Nobody Walks In LA

on the road again...

2010-04-23T13:04:00.000-07:00

Upcoming Shows

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Apr 24 2010

8:00P

Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, Massachusetts

Apr 25 2010

1:00P

Trinity College- Events Field

Hartford, Connecticut

Apr 29 2010

9:00P

Kid Rock’s Chillin’ The most cruise

Tampa, Florida

May 5 2010

10:00P

The conga room

Los Angeles, California

May 8 2010

8:00P

Cable Stock festival

New Braunfels, Texas

May 24 2010

11:00P

Bare Pool & Lounge Mirage Resort & Casino

Las Vegas, Nevada

May 28 2010

11:00P

Stringaree

San Diego, California

Jun 5 2010

11:00A

Rockin Roots Krab Fest

Bakersfield

SHAMROCK SOCIAL CLUB HAITI BENEFIT

2010-02-09T14:44:00.000-08:00

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Come out 2morrow nite and support!

Latest Tour Dates

2010-01-06T11:10:00.000-08:00

Jan 7 2010

8:00P

Marlintini’s Lounge

Juneau, Alaska

Jan 8 2010

8:00P

Rum Runners Old Towne Bar

Anchorage, Alaska

Jan 9 2010

8:00P

Egan Center

Anchorage, Alaska

Jan 16 2010

9:30P

Heat Ultra Lounge

Aneheim, California

Jan 28 2010

9:00P

The Church Nightclub

Denver, Colorado

Jan 29 2010

9:00P

Shore Ultra Lounge

Long Beach, California

Mar 5 2010

8:00P

The Cooly Hotel (Gold Coast)

Coolangatta, Queensland

Mar 11 2010

8:00P

To Be Announced

Melbourne, Victoria

Mar 12 2010

8:00P

The Forum

Sydney, New South Wales

Latest Tour Dates

2009-12-05T11:51:00.000-08:00

- Dec 4 2009
- 8:00P
- The Roxy Performing w/ Camp Freddy
- Hollywood, California
- Dec 5 2009
- 9:00P
- Fourth & B
- San Diego, California
- Dec 10 2009
- 8:00P
- Rockstarz
- Kona, Hawaii
- Dec 11 2009
- 7:30P
- Hard Rock Cafe
- Lahiana Maui, Hawaii
- Dec 12 2009
- 8:00P
- Pipleline Cafe
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Dec 18 2009
- 8:00P
- Skinnie Xmas Bash @ the Vanguard
- Hollywood, California
- Dec 31 2009
- 10:00P
- Le Cirque
- Dallas, Texas
- Jan 7 2010
- 8:00P
- Marlintini’s Lounge
- Juneau, Alaska
- Jan 8 2010
- 8:00P
- Blue Loon
- Fairbanks, Alaska
- Jan 9 2010
- 8:00P
- Egan Center
- Anchorage, Alaska

Ke$ha TIK TOK video

2009-09-30T21:04:00.000-07:00

look for me, Kojak, Dirt Nasty, and Doctor Luke cameo's in this vid. Ke$ha rules

directed by Syndrome

NEW TOUR DATES

2009-09-15T11:50:00.000-07:00

Sep 15 2009

5:30P

Jack’s Surf Shop (signing appearance)

Huntington Beach, California

Sep 19 2009

11:30P

On Broadway

San Diego, California

Sep 20 2009

2:30P

Jack’s Surf Shop (signing appearance)

Irvine, California

Sep 26 2009

12:00A

Galaxy Theatre

Santa Anna, California

Oct 30 2009

1:00A

Red rocks Casino Resort & Spa

Las Vegas, Nevada

Nov 1 2009

8:00P

knitting Factory

Boise, Idaho

Nov 2 2009

8:00P

The Showbox at the Market

Seattle, Washington

Nov 3 2009

9:00P

Dante’s

Portland, Oregon

Nov 5 2009

9:00P

Slim’s

San Francisco, California

Nov 6 2009

8:00P

Catalyst Night club

Santa Cruz, California

Nov 7 2009

8:30P

Downtown Brew

San Luis Obispo, California

Nov 8 2009

9:00P

Velvet Jones

Santa Barbara, California

Nov 10 2009

8:00P

Martini Ranch

Scottsdale, Arizona

Nov 11 2009

8:00P

The Rock

Tucson, Arizona

Nov 13 2009

10:00P

Emo’s

Austin, Texas

Nov 14 2009

12:00A

The Ghostbar

Dallas, Texas

Nov 15 2009

8:30P

Warehouse Live

Houston, Texas

Nov 16 2009

7:30P

Bricktown Live

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Nov 17 2009

8:00P

The Village

Little Rock, Arkansas

Nov 20 2009

8:00P

Mansion Night Club

Miami, Florida

Nov 21 2009

10:30P

The Social

Orlando, Florida

Nov 22 2009

8:00P

Free Bird Live

Jacksonville, Florida

Dec 11 2009

7:30P

Hard Rock Cafe

Lahiana Maui, Hawaii

Dec 12 2009

8:00P

Pipleline Cafe

Honolulu, Hawaii

Adam Michael Goldstein (DJ AM) Memorial Film

2009-09-09T10:30:00.000-07:00

This is the video put together by Dan Terndrup for AM's memorial service which was held at The Paladium in Hollywood on Thurs September 3rd. RIP to a great friend and the greatest DJ. It really shows who AM was and what he was like. Makes me smile and cry at the same time. Respect...

my thoughts and memories of DJ-AM

2009-09-04T11:46:00.000-07:00

well...

it's friday morning 10am, almost a week from the time I found out AM died. it's also the morning after I attended his memorial at the Palladium..

thiz week has been hard to say the least, this shit happens and I'm in Vegas (again) for... days ,for.. work..the MAGIC show is going for fucks sake..I held it together did what I had to do..but I couldn't wait to get back to LA and speak wit the homies..

so...Adam Michael Goldstein...AMG! He was something special...fucking turned into a rock star on me..I first met Adam in 95 or 96. I was working at CAA in the library at my first job ever, and thiz dude comes down from the mailroom wit his work outfit (dress shirt, tie, slacks, dress shoes) all baggy. I luckily could basically wear whatever I wanted (cuz our office wuz down the street) so I would always wear MECCA shit all baggy.

He immediately recognized me as a member of the hip hop nation and said "wut up biatch this is AMG!!" I was intimidated a lil bit but said back "I'm J-MACKEY"..you gotta remember back then..hip hop was just taking off mainstream..so it was like a lil click of us who liked rap...most of the black dudes who worked there, me AM, Anthony ( who I saw at the memorial...wow) used to roll together..cuz we wasn't no ARi hollywood agent BS wannabee types ..we were from the hood..trust me parts of BH are hood.

anywayz i was the outsider..he took me in. we'd go over to his apt right down the street in BH and fuck around wit turntables, records, and samplers...i came from a guitar playing background and had just begun to produce tracks on my Roland DJ-70 and played them for AM..he said it sounded like C & C music factory and then played me some GANGSTARR..He was also the 1st person to play me BIG's Ready to Die album...Al Mayman came over one day and really showed us how to sample..I really owe it to AM and Al cuz w out them I may have never become a producer and definately not a DJ..

.i actually brought AM to his first ever REAL studio session to lay cuts for me on a beat i had done..i'm talkin 2 inch tape days ...he was high, 2 hrs late, and was wearing the most wrinkled phat farm t shirt you have ever seen, but he killed it in the studio, i never got those tapes and lost the cassette mix we had of the track, but it was memorable for both of us....cuz we were still at the 9 to 5...

AM had some janky turntables and I had a single YORX combo unit i was scratching on...we were both thrilled when we found out CAA employee's got this insane discount on Panasonic gear, which included the coveted SL 1200's...we both ordered our pairs at the same time..the price got taken out of our checks..or we used our xmas bonus..they arrived at the same time...we'd ask each other every day...did you get yours yet? haha....he got his and became the best DJ in the world...I got mine and became a producer in training and a club soundman and now a rock star...i still have one of those tables today...sold thee other one a long time ago..

so we worked there for like 3 or 4 years together...hung out a lot...he was starting to DJ spots..The Boiler Room!!! an OG after hrs. Danny B paid him $40 to DJ Dragonfly I think..and soon he quit CAA to DJ full time!..i quit about 4 or 5 months after he did and went to work at Club Lingerie as their soundman for the next 4.5 years....

