This week’s show brought new music from UK’s Smoove & Turrell, Amon Tobin’s Two Fingers, DJ Vadim, The Constellations, and a classic track from Funkadelic.  Check out the rest of the playlist after the jump.

Hour 1
Funkadelic – “Music For My Mother”
The Detroit Experiment – “Think Twice (Mark E Remix)”
Basement Freaks – “Gypsy Breaks(Spark Arrester Remix)”
Smoove & Turrell – “You Don’t (Kraak & Smaak Remix)”
Sarah White – “I Wanna Be With U (Rucyl Bass Remix)”
Radiohead – “Everything in its Right Place (Gigamesh Remix v2.0)”
Justice – “One Minute pal Cumbio (Toy Selectah Remix)”
Bjork – “Nattura (Switch Remix)”
Santigold – “Starstruck (Diplo Remix)”
Two Fingers – “Not Perfect (Sway Remix)”
Animal Collective – “My Girls (Gigamesh ‘Proper House’ Remix)”
Kid Cudi – “Look Up In Da Stars (Feat. Wale)”
DJ Vadim – “Soldier ft. Big Red and 5Nizza”
The Constellations – “On My Way Up”

Hour 2
Alice Russel – “Hurry on Now”
4 Hero ft. Jack Davey – “Take My Time”
Eddie Meets Yannah – “You And I”
Fat Freddies Drop – “Ray Ray”
GAEA Electro – “Breaking Down”
Sarah White – “C Train”
Ghislian Proirier “Blazin – Bug RMX”
Amon Tobin – “Chris Clark”
Karma & Lotus – “Mark Swing”
Panacea “Flash Back – Spinna RMX”
Wagon Cookin – “Mr. Sun”
Nickodemus “Con Migo”

Hour 1:
Mix by DJ Tarik

The Cinematic Orchestra – “Work It!(Man With the Movie Camera)”
Arthur Verocai – “Karina” (Domingo No Grajau)”
Sharam – “She Came Along feat. Kid Cudi)”
AB & Daru – “On Deck feat. Black Milk”
The B.U.M.S. – “It’s A Street Fight”
J*Davey – “I Feel”
Tittswortth – “4:21″
Thunderheist – “Nothing 2 Step 2″
Idle Warship – “Girls On The Dance Floor”
MSTRKRFT – “Heartbreaker feat. John Legend”
Nina Simone & Felix Da Housecat – “Sinnerman”
Mickey Factz – “Sensibility”
Japanese Cartoon – “Crowd Participation”
Ras G – “Sun Behind the Clouds”
Noisettes – “Don’t Upset The Rhythm”
Kings Go Forth – “High On Your Love”

Hour 2:
Mix by DJ Don Cuco

Jun Oshima – “Watching U”
Jun Oshima – “Avia”
Jahtari Ridim Force – “Farmer In The Sky”
Pimps Of Joytime – “Bonita”
Afro National – “Push Am Forward”
Chico Man – “Who You Running From”
Pursuit Grooves – “Mushroom City”
Noble Society – “Live FromFront Line”
Ras Mesinai’s Badwai – “Den Of Drumz – Kode 9 vs Badwai”
Ghislain Poirier – “Go Ballistic featuring Zulu”
Marius Caltier – “Zouk”
Bob Marley And The Wailers – “Soul Shakedown Party (Afrodisiac Sound System Remix)

Snow is melting; weather is warming up; soon the flowers will be blooming.  Once that happens, festival season will be starting.  There is a lot of festivals such as Lollapalooza, Pitchfork, Coachella, Bonnaroo, and others with huge lineups.  However, in the city of brotherly love, there is a little festival known as The Roots Picnic. In its second year, I think has one of the best lineup by far.  No it is not two or three day extravaganza in muddy field where no-one takes a shower, but it sticks to its mission of bringing a diverse of established and emerging artists.  Started by the band The Roots (hence the name), The Roots Picnic is only one day, but a day you won’t forget. Unlike other festivals where you don’t want to see everyone, this one you want to see all the performances.  Artists such as TV On The Radio, Public Enemy, Santigold, The Black Keys, Antibalas, Kid Cudi, Asher Roth and more will be performing at this year’s Picnic. Public Enemy will perform “It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back”, backed by Antibalas and The Roots (now that is crazy).

