House List companion interview to Farewell, my friend.

Recorded live Sunday, March 21st at 4:20pm.
Thes One live mix tribute set for his fallen brother & partner in People Under The Stairs, Michael William "Double K" Turner.

Full video with vocal available on Youtube. This is audio only version.

Thes One live Memorial Mix For Double K (audio only)

While working on their new album 12 Step Program, PUTS took a second out to make this holiday track as a gift to all the fans. Free download pack includes vocal, instrumental and accapella tracks.

Free DL w Inst+Accapel

People Under The Stairs | Holiday Party

I've been interviewing and documenting People Under The Stairs for over 20 years, our first was in 1999 (see end of this episode) in Mid City, Los Angeles at the Cambridge Street house of our guest Chris Portugal aka Thes-One - where I sat with him and his partner Double K as they recorded their sophomore album 'Question In The Form of An Answer'. Today, on this episode, in this conversation, we reflect on our friend Mike Turner aka Double K, the late, great, beloved friend, partner, producer, DJ, rapper, dog lover, husband, son, cousin, brother, best dude. Please spread the word about this podcast as well as buy the vinyl of Farewell, My Friend at puts.band - and stream the project anywhere.

Ep. 149 - Thes-One - 'Farewell, my friend' - in conversation

Free Download | Rare live in-store Promo mix of People Under The Stairs' new album 12 Step Program by world famous Dj Day. Originally pressed on 100 cd's and sent to retailers across the US for In store Play, this lost mix is now available for free download.
**EAST COAST 12SP TOUR begins June 9th!!**

12 Step Program | InStore Mix by Dj Day

Kat O1O feat. People Under The Stairs - look out for Kat O1O's new album On The Cusp early fall 2014! 

A Summer Anthem remix recently unearthed on a lost hard drive buried for years, PUTS bring the fun once again for those summer night missions!

Summer Nights (Key'dUpella)

Kat O1O feat. People Under The Stairs - look out for Kat O1O's new album On The Cusp early fall 2014!  

A Summer Anthem remix recently unearthed on a lost hard drive buried for years, PUTS bring the fun once again for those summer night missions!

Summer Nights (Inst)

Summer Nights

This is a collection of beats recorded straight from the stereo output of Thes One's Akai MPC3000, December 2014. It is presented as a free gift to lovers of sample based production, feel free to share, like etc!! Happy Holidays.

Free tagged 320 MP3 Download available here: http://media.pl70.net/WTPE.zip

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Where The Piecelock Ends

Part 2 of a multipart series, Music To Board To: Surfing is a new mix to hit the beach with, froth, and generally have the best summer ever to. Compiled by Thes One and Double K of People Under The Stairs, this is a mix of our very favorite modern rock songs, tunes that keep us pumpin' on the road and inspire us to keep going. If you dig what you hear, please support the artists on this comp by buying their music!!!  ig: piecelock70

MTBT 2 – A Surfing Movie That Doesn’t Exist

1. King Krule Easy Easy
00:00 – 00:15	Black 
00:15 	fade in, credit role of surfers intermixed with flashes of random shots, synced to singing and guitar. 
00:42 – 1:08	slow fade in of 240 fps barrel ride intercut with other full speed shots, tropical crystal green water fading back to black at 1:08, flash
1:09 –  1:34	240fps Airs – noa deane, jjf, Kelly slater, felipe Toledo, water droplets flying off fins, one person shown lifting off and then quick cuts to all surfers in the same positions in the air, all in slow motion as the extend up and  out, cutting back and forth between the surfers
1:35 	Title – flashes, on black, more cuts  reg speed
2:01	Back to slow motion, deep rail carves on long running waves
2. Boxed In Foot Of The Hill
02:27	Entire cast, high performance surfing in exotic locations – rail work, airs, everything goes, nothing but progression.
3. Death Freakin Out
05:05	Groms, Kolohe showcase in different spots, Kanoa Igarashi at HB
4. Darwin Deez You Can’t Be My Girl
07:30	Showcase of girls that rip, Malia Manuel, Steph Gilmore, Sally Fitz, Johanne Defay, et al. 
10:11	Girls charging heavy situations, p-pass, Puerto etc
5. Toro y Moi Cola
10:57	Super exotic locales, overhead helicopter and drone shots of reef breaks, intercut with deep slo mo rail surfing and tubes. Focus on locations, exotic, island and remote intercut with shots on land, travel etc.
6. Vetiver Backwards Slowly
14:04	Chris burkard shit, super cold locations such as the fjords, surfing in storms, ice, snow, etc. Man vs The Elements, east coast surfing in the winter, Alex Gray in Alaska - intercut with shots of guys suiting up, braving the elements. Focus on what we are willing to do as surfers for waves.
7. Dan Croll Only Ghost
17:37 	Northern California focus – Surfing under the golden gate bridge, ocean beach,  shots of barney at santa cruz, 
18:29 	Mavericks from air, shots of mavericks legends, shapers delivering guns etc. those that have died.
19:07 	Huge Set wave at Mavericks in slow motion, man paddling in making drop
19:32 	More maveicks shots
19:59	Cortez Bank shots 
20:26 	JJF footage as a kid
8. Wavves King Of The Beach
20:39	JJF Super mega highlight reel starting from earliest age photage, semi chronological showing how he attained status as king of the beach
22:12 	Competition footage – rodeo flip in brazil, nines during 2014 trestles comp etc.
9. Foreign/National Paris
23:16	Travel sequence exposing new waves and first time rides, no locations listed
10. Los Joao Vamos A La Playa
27:04	Todos Santos’ greatest waves plus mex chargers. Homeboy on the skimboard
11.  Gang of Four Natural’s Not In It
28:47	Skateboarding section featuring local ripper Hayden Estrada and the Westernworld crew
12. Galkin Out To Lunch
31:28 	Jamie O’Brien on soft tops paddling Jaws, other ridiculousness intersected
13. Hippocampus Suicide Saturday
35:41 	Slow motion shots of The Right, Taj Burrows, Mark Mathews, etc.
14. Vetiver Current Carry
39:11	Kelly Slater retrospective
		