Club Lingerie was basically an all rap club then...or thats what was the biggest draw..i got to know the LA DJ world quick..Scott Oster basically ruled the Hollywood scene and DJ ADAM 12 used to rule the hip hop world...AM learned a lot from both of them and NYC's Mark Ronson... i remember him spinning Scott's exact mixes he would play at Saturday Night Fever for me in his BH apt...pointing out his favorite part when scott played Hall and Oats and kept extending the intro ....

anywayz i'd worked there a couple weeks...and in walks AM and we figure out we are gonna be working together again..this time in a club!! we'd made it....ha! so he would just go off!! and people hated sometimes cuz he was a white jewish kid from BH, but adam was down like fuck, i was always at all black clubs , and hanging in the hood and would see him and we'd be the only non white people there and Ben Yizzle.

so then he started to blow up...playing hollywood parties..he was so good at mixing and scratching...he could seemingly mix anything into anything...he took what Oster was doing to the next level...getting hollywood and the hood together...he started Dj'ing PuFFy's BDAY and all these insane corporate parties....B4 him DJ's were just DJ's...he brought back the spotlight to the DJ...turned it into something else completely...

i remember we hadn't seen him in a couple months, and I'm at what is now AREA wit COUNRTY and we hear what sounds like AM coming from the speakers we look in the booth and see this skinny kid in there rocking..we were like "some nerd stole all AM's mixes what the fuck"....but it was him...he'd had the surgery and lost like 100 plus pounds...the next week i went back to the club and nicole richie was in the booth with him..then he just BLEW UP , bigger than any DJ B4, world famous to supermodels, bboyz and moms in middle america alike....

i didnt see him as much once i quit the club scene and started producing full time...but when i did he looked at me like i'd made it....but then he and travis hooked up and i started seeing him a lot again...and then i started to work with MICKEY AVALON and KEV E KEV( AM's BF) so the ties were there again....He really is the Kevin Bacon of DJ'ing...we all are connected thru him...

then the accident on sept 20th happened..i was shattered....my dear friend LIL CHRIS died...my friend Travis was badly burned and AM was reportedly burned bad too. AM recovered first and was back on the scene in a couple of weeks...his welcome back concert at Avalon will forever be in my memory banks....it was like he died and came back to life...i was so glad to hug him and get his version of what had happened.... he told me that I did a good job speaking at LIL CHRIS's funeral and I was happy.

that accident affected all of us....and it affected AM more than he let on i guess...and that sent him back into addiction..but it's important to note..he wouldn't of done all the things he did if he didn't get sober...he helped a lot of people get sober..thats why its hard to accept the way he died....but we have to accept it..and learn from it.....addiction is a serious problem that can pop up after years of sobriety and kill you....even for someone who appeared to be the master of AA.

the memorial yesterday was a fitting tribute to an incredible dude. and proof that he knew everybody who's anybody.. everytime i got sad i just looked at 4 year old Sebastian Baker (who came wit me) and thought of his dad LIL CHRIS and AM looking down upon us...

stay up everybody and can I get an " awwwww jyyeaah"! in honor of of my old friend DJ AM.

Mack Dizzle

Blazed and Confused behind the scenes #1

2009-08-23T10:10:00.000-07:00

OK HERE IZ THE first installment of my Blazed and Confused behind the scenes videos. I have tons of footage, so expect more to come soon..

MacktraXXX

LOOK AT ME NOW

2009-08-01T17:53:00.000-07:00

I could go on forever about this but I'm pressed for time. Here is a bit from last nite's session wit DOGG. This song iz called LOOK AT ME NOW. Beardo gonna rip a guitar solo on it when we get back...chuuuuch

MacktraXXX

West coast tour leg thoughts

2009-07-27T01:47:00.001-07:00

well I'm writing this at home in Hollywood. got in at 4am last nite. just hung out all day watching Daisy of Love and Entourage and Charm School...plus baseball and nascar...ahh chillin.. @jennapresleyxxx came over just now...her roomate commin too in a minute oh ...porn and hollywood hills...back at home

anyways tour oh yeah...itz been great of course !!! hard work mixed wit a lot of fun...being the opener is challenging and amazing at the same time. the other bands have been really cool to us and in general the bands are intermingling and getting along.

Slightly Stoopid took me and Beardo in imediately...Kyle, C-Money, OG, and there asst. Travis were wakin bakin us the first morning after feeding us the nite before at the BBQ/Party they throw almost every after show..shouts to Miles, DeLa , RyMo, Paul, Half Pint, BB, DJ Unite and Big AL too, who have all been cool.

then Snoop the DPG and the Snoopadelic's?!!!! well they have shown mad love and for a fan like me it has been a dream come true to tour with a legend and a pro of the Dogg's caliber. After seeing how much security and how deep Snoop rolled i was weary and thought it would be hard to get to him....

but....on the third show Santa Barbara Beardo and I got to meet him (seperately) for 5 mins.. i brought a girl in and he motioned for ME!! ha we talked for 5 mins cuz we've met B4..i reminded him said Mickey said hi and was out....then in New Mexico i was chillin wit Kurrupt!! who now iz my HOMIE and we roll out everynite, and DOGG's dressing room opened and he summoned for me and Beardo when he saw us....then dream time...me and Beardo ended up smoking blunts wit Snoop for an hour and a half...everyone else in the room was laying back and we were just cheifing out and talkin game and biz wit DOGG. It was great...i was brand new at that point and was a little geeky when we left even for me...like jordan had come over to the crib or somethin crazy

..so now I watch their show every nite and hang wit Kurrupt, LT, and Bing everynite..and usually get to see the DOGG and or hang wit him too..and i see other people freaking out and now i'm the cool guy who's like yep who looks at them casually and say..."yep that's snoop".

i could go on and on...

his band is sick, Carlos on the drums, Smoov on guitars, Soopafly on keys, Bubby on bass, DJ LT, plus Lady of Rage, Daz and Kurrupt. Bing does their merch and their whole crew is cool JK, SY, and Matty...had so much fun wit LT, BING, and Kurrupt in Vancouver at their after party...then they came wit us to our after party in SF...crazy fun!! Roscoe was faded!!! lol.

see ya'll in ATL on wed

the Marley's have been cool too. Pretty and Sky High are nice . Hung wit ranoy their guitar player on a wild nite at the GORGE...and SPRAGGA BENZ is hella cool...talked science wit him and Half Pint, the back up singers are nice too....yes, yes, bless....respect..

then the production and crew itself have been nothing short of amazing and very efficient...

i'll do a whole nother blog about them.....they deserve their own credits!!!!

James Castenada u r the man!!!!!

Aight the girls just got here...i'm out

MackTraXXX

Onstage w SNOOP DOGG

2009-07-16T18:44:00.000-07:00

sorry been away from the blog world.....finishing a record and preparing for tour will do that. I'm stilll on twitter tuff. will blog more promise....I have tons of vids from the tour allready. HIGH lights? BBQ, meeting SNOOP, hangin wit him for an hour and a half the next night w Beardo, Beardo getting carried out by 5 roadie's and put in a van, then wheelchair to bus, , smoking w KYLE from SLightly Stoopid, and OG and TRAV and C-Money and DJ UNITE, Marley's everywhere, KURRUPT rolling me a blunt and partying wit us nightly, watchin Carlos drum and don juan ho's....DAZ, RAGE, SMOOV the whole damn DPG!!! Sharon Ozbourne taking care of MICKEY AVALON, LARRY, EDGAR and the DANCERS!!!!.......oh and BEARDO....again!!!

VON ZIPPER 09 TOUR DOWN UNDER VIDEO!!!

2009-07-02T11:00:00.000-07:00

Blazed and Confused Promo Video

2009-06-23T12:28:00.000-07:00

Check out the video and come see us on tour this summer!!

NO SERVICE FEE's NO TAXES TODAY ONLY

2009-06-17T16:46:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to let you know that Live Nation is offering their no service fees promotion again today for the BLAZED & CONFUSED TOUR. All lawn seats are $24.99 ALL-IN, no taxes, no fees, nothing. Click here to for link to dates and tix.

