QUICKHITS
Aug 1, 2006 12:00 PM
HOOP HEROES
In hip-hop, the status from a video game cameo is worth approximately Fat Joe's weight in gold chain. For the game based on ESPN's And 1 MixTape street-hoops competition, Ubisoft's And 1 Streetball for Xbox, it's appropriate that mixtape master DJ Green Lantern bounces beats while real-life And 1 stars such as Hot Sauce, Helicopter and The Professor bounce balls off the court, the backboard and fools' heads. Players can create their own incredible dunks and ball-handling tricks to perform while straight clownin' on suckas.
HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN
The car-stereo industry is catching up with computer technology. Check out the Roadmaster VR3 Car Stereo VRCD400SDU (www.roadmaster.com, $139). The 180W, detachable-faceplate stereo features an SD card slot, USB port and Auxiliary Audio Input port. That means MP3 players, non-DRM WMA files, iPods, DVD players and CDs are all good to go. The VR3 also includes AM/FM radio and is compatible with ID3 Tag Display (to display track info). Save music on a USB flash-memory key, plug it right into the stereo and turn it up, yo.
WEBSITE OF THE MONTH
Get your electronic-music news, releases, gear info and interview fix from the newly launched, free Internet TV show, Poptical Music (www.poptical.nl). Poptical has a gritty, underground feel to it, which makes for an entertaining show. As of press time, Derrick May is the featured interview. May talks candidly with Poptical's Nadia Jane Bristoll about dance music's “bureaucracy bullshit” and also discusses his upcoming projects. Spliced in between interview footage are video tidbits from May playing live at a club. Pretty sweet.
| Want to use this article? Click here for options! |  |
