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WORD FROM THE RUCKUS 09.28.08

>> All the crazy fucks that came out to Latchis 4 last night, we can't express our gratitude enough! There's nothing better than a packed hometown show, especially with a crowd like you. Propers to DJ Forcefed and Judas Booth for killer sets and the Cartoon Cartel inner circle for their always amazing work. Friend of the show Jasmine Z snapped some shots -- check them out in the Visuals section.

>> Take a breather and chew your pills cause there's another one coming up! We're proud to announce our return to the legendary Pearl Street in Northampton MA on 10/23, opening up for underground hard-hitters Little Brother. Doors are at 8:30 and tickets are $15 advance / $18 at the door for this all ages event. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to see two of indie rap's finest in action. Check www.iheg.com for the details.

>> Finally, much appreciation to James Heflin at the Valley Advocate for his kind words about us this week. You can read the piece on their site here and in our permanent archive. Stay tuned right here for more from the source!

WORD FROM THE RUCKUS 09.02.08

>> Long time, no update. Well here's something to whet your whistle: Scribe1 is back from Hawaii and Cartoon Cartel is proud to announce Rhythm Ruckus' long-awaited return to Brattleboro, VT! Join us Saturday 9/27 at the Latchis 4 on 50 Main St, right next to the Latchis Theatre downtown. Busted Muffin's own DJ Forcefed and synth-pop futurists Judas Booth will open the show. Doors open at 8:00 and it's $8 to get in, all ages. Pre-sale tickets are available from Cartoon Cartel's elite team of street agents in Brattleboro and by mail for a limited time (click here for details). Expect never-heard material from the upcoming album "Backyard Farmacology" and some classics that haven't been performed in years. DO NOT SLEEP!

>> NEWS SPOUT: In anticipation of this month's show, the majority of 2007's classic "Futurecrimes" EP has been uploaded to our MySpace // Some kind words last week from Vermont Hip-Hop News -- as you can see, we're not retiring! // Major commendations to Dutch Ruckus fan Lucas for his "Baltimore Meth" video on YouTube. It's funny -- we wrote the exact same treatment. // Scribe1's solo EP "I'm Leaving You For Hawaii" is still available for download right here, so cop it while it's still legal.

WORD FROM THE RUCKUS 07.08.08

>> Download the brand new Scribe1 solo EP I'm Leaving You For Hawaii ABSOLUTELY FREE, right here! This brilliant set of tracks was recorded before Scribe's departure to Hawaii for the summer and will whet the appetite of everyone waiting for the new full-length Rhythm Ruckus album.

>> What has Dr. Caucasian been up to during HIS summer vacation? Find out THIS SATURDAY July 12 at Tinder Box in Brattleboro, VT with momentarily reunited punk rock heavyweights Fancy Pants and the Cellphones. Be there or be spared!

WORD FROM THE RUCKUS 06.11.08

>> Rhythm Ruckus will return to the stage this Fall. In the meantime, Dr. Caucasian is reuniting with his punk band (Fancy Pants and the Cellphones) for a one-off show at the Tinder Box in Brattleboro. Get all the details here and check this space next week for a big announcement from Scribe1!

WORD FROM THE RUCKUS 05.12.08

>> You know we love surprise announcements and here's a fresh one: Rhythm Ruckus will be returning to the Tinder Box in Brattleboro THIS SATURDAY, 5/17! The show starts at 8:30 PM and the ticket to paradise is only $5.....

WORD FROM THE RUCKUS 04.19.08

>> We've been celebrating 420 early and forgot to thank the Brattleboro Reformer for their recent article on Rhythm Ruckus and our knockout show at the Hooker Dunham Theatre. The piece is no longer online but peruse it in our permanent archive!

>> Cheers also to Rhode Island MC Jon Hope for name-checking the Ruckus on his new Statik Selektah-produced mixtape "The Audacity." A reciprocal shout is in order!

WORD FROM THE RUCKUS 03.30.08

>> We can't thank you motherfuckers enough for coming through at the Hooker Dunham on Friday. It was more intense than David Lee Roth scaling a craggy rock face while blowing lines of meth off his platinum plaque for "Van Halen II." Unexpurgated props to our devoted and downright attractive fans, the entire Cartoon Cartel team, Judas Booth for opening the show, and DJ Forcefed for holding it down all night. Catch you in Hartford!

WORD FROM THE RUCKUS 03.29.08

>> LAST MINUTE ANNOUNCEMENT: Rhythm Ruckus will be joining forces with WINGNUT DISHWASHERS UNION for an all-ages show at the Common Ground (25 Elliot St, Brattleboro VT) this Saturday (THAT'S TODAY) at 9 PM. Tickets are priced to move at $3. Come through and shake the bugs out of your skull from last night at Hooker Dunham! Call the Cartoon Cartel Hotline at 617-777-4499 for more info.

>> A small reserve of tickets for this Sunday's show with BONE THUGS N HARMONY in Hartford, CT are still available. Come to the Common Ground or call the Hotline to get your hands on them!