Back in the Go Go

2009-05-28T20:52:00.000-07:00

Back in the GO GO, I'm writing thiz in a hotel room in Scottsdale, AZ. hat's what you do on tour in hotel rooms....blog. Humid and hot here but I like it. Just watched the Cav's escape elimination from the Magic...Lebron had a Tripple Double! wut else...I've been working on web stuff for Mickey a lot and we will have some new stuff up soon. The new songs are ill. We will start playing some live on the Blazed and Confused tour this summer.

I've been really into Daisy of Love on VH1..kinda feelin Daisy, she seems sweet..ahh

Celeb Rehab 3 lineup announced.. Lisa D' Amato is on there, I can't wait to see DMX though!!

They need to do an update on all the alum and see how everybody's doing from the first 2 shows. OBAMA was in LA today....crazy traffic, I missed much of it luckily...Kelly Osbourne is twittering...get the OZ to tweet a line or too please Kellz..Selena Gomez is still hot...and I'm getting into Alyssa Milano now too she is always at it..

Hmmm let me find some dinner then get ready to head over to the Pussy Cat Lounge in Scottsdale and get Frisky..

MacTraXXX

SUMMER TOUR : BLAZED & CONFUSED

2009-05-19T18:07:00.000-07:00

MICKEY AVALON is going on tour this summer w SNOOP DOGG, SLIGHTLY STOOPID, and STEVEN MARLEY. We are very excited about this tour. Mickey goes on first , so come out early and support the AVE.

ALSO: we finaly have almost all the songs for the new MICKEY album. Listened to them yesterday w MICKEY. It's gonna be a great new album. More on this later.

MackTraXXX

T-Mobile party..

2009-05-16T12:33:00.000-07:00

WARREN G & TRVS - AM

THE LIVING LEGEND HIMSELF MR. TRAVIS BARKER

BLINK 182 REUNION

Yo sorry, been lagging again on the blog. Had to do a lot of boring shizz thizz week. Had some fun too. Wed went to the Standard to see Andy Milonakis perform his cult hit Twitter Dat, and Freestyle...surreal to see hollywood chicks watching Andy/Dirt Freestyle for 40 mins..

Thursday was the T-Mobile Sidekick LX launch party. TRVS-AM played as well as WEEZER and BLINK 182. I went w Dirt Nasty and Andy. The party was on the paramount lot. It was in the streets for what looked like a NYC set..not in a soundstage which was cool. I had IL CONO gelato (2 helpings) and every other food item offered. It was packed w hollywood locals and tons of HAWT chicks..

TRVS-AM was great. They did the set they did at Coachella complete w WARREN G. Missed Weezer, but I'm sure they were good. Then a suprise. BLINK 182 performed for the first time in ??? years. I love TRAVIS...we share a love for rap and blunts..BLINK was never my favorite..( i'm a metal head ) where TRAV is a (punk rock dude)...but it was fooking cool neverthe less...my twitter was blowing up when I started TwitPic'ing the show!!

Hung wit TRAV after the show, and made an appt for next week to swap beats and try to get one more song outta him and MICKEY...

It was a good ole fashioned Bolthouse( shouts to JEN) Production LA party( food, rappers, stars, and loads of girls)....all we needed was to go to Joseph's in a time machine set to 03' and smoke OG wit a pre Brit Federline and it woulda been like Classic Vintage 2000's LA...

Studio today w FLUEE ( been hangin w him a lot) he's got this crazy new style that we r working on..stay tuned for more soon.

check the pix above and check my twitter for more pix of thizz last week

tour dates for Blazed and Confused Tour w SNOOP, STEVEN MARLEY, SLIGHTLY STOOPID, and MICKEY AVALON here.

tour is going good

2009-05-07T13:37:00.000-07:00

i've been having a great time on tour...the East Coast Rocks!!

we made it to Canada...Montreal 2morrow then home...:(

here's a pic of me in NYC again lovin life

WE LOVE NYC !!!

2009-05-03T01:18:00.001-07:00

THE GRUESOME TWOSOME :NYC 2009

VIDEO: DJ MACKEY on TOUR IN AUSTRALIA

2009-04-29T12:30:00.000-07:00

Here's a short video of some antics when I was in Australia..

I will posting more from the east coast tour as i get them enjoy!!

Aight time for a shower then going to hang out wit @trvsbrkr

MackTraXXX

TOUR DATES!! BACK ON THE ROAD W MICKEY AVALON AND SHWAYZE

2009-04-28T16:27:00.000-07:00

MAY 1st: THE NORVA W/ MICKEY AVALON NORFOLK, VA

MAY 2nd: BAMBOOZLE EAST W/ MICKEY AVALON E RUTHERFORD, NJ

MAY 2/3rd: CLUB GIG @ midnight NYC, NY

MAY 3rd: TOAD'S PLACE W/ MICKEY AVALON NEW HAVEN, CT

MAY 4th: DIESEL W MICKEY AVALON PITTSBURG, PA

MAY 5th: LUPOS HEARTBREAK HOTEL W MICKEY PROVIDENCE, RI

MAY 6th: THE CRAZY DONKEY W/ MICKEY AVALON LONG ISLAND, NY

MAY 7th: DAY OFF.....whew.........DAY OFF ????????????????

MAY 8th: THEATRE TELUS W/ MICKEY AVALON MONTREAL, QUEBEC

Video: Gucci Mane - I’m Back Bitch!

2009-04-27T18:14:00.000-07:00

Here's the hottest dude in rap's new video for "I'm Back Bitch!". It's the best song he's recorded since he got out of jail. I was a lil late on Gucci i'll admit, but a trip to Florida changed all that. Now I love him. Shouts to Kyle Garsen..we pumped Gucci in Australia whole trip..!! to read a lil more about Gucci and his 1000 songs click here.

oh and the video is in a tour bus so i've been wacthin it nonstop getting ready for Friday..

MackTaraXXX

WOW!

2009-04-25T19:54:00.000-07:00

look at this new prototype all in one computer/keyboard controller thingy

THE VIVACE

http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/04/17/one-person-band/

look at thiz scumbag!

2009-04-24T11:35:00.000-07:00

looking funny in Vegas itz @DJMACKEY

follow me peoples... give in to the beast!

LOst flix from NZ!!

2009-04-21T17:50:00.000-07:00

thanks to Tony Inkinofo for sending me these. this was at the after party after the New Zealand gig..I remember that party well..they were playin Gucci Man and some Texas shizz.. I was trippin...ended up rollin rollin rolllin..haha..last night of the down under tour 09

hey I'm back

2009-04-21T17:42:00.000-07:00

woah got a little overwhelmed last week with work...i have been slacking on my blog game..twitter has taken over lately too. knowing what NORE is doing at any given moment has me hooked.

ok so worked hard last week, recording, doing web shizz for AVE, preparing rehearsing for shows..flew out to Boston yesterday at 7am..got there at 5pm..did a show (which was really good) at an all girls college call Welleseley..(sp) ..the ladies were lovely..had wine with Haannah and jillian.then cut to 11am flight delayed a little w nasty kids kicking seats and yelling..i was about to slap the parents..oh well..it was COLD out there and its 90 degrees in LA/....weird..

anywayz Im back....

PERRY FARRELL'S BDAY in VEGA$

2009-04-13T10:13:00.000-07:00

It was a very fun time in Vega$ for Perrey Farrell's 50th!! Bday. Jane's Addiction, Porno for Pyro's, Satellite Party, Debbie Harry, Wayne Kramer, Matt Sorum, Billy Idol, Tom Morello, Billy Morrison, Juliet Lewis, Donovan Letich, Mark McGrath, Sen Dog, Eic BoBo,Shepard Fairey,Mickey Avalon and many more performed. Here are some iphone flix

Jane's rocking it HARD!!

Debbie Harry doing CAL ME w Juliet Lewis and crew

Tom Morello ,the nicest guy in the world, shared a flight and limo w him

Billy Idol and Wayne Kramer of MC5 fame

Rockstar and Guitar God , Dave Navarro

Thx to all the people I hung out with and special shouts to Todd Newman. And that girl who gave me a half pack of smokes! Also a huge thank you to Perry Farrell for having us perform.

MacktraXXX

BIG BOY talks FSAS ten year anniversary and LIL CHRI$!