Surfing : Music To Board To Vol. 2

As Summer winds down, I decided to release a beat I made in honor of Brian Wilson when he passed, a musician and producer who greatly influenced our journey as People Under The Stairs and beyond. Thank you Brian. Here's to longer nights and colder days as the last gasp of summer fades.

Thank you Brian

**NEW ALBUM PRESALE: www.puts.band** : This is a track that got recorded for our 2009 release "Carried Away" but was left off do to potential sample issues - it was to be the second to last track right before the song Carried Away. Even though it's 6 years old now, the sentiment remains the same, with every day being a struggle to be a full time, middle class musician. If you feel inclined to support this kind of hip hop, stop by our new website or itunes and pre-order our new album. 

If we can't make it, then we won't make it. 
If you can't give it up, then you can't take it.
So what's done is done and won't ever come again because 
All good things must come to an end. 

photo by Jason Shechtman

**Support**

All Good Things (Instrumental)

All Good Things

**NEW ALBUM: https://lnk.to/PUTS : This is a track that got recorded for our 2007 release "Stepfather" and featured in the Stepfather bonus DVD. Track 1 of American Men Vol. 2 to be released one track at a time on Soundcloud. STAY TUNED!

**SUPPORT**

A Westward Coast

**NEW ALBUM: lnk.to/PUTS : This is a track that got recorded for our 2008 release "FunDMC" but didn't fit the vibe - we try and keep it fun related and this was just venting off a lot of steam and frustration, so we buried it. Track 2 of American Men Vol. 2 to be released one track at a time on Soundcloud. STAY TUNED!


**SUPPORT** 

You Lied

**NEW ALBUM: lnk.to/PUTS : This is a demo track that got recorded in 2006. Track 3 of American Men Vol. 2 to be released one track at a time on Soundcloud. STAY TUNED!

Turfbuilders

**NEW ALBUM: lnk.to/PUTS : This track was recorded in 2008-2009 in between Fun DMC and Carried Away. Because of potential sample issues and the heaviness of the topic it was filed away, only to see light again for this compilation after being relegated to a lost hard drive. Nevertheless, even at time of writing, this was a melancholy song that attempted to touch both ideas of social/geographical displacement and the tldr/cool story bro culture we live in.

It's worth noting that since this was written, downtown LA has kicked it's redevelopment into high gear and it is with no irony that there is now, actually a Whole Foods in downtown LA as per Thes One's first verse...  

This is track 4 of American Men Vol. 2 to be released one track at a time on Soundcloud. STAY TUNED!

Nobody Cares

The second installment of our 10th album, The Gettin' Off Stage, Step 2 is presented free for your enjoyment. Please Share! Instant High-Res MP3 available at http://media.pl70.net/PUTS-TGOS2.zip 
For info, CD Tapes and Vinyl, go to http://puts.band/tgos2

Track Listing:
00:00 Back From The Dead
06:09 Graffiti on a High School Wall
10:06  Feels Good
14:09  Nightrunners
17:39  Ste. For Superheroes
23:41  After These Messages


**HIGH-RES DOWNLOAD**

The Gettin' Off Stage, Step 2 - EP

To celebrate International Surfing Day 2016 & the summer solstice, Chemistry Surfboards and People Under The Stairs have teamed up to drop a little exclusive 4 song EP for ya... (SHARE IT!) 

Track 1 : Triple Digits by People Under The Stairs 
Track 2 : I Can by Jason Bennett
Track 3 : Buckets by Thes One
Track 4 : Bless You by Jason Bennett

TRIPLE DIGITS EP (Chemistry Surfboards x People Under The Stairs)

I made this beat using the MPC3000 and snippets of two songs from the Joanna Gardner LP, which was chosen while blindfolded for Mass Appeal's Rhythm Roulette and made in approximately 2 hours with cameras rolling. Free DOWNLOAD click link above.

Watch the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z95fxi6g9Is

Stay tuned for a video with full explanation of process and breakdown.

