Good ol tradition, the last weekend of June (25/6/2011, startin 12:00 to be exact) our favourite, and one of Austria´s biggest, Skate Contest is going down at Skatepark Gmunden, Upper Austria.

It´s already edition 8 of this annual madness. And like in the previous years "Rumble in the Park" will be hot again, full of skate action with riders from all over europe battling for fame, 1.500 Euro prize money and the famous ceramic trophies. Programm includes a BMX show with world champions Rich Vobr and Benno Hankowetz, live djing with Rotaug´s own Kompact, Lens J., Lemon, Exidas, Sake, Suga Cane, MC Thaiman and more..., relaxed family style BBQ atmosphere and a mad party, not to be missed. 

For more Infos visit our friends over at 5boro.at !

Yes, we´re celebrating Rotaug´s very own CLRCDD aka Mike´s dirty 30 Birthday Bash:

MASH MASH V13 - APRIL 2010
THE FRENCH INVASION Pt. 1

Edition 13. Mash Mash again and again. This time we proud to welcome french champion sound BHALE BACCE CREW. Playin Dancehall Reggae and Hip Hop inna classic soundsystem style, their selectahs boxes are filled with big 45s in all shades of reggae (early reggae, roots reggae, dancehall, digital, bare roots, stepper ...) and heavy dubplates from the big names in jamaican music business. But the microphone live action is really the strength of the collective with none less than 10 (!) MC´s & Singers, all with a different style, and a live saxophon player. Bhale Bacce also released five self-produced albums in the last 10 years, including intelligent, political as well as very personal lyrics combined with on point delivery and flow. Niceness!

Mash Mash Residents DJ KOMPACT´s true skool dopeness & EXIDAS´s mash up madness will do the rest to kill the night once and for all.

Date: Sat, 30. April 2011, 22:00
Location: XPEDIT, VIENNA
Wiesingerstrasse 6, 1010 Wien

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Salzburg´s legendary party series, Collection of Cultures, celebrates it´s 5th Edition at JazzIt Salzburg this Saturday (09/04/2011, 22:00 sharp) with a massive lineup. If you been there before, you know the deal. If not, time to join Salburgs best party. As always a fine mixture of international and local DJs serve a dope musical cocktail for your dancing pleasure. 

LINE UP:

JON KENNEDY (UK)
Breakbeat/Soul/Funk/Hip Hop / Organik Records

MISS SHINA (A)
Jungle/Dubstep / Groove Bagasch/LBF

DJ ANGELOVE (A,BU)
Balkan/World Music/Electronic

BADDA PUM (A)
Reggae/Dancehall

VISUALS:
PROPAGANDL & CLRCDD / www.rotaug.com

Go there, get mad...

... with Rotaug´s crate digger numero uno Lens J. and Dj Hnzn aka the funky technician tonight, 7 | 4 | 2011 starting 21:00 at Wirr Untergrund, Vienna.

A funky journey into rare disco boogie hiphop house and other music stuff to bounce to! This is the real deal, strictly vinyl all night!

Date: 26 | 3 | 2011, 22:00
Location: Xpedit, Wiesingerstrasse 6, 1010 Wien

Edition 12. The Raw Glazed Issue. A very very special live affair, we proud to welcome musicians from the infamous SK INVITATIONAL BAND featuring FLIP (Texta), LYLIT (Kedar Ent.) and THAIMAN (Rotaug), hip hop in a big bad big band style. SK left their marks on austrian music landscape with their album "Raw Glazed", souled out tours with TY (BBE Records), Texta, Blumentopf and more, as well as nominees for the Austrian Grammys (aka Amadeus Awards :D).

On the turntables they will be accompanied by Sonido Ojo Rojo´s LENS J., plus (+) we are introducing our latest ROTAUG MEMBER SUGAR CANE, who´ll please y´all with some serious soul funk dope beat magic.

See you there...

Upcoming Vernissage by our friend photographer Bernhard Bruckner called S(ch)ichtwechsel on April 9th, 2011 at Museum Alte Hofmühle (Mühlenring 2, 2020 Hollabrunn). 

"Everyday, as we move through urban enviroment, we pass literally millions of glossy billboards, smiling spotlight models and products that enter our (sub) consciousness as if they were silent companions, always competing for our attention. But urban space is rare and our attention span is short..."

Go check the exhibition for more... Do it!

In occasion of the centenary of the international women's day in 2011, femous - the Austrian wide networking festival taking place between March and September 2011 – is promoting female artists with the goal to make them more visible in cultural life and thus create on a long term more working opportunities.

A CENTENARY FEMOUS NIGHT is showcasing famous female artists. Austria’s best line up, crossing the genres, will lead through the night. International headlining acts, special performances, ... will support the visibility of female famous culture!

Opening Ceremony: Ministry of Women Mrs Gabi Heinisch Hosek
Moderation: Lucy McEvil & Grace Latigo


LINE-UP: Electroclash Icone PEACHES - New-Jazz Star NAILAH PORTER - Brazilian Bastardsound by CELIA MARA - Roma/Serbian Jazz Necomer MATILDA LEKO  - Female Jodeler CHRISTINA ZURBRÜGG – Songcontest Stars THE ROUNDER GIRLS - Chansonneuse TINI TRAMPLER – ...

DJ & VJ Line Up: ELECTRIC INDIGO – SWEET SUSIE – JOYCE MUNIZ – PIA PALME – ... Specials: YIASA (Youth ensemble from Zimbabwe) & FEMOUS ORCHESTRA – ... Visualz: JULIA STARSKY

more specific lineup, links, where to buy tickets and info HERE.

If you don't have anything planned for tonight and want to get a glimpse at what to expect for the next MashMash!, come and join me spinning before and after the LIVE performance of Namby-Pamby Boy, which some of you might also recognize as part of SK Invitational. Starting tonight at 22:00, Loop Vienna. Free admission!!

See y'all there!

event infos here...

Chicago native DJ REBORN is known for dope sets ranging from Soul to Hip Hop to Reggae to Afrobeat. Not only has she been working with big names in the american music industry, like „The Roots“, „India Arie“, „Common“, „Talib Kweli“ and „John Legend“, but also been DJing for theatre productions like the "Flow" and "Little Honey Bo", doing DJ- and Writing workshops for girls, ...

This Saturday, 12-3-2011, she will tear down The Message Party at Roxy Vienna alongside Rotaugs very own DJ KOMPACT.
Don´t miss this...

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