2009-04-09T08:39:00.000-07:00

I found thiz on Travis's Twitter. Shouts out to Trav. See u soon buddy. Anyways, they have been putting out these videos of all the people that wear FSAS gear talkin about the brand. But ... I had to post this one. Cuz Big Boy celebrates the memory of Lil Chris bigtime in this clip..To be honest with ya'll.. it made me tear up. Props to Big Boy. And props to Lil Chris!! I saw F stickers all thru Australia man... me and Cobrasnake were like like "look! Lil Chris!!" then we'd go " remember that big ole hunting knife he used to carry around to cut off the sticker edges so they wouldn't rip off?" ahh man I miss you , you lil fucker!!.....CONGRATS TO THE WHOLE STAFF ON 10 YEARZ IN THA BIZ F$A$!!!

too see Fluee's Lil Chri$ tribute tattoo's click here

MacktraXXX

GET DOWN GET DOWN

2009-04-08T10:20:00.000-07:00

doin the brisbane shuffle

NEW EMINEM VIDEO>>>>HE"S FINALLY BACK!!!

2009-04-07T10:15:00.000-07:00

thiz video and song are HIGHLAIOUS...em's finally back.

Steel Panther "Death to all but Metal" video

2009-04-06T11:37:00.000-07:00

After looking back through this blog and reading some of the entries, i've realized there has been a lack of hair/glam metal . I love all kinds of music from Sade to Slayer to Brad Paisley to New Kids on the Block and back around again. ..Anyways as a kid , I basically grew up listening to Hair Metal and Gangsta rap. These 2 genre's have remained my 2 favorites over the years. I've had the rap part covered (in the blog) but need to include more Metal in the blog to give u more insight into the mind of DJMACKEY...

So here iz a video from STEEL PANTHER. Guess it's been out for a month or 2..but I just saw it for the first time. For those of you who don't know about STEEL PANTHER...they are the biggest cover band in the world and they make their own songs in the classic metal style as well. They play every Monday nite at the KEY CLUB. They have become a very profitable act who plays more and gets more $$$ than a lot of the bands they mimic!! Click here and here to get more info on the band formerly known as METAL SKOOL....

Here is their video for "Death to all but Metal"....it talks a lot of shit, just like they do onstage..enjoy!!

more metal coming soon..MacktraXXX

Accidental Burlesque!!

2009-04-05T13:44:00.000-07:00

I got a ride home from the OC Awards with our dancers Jillian and Hannah. Jill had to go dance at a Burlesque club (after our gig) and was late so Hannah and I went along. I'm sure Glad I did. It was soooo fun. Amazing live art.. A jazz trio played while a girl danced on the custom made runway/bar. The club was in Boyle Heights and the crowd was lovely.

Jill with the splits

Jill on the Runway

the other dancer Stephani (not Spankski) going crazy up top

Stephani upside down on the wall...crazy looks like she's part of the wall

it was illmatic..

MacktraXXX

backstage at the OC awards

2009-04-05T13:41:00.001-07:00

Mickey won best hip hop artist at the OC Weekly Awards. Here's a snap of us backstage from my iphone..

new studio alert

2009-04-02T12:55:00.000-07:00

I was at my friends Antony's studio a couple days ago trading some software.

Antony is a talented SFX editor for Movies and has recently started building his new studio..

check him out

anthony adams/sig sauer
Sound Effects Editor for Motion Pictures and Television...Member: Motion Picture Editors Guild
Music Producer

CutHouse Studios

new studio....Links coming Soon!!

IMdB Link for Selected Film & TV Credits
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1772295/

MackTraXXX

Random iphoto pic #2

2009-04-02T12:44:00.000-07:00

ok do u know where thiz was taken?...hint thats TOO SHORT rocking onstage

haha!! BGR mention's MICKEY AVALON

2009-03-31T20:26:00.000-07:00

Boy Genius Report mentioned the AVE here...even tho they were tryin to diss I think the exposure iz still good! and I still love the boygeniusreport...thx BGR!!

MacktraXXX

PETER DOHERTY : GRACE/WASTELANDS

2009-03-31T13:24:00.000-07:00

Man I been so bizzy of late I totally forgot thiz was coming out..it came out the 16th...I feel bad..I would of bought it the day it came out...wut iz it? itz PETE DOHERTY's 1st solo record ever!!

so how iz it?....itz bloody GREAT!! good job Pete. really ..not just saying that ..itz fucking ill...slow doherty like I like it..

lush(?) or plush production should I say on "Last of The English Roses". there's stripped down acoustic numberz"I Am The Rain"...and a full ragtime jazz one "Sweet By and By"..and a KILLER version of a song he's been playin since the LIBERTINES daze..."New Love grow on Tree's".violins!!

and a surf folk rock version of "Palace of Bone"....then the beautiful ballad "Sheepskin Tearaway"...love that one..I have like 10 versions and this iz one of the best..I was hoping for "Darksome Sea" and "Through The Looking Glass" but "Broken Love Song" iz AMAZING...dreammy james bond meets the Beatles w pete singing..."they are theeee lonlieeest...they are theee lonlieest.."

all in all i really liked the album and was impressed even for me ..a self admitted Doherty addict...itz Mellow Pete...like his solo acoustic performance's w some songs fleshed out more w production...if u only like Pete when he's doing garage rock or uptempo stuff ala the Libertine's u might be suprised by how much u could get into thiz dreamy but effective style..and the cover iz sick too!!!

buy it here.....now!!

ya diiig?

MacktraXXX

A Day at the Inkhouse Tat Shop

2009-03-30T23:57:00.000-07:00

Pix of FLUEE"S new leg piece by FRANCO VESCOVI! Whole leg dedicated to LIL CHRIS BAKER!!

right side Lil C portrait the "Forever" logo which Franco designed

christ holding cross with heavens and doves above all in memory of chris

back of the leg in progress virgin mary and a crying eye

DJMACKEY, FLUEE, and FRANCO VESCOVI rollin in the Benzi

It was good to see my boyz again, I watched Fluee get some more work done on his leg piece , and I designed and went over pictures for the portrait of LIL C I'm getting, w Franco. Getting it inked in 2 weeks

MackTraXXX

DIRT NASTY meets RIFF RAFF

2009-03-30T12:06:00.000-07:00

Alchemist showed Dirt Nasty a youtube of (Houston rapper/reality TV star)Riff Raff a couple months ago. We all got obsessed w the enigmatic magic that dwells inside him...Dirt and Riff Raff started an online relationship...Riff Raff had to come to LA for his MTV show reunion and they finally got to meet each other and talk biz...here iz the video of their 1st meeting. Thiz guy iz for real..itz not an act......enjoy..Expect a lot of things from Riff Raff thiz year! "these boyz wanna know how to bleed blocks too" Thiz guys lingo iz unmatched not even by E40..u will all see soon...Mackey

woah!!

2009-03-27T10:16:00.000-07:00

watch this to see the AKAI MPC 2000xl freaked like never before! oh my

Random iphoto pic #1

2009-03-27T09:38:00.001-07:00

taken during the height of my matching orange hat and hunting jacket combo wearing days. not sure where thiz pic was taken...utah?...idaho? any out there know...

the Mack

Q:WHY Do I DRINK JACK ONSTAGE?

2009-03-26T15:16:00.000-07:00

A: Because it turns your rockstar abilities on like a switch.

I saw these guys in 4th grade then in 6th grade for GGG. It changed my life! From then on I wanted to move to Hollywood and be a rockstar. No one puts on a better show then the CRUE. I could go on for days and days. Just watch it. Why do think Beardo's been slingin around a bottle of jack onstage now..? Cuz his DJ iz a bonafied MOTLEY CRUE fiend!!! Vince iz in classic CRUE banter mode.." I tell ya somethin about thiz boy right here, he was voted the sleaziest, sickest, dirtiest mother fucker in the world"!!!....." oh its thursday nite, u should be on your back allready "...." we've .....got a bass player down over here"..."fuckin' down it.. nikki"!!! "fuckin down it SIXX" & " let's get thiz rock n roll fiasco started"...

All HAIL THE BEST THERE IZ>>>MOTLEY FUCKING CRUE!!!!

the AVE and his ART

2009-03-25T11:34:00.001-07:00

thiz shot iz from rehearsal before Aus I think. The AVE iz a brillant (british accent) painter as well as thee best rapper on planet earth...see the paintingz in the background and that iz just a few!

aspiring bands and artists read here!!

