The Royal Tease

The Royal Tease are a hybrid of electronic, pop and Rock. Zach Botham, a mastermind of trumpet, and Nick Wendel formerly of the Stryder, (Equal Vision Records) met each other as band mates playing live with Peter Toh. When left alone in the studio they came up with an irresistible blend of Zachs trumpet and Nicks sweet sounding vocals. The unique element of trumpet harmonies and leads are tasty enough for late nights and car rides. The Royal Tease are currently working on their upcoming release on Hidden Track Music Group. The Royal Tease may be known as Peter Toh's live band to most people, but they will soon be a household name from their own projects as well. Check out 2 tracks from The Royal Tease on their Myspace Page.
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Peter Toh

At the intersection of bumping your favorite pop tune on your stereo, the late night you spent kicking game to that special someone at the club and the lonely train ride home thinking of all things you should have said just a few fleeting moments before, theres a quiet kid with a fitted hat and enough music to capture it all with music and a voice that is uniquely his own, but will soon belong to everyone. That kid is Peter Toh, a genre-smashing 24 year old artist/producer from Brooklyn, New York who is poised to be a major force in popular music in the months and years to come. The young maestros genre-spanning mix of uptempo rock, soulful r&b, outsider electronica and straight up snap your fingers pop is unlike anything you're hearing on the radio or in the rock or dance clubs right now, and thats just the way he likes it. One listen to Toh's inventive music reveals that although hes forever working out new arrangements, melodies and beats in his musical laboratory in Brooklyn, hes all about creating the rush that comes with hearing a great hook that all people who know an amazing song when they hear one, no matter who or where they are can experience and relate to. "I want to represent my generation as we actually exist today," says Toh with the earnestness of a musician on a serious cultural mission. From Top 40 radio hits that you play for your little sister to the dirty rock and roll that makes you want to pick up a guitar and start a band, I want to strip away the pretense and bring it all back to songwriting that people can genuinely relate to. What you hear is what you get. What you hear when you listen to Toh's music is a collision of classic pop songwriting and innovative hip-hop styled production that piles on dance floor-ready beats, sweeping keyboards, snyths and deep bass grooves that create an uplifting soundtrack to his distinctive vocal stylings. And what you get is the feeling that you need to hear it again and again first to relive the unstoppable hooks and many more times to take in all the music he's so richly layering on each and every track. Toh's sound is both familiar and experimental. And oh yes, its also crazily flavorful. From the club banger "Shoes Of A Beast" and the hard-edged soul of "Criminal" to the dub-tinged, down low funk number "Ages" and the feel-good future club banger "More", Toh is equally adept at channeling his love for confessional songwriters like Elvis Costello as he is his appreciation for pure pop groups like New Edition and Jodeci. "The craft of writing a great song with a verse, bridge and hook has been left to cornballs and American Idol singers, I want to bring it back to Motown and then push it forward to 2020," he says. And if his self-released debut EP is any indication, taking back the airwaves will never sound as perfect and necessary as it does right now.

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Huge Dome

I know what you're thinking, and the answer is no. The guy on the left does not have an abnormally small head. The person on the right just happens to have the biggest dome this side of the Mississippi. His name is Tony Sneed, and he just won the 11th annual largest dome competition in New Jersey this past weekend. When asked to comment, he stated, "I dominate every year in this competition, and I plan on doing the same each and every year to come." Congratulations to Tony, we're all very proud of you for this accomplishment. Sorry for this ridiculous post, but this picture was just too funny.
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Middle-Class Gangstas from the Streets

Just to let you know, you are not gangsta if...

1. You live with your parents.

2. Your idea of "the block" is your long driveway.

3. You sell weed, but still get an allowance.

4. Your parents bought you your diamond earrings.

5. Your form of hustlin is yardwork.

6. You eat dinner with your girlfriend's family.

7. You chat on the computer.

8. Your parents bought you a car.

9. Your mother takes you clothes shopping.

And the 10th and final...

If you're reading this right now, I can assure you that you are definitely not gangsta.

I hope this clears up any disputes.
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New Track - D.O.T. ft. Peter Toh and The Royal Tease

D.O.T. is the next big thing to jump into the underground hip-hop scene. Representing the Bronx, he comes comes through with powerful lyrics and hooks solid enough to burst him into the mainstream. He currently is recording his album "1 to Watch" at Hidden Track Studios in Brooklyn. His latest track, titled "Rags to Riches" is featuring Peter Toh and The Royal Tease, and you can listen to that at The Royal Tease myspace page, myspace.com/theroyaltease. D.O.T. also has four tracks up on his myspace page, myspace.com/dotbx. Check him out!
-AS

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Basketball Diaries - Entry #1

