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Coachella: SOLD OUT!

Posted in Music News, News with tags california, coachella, Indio on Saturday, January 14, 2012 by Eric Gilardi

Coachella, the 3 day music festival in Indio, California, sold all of the 3 day passes, to both weekends, in just a few hours yesterday. This will leave festival goers that wanted to attend syphoning through Craigslist ads, online ticket brokers and eBay to try and purchase passes at an escalated price. With the addition of a second weekend this year you would have thought it would have been easier to obtain passes to this festival so this poses the question: Why not add a 3rd weekend or a 4th?

Here is the line up if you haven’t already checked it out:

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Dr. Dre and Monster Cable Call it Quits for “Beats By Dre”

Posted in News with tags Dr. Dre, Electronics, Hip-Hop, Jimmy Iovine, Monster Cable on Friday, January 13, 2012 by Tim Althaus

It’s a sad day for the world of electronics and Hip-Hop. It has been reported that Monster Cable will no longer be pairing with Dr. Dre after this year is over; apparently, the people at Monster Cable don’t think that they are getting enough return on their investment. From the figures I’ve read, Beats accounted for 53% of the headphone market in 2011; I can honestly say that I purchased a pair of the ear buds in 2011, and I will never think of headphones the same. According to Jimmy Iovine, the split is mutual, and the whole plan all along was to have a five year contract.

Maybe since Dr. Dre is going to lose one form of cash flow, he might actually think about putting out Detox next year… I can’t believe I actually said that; we all know Detox is coming out in 2049.

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It’s Like We Never Left…

Posted in News with tags Dope, Real Talk, Triumphant Return on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 by Tim Althaus

Many of you might have wondered… “What the hell happened to Mind Inversion”? Well, we don’t really have an exact answer for that; it’s really a culmination of things from school to legal issues, but we can assure you that we are going to be back and better than ever. We will have the usual daily music news that you came to love from Mind Inversion, but you will also be getting concert reviews and weekly columns. We hope that the hiatus we’ve taken hasn’t completely lost all of our followers, and we can assure you that 2012 is going to be the best year Mind Inversion has had yet.

Thank You,

The Mind Inversion Team

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UPDATE: Guru Suffers Cardiac Arrest, In a Coma

Posted in Music News with tags DJ Premier, Gangstarr, Guru, Solar on Thursday, March 4, 2010 by Tim Althaus

It truly saddened me to see this news come to my attention yesterday; at first I thought it was just something going around the internet, and unfortunately I found out that it was very real. According to various reports, Keith Elam (AKA Guru) suffered cardiac complications over the weekend and is now in a coma.

I personally can’t believe this. This man (along with Premier) has crafted some of my absolute favorite music; Gangstarr’s Moment of Truth is one of my favorite Hip-Hop albums of all-time, and everything this man has done is pretty much gold. My prayers go out to Guru and his family, and I hope for the absolute best and a fast recovery.

I brought this back up to the top of posts because of the fuckery that was yesterday. Guru’s nephew has come out and made it public that Solar (Guru’s right hand man and producer) has the rights to make all the decisions concerning Guru’s health; Solar is completely cutting off Guru’s family of information, and he won’t let the family see Guru. This truly sounds like a bunch of bullshit, and I’m sure you will feel the same way.

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Live @ The Warehouse in La Crosse Tonight…

Posted in Concert Dates with tags Efftupp, Enable Mind, Haziq Ali, Hyphon, Omaur Bliss, The Warehouse, toki wright on Thursday, March 4, 2010 by Tim Althaus

This looks to be a promising show folks; I’m really kicking myself in the ass because I forgot to ask off of work for it, so now I’m stuck working (FML). Toki Wright is bringing his nationwide Black Belt Tour to La Crosse, and my boys Hyphon & Efftupp will be the opening acts; also, the young phenom Enable Mind will be doing his thing for the audience and opening. Toki also brought along Haziq Ali and Omaur Bliss who are joining him on the road for the tour. The Doors open at 7 tickets are only $7 at the door. If you are in the La Crosse area you probably want to check this show out. Trust me.

*Above I have links to all of the artist’s websites above, and below I have Hyphon & Efftupp’s mix Hurry Up & Wait Vol. 1.