2009-03-23T18:10:00.000-07:00

watch for the twitter reference, and when u r a ROCK STAR don't forget who taught ya

for a wonderful article on how to make it click here

update: thx. medusa'smom for corrections.

one of the many reason's i'm hooked on twitter

2009-03-23T17:45:00.000-07:00

cuz Dr. Greenthumb answers herbal remedy questions all day.

follow me : here

macktraXXX

epic fail!!

2009-03-23T10:59:00.000-07:00

hey BON TWEEDLE check thiz out..

Janice wit her tore up camel showin

ah haha

A couple things...

2009-03-23T10:29:00.000-07:00

1. ahhhh .....sleep!

2. Had a wonderful weekend. thx Nils,Shaun, Em, Kim, Jamie, and my new homie Alfie aka (Alf a Matic)!!!

3. alchemist iz one of the funniest dudes on twitter. the sarcasm master.

4. looks like there iz more rap at sxsw this year.

5. thiz iz wut happens when u r on a tour bus too long (jadakiss got jokes too).

6. i love u Jada but ,kids don't cup ( put your hands around the microphone ) like this..see how it sounds like they r rapping in a tunnel or at the tunnel (sorry i'm old, corny I know.) I liked the performance tho anywayz..alchemist beat right at the jumpoff, then Pac!

7. i am on emily's computer and all the keys are diffferent see look £££ ha... I stole a pic from her computer...there it iz up top of thiz post...itz from the secret show...and look how crazy i look..ha!.....Let's Go!!! (lol)

LONDON!!!!

2009-03-22T08:03:00.000-07:00

Let's Go!!! lol

BEARDO iz NUTZ!!!!

2009-03-21T16:14:00.001-07:00

Frank and Beans

This fool iz for real..Why did he really whip out his dick at 3 shows in Oz?!!...Cuz he'z straight on some JIM MORRISON shit. Whiskey is an amazing drug!!

FOLLOW ME....I gave in to TWITTER

2009-03-21T00:38:00.000-07:00

I just hit tha CRACK that iz TWITTER

Follow Me

http://twitter.com/DJMACKEY

DJ MACKEY is THINKING?

2009-03-20T14:20:00.000-07:00

DJ MACKEY is thinking about starting a TWITTER. He is VERY scared tho. He can spend hrs just reading other people's but he knows it is the best marketing tool out now...damn!

JUST WATCH IT!!

2009-03-20T13:59:00.000-07:00

I jacked this from Pharell's blog, which is one of my favorite's....anyways someone edited all these individual performances into a song. Like Pharell, I can't believe people have the free time to do this shizz.....and P.S. I'm about to give in to TWITTER...even tho I'm scared very scared.

Video of SECRET SHOW !!!

2009-03-20T13:16:00.000-07:00

thx to ALLISON for informing me of this video's existence....Beardo, Mickey and yours truly rockin out at THE ROXY. This video made me a little seasick from all the movement so be warned. Thx to TOM GREEN @ tomgreen.com for the vid and for kissing David Faustino!!

Who's the chocolate chick at the end who looks like Tatiana Ali? Reach out and touch someone ...U r cute!!

OWN AN INSTANT CLASSIC!!!!

2009-03-20T04:00:00.000-07:00

click here to order

VINTAGE DJ MACKEY!!!

2009-03-19T17:48:00.000-07:00

Yes that IS me standing up in the middle with the Corey Feldman mullet. What u know about VARNET foo. On the far left is none other than super video director to the stars JAMES LARESE from SYNDROME. My best friend since we were 5!!! That's who gave me this pic...5th or 6th grade BBALL practice haha!! Good to see ya yesterday JIMBO. I got a sneak peak of a BIG vid he just did for that Marshall Mathers guy. Of course it is AMAZING!!!!!

THX TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO THE SECRET SHOW @ THE ROXY

2009-03-19T13:50:00.000-07:00

There was a secret show at the ROXY Tues nite. For those of u that missed it, it was a special stripped down performance w no stage props and no Dirt Nasty :(.. I saw a lot of old friends, wut up REBEL!!, and was getting A LOT OF LOVE!!! It's Kind of been tripping me out lately, the stacks aren't here yet but the perks def are!!

The soundman at the ROXY is top notch and a very cool DUDE...LEE wut up. he knows what every soundman should....wash the mic's w Listerine between gigs!!!! all the dif in the world!!

more soon mack

MICKEY AVALON TATOO'S!!!!!

2009-03-19T13:37:00.000-07:00

I was scared for her, but the AVE is actually really good at giving tats. He's an amazing painter so it's really not a suprise I guess.
This pic isn't as good a picture but it shows the Legendary Mark Mahoney watching on the side GLEEMING!!

A night out w my best friends from LONDON.

2009-03-14T23:40:00.000-07:00

So I'm back in LA and I love it. Touring around the world is great, but every time I come back home I realize how much I love HOLLYWOOD.

After about 18 hrs of sleep I wake up and remember some of my best friends from London are in town and they are ready to party. A little back story first.

2 coachella's ago Mickey was invited to play onstage w legendary Manchester group The Happy Monday's. Mickey is on a song from their album Uncle Dysfunctional of that same year. So we are hangin tough in the Monday's trailer which was right next to Lily Allen's trailer. Mickey tells me to infiltrate the Lily Allen camp and hook us up. We had become fans of hers right before that and were excited to meet her.

Long story but we end up hitting it off with her crew which was like 10 deep and hung out with them the whole rest of Coachella. The brits know how to party and were impressed that we could hang with their level of debauchery and even add a little to it. haha We had so much fun that we all vowed to keep in touch and I ended up making some new friends for life.

Emily , Lily's manager, and I really hit it off and kept in contact. Lily came to LA last year to finish her album and was nice enough to take Mickey and I to go see Lil Wayne at the House of Blues right when The Carter III had just come out. It was a great show which I will never forget..Lily is a witty little talented smartass ..I love her.

Ok cut to now. I get a message from Emily saying she is in LA and is with another one of the crew , Kim who I haven't seen since the original Coachella meeting. Time to hang! I go meet them at Bar Marmont ( don't ask why there) and there is Kim and Emily along w actress Jamie and 2 boys that are a couple. We are suposed to meet up w Lindsay Lohan as well since Emily's tight w Samantha Ronson and Ms Lohan now too.

Emily is in town finding someone to mix the new group ( The Big Pink) she is managing's record. Em informs me that she no longer manages Lily , but they are still best friends. Her and Lily go way back because Em is best friends w Lil's sister Sarah. Lily and Mickey are a lot alike because they are both demanding to work with and require a lot of attention and concentration from the the people that work for them. So Emily is more relaxed than I've ever seen her and stoked about working with her new group.

We meet up and it's all love. Like I said, I hadn't seen Kim in almost 2 years and I hit it off w Jamie right away. The boys they were with, were great as well, and we proceeded to get pissed (drunk), while waiting for LiLo to show up...

Let's just put it this way if there was a partying category in the Olympics , Britain would win EVERY year.

Lindsay shows up and hangs for an hour or so, then leaves. The rest of us close the place down and move the party to the boys million dollar pad up in Sunset Plaza. Em's playing her new group. I'm showing Jamie and the boys some Mickey Ave, Dirt Nasty, and Beardo and going over my exploits from Australia. Laughs and excitement are bouncing off the walls and each others souls.

Cut to 9am party still going. I crash out literlally on top of Em on the couch, while the party is still going. Everyone is still talking and playing music and I'm out like a rag doll in the middle of it. I somehow make it to a bed and wake up @ 4pm and they are STILL going at it.

I ask for a cab to be called for me and head home.. The girls are here for another week or 2 so loads more fun to come. I'm bringing them to our show at the Roxy on Tues and we are gonna do it all over again..

Funny how you can meet someone once and instantly be best friends...it's cosmic when that happens. I truly adore these girls and can't wait to go to London and go crazy with them in their town...

Jamie took some pix of the night so i will update this post with them when I get em..

Until our next adventure readers....this is DJ MACKEY and I'm out.

this pic sums up the whole trip pretty much

2009-03-13T12:27:00.000-07:00

I'm back in LA now.. This flick was taken at an after party in Brisbane by cobrasnake...more soon

On the way back to LA folks!!!