Let me paint you a picture...In the summer of 1993, there was an 11-year-old Jewish boy who devoted his entire life to basketball. That boy was I, Adam Schleichkorn, and I was booked for an entire summer of basketball camp at Lu-Hi, in Brookville Long Island. I still had full aspirations of being in the NBA at this point in my life, and for a little Jewish kid, I could really play. I busted my ass at camp to get better everyday, and it was happening. Every session on the first day, I would get moved up to an older age group, and still excel. I was voted an all-star at the end of every session, playing with the kids that were sometimes even 3 years older than me. I was on top of my little basketball world, until this one dreaded day towards the end of that summer. The entire camp was in the gym, and we had a guest speaker, Bill Wennington of The Chicago Bulls. He gave us this boring speech, and then started going around the crowd, playing 1-on-1 against different campers. He played the first two very easily, let them have the ball, and barely played defense. He then went up against one of the high schoolers, and he went at him really strong. The kid stopped Wennington, then backed him in, and scored on him! A high-school kid scoring on an NBA player! The whole crowd erupted, and Wennington was pissed! He starts looking around, and looks at me sitting there, and throws me the ball. Let me remind you that I was 5 feet tall, 11 years old, and he is a 7 foot tall NBA player, who was just embarrassed in front of a couple thousand people. So Bill was nice enough to give me the ball first. I look up, and he was guarding me close, I mean really guarding me! I dribbled in, came back behind the 3-point line, and heaved up a prayer. Bill then proceeds to block the ever-living shit out of my shot, and recover the ball. I line up to play defense, and he drives hard to the hoop. I had to get out of the way, because he was about to barrel me over. He then throws the ball of the backboard, catches it in the air, then dunks it with authority, and comes crashing down in to me. So not only did he serve me in front of the whole camp, I was in pain for about 2 weeks thereafter from a 7-footer landing on me. Way to go Bill Wennington, you sure showed em. This story is 100% true, and was the start of my realization about the NBA possibly being out of my reach. I'm confident that I would've made the NBA though, if I was about a foot and a half taller.
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Insomnia Radio

Check out Insomnia Radio #98 to hear a great episode, kicked off by Peter Toh, with "Shoes of a Beast". They listed 10 reasons why their site existed, and Peter was on the top of the list! Podcast airplay is really jumping off for us at Hidden Track, and we love inviting our friends to BK to listen in with us...These guys at Insomnia Radio consistently come through with solid shows, and we are happy to be a part of it! Thanks to Jason for making it all happen.
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The Electrical Language Podcast

Check out this week's Electrical Language Podcast here.This is a podcast based in the UK that plays some really cool stuff, so I submitted Peter Toh's "Shoes of a Beast." As he says on this week's episode, he only had 4 songs lined up for his usual 5-song podcast, so he had to go through 3 or 4 other bands to pick the last song, until he received my email. He liked "Shoes of a Beast" so much that he didn't even listen to the other bands, and talked very highly of him on his show. He also shouted me out on the show, and was one of the first people in my entire life to pronounce my last name correctly! Schleichkorn. Say it with me now, Shly Korn. Many thanks to Gabor of The Electrical Language Podcast, subscribe today!

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Mel Gibson - That Anti-Semetic F*ck

Fuck you Mel Gibson, you fucking fuck. After "The Passion of the Christ" all the rumors came out about him being anti-semetic, but it was all just speculation. I figured it was easy-pickens for Letterman and Leno, and it was all a joke. But this week we found out, like father like son. He hates Jews just like his Jew-hating father, and it just took a little alcohol to drag it out of him. For those who don't know, he got pulled over for a DWI this week, and asked the cop "if he was a fuckin jew" and said that "jews are responsible for all the war in the world today." He already has his team of publicists down-playing it, and actually had jewish people come out and say how he saved their lives at his rehab center. Howard Stern followed up that comment perfectly by saying, "yea, because there are a lot of jews that are heroin addicts." Mel Gibson is a fuckface, fuck you Mel. I apologize for the language, but Mel brings out the non-christian in me.
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College Tips - Tip #1 - Textbooks are for Suckers

Every semester, the majority of your professors will assign you a couple of books to buy, for hundreds of dollars. The worst of the all is the textbook. There is enough knowledge in this book for years, yet you're expected to absorb this in a semester. Textbooks are for suckers for several reasons. First of all, they are a minimum of $80, and you can only sell it back for $40 tops. If you know you're not going to use it, don't buy it. That $80 is 4 nights of chaos out on the town. Secondly, most professors teach right out of the book, so just go to class and take notes. The exception to the rule is if the professor is a jerkoff, and specifically states that material from the book will not be covered in class. Then, you almost have no choice but to buy it. If you're really gangster, you still don't buy it, and just guess on those questions that come up from the book. Either way, if you do bitch out and buy the book, do not by any means do anything crazy, like read entire chapters. Anything you need to know is covered in the chapter summary, which is available at the end of each chapter. If you really want to go absolutely insane, you can read all the words in bold print, but come on, that's pushing it. Do you want to read 90 assigned pages, 3 nights a week? I didn't think so. More tips coming soon, don't leave for school without them!
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Whatthefxup?