Meth x Ghost x Rae, The Wu Massacre (Artwork & Tracklisting)

Posted in Album Update, Music News with tags Ghostface, Method Man, Raekwon, Tracklisting, Wu Massacre, Wu-Tang Clan on Thursday, February 18, 2010 by Tim Althaus

Talk about the definition of epic. I’m pretty sure this album was suppose to come out right before Christmas, but nonetheless, here we are with some official artwork and a tracklisting. The thing that gets me is that there are no producer credits listed by the tracks; this is going to drive me nuts. I really want to know who is producing on this album. There is no official release date yet either, but I’m sure we will hear soon enough. Follow me after the jump for the tracklisting. Continue reading →

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Little Brother, Leftback (Artwork & Tracklisting)

Posted in Album Update, Music News with tags Big Pooh, Leftback, Little Brother, Phonte on Thursday, February 18, 2010 by Tim Althaus

I know, I know, I’m a little bit late on this one, but you know what they say: “It’s better late than never”. I really hope most people are as excited as I am about this one. Phonte and Big Pooh will be dropping their fourth and final album Leftback on April 20th through Hall of Justus Records. I have to say, I’m sad to view the absence of 9th Wonder from the producer credits, but other than that, this album looks like it’s going be some quality material. I’m a huge Little Brother fan, so I can assure you that I will be picking up my copy on April 20th. Follow me after the jump for the tracklisting. Continue reading →

Album Update: Freeway & Jake One, The Stimulus Package

Posted in Album Update, Audio, Media, News, Video with tags Freeway, Jake One, Raekwon, Rhymesayers Entertainment, the stimulus package, White Van Music on Monday, February 15, 2010 by Tim Althaus

Alright, so here’s the deal. If you haven’t heard about the new Freeway & Jake One album yet, you shouldn’t be listening to Hip-Hop. The Stimulus Package drops tomorrow, and I can assure you that this album is going to be nuts. I will be going to the local record store to purchase my copy right away tomorrow afternoon; you all should be doing the same. After hearing Freeway & Jake One’s chemistry on White Van Music, it only made sense for these two to collaborate on an entire project. I’ve got a whole onslaught of stuff for you guys to check out. First will be the video that showcases the spectacular packaging that Rhymesayers Entertainment is known for. Secondly, I have three tracks off of the album for your listening pleasure, and lastly you can jump over to Amazon and listen to snippets of the entire album.

Vodpod videos no longer available.

Freeway & Jake One, “Know What I Mean”

Freeway & Jake One, “She Makes Me Feel Alright”

Freeway & Jake One, “One Thing” (Feat. Raekwon)

Album Snippets (Amazon)

Tracks Spotted @ 2DopeBoyz

* The track featuring Raekwon is off the hinges.

They Should Call Me Ludacris…

Posted in News with tags The Return on Monday, February 15, 2010 by Tim Althaus

Because I’m back for the first time bitches! That’s right, I’m back at Mind Inversion again. I’ve done some serious thinking about this the last two weeks, and I think I’m ready to ease back into things again. It’s unfortunate that Culture Bully was put on hiatus, but I honestly can’t go without writing about Hip-Hop, so I’m back. My posting probably won’t be as copious and fruitful as it used to be, but I can assure you that I will post everything that I think is quintessential in the world of Hip-Hop. Give me a day or two to get used to this again, and it’ll be just like I never left.

Thank You everyone,

Tim “Alteez” Althaus

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UPDATE: Hey Guys…

Posted in News with tags Decisions on Thursday, October 1, 2009 by Tim Althaus

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The last few days have been really tough on me. I’ve had to make a few decisions in my life that were pretty vital to my happiness. Hits have been dropping like crazy on the site, and it’s been a real struggle for me to try to post anything.

As of yesterday, I was pretty much done with the website. I got an e-mail from my buddy Ryan, and he was asking if I wanted to renew the domain name. At the time, I said no. I’ve been seriously thinking about if I want to continue Mind Inversion. I’ve come to one conclusion… I can’t live without it at this point. It’s so vital to my very being, that I can’t let go. If a better opportunity comes along, I may take it. But for now, Mind Inversion is my home.

I will be posting plenty of new stuff today, stay tuned.

I have found a new home for my writing. Starting very soon I will be writing for Culture Bully with my good friend Ryan and the rest of the guys. Thank you for the support and I hope you all follow me over there.

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