2009-03-10T16:53:00.001-07:00

DJ Mackey had the best time on tour in Oz and NZ.....last night was wild. Thx to the Goddess of Love from New Zealand for a great night! We are crewing up and getting ready to head to the airport. All my new friends I will be in touch....thx to Von Zipper for everything.

Tour Essentials

2009-03-09T21:26:00.000-07:00

TOUR PRO

Raiders chain, new VZ chain, sick unrealeased VZ metal frame shades, lotion for sunburn, MPC beatmachine and my best friend JACK!!

NEW ZEALAND GRAF- AUCKLAND CITY BASQUE PARK

2009-03-09T21:03:00.000-07:00

saw some PIECES from my hotel balcony and went and got some flix

STENCIL one

pretty ill

more PIECES

old school

some one's bedroom

some one's living room

Basque Park sign

THANK YOU AUSTRALIA....!!!

2009-03-09T05:27:00.000-07:00

We have left Austrailia. It was a great time there..Pix and stories from Brisbane soon. Dirt and Beardo are back in the USA. LC and Jarrah are back in Sydney. Mickey, Chucky, Cobrasnake, Garson , The Pricks and I are in New Zealand now. Pix from here soon too. It's RAD!!

Photo's courtesy of thecobrasnake there's a lot more there.

MackTraXXX

FADED UP IN MY VON ZIPPERS

2009-03-06T04:41:00.000-08:00

www.reposarphoto.com

COOLANGATTA SHOW

2009-03-06T04:18:00.000-08:00

The JACK IS EMPTY

Suspect B2 & B1

Dirt and Beardo ( w/ corn rows!!) arrive

Rockin out. See the B's tryin to creep up on the right...haha

It was a funny funny nite that ended w me being woken at 8am by a brawl between CERTAIN extended crew members over who?......fucking B2!!!....but thats a whole nother blog

CHICKS = TROUBLE...

photos courtesy of www.reposarphoto.com

TOUR PRANKING 101 and "I'm on The inside cover of THE ROLLING STONE!!!"

2009-03-06T02:12:00.000-08:00

Ok wow. A lot has happened since I last checked in. So much stuff gonna tell the story in a couple different blogs. This video was taken a little bit after I calmed down from a tour prank perfectly executed by MICKEY AVALON and the whole crew.

Ok some back story. Some of the names will be abreviated to protect the innocent!(?). Remember my blog about getting to gold coast and meeting some chicks. Well lets call em B1 and B2. B1 slept over the first night at my hotel. Then the second night I stayed at her hotel.

I wake up over at B1's and go back to my hotel. After hanging out with my Aussie mate LC, I realize my SERATO mixer and my PRO TOOLS box is missing? I KNOW I brought it. I imediately think I got jacked by some grommets in the hotel, but our building is secure, the contest riders are here, and no one has been in our room really, except B1 and B2.? But shit they are PAID rollin a beemer why would they steal my equipment? Well I don't know this but MICKEY came in my room in the morning while I was sleeping at B1's and decided to hide my shit and see what happened. So I call the Tour Manager freaking out. Game on. MICKEY comes over and swears it must be the chicks who did it.

Everyone hypes me up playing along telling me all this fake shit. Like B2 was asking weird questions like how much Beardo's camera cost and about my equipment. I even saw B2 snag a ball cap drunk the night before from 7-11 and thought back she must be KLEPTO! Then once everyone was in on it. Cobra or Mickey got B1 and B2's friend "G" to play along and say that she had seen her steal before and pawn shit!! WTF!!? After that intel ,and many other lies told to me I was convinced. Now ....I'm generally a nice guy but I have a bad temper and I can go to 10 quick. Used to always be strapped... u know how it iz ..or maybe u don't. I'm thinking sick sick things at this moment.

So the tour manager tells me we need to get the police involved because we have tour insurance and if we have a police report we can collect.( but really to make sure I didn't physically (SP?)harm anyone...ha) So we needed to bait B1 and B2 back over to the room and film them when I confront them. Everyone's like "I got ya back" and is in the room filming. like 4 cams going. I'm just getting more livid every second. So by now the girls are totally in on the joke and are willing to play along. But they don't know what they are in for. I'm notorious for GOING OFF on people sometimes. My former life as a soundman at an all RAP club (at the time) in LA called CLUB LINGERIE, and adventures in the streets, has hardened me and made me a little crazy. So they come in and I'm on some full FIRST 48 shit cop interviewer steeez. I start calm but escalate quickly literally going off threatening their lives and all this stuff I won't mention. Just roasting B2 like B**** you stole my shit. B1 just has this weird look on her face. Its gets nasty. I'm throwin verbal jabs. They start jabbin...I'm trippin!! Don't worry everyone filmed it. Some one will put it up eventually.

Finally they are like well we can get it back for you. Go in your room. The gear is right on the bed. But I don't see it and I'm still going off hard. I finally realize that it is a joke and I felt sooooooooo mad STILL, but not at the prankster, still at the girls. I Said some classic NIKKI SIXX shit after I knew it was a joke and they were pissed for real. So that game is salted....after I just woke up in bed with one of them that morning...I just couldn't go from level 11 to level 2 like that. Fuck it oh well..more on that later...errr back to the story...Beardo filmed me at about...umm level 8 and I was trying to deal wit it. I did the "I got punked" saying with a smirk for the camera and shouted out RIFF RAFF. Then slowly I started to think it was funny kinda. (Now I think it's HIGHLARIOUS!!) but...took awhile

so here's me about an hour or two after the incident (before the new shave!)....talking about the ordeal briefly...

stay tuned for pix of the show last night and the drama that ensued again around the "B's" ...it was even crazier...oh yeah and ya boy DJ MACKEY IS ON THE INSIDE COVER OF ROLLING STONE AUSTRALIA homie....

MINI TENNIIS DAY 2

2009-03-03T21:06:00.000-08:00

No pix today but The COBRASNAKE shot the whole thing and will probably have the pix up soon. Team THE PRICKS absolutely SLAUGHTERED the competetion today in windy conditions. They won every game until JARRAH & LC teamed up to form Team AUSTRALIA and they won a match. On a brighter note I played Tommy from Team THE PRICKS 1 on 1 and WON 2-love..Cheers

MACKEY

MINI TENNIS IN COOLY.

2009-03-02T22:21:00.000-08:00

Game on

Beardo with the slice

Team BEARDO & DIRT NASTY

Team THE PRICKS

Team DJ MACKEY & GARSON

MY TEAM WAS DECLARED THE WINNER!!

3 GAMES IN A ROW!!

I'm BAAAACCCKKKKK...(the wordy post).

2009-03-02T19:24:00.000-08:00

Hey EVERYONE. Sorry for the long delay. I have been busy nonstop since I landed in Australia. A hectic schedule and shotty internet performance has kept me from being able to post..

A quick recap:

Day 1: I landed in Melbourne. Got picked up by the Von Zipper reps. Since I was the only one of the crew allready in Melbourne, they took me to their hotel. I had the best night with these guys and made some new good friends!! What up CAM, SCOTTY, MATTY, NATE DOG,TOM, JIMMY and I forgot one name but he was a beast. STOP LIGHTS!!!! and THE GOON....wow.

Day 2: Recovered...all the boys arrived....went to a steak dinner...internet not working at hotel.

Day3: Work madness begins. Instore performance soundcheck at 3pm. Performance @ 4pm.

Straight from there to big gig soundcheck. Everything's good. Big gig performance. All my new mates showed up , ripped it. BEARDO literally gave one of his best performances of his life....amazing. Show was good. Made it to bed @ 4am. One of my best mates that I met last year in Oz ( and who is helping us promote the shows) Jarrah shows up at room at 5am with his 6'5 little brother in rare form. Woke up and didn't go back to sleep really cuz.....

Day 4: Had to get up at 9am to catch a flight to Sydney. Imediately go to sound check for the big gig in Sydney. Nice venue, great sound man, but we had a little tech difficulties resulting in a LONG check. Make it back to hotel exhausted. Too many heads around to sleep and I have to suss out the instore performance for 2morrow. PRE SHOW not feeling to good, tired and my voice was pretty much gone. I literlally didn't think I was gonna be able to perform but made it through like a champion w a little help from my man JACK DANIEL'S. Crazy show, sold out, 1300 AUSSIE's going BONKERS. Dirt Nasty climbed a ladder and jumped off of it professional wrestler style...MICKEY killed it as always..Most of the crew went to an after party in KINGS KROSS..I decided to sleep at me mates house and try to avoid all the partying and people at the hotel so I could rest. Slept and HOUR maybe and the party came to right where I was sleeping. Oh well NO SLEEP TIL BROOKLYN....

