FOOL’S GOLD

Like we always do at this time… it’s the return of the annual Fool’s Gold holiday party!

This year we teamed up with Pepsi Proper to bring you the “Friends & Family Holiday Bash,” featuring the legend DJ Premier and the big dawg pitbull Cipha Sounds, along with tag-team DJ sets from FG’s own Nick Catchdubs and Sammy Bananas and The Brothers Macklovitch. NOT TO BE MISSED! Come through and close out an amazing 2008 with all of us.

The party is completely free with RSVP, and it’s going down this Friday (12.19) at Twelve/21 in NYC aka the old Sound Factory aka Cheetah (”from Club Cheetah, to Club Amnesia, Peanuts in LA, bubblin in Dublin,” yes that one). Full address and info after the jump.

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The newest Fader diary is up. With a new YouTube hotel review to boot!

Our UK homie Rusko DJed the latest edition of BBC’s famed Essential Mix this past weekend, and you can grab the set and check the tracklisting over at Discobelle. Along with all manner of new and unreleased wubba wubba wubba dubstep goodies, there’s an exclusive “Rusko Big Trombone Mix” of Kid Cudi’s “Day ‘N’ Nite” and two Kid Sister tracks, including Rusko’s hit mix of “Pro Nails” from our Fool’s Gold Remixed compilation (buy it at TTL Digital).

Check out Sammy Bananas’ take on Hollywood Holt’s “Hollywood” over at the iheartcomix blog and Trackademicks’ version of Zion I and The Grouch’s “Lift Me Up” on iTunes. As if that’s not enough, you can find both Sammy and Track reworking different songs from Tittsworth’s debut album on the new T&A Remixes single, available on digital and vinyl at Turntable Lab. Teamwork!

Check out Chromeo decked out in their finest holiday styles (word to the Lox!) courtesy of Dust La Rock, in honor of tonight’s seasonal show in London with DJ Mehdi. UK don’t sleep…

In other Chromeo news (word to Google Alerts!) the sharply caesar-ed Staten Island rapper AC jacks “Momma’s Boy” for a freestyle over at Nah Right.

Wondering where your favorite FG DJs will be rocking on NYE? Check our handy around-the-globe events guide after the jump, complete with links to purchase advance tickets.

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Check out the latest issue of Black Book for Kid Sister’s “spirited rundown on this season’s most potent potables.” Word to Trebek! You can also read it online here.

“It’s like freebasing licorice - not that I know what freebasing is like. It’s like cooking down licorice into its purest form and then injecting it into your eyes. It’s so gross! Need the water! Need the water!”

Laidback Luke and A-Trak’s club destroyer “Shake It Down” is making its way to digital sites around the globe for your mp3 enjoyment starting today. Here’s what the big dogs had to say:

• “Guaranteed to shake any room to its deepest foundations.” - Erol Alkan
• “A complete monster… really massive. It’s like a ‘get out of jail free’ track.” - Tiga
• “The best track of the year, ‘Shake It Down’ is my favorite club music. My secret weapon for the 6 last months.” - Brodinski
• “This record doesn’t sound new or old, it just feels like dancin!” - Feadz
• “Best Hip-Hop/Techno collaboration since Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in Lethal Weapon 2. Makes me wanna be Joe Pesci to three-peat.” - DJ Mehdi
• “Big tune!” - Boys Noize
• “Dope track, play it all the times big or micro rooms… just bangin everywhere!!!” - Crookers
• “I’m jealous!!! Fantastic track!!!” - Etienne De Crécy

Cop it right now on Beatport. And if you want to be soooooper cool, grab that limited Fool’s Gold vinyl single with the full-color Dust La Rock sleeve.

RCRD LBL is giving away tickets to this Tuesday’s (12.9) show at Highline Ballroom, featuring Wale (backed by go-go band UCB), Kid Cudi, Colin Munroe, and Che Grand with DJ sets from Nick Catchdubs, Mark Ronson and surprise guests from Hot 97. Enter to win here, winners will be selected Tuesday AM.

This week’s Fader diary is up, check it out.