WORD FROM THE RUCKUS 03.12.08

>> Take your money and run -- advance tickets for our March 28 show at the HOOKER DUNHAM THEATRE are now available at IN THE MOMENT RECORDS on 143 Main Street in Brattleboro. This is gonna be a crazy show and only 99 tickets will be sold, so don't sleep on securing a spot!

>> We have been granted the honor of opening up for the legendary BONE THUGS N HARMONY on March 30 at the WEBSTER THEATRE in Hartford, CT. It's short notice but let's rally the troops and get out in full force! For the Connecticut heads, Cartoon Cartel senior associate Lindsay The K will be selling advance tickets on the University of New Haven campus.

WORD FROM THE RUCKUS 03.03.08

>> First off, hurrah and huzzah to the hardcore Ruckus heads that caught us at the WEATHERVANE in Brattleboro on Friday. Your respect and dedication keep us alive. Some shots from the show have been added to the VISUALS section in a misguided attempt to recreate an evening that Yankee Magazine has (probably) called "a cerebral spongebath in acid lemonade."

>> Rhythm Ruckus will be back BY POPULAR DEMAND for an ALL-AGES SHOW on March 28 at Brattleboro's HOOKER DUNHAM THEATRE! Cartoon Cartel labelmates JUDAS BOOTH and new addition to the live Ruck experience DJ FORCEFED will be opening up. This show is not be missed and will be the last local Ruckus appearance until this summer. Pre-sale tickets will be available next week at locations to be named. Stay tuned for the latest information.

WORD FROM THE RUCKUS 02.26.08

From the decrepit crow's nest of a torpedoed drug barge, Dr. Caucasian sends word by double-reverse-zombie e-vite. Meanwhile, the hook-nosed captain reckons the bilge pumps are clogged with seaweed...

>> Rhythm Ruckus reminds their steadfast and downright attractive Vermont fanbase that a 21+ show will be taking place THIS FRIDAY (2/29/08) at the WEATHERVANE in BRATTLEBORO, VT. Doc and Scribe will debut new material from their forthcoming opus "Backyard Farmacology" and DJ FORCEFED will be spinning classic hip-hop all evening.

>> Underground rap legend and sequential art samurai BREEZ EVAHFLOWIN' will be illustrating the "Backyard" album cover. Fresh off the release of his dope as fuck "Troublemakers" LP with Dirt E. Dutch and storyboard work for Marvel Comics, "friend of the show" Breez is going all-out with a psychotropic nightmare-scape, fitting the audio like a single rhinestone glove.

>> Check out the incendiary COTTONMOUTH, TX's MYSPACE for a brand new track called "Waste Station," produced by Rhythm Ruckus. This marks our second collab with CMTX, who is currently working on a new album in [redacted] with [redacted]. If you don't feel this, you're fuckin' [redacted].

>> More Shows Coming Soon --- New Track Leaking On MySpace This Week --- New Styles & Colors At Maury's Wig Shop --- Stay Tuned!

WORD FROM THE RUCKUS 01.24.08

The tempestuous Vermont winter has spared no living thing, sending those it can not kill into underground work colonies far beneath the Earth's crust. From a double-wide sensory deprivation tank, suspended in disbelief twenty-odd kilometres beyond the third concentric circle of Dante's Easy-Bake, Dr. Caucasian sends word by wireless candygram:

>> A brand new Ruckus mixtape cut has been uploaded to our MYSPACE. It's called "We Hellabaked" and I think you'll agree. Enjoy for a limited time!

>> Rhythm Ruckus will be making their triumphant return to BRATTLEBORO, VT on FEBRUARY 29 at the WEATHERVANE MUSIC HALL. If you thought last year's show at Tinder Box was fucking insane, you're right...and this one will be ever crazier. Unfortunately, it's a 21+ show, but not to worry -- we will be playing the all-ages Tinder Box again in March. We need to see everyone out in full force for this one, it's been a long time coming! DJ FORCEFED will be opening the show and joining us on stage.

>> All the tracking for our new record "Backyard Farmacology" has been completed and we are now deeply enmeshed in post-production at No Fixed Address, USA. The album is on track for a Spring release and boasts a smorgasboard of high-profile guest stars, all of which you can read about in the NEWS ARCHIVE.

>> Stay tuned here for big announcements about album artwork, upcoming shows, and more. It will not be another month before an update!

WORD FROM THE RUCKUS 12.19.07

Following a month of seclusion in their fortified soundproof bunker, deep beneath the parched alkali flats of No Fixed Address USA, Rhythm Ruckus sends word by carrier pigeon:

>> KOOL G RAP and STICMAN of DEAD PREZ will be spitting lava on the new Ruckus record "Backyard Farmacology" - set for an early to mid 2008 release. Both were recently confirmed, joining an already inpenetrable lineup including VAST AIRE, COTTONMOUTH TX and CHRIS BALLEW of THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

>> The album is 75% done, with tracking to be completed this month at Q DIVISION STUDIOS in Somerville, MA. This is the same studio where the PIXIES recorded their seminal "SURFER ROSA" LP, which is fucking wild.