Day 5: Rooftop party @ Hotel today. I'm supposed to spin. Instore performance too today. So off to soundcheck for that. AVALON shows up and we have a mob scene of 12 year olds everywhere..Go back to hotel room to organize my set for upstairs. Ask if they have Serato. Told no, but they REALLY want me to play anyways. Went up to the party like "fuck it I'll just chill" cuz they don't have Serato. I go up there they DO have it and the HIP HOP DJ SUCKS..A lil bummed I didn't spin but glad to have a lil time to check out the scene...Everyone goes out again. I stay in to watch First 48 ( just like back home) and try to rest..

Day 6: Monday, flew to the gold coast where the surf competion is. I was weary about going to a beach town ( cuz I'm a city rat) and almost stayed in Sydney another day. I'm glad I DIDN'T because ever since we landed on the gold coast I'm in HEAVEN. My room is at the nicest hotel where the competion surfers stay. They have internet THAT WORKS...It's fully palatial. No show til thursday or friday....ahhh time off after 5 soundchecks and 5 gigs in 3 days.. I'm breezy now. So some fine women came over and I hit it off with one (wut up B!) She even got me in the ocean!! ( after a lot of vodka) Haven't been in the ocean in 13 years. I love it now. Partied. Got all loud and obnoxious.

Day 7: Today, tuesday the 3rd. Woke up to a beautiful girl next to me and had some breakfast dipped in the ocean and FINALLY got back on the net!! I missed it badly...I have NO idea what is going on in the world...gonna check some stuff out now, but I had to update all of you 1st!

more later and pix

shouts to CHUCKY, JARRAH,TREECE, BROPHY from the PRICKS, THE PROTECTOR's , TOMMY, GEORGE, MICAH and ASHLEY for working so hard. And a special thanks to all the lovely fans I have met as well.

MACKEY

Bout to take off for Oz! Posting from iPhone on plane.

2009-02-23T23:16:00.000-08:00

DJ MACKEY ON THE ROAD VIDEO

2009-02-21T13:09:00.000-08:00

SOME FOOTAGE FROM THE FALL / WINTER 08 TOUR

MackTraXXX

Bone Thugs 'n' K-Fed! It's True!!!

2009-02-21T11:33:00.000-08:00

I'm trying to get ready for AUSTRALIA but I HAD to post this....

just watch it.

MackTraXXX

Electric Cigarette's??!!

2009-02-20T16:25:00.001-08:00

Ok so I am at DIRT NASTY's hanging out recording and he shows me these. They are crazy vaporizer cigarett's that are healthy and all that. I tried it. Stronger than puffin' an American Spirit Yellow. None of the bad things except nicotine I think. Smoke came out my mouth but NO SMELL AT ALL. DIRT said his homie was smoking on a plane w/ one of these things on tha D Low..wild. I'm getting ready for AUSTRALIA feelin good...I'm out

MackTraXXX

More PETE...

2009-02-18T11:17:00.000-08:00

After the somewhat somber interview below I though I'd give some balance. Pete's 1st EVER solo album is coming out in March and it's rumored to be great. Here's a vid of him doing a cover shoot for NME 's VDAY French edition mag..he talks a little about the new album..you can hear one of the new songs in the back.

MacktraXXX

PETE DOHERTY on Irish talk show.

2009-02-18T11:03:00.000-08:00

Pete's newest interview on a late night IRISH version of Carson Daly meets Bill O'reily. The host is a jackass and doesn't know anything about Pete's music. The interview gets deep however regarding addiction and family. Dr. Drew style.
AMERICA LOVES YA PETE
MackTraXXX

AUBREY O' DAY NAKED IN P-BOY

2009-02-17T14:52:00.000-08:00

COT DAMN!! click HERE if U wanna see Aubrey O'day NAKED. I know I DO!.

yessiiir

MackTraXXX

Kanye Freestylin' (NO AUTO TUNE)

2009-02-17T14:45:00.000-08:00

MTV Shows

saw this on NAH RIGHT and it's AIGHT ( wow that was corny)...seriously hate or love him he rocks on this like old school yeez. there's an interview first then he starts to bust..

MackTraXXX

Suge Knight Beat Down -- Again!!!

2009-02-16T14:48:00.001-08:00

click here

and here

for the story wow

MacktraXXX

AUSTRALIA HERE WE COME AGAIN !!!!!!!

2009-02-16T14:08:00.001-08:00

YEAHHH!! HERE WE GO AGAIN!!

MackTraXXX

1st Day of Recording w THE PERL'S.

2009-02-16T13:40:00.000-08:00

The PERL'S are a new rock group I'm working with. They are Mickey Avalon's half brother's. SCOTT PERL looks just like a young SLASH in the picture above ALEX PERL in the red is the singer. It went really good for a first day. We worked all of Sunday. Busy... We mic'd the guitar amp old school chair style cuz i didn't have the right clasp for the boom stand...ha

MackTraXXX

CONGRATS TO KOJACK!!! and NICE JACKET!!?$%#

2009-02-16T13:29:00.000-08:00

KOJACK! was at the show on Friday as well but I wanted to do a seperate post about it for 3 reasons. 1. He is always fun at parties. 2. This is THEE jacket he wore in the post I did here. ...and.... a big 3. To give him props for having the #1 single last week w DR. LUKE for FLO RIDA's "You Spin Me Right Round"!!! Good Job Boys..

MackTraXXX

Recap of VALENTINE's DAY SHOW @ THE ROXY : DIRT NASTY ANDRE LEGACY & BEARDO

2009-02-16T13:03:00.000-08:00

LOTTA, LOTTA people I didn't get pictures of but check out some shots from the DIRT NASTY, ANDRE LEGACY, BEARDO show last Friday the 14th VDAY. Had a great time shouts to everybody I chatted with,the show was sold out!..Mackey

Beardo crowd

Onstage B4 DIRT and LEGACY

SHWAYZE reppin the DS MIXTAPE

ANDRE LEGACY about to go onstage

Opening movie intro = funny

Tux and yeah that's a dress on DIRT

CISCO ADLER came up and rocked

ANDY MILONOKIS battling TONY POTATO (not shown)

Roxy baby

Good nite Good show

MackTraXXX

Go BUY LILY ALLEN's ALBUM

2009-02-13T23:39:00.000-08:00

This vid has been out since December. Just had time to get into it. We met Lily and her crew 2 years ago at Coachella and shared some memorable nitrous experiences. She also took Mickey and I to see Lil Wayne at the HOUSE OF BLUES last summer/spring?...which was crazzzy!!..anyways thx Lily and Emily from Mackey...hope u get the number one album next week. ( she's on pace to do it).

hear's THE FEAR

MackTraXXX

New LAdy GaGA...LOVE GAME

2009-02-13T23:15:00.000-08:00

Lady GaGA..

I think she's the best in pop right now. This is the brand new video for LOVE GAME. She just put one out for Eh Eh Eh last week. Just Dance and Poker Face are still in the top 10 work it GaGA.

love game

go here for POKER FACE

go here for Just Dance

GaGA Rulez dude..the whole album is good ...fuck she's 4 vids deep

she's a Mickey fan and hopefully we will get her on the album..lotta talk..

MackTraXXX

HAPPY FRIDAY 13th

2009-02-13T09:37:00.001-08:00

go here and order a repilca jason mask because you are recession proof.

MackTraXXX

NIKKI SIXX goes OFF on FAN

2009-02-13T00:43:00.000-08:00

Make sure you watch til the 1;23 mark it get's good after that...lets' get this out in the open I LOVE NIKKI SIXX ...even tho he threw the water bottle first and she threw something back...oh well I'm riding w SIXX on this one...fans PLEASE don't throw shit at the stage...especially a FULL beer....if this was '87 he would of killed her...Glad to seee old age and sobriety hasn't changed him...love ya NIKKI...I love the CRUE....look at the PYRO when they kick into the song FUCKING RAD ..more Vintage CRUE coming up...

for JimBO

MackTraXXX

WHAT?!! HOPE THEY DO A FULL TOUR!!!!

