GRANDIOSE

RadioSmithsHead

2009-03-16T21:04:00.000-07:00

Here we have Radiohead performing "The Headmaster Ritual" by The Smiths. This footage was take from Radiohead's live webcast on November 9th 2007. Enjoy.

"I LOVE THE SMITHS"

2009-03-12T19:31:00.001-07:00

"I LOVE YOU ZOOEY" - NELSON

Beat Downnnnnnn!

2009-03-12T19:15:00.001-07:00

Late Nite $hit.

2009-03-09T14:05:00.000-07:00

ABC15 News JOCKS it all hard.

2009-02-27T22:14:00.000-08:00

If you haven’t been to downtown Phoenix lately, you don’t know what you’re missing. The art and the food are amazing and now the fashion and the boutiques are catching up.

One of the new unique places making a name for itself in the downtown scene is Grandiose.

It was opened October 3rd 2008 by a couple of guys with a unique street wear style and an old school fondness of vinyl LPs and 45s.

So, Nelson and Andrew brought their boxes of records, men and women’s street wear clothing, fine art and lifestyle books together under one roof.

They moved into the Valley from San Diego and Chicago to make their dreams of combining their quirky styles and selling to other people who walk to the drum of their own beat.

Besides the beautiful weather and people, the pair was attracted to Phoenix because of it’s seemingly wide open market and hungry young and enthusiastic people looking for more street and “city” culture downtown.

If you are in downtown on First Friday, drop by Grandiose. You will want to stay and party all night.

Andrew pulls the LPs out of the jackets and spins for the crowds. Sure you could shop, but you’d rather the dance.

Andrew told me, they pride themselves on being diverse in culture, style music and thought, and that is the foundation they’ve set for their success.

Grandiose
104 E Pierce St
Phoenix AZ 85004
602 324 7558
Copyright 2009 The E.W. Scripps Co. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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MMMusic MMMondays.

2008-12-29T15:47:00.000-08:00

Mobb Deep - Get Away (cuz sometimes you got to!)

Manhan Street Band - Make the Road By Walking

McGruff - Harlem Kids get Biz

Morrisey - Dagenham Dave

Meaty Ogre & Qwel - I forgive Em'

Mestizo & Mike Gao - Unsecure In Nature

Train Day.

2008-12-27T15:26:00.000-08:00

So I woke up early and remembered today was the grand opening of the Metro Train that travels as far as East Mesa to Downtown Phoenix. The Crowd was a mix of Yuppie ass fools to Bums who just wanted a free ride back to DT Phoenix to pan handle all the rich people who thought the riding the train was better than Disney Land. The ride was kind of hectic seeing it was more crowded than a Japanese train on a Monday. Every stop had a lil festival going on with music (Banda+Counrty), food and that fake rock climbimg bullshit. But it was quick 15 min ride from Tempe to Phoenix which was a plus. If you're into pick pocketing are letting grandmas crab your ass now is the perfect time to jump on the train and get that "FREE" ride. Here are pics from my trip.

Chorizo got mad at a lil' girl for standing to close to the tracks. BOOOOOOOO!

My new Whip...Catch Me Riding Out.

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays From GRANDIOSE

2008-12-24T16:46:00.000-08:00

I want Henny & Ham for Christmas. Be safe Ya'll.

First Friday @ Grandiose (Lalo x Brez x Old English)

2008-12-24T15:46:00.000-08:00

Be Here Jan 2, 2009 It's going down

Album realese Live In-Store By...

MACAFRAMA AZ PREMIER

2008-12-24T14:17:00.000-08:00

So before going to Party Foul i ended going to the Premier of "MACAFRAMA" and to say he least shit was on and poppin'.
The video was killin from every sequence shot to crazy runs of SF craziest riders. People were out and about with there custom fixes and not one face was dissapointed in the event or video. 2 showings, FREE Booze, Ill ass bikes, good vides, and every Hipster in AZ definitly made this event worth while to walk a block just to peep game. Here are some photos from the event.

Get a Bar!

Ride Out!

Show Ur Face

Peep Hole

Stop giving this guy free beer.

Even the Devil Showed Up.

The Host of the Evening Reppin for that G' Life

Peace Out! or A-Town either way Im Out.

For those who didn't Go here is a Promo Trailer so you can get a bar of how Good this Video really is.

My bad Wrong Video.

Klever @ Party Foul Recap

2008-12-23T18:41:00.000-08:00

So Grandiose got together with fellas down @ Party Foul and decided to set up a booth to sell shit and promote. This event was a huge success and Klever smashed it. This is the recap of the night...Shit was crazy to say the least...Here we GO!

Kevin M.O.B (Party Foul) & DJ Klever (ATL)

Bigie(Party Foul)

Dance! Dance! Dance!

Swagger Jack

King Hippo was in the Building.

Birds Of a Feather...

Dammmmmn!!!!

Eat Sumthing!

Hynas

Ms.Smith

Ice Skater from the 84 Olympics

86'd til Infinty

GoldDust & Orkena

Double Drangon aka Steve Wilkos and his Boy Powder aka Testies 1 & 2

Gay Cyborg

NY NightGown

Put Em' Back In the Cage

Thomas (High Point)

Van Helsing

Ali & Friend

Epidemic

JC and His Grandmas Early Christmas Gift.

