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WAYS TO GET FREAKY ON HALLOWEEN •he other best way to celebrate this Halloween is at Pande- TAn.monium at Flagstaff’s Old Post Office. Arizona’s top DJ talents including: Aud, David Skye, Alex Ruiz, DSL and Rhee will be raising hell this Saturday to a costumed crowd with the 15,000 watts of sound in the local club’s arena. Chad Liscinsky aka DJ Aud is a west coast boy who grew up in the smog saturated valleys of Los Angeles. Drum and bass and jungle are the he best way to celebrate this Halloween is at the TMC Presents rythems he mixes. This year Aud won first place in a jungle competition Tsecond annual Freak Show featuring Run-DMC, the Pharcyde held by Unearthly Productions. Along with spinning records he pro­ and the Phunk Junkeez with special guests Cousins of the Wise and duces music and his work has landed him the opportunity to have his Bombshelter DJs. Unfortunately for us, this grand scale bash will be held own records pressed through the Off World Music label. He works with in the valley, at the Mesa Ampitheatre. Still, it is worth the trek. various crews including 409, BPS and Demur. To say that Run-DMC is an institution of hip-hop is to state the BPS (Beats, Patterns, Sounds) incidentally is not only the name of obvious. Fourteen years they started releasing the trio of 32 year olds are Aud’s local crew but also the name of the record and clothing store still kickin’ it to the crowds. Run DMC is more than just old-school, they which he founded and owns, along with the local talent of DJ Bryan are the first school. They were the first rappers ever to earn; a gold James. BPS is tucked away between Morning Glory Cafe and Dr. album (1984), a platinum (1985), to go multi-platinum (1986), to have Juliens at 113A. San Fransisco St. BPS records will have a grand re­ their videos played on MTV, to appear on American Bandstand and opening soon along with new ownership. Saturday Night Live and the first rappers to grace the covers of Spin and David Skye represents Boston where he began spinning house in Rolling Stone. Along with all that fuss, Run DMC has created all kinds the early‘90s. David is an original member of the 409 crew and has been See Freak Show, Page 3 See Pandemonium, Page 3

Left: Run DMC Headlines the TMC Freakshow in Mesa on Halloween, along with the Pharcyde, Phunk Junkeez, Cousins of the Wise and Bomb Shelter.

Right: DJ Aud, pro­ ducing music at his record store BPS on San Fransisco Street. Aud will perform at Pandemonium at the Old Post Office on Halloween. Photo courtesy of TMC

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