These truth commercials really bother me. I smoke, and I know it's terrible. Tell me how I'm supposed to quit. Cigarettes are bad...we know. So give us a freakin legitimate way to stop smoking, and end the nonsense. The thing that really bothers me about these stupid commercials, is that they are the only entity on television that speaks of smoking. I could be watching tv for hours, and that helps me not think about smoking, but that truth commercial is always there to put the idea back in your head. Yo top it off, the tobacco companies fund them! It's a huge conspiracy if you ask me. Either way, I have to figure out a way to relieve stress without smoking, so I'm just going to start going around punching people in their faces or maybe I'll just start smoking crack. It's gotta be healthier than cigarettes.
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Actual Radio Commercial

....BEFORE..........................AFTER
Plastic surgery really does work, just look at the before and after pictures in this post, and you'll see it works wonders! All joking aside, I was listening to the radio, and heard a strange commercial for a Plastic Surgeon. It started out like a normal ad, they gave all their info, and they end it with one of the catchyest catch phrases I've ever heard..."You can't choose the family you come from, but luckily you can choose to not look like them." Now that's some sales pitch. You can choose to not look like your family? That's not right. Botox makes you look worse...You can't move your freakin face! The only exceptions I'm willing to make are, for those hideously deformed people that really need it, and for nose jobs for Jewish Girls from Long Island. I'm a jew, and let's face it, we're not exactly known for having nice noses. I got content for days, and I have some great contributers coming soon!
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Great Review for Toh

Yet another great review for my boy Peter Toh. The following excerpt was taken from Breakthru Radio..."Let’s hear it for the first guy in a long time to bring some originality to the singer/songwriter genre. Peter Toh is equal parts hipster, pop singer, club kid, and bedroom electronica producer, and he brings all of these elements into his music. The songs on this EP pulse with a kind of stilted funk reminiscent of early 80s dance tracks. Keyboards shiver in and out of the mix like something from chill-out room at an early morning rave, and somehow the whole thing gets put into a conventional rock song format. Over it all Toh sings with a voice that is somewhere between James Blunt and Peter Gabriel. You’ve got to respect somebody who can cover this much territory and keep it all on the same page." The revolution has begun...don't wait until he blows up, find out all about Peter Toh now, RIGHT HERE! A special thanks to the guys at Breakthru Radio! Check them out for the best spot to hear independent music for free!
-AS

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Proms Cancelled For Drinking

This past school year, there seemed to be a new trend of canceling high school proms, as a precautionary measure. No one did anything wrong, but due to the stigma that goes along with "The Prom," schools decided that a couple bad seeds contaminated the whole crop. Not the case. I'd say that the majority of people at these proms are cornchuckers, and aren't going to drink or do drugs afterward. We really have to worry about the cool kids, they're the ones having all the fun in this weekend of debauchery. But it's not until after the prom that all of this starts. Kids rent houses on the beach, and have a good time, and of course there will always be a few that get out of hand. These are the same idiots that get out of hand wherever you take them. So the school boards cancel the proms. They say their reason is for the drinking that traditionally goes on, and for the excessive amount of money spent. Maybe they should cancel weekends too while they are at it. So the heads of those schools thought they were doing something great, and thought that they were protecting their students. In actuality though, all this meant was that instead of some girl losing her virginity under the stars on a beach in a beautiful setting, she instead lost it in the back of Joey's Honda Civic in a parking lot. Great Choice Authority!
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For Those Who Don't Believe The Hype

These pictures were taken by our friend Dan (who is an amazing photographer) at the 1st Annual Mckibbin Loft Party hosted by Hidden Track Music Group. Peter Toh and The Royal Tease packed out their loft apartment in Brooklyn on July 8th, and rocked the house! The place was packed out with heads all the way into the hallway, and since it was 150 degrees in there, the roof was packed too. For those of you who missed out, don't worry, there will be another one on August 19th. The guys will once again clear everything out, and open up their home to throw the best free show in New York City!

-AS

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College Tips

I feel like I did something great, and I don't mean graduating college. I'm actually referring to HOW I graduated college. I did not open a book, I did not pay attention in class, I did not even study. So I graduated with a 2.4, which sounds like a real shitty gpa, but if you take into consideration the lack of work, I deserve around a 3.4, maybe even higher. So basically, this "college tips" segment will be posted regularly to share my secrets with the world, and help kids get through 4 years of school without doing anything productive. Your nights are going to be filled up, so you're going to want that extra time during the day to play video games, and watch TV, and I'm here to show you how to get it. Stay tuned for the first actual college tip later today or tomorrow. You can't leave for school without them!
-AS

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Ash Radio Podcast

This week's podcast on AshRadio is featuring "Shoes of a Beast" by Peter Toh. Be sure to vote for Peter for next week's podcast here.
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Casey Cheffo

Several weeks ago she became the first person in the history of the world to accomplish the ultimate music experience. Casey Cheffo attended a Bluegrass Show and a Heavy Metal Show in the same day, at two different venues, exploring two genres that couldn't possibly be further apart. Congratulations...I guess
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Yo Momma

The worst show in television history. Wilmer Valderrama doesn't deserve a show. I'm funnier than Wilmer, and I'm really not that funny at all. I'll give him $1000 CASH MONEY to stop making this crappy show.
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