam from San Diego-- DJ Beatnick holds it down in the southern reaches of the Golden State and we are elated to have him join us this Saturday. If you've been sleeping, definitely tune in to his Culture Podcast for an espresso shot to get you awoke.

//and for the queen, freshly ripped from vinyl:
Steel Pulse - "Throne of Gold" (Elektra, 1984)

//Living My Life Like It's GOLDEN..

+ some audio treats ripped from vinyl:

José Feliciano - "Golden Lady" (RCA, 1975)



Collén & Webb - "Golden (Tighten Jill Up)" (G.A.M.M., 2004)

//GOLDEN 4 MORE..

//Ah yes, we are back from NYC. All I gotta say is, if you're ever out there you'd better go to DJ mOma's The Good Spot, watch Fela! on Broadway, and see DJ Eleven wherever he at, you will never be disappointed. You ain't heard Biggie til you've heard "10 Crack Commandments" drop at 3 in the am and felt a packed house move like a ship on the open sea. I could go on and on but this is not a food blog, museum blog, shopping blog nor is it a public parks blog so you're on your own with that..

//That said, on to the next: this Saturday is the 4-YEAR ANNIVERSARY of a little night that DJ Zita and I started in the Mission in April 2006. It goes kinda like this: Z and I had been dating for a coupla months, she was starting to get heavy on her SF hustle and was dropping mixtapes and business cards all over town. Laszlo Bar wants to get her in for a night, but the thing is, it's a 5 hour gig. Guess what? Your boy gets an offer to spin alongside and the rest, as they say, well...4 years, 2 mix cds, 2 wedding rings later...you get the picture.

//This Saturday we celebrate! And we've got our lifelong friend/guy who djed our wedding/special guest fam DJ MPENZI on the wheels with us... and if that wasn't enough we are throwing down for our sistah/promotah/all-around wonderful peeps FiyahLilly's birthday!

//Golden was always a Z&D thing so guests were a rare occasion, but special thanks to everyone we've invited to rock with us in the past: Bency, DJ Gravy, Mr.Mention, Tap.10, Lady Sha, Leydis, Beat Nok, Mr.Lucky, OwlBoogie & un.D.fine. GOLDEN SOUNDSCAPES: audio panoramas/brilliant memories on wax/4 and many more...

Midnight Mixes live at GOLDEN Archive
Dmadness opening hour live at GOLDEN
Golden Mixes Vol.1:Soul Sisters & Brothers - Zita / Dmadness
Golden Mixes Vol.2:Hip Hop Heroes - Dmadness / Zita

De La Soul - "4 More (Juno Remix) f/ Zhane" (Tommy Boy, 1996)

//GOLDEN East Meets West..

//For this month's GOLDEN we welcome two guest djs to the tables:

//DJ GRAVY - A wicked dancehall selecta, o.g. hip hop head, and all-around cool NYC cat. I highly recommend downloading his B.I.G. Tings a Gwan! mix right now, in which he flips Biggie vocals over dancehall riddims, juggling the Jamaican artists right alongside. And if you're ever in NYC check his Rice and Peas first Mondays monthly with Federation Sound's Max Glazer.

//MR.MENTION - Resident DJ at Overtime Fridays and Fiyah! Thursdays in San Diego, know about this homie. Also catch his mix with DJ Beatnick for Made Jewelry right here: MadeMix Vol.2.

//And don't forget, you can cop a free cd of my Devil's Pie Sade Tribute Pt.2 mix at GOLDEN this Saturday.. email to reserve a copy at goodlifeoakland@gmail.com ..1neLuv..