Thes One Rhythm Roulette

Faced with an overwhelming tide of political and social events, Thes One and Dj Day have channeled their frustration and disillusionment into a spontaneous art piece combining raw beats from the MPC, lyrical scratch work and a puzzle of forgotten vinyl. As number stations ring alarms and old alliances descend into chaos, the EP is an s.o.s. transmission from the two Náufrago lost within their own country...

Thes One live on the MPC3000/Ren + DjDay live on the turntables

Vinyl presale info to follow.

**Free Download**

Thes One & DJ Day - Náufrago EP

Track 4 from The Legend Of The 40 Dogz Original Soundtrack. Produced by Thes One live on ship in the Maldives. 
https://youtu.be/mzjYXR5_t_g

For Full Soundtrack, Video & More Info: https://www.puts.band/40dogz/
Full 10 song Soundtrack recorded live on the boat available on Itunes, Spotify and all other streaming services now. 

Follow the boys in this 6 minute short as they sail the Maldives in a traditional teak cruiser making beats, surfing and living off the ocean in a quest to escape the madness of modern society.

4. JailBreaks - Thes One (Legend Of The 40 Dogz OST)

PUTS has always celebrated youth culture and people from all walks of life, social classes, ideologies, identities, religions and countries. 20 years of touring opened my mind to the most powerful force in human nature - unity.  And, while many may choose to privately grumble about the current divisive state of America, I can no longer remain silent as Trump and the RNC undermine objective reality. There is truth. There is real news. It is happening in front of our eyes, indisputable - just as sure as they called climate change a "chinese hoax" to selling out our national parks and oceans to the very real effort to subvert reality through social media manipulation and bots. This is no conspiracy, it's happening in front of us, plain to see. 2,000 lies on record, while using dog whistle politics to rile up hatred and bigotry in his base. We can’t let this become the new normal.

Hip hop will always speak for the voiceless, those who struggle yet aspire for change. We will not tolerate this - Thes

Dog-whistles in a no-kill kennel of mutts/ They so proud/
He got ‘em riled up foaming at mouth and barkin’ loud/
Or louder than their bite at least/ Livin’ in their own shit/
Too dumb, protect the dogcatcher ‘cause he’s rich/ 
A cartoon buffoon/ A new money royal/
a FOX in the henhouse to egg on the loyal/
Yes! He’s from the soil, Nope he’s not born in Kenya/ 
Or Benghazi, Emails or Female, Shariah!/
The enemies are you and me & anyone who disagrees/
With reason, or logic – Now we committing Treason/
No cohesion now but watch this/ Eyes on my right fist/
To the sky, hold it high/ While I yell RESIST!
‘Cause orange Voldemort wanna deport my family/
Destroy my planet while insulting my damn sanity/
& Sean Hannity will broadcast “alternative facts”:
We’re nothing but scary Mexicans & murderous Blacks &
Liberal Gays – they can’t understand the youth/ 
RNC distort reality at war with the truth/ 
But grab your thinking cap, ‘cause it’s time to go to war
Against hate/ Muthafucka make America Great
They Got

Racists making noise
Sayin’ be good girls and boys
But our time to stand is now.
Don’t you wanna come with me?
X2

Don’t get me wrong both sides may share blame
But the one driving the train is clinically insane/ 
He got The Nuclear Football/ yep, look it up/
He got The Nuclear Football/ He one call away
From erasing our small planet can you understand?
That amount of blood on a small orange hand?
From Heather Heyer to encouraging police to beat ‘em
On “Many Sides on Many Sides”/ Feed ‘em lies 
Illegalize our progress I guess they Beat the odds/
Got you believing that the Earth is flat and eating Tide Pods/
Social Media madness/ I vacillate between sadness and
Pure depression but the lesson’s possession of that top seat/
Doesn’t mean us people below/ are powerless unless
You throw up your hands and don’t vote.
So all of us off the boat from “Shithole Countries”/
Rapists, Murderers, Gays and Junkies
Unite for the fight if only for what’s right/
Take a second your fist in the air and shine your light
On these  
Rascists making noise...

No rappers would, so I guess I had to do it/
Fuck Betsy DeVos, Ryan Zinke and Scott Pruitt/
Climate Change is real, corporate greed has no conscious/
The earth is worth saving more than increasing their profit/
And we’re all in the same boat/
But you would never think it/ based upon the way
The captain and his crew are trying to sink it/
And a lot of baby boomer voters made a big mistake/
Because they’re white they thought he might
Share with them a piece of steak/ and for maybe
A thousand dollars more on their tax return/
They sold their country out man, Burn baby Burn/
It’s collective amnesia/ He “grabbed them by the pussy”?
Then Trump voters have no balls/ Living in fear still 
Hoping for a wall but the wall was in your mind the whole time/
Partisan politics made ‘em blind to objective reality/
But here’s some real news/ 
If we don’t take back our nationality, We all lose.
They got
Racists making noise..

**High-Res MP3**

Dog Whistles

People Under The Stairs "Drinking and Jivin'"
Available now on all platforms. From the forthcoming 12th album.

Drinking and Jivin'

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