>> Photos from last month's show at the TINDER BOX in Brattleboro, VT have been added to the new VISUALS section, along with some snaps of Doc and Scribe in the WVEW studio on BUSTED MUFFIN RADIO. Some videos of that appearance have surfaced on YouTube as well.

>> Rhythm Ruckus will be returning to the above-mentioned Tinder Box sometime in early 2008 but (GET READY KIDS) they have just confirmed a show on 2/29/08 at the WEATHERVANE, right next door! Unfortunately, it's 21+ so get your fake IDs ready. This is just an announcement; expect a full promo cavalcade closer to the date.

WORD FROM THE RUCKUS 11.18.07

First off, salutations and congratulations to the legions of Ruckus devotees that flooded the TINDERBOX in BRATTLEBORO, VT on Friday for the cataclysmic event that was our first hometown show in half a decade. If you were there, you might be reading this from a hospital bed or a jail cell. We're writing it in both. Photos and videos from the show will be posted here later this week, so keep an eye out.

Rhythm Ruckus will be participating in UVM's annual Battle of the Bands on 12/1 at 242 MAIN in BURLINGTON, VT. Scribe and Doc have already inhaled the cosmos and plan to exhale, resulting in perfect dark and complete annihilation of all those in attendance, at 6:00 PM sharp. We'll also be doing some on-air promo for the show on BIG HEAVY WORLD radio in Burlington on 11/24 so tune in, drop out, and fuck off.

NEWS SPOUT: Remaining VERMONT HOMEGROWN IS BACK T-shirts are available in 3X only. Wearing one may prevent pregnancy but will not reduce the risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases. // On Saturday night, BUSTED MUFFIN RADIO was kind enough to let us come through and drop three new joints live on the air. Big shouts to Forcefed and Dooooooooom for making it happen and providing the champagne of beers (MGD). // VERMONT HIP-HOP NEWS had some kind words for us recently, calling us their "favorite Vermont hip-hop act." We're ours too.

WORD FROM THE RUCKUS 11.07.07

After months of hibernation and controlled-substance group work, Rhythm Ruckus makes their long-awaited return to the stage FRIDAY NOVEMBER 16 at THE TINDER BOX in BRATTLEBORO, VERMONT. The show starts at 8:30 PM, there is a $5 suggested donation and all ages are welcome. Expect Dr. Caucasian and Scribe1 to debut songs from their forthcoming "Backyard Farmacology" LP and come through with a wealth of classics!!!

WORD FROM THE RUCKUS 11.06.07

Rhythm Ruckus reports from the barren, craggy tundra of No Fixed Address, USA: "Rations have been stocked and emergency drills have been conducted at our fortified bunker in [REDACTED]. Trading flapjacks for flack jackets, the deadbeatdrum administers last rites of spring to a flagging metropolis." In lieu of explanation, a BRAND NEW SNIPPET from the forthcoming "Backyard Farmacology" LP has been uploaded to www.myspace.com/rhythmruckus, along with MASTERED FINAL MIXES of three previously available tracks.

NEWS SPOUT: 5G Productions will be contributing their talents to the new Ruckus album // Dub Physics calls Rhythm Ruckus "the closest thing to Slayer that Vermont hip-hop will ever see" - we couldn't agree more // New England shows to be announced soon - stay the fuck tuned!!!

WORD FROM THE RUCKUS 09.15.07

Dr. Caucasian and Scribe1 check in from their fortified bunker at No Fixed Address, USA with a burning missive. Their new full-length LP is titled "Backyard Farmacology." Hardcore fans may note that this was also the title of Rhythm Ruckus' long-out-of-print 2003 epic, which was recalled and burned at the insistence of Former Presidental Advisor Karl Rove, claiming that they had "bit his style." The album features principal production from Maryland beatsmith Black Milhouse, along with beats by underground veterans Benefit and R'Thentic (C-Rayz Walz, Wordsworth, De La Soul), plus instrumentals from Becklo, Johnny Dypso, Dr. Caucasian and Scribe1.

The legendary Vast Aire of Cannibal Ox dropped by during an August session, discussed world religions, Napoleon, Egypt, and the Eye of Rah before spitting 24 indelible bars and evaporating. The irrevent and incendiary Cottonmouth TX contributed a spoken word piece and long-time collabotor Chris Ballew of The Presidents of the United States of America is set to sing a chorus. All vocals were recorded and engineered at The Dojo in Brooklyn by End of The Weak grand poobah and Solid Ground MC/producer Nonezeo Goodlove, with assistance from Jess Jamez.

While no official release date has been set, Rhythm Ruckus is currently entrenched in scrupulous post-production at an undisclosed location. More information will be released when the statute of limitations expires.

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