2009-02-12T10:30:00.001-08:00

This is going down February 27 in Orem, Utah. Tix are $35, wow. Do a tour w Live Nation guys.

MackTraXXX

Happier Times for CB

2009-02-11T21:02:00.001-08:00

Here's a flick of T-PAIN/CB/and JAMES LARESE (of SYNDROME) on the set of the "FREEZE" video. The title kinda has a double meaning now...err nevermind....anyways I have heard a lot of shizz about what really happenend, and I will leave that to the gossip sites...she must of gotten fucked up bad though, If OFFICIAL reports are saying all that about her face.check TMZ...damn...guess it doesn't matter who started it. Heard some wild shizz....hope everyone is on the mend..

gonna listen to this new Green Lantern and JADAKISS mixtape that I just downloaded off NAHRIGHT and vibe out.

MackTraXXX

more random photo's I found..

2009-02-11T17:15:00.001-08:00

outside window of New York hotel

Video shoot for F" N Em ALL

on the set of T-Pain/Lil Wayne video "Can U Beleive It" directed by SYNDROME

I'm done after this I swear..

these post's are easy..

MackTraXXX

we go to big studio's too...

2009-02-11T17:01:00.000-08:00

we go to big studio's too

got gear?

get ya Liberace on

hillarious , u still need 3 laptops in a studio this big...there was prolly 8 on site

sorry for the super grainy camera phone pics...i'll get better at this (blogging)...real life yeah!

MackTraXXX

werking___

2009-02-11T16:55:00.002-08:00

I'm up at my studio tucked in the Hollywood Hills. There's a bunch of random pix on this computer. I'll post some more in a bit. Got to getback to work. Sorry for shitty quality. gotta get a power cord for my camera.

MackTraXXX

Its OFFICIAL BLINK-182 is BACK

2009-02-10T09:41:00.000-08:00

Its official. BLINK-182 is back together. I was never that big of a fan (but always thought they were good) I'm more of a METAL guy. But I've gotten to know TRAVI$ since they broke up and I have a lotta love and respect for that dude. I'm sure he's happy. R.I.P. LIL CHRI$.....

Travis, Mark and Tom say:

"Hi. We're blink-182. This past week there've been a lot of questions about the current status of the band, and we wanted you to hear it straight from us. To put it simply, We're back. We mean, really back. Picking up where we left off and then some. In the studio writing and recording a new album. Preparing to tour the world yet again. Friendships reformed. 17 years deep in our legacy."

Summer 2009.

Thanks and get ready…

FOR MY PRODUCER NERDS....AKAI APC-40 videos

2009-02-09T17:37:00.000-08:00

Some videos from NAMM about the AKAI APC-40, which is the first dedicated controller for Abelton LIVE... See my earlier post on this. Can't wait to get my hands on one of these.

MackTraXXX

SWAGGER LIKE US LIVE AT THE GRAMMY'S

2009-02-09T17:27:00.000-08:00

BEST PART OF THE NIGHT I THOUGHT.

MIA is soooo PREGGERS

MackTraXXX

BLINK-182 RE-UNITES AT GRAMMY'S, CHRIS BROWN gets into domestic w RHIANNA, Both no shows at Awards

2009-02-08T18:58:00.001-08:00

The Grammy are about half over as I post this. Not at the show but spies are. It doesn't come on the west til 8pm PAC. Its 7 now. Well looks like BLINK-182 has burried the hatchett and re united. They presented an award. MILEY and TAYLOR SWIFT did a duet. So did JONAS BROS and STEVIE WONDER..COLDPLAY won best rock album. RADIOHEAD won, JAY-Z won for "Swagger Like Us", MIA hasnt given birth yet but she is due today. WAYNE won for "A Milli"...ADELE won for best new artist...KANYE and ESTELLE tore it down on their performance...ALLISON KRAUS and ROBERT PLANT won LP of the year...damn wanted MIA

Oh and CHRIS BROWN and RHIANNA apparently had a bad domestic and both of them didn't show to the AWARDS!! click here for story

UPDATE: on CHRIS BROWN turning self in: here

pix when I get them

MackTraXXX

FNF Party !!!

2009-02-07T22:07:00.000-08:00

The GRAMMY energy has definately allready started...1st party post

After our private gig for an A-list director w/ stars like Leo D'caprio in the house, I went w/ Branden Williams (Mickey Avalon's manager) and producer Justin Trugman to a huge party on the Paramount lot inside a huge soundstage they usually make movies on. The party was called FNF standing for "friends and family" of the Industry. It was hosted by Lil Jon and thrown for a couple of people including our friend super producer DR. LUKE (Britney Spears, Katy Perry, Avril Levine, Kelly Clarkson and a million others). He's also executive producing Mickey's album. A bunch of people DJ'd including Pete Rock and the one and only DJ AM (see pic above). Talib Kwelli performed and no one cared. AM came on after Kwelli and got the party JUMPING! He never ceases to amaze me. And after surving the plane crash, he has this super hero vibe to him and is more humble then ever.

The party was fun! Everyone one from the music biz was there. More producers, rappers, singers, writers, A&R's, label exec's and fine womenz then I've seen in one place in awhile. Then guess who I see? Kojack!!, and he was feeling nice!! After spending the last three days with him, when we saw each other, we had a brothers from another mother scream(JYEAHAH!!) and he gave me some vodka...his suit was the wackiest thing you've ever seen. Wish I had a picture. I'll get one I'm sure. Got to meet a lot of the Swede's from Max Martin's school of pop and saw a lot of new and old friends and associates. It was fun hanging w/ all my producer friends and getting to meet some new one's whose work I respect.

But check this! This is theeeee best thing to happen all night! I'm at the bar and I look over and who is it? NIPSEY HU$$LE!!! My favorite new rapper from LA. I've been listening to his mixtape's all week and have been telling everyone about him. I even posted a blog about him and Jay Rock, on my first or second day blogging. So u can see I'm excited. I step to him and tell him that I think he's next to blow and told him he's my new fave and all that. He says thx homie and asks what I do. "I make beats" I say. He gets excited and gives me his number and tells me let's hook up. So now I'm geeked! Mission accomplished. Add a hug and a pound from AM as he's leaving and a brief but meaningful convo w/ DR LUKE on my way out, and I'm on cloud 9.

Slept all day today. Now I'm up. Gonna make some tracks for MR. HU$$LE !!

Now so see ya later fam bam'z

MackTraXXX

Been busy busy....

2009-02-07T21:56:00.000-08:00

Sorry I haven't posted in a couple days I have been really busy in the studio. I won't get all detailed but it started this week in Mickey Avalon's studio then a drive went down (fuk!). Had to go redo some shizz up at my studio. Then wacthed Dirt Nasty and producer Kojack working on a track upstairs til 5am. Then got up at 10am to head in the studio again at Mickey's house. We fixed what we needed to. Kojack (long time no see) came over to track a song featuring Perry Ferrel and Mickey. In the meantime I set up upstairs in Mickey's kitchen (see pic above) and started working again...

then off to a pivate gig for a big director...

LADIES LOVE.....

2009-02-05T08:29:00.000-08:00

The MackTraXXXer...

and a big NUT SACK!!

Hilary Duff Disses Faye Dunaway

2009-02-04T04:40:00.000-08:00

I'm a lil bias on this cuz I reallly luuuuvvv DUFF but

The Battle of the Bonnie lasses is getting ugly.

Hilary Duff clearly had enough of Faye Dunaway's supposed criticism about whether she has the chops to take on one of the Oscar winner's most iconic roles, the gun-toting Bonnie Parker, in a new flick titled The Story of Bonnie and Clyde.

During a break from filming a guest spot on the set of Ghost Whisperer, Duff told E!'s Daily 10, "I think that my fans that are going to go see the movie don't even know who she is," regarding the Hollywood legend (repeat, Hollywood legend), adding, "I think it was a little unnecessary, but I might be mad if I looked like that now, too."

Duff's diss stems from Dunaway's alleged remark, upon hearing the news that the former Lizzie McGuire starlet would be playing her old part, "Couldn't they at least cast a real actress?"

get GANSTA w her DUFF I got yo back.....