Pre-sale tickets for this magical event go on sale today through March 19th. The festival will be held in Philadelphia at The Festival Pier, Penns Landing.  Okayplayer has a PRE-SALE SPECIAL – $5 off your ticket (use password: EARLYBIRD). You better get your tickets while their hot.

J.Period is one of the most prolific and creative mixtape DJs around. He put together J.Period+Game Rebellion’ Searching For Rick Rubin which was my favorite mixtape of 2008.  Well J. Period has done again with “The [Abstract] Best, Volume 1 (yes there will be a volume 2). The mixtape is a tribute to Kamaal the Abstract better known to most as Q-Tip from A Tribe Called Quest. The [Abstract] Best is a comprehensive collection of Q-Tip’s music and production, new remixes, interviews, plus brand new tracks from artists such as Zion I, Kid Cudi, Skillz, Black Thought, De La Soul, ?uestlove, Blu, Pharoahe Monch and more. This mixtape is setting up to be one of my favorites of 2009.  You can download the mixtape plus bonus material at J.Period’s website.

Q-Tip ft. Stevie Wonder – “What the Fuss?(Shook Remix)”
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Mick Boogie had a great year releasing a mulitude of mixtapes fron Viva La Hova(Coldplay+Jay-Z), Adele 1988, Motivation with DJ Benzi, Unbelievable-Tribute to Biggie and more. He is setting himself to be the king of the mixtape dj in 2009.  Well Mick is’nt finish just yet for 2008.  He just dropped “The Best of 2008 Mixtape” along with Terry Urban.

Well it’s been a journey, but we did it another year! We (along with Cornerstone Promotion) are proud to bring you our Best Of ’08 edition – Cornerstone Mixtape #112!

Not just the songs either… almost every song is remixed in some way… in typical Mick Boogie and Terry Urban fashion.

Enjoy… tracklist and download link follow:

Kid Cudi – “Day N Night f Jay-Z (Terry Urban Mix)
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Intro (6th Sense)
So Fly (Slim f Biggie – Mick Boogie Mix)
Announcement (Common f Biggie – Mick Boogie Mix)
I Luv Your Girl (Dream f Jay-Z MB/TU Mix)
Paper Planes (MIA – Terry Urban Mix)
Swagger Like Us (Jay-Z – Mick Boogie Transition)
Jockin My Wonderwalls (Jay-Z & Oasis – N Doe Mix)
Diamond Girl (Ryan Leslie f Kanye West – Mick Boogie Mix)
Paris Tokyo (Lupe Fiasco f CL Smooth – Mick Boogie Mix)
Girls Around (Lloyd f Rakim – MB/TU Mix)
Drivin Down The Block (Kidz In The Hall f/ El-P)
Gettin Up (Q-Tip)
Milli (Lil Wayne – Wonder/Excel Mix)
Love Lockdown (Kanye West f LMFAO)
Falsetto (Dream – Terry Urban Mix)
Day N Night (Kid Cudi f Jay-Z – Terry Urban Mix)
Lollirock (Lil Wayne & Kanye West – Kickdrums Remix)
Dangerous (Kardinal f Akon)
The Boss (Rick Ross f Lil Wayne – Mick Boogie Mix)
Out Here Grindin (Khaled)
My President (Young Jeezy f Nas)
Black President (Nas f Young Jeezy)
American Boy (Estelle f Jay-Z and NERD – Terry Urban Mix)
Everyone Knows (NERD – Sammy Bananas Remix)
Dont Touch Me Remix (Busta Rhymes f Nas)
Magic (Robin Thicke f Jay-Z – Mick Boogie Mix)
The Light 08 (Common)
How We Rock (Termanology f Bun B)
Rising Down (The Roots f Mos Def & Styles)
Viagra (88 Keys and Kanye West)
Midnight 08 (Q-Tip)
Go All Out (9th Wonder and Buckshot)

2008 is the year of the mixtape. From Wale to Talib Kweli to the king of the mixtape Lil Wayne, this year has seen some real good mixtapes. Some of the mixtapes are better than some ‘official releases’.  Cleveland based Kid Cudi’s “A Kid Named Cudi” mixtape is definitely no different.  I am currently listening to it right now, and I am quite impressed.  “Embrace the Martian” and “Heaven at Nite” are two of my favorite tracks of the mixtape. Go grab it and let me know what you think.

Kid Cudi – “Heaven at Nite”
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Crookers feat. Kid Cudi – “Embrace the Martian”
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