Ed & Hardys Christmas Vacation

That's All Folks

One Of The Best Videos Ever

2008-12-19T15:07:00.000-08:00

Taking Music Video Production To Another Level.

We been blogged by Guttersnipe

2008-12-15T20:26:00.000-08:00

http://guttersnipegang.blogspot.com/2008/12/alphabet-adventure.html

Peep our homies Guttersnipe out, they done up and blogged us. Come stop by to peep some fresh gear from San Diego!

2008-12-15T16:07:00.000-08:00

Bush ducks pie like a true champ.

Bush ducks pie like a true champ.

Tit-Tays Wit' Da Midget Face.

2008-12-15T15:50:00.000-08:00

Tell Santa that this is what you want for Christmas and he will round up all the elf Ho's for your company Christmas Party...Gyeahhhhhh.

Arizona Is Cold Blooded.

2008-12-15T15:43:00.000-08:00

Moving out here from Cali and Chi-town we never imagined shit would get this cold, but it's Officially winter and the rain is just around the corner. Bundle up shit is bout' to get real.

For All You Smart Dumb Cats...DJ KLEVER @ PARTY FOUL DEC.19

2008-12-14T15:32:00.000-08:00

DEC 19TH 2008

PARTY FOUL PRESENTS

ONE OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD!

KLEVER

[ATL/ ALLIES]

At the age of sixteen, Josh's passion for both music and tricks met the world of turntablism and Klever was born. Growing up with a hip hop background, Klever studied djs like Premiere, Cash Money, Afrika Bambaataa and Jazzy Jeff for their mixing and scratching arrangements even as a youngster; but he was also heavily influenced by the wilds of Atlanta and was a regular attendee of Freaknik. There he was intrigued by the booty music of Luke, 2 Live Crew, and Kilo.

By 1997, Klever began relentlessly competing in every local competition possible where he linked up with the Third World Citizens - Faust, Shorty, Shotgun, Craze, and T-Rock. In 2000, Klever seized the national DMC championship title and while at the international DMC competition, he was inducted into the world famous Allies crew, consisting of world-renowned turntablists such as Craze and A-Trak. Shortly after, Klever began traveling the globe a lot with Craze during so, the two released a now cult classic .. Scratch Nerds... Klever began to produce prominent break records for battle djs and producers. In 2001, Klev successfully defended his national DMC title. He then represented the states in London for the international tiltle. Later that year, he also took national ITF title in San Fransisco.

In the past 5 years, Klever has been performing his signature sets non-stop around the world (Taiwan, England, Ireland, Germany, New Zealand, Scandinavia, Australia, Japan, etc). He consistently amazes crowds and party-goers from 60 to 60,000 at world renowned venues such as (but not limited to) Miami..s Ice Palace, Tai Pae..s Ministry of Sound, NYC..s Roxy and Irving Plaza, Club Fabric in London, numerous House of Blues venues throughout the U.S., El Rey Theatre in L.A., and Atlanta..s Tabernacle. He has also showcased his skills at monumental events like the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, the Canadian Circa Skateboard Tour, Audiotistic in L.A., and the High Museum in Atlanta.

Klever has seen the future of his hometown because he paints it. Beyond his accredited mastery as a turntablist, his ability to combine crowd-roaring routines and mix sets with his signature party rocking steez has established his name throughout the dj circuit as ..tomorrows dj... He moves crowds in every direction from his roots of crunk, booty, and hip hop to the sweaty sounds of electro, dance-rock, b-more, new-wave, hard rock, and anything worthy to make you rock with finesse

He has released several mix CDs obtaining notoriety from culture heavy hitters such as Turntable Lab and Tablist magazine. He also two immensely popular battle break records with DJ SHOTGUN (former dj for Goodie Mob), Dirty South Breaks and Get Crunk Breaks. More commercially, his talent can be also heard on various production: Rob Swift..s (X-ecutioners) album - Sound Event, Bubba Sparxxx.. - Deliverance. To NBA BALLERS 2: PHENOM.

TITLES AND AWARDS:
1999 Guitar Center South Eastern Regional 1st place Champion
1999 Kool Mixx Atlanta 1st place Champion
2000 Atlanta DMC Regional 1st place Champion
2000 USA DMC 1st place Champion
2001 USA DMC 1st place Champion
2001 DMC World Champion 2nd place Runner up
2001 ITF USA 1st place Champion (Advanced Categories)
2001 Atlanta Kool Mixx 1st place Champion
2002 USA Kool Mixx 1st place Champion
2003 Atlanta Nike Battle Ground 1st place Champion
2003 Rough Raleigh DJ Battle 1st place Champion
2004 Breaklanta 1st place Champion

Klever is one of the few and best djs who can balance technical skill and party rocking. His style is energetic and air-tight.
"....
- DJ A-Trak

- ...One of the illest DJs on the cut, Klever continues to break barriers with his signature style ......
-Tablist Magazine

MERCH BOOTH AND GIVEAWAYS FROM

GRANDIOSE

21+

THIS EVENT WILL SELL OUT!

HOMME LOUNGE 138 W.
CAMELBACK RD
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The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress. - Charles Kettering

2008-12-13T17:11:00.000-08:00

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