Sunday, August 29, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Tah and Coole High 's Future Insomniac on RapReviews.com Featured Editorial
Travels With Adam B for August 18-19th, 2010
Author: Adam Bernard
I rarely plan on going to events on back to back nights, but it just so happened that it was unavoidable last week as Tah Phrum Duh Bush and Coole High had their dual album release party on Wednesday, and Foul Mouth Jerk and TopR were performing around the corner from me on Thursday. Both events were filled with some special moments and one even included some unexpected nudity. Here’s what went down.
Read the full story at RapReviews.com.
Monday, August 23, 2010
A Sleepless Talk With Tah Phrum Duh Bush
Insomnia is a gross feeder. It will nourish itself on any kind of thinking, including thinking about not thinking. ~Clifton Fadiman
The clock strikes midnight, starting another day in the cycle of life. Eyes open. Aware. Thinking and looking up at the same ceiling, described to its smallest details over and over again. The handprint from bouncing on the bed. The tiny crack from a leak. It's just another night for Tah Phrum Duh Bush.
Coming from the depths of East Flatbush, Tah had issues getting up from sleep as a kid, forcing him to figure out a way to stay up. Once he reached high school, the pattern flipped and he couldn't get himself to sleep. It's all he's known for the rest of his life. A mind that runs all day and all night with no sense of stopping, enough to give him relief.
"The dichotomy of my life continues to haunt me. Anything with me is an opposite. I've learned that my life is a constant evaluation of opposites, polar opposites and grey area opposites."
The struggle of having a brain that doesn't stop was forcing Tah to look at natural remedies such as Melatonin, which didn't work. He took Valerian Root which just led him to hallucinate deeply. Remedies began to fade bringing him to a scary place of suicidal thoughts.
"There's a fear of not finding a way out of the way you're currently living. And to know that there's one sure possible way out is one of the scariest things in the world."
As this process continued, Tah chose to write a couple of songs about his experiences with the idea of putting out a maxi-single. The process took him deeper than he thought as song after song came rushing out. It became a full album as his friends encouraged him to get personal so people can get to know who Tah is as an artist and a human being. Luminous Dark Alleys: The Insomniac Works was born, giving way to not only an album but an accompanying book.
Click here to read the rest of this engaging interview...
The Awmann.net coverage of the Album Release...
Click Here for Awmann.Net Coverage and photos from "Future Insomniac" the dual release concert for Luminous Dark Alleys: The Insomniac Works and Coole High's Futuristically Speaking
Get @ me
Tah@TahOnline.com
Pick up a copy of Luminous Dark Alleys: The Insomniac Works at TahOnline.com
What Birthplace Magazine had to say about the Release Concert...
This is the Birthplace Magazine Review of my album release concert with Coole High on August 18th, 2010...Click the link...
Birthplace Magazine Review of Future Insomniac
I told you not to miss it!!!
Be at my next show!!!
Get @ me!
...and get some sleep!
Tah@TahOnline.com
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Tah Interviewed on RapReviews.com
Tah Phrum Duh Bush isn't just one of the most talented people in New York City's underground hip-hop scene, he's also one of the most important. His unwavering support of the scene, which is evident by his presence at a staggering number of shows, and his willingness to not just share, but encourage proper promotional and marketing techniques, has helped legions of artists achieve far more than they could have ever hoped. Now it's time for Tah to achieve again, as on August 18th his latest project, Luminous Dark Alleys: The Insomniac Works, will be hitting stores. I caught up with Tah Phrum Duh Bush to find out more about the project, the real life sickness that inspired it, and the events that caused it to continually be pushed back. Tah also revealed the thought process behind one of his greatest marketing techniques, his giant Tah Phrum Duh Bush sign.
Read the full interview at: www.RapReviews.com
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Monday, August 09, 2010
Sunday, August 08, 2010
Friday, August 06, 2010
Semi-Reserved Closet Maniac Review on Birthplace Magazine
Peep the review!
Semi-Reserved Closet Maniac Review on Birthplace Magazine
download it free at
http://TahOnline.com
http://reverbnation.com/tah
Follow them on twitter @birthplacemag
This album release on August 18th is going to be so hot!
Do you have your tickets yet?
There are only 103 left!
TahOnline.com or FutureInsomniac.com for details!
Sunday, August 01, 2010
Semi-Reserved Closet Maniac is here for Free download!!!
Here it is. "Semi-Reserved Closet Manic"!
Feeling Like a Free Download?
Get it on!
If you have ever wanted to choke the shit out of someone but didn't then this song is for you!
End of story. No violence. But the potential is there. You are Semi-Reserved.
Download it and listen!
Exclusive Artwork by Ingrid Powell.
Peep it...
Two ways to get it
http://www.reverbnation.com/tah
or
http://tahphrumduhbush.bandcamp.com/track/semi-reserved-closet-maniac
Download it now. It's Free!!!
Shoot me some feedback. Tell a friend.
Don't hurt nobody!!!
If you feel like it, listen to this song first.
Get at me
Tah@TahOnline.com
Sleep...
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Release Concert Update and Synopsis of the New Project
What it is y’all?
Take 7 minutes and 47 seconds out of your day to read this update and get back to me with your thoughts.
Exciting times…
It’s been a minute since an update and for good reason. Life has been a roller coaster ride of epic proportions. It seems that every time I get ready to release this project, major catastrophes seem to happen like hard drives crashing, back up hard drives crashing, houses burning down, deaths in the family, car accidents, venues being shifty and trying to eat off of my merchandise, etc…
That’s it! I am putting this out… into your mind, into the world, into the atmosphere, and into the rest of the universe … I will be releasing this project on AUGUST 18th, 2010. No more delays dammit!
I will be officially releasing the first single off of the album on August 1st. It is called "Semi-Reserved Closet Maniac" I will be giving this single away free to anyone who is a part of my email list. If you've ever had a "choke your boss" fantasy type of day, then this song is for you. Download it, play it and love it. Cover Art for the single is by the splendiferous Ingrid Powell.
Luminous Dark Alleys: The Insomniac Works is the name of the project.
It is a group of “works” that are reflective and introspective of my experiences with insomnia. It includes an audio album on CD and a complete BOOK (not a booklet, a complete literary work).
Lyrically, this album trumps anything I have ever done. If you are a fan of deep lyrics with intricate lyrical flows and a dark edge, you are going to love the CD. It will make you think. It will make you rewind and replay. Musically I have expanded by recruiting tracks form the production geniuses of Amorphous Works, Coole High and C-Doc “The War Hammer”. The music captures the moods of the way insomnia makes me feel perfectly. I outsourced the incredible Mike Spice of Connected Sounds to mix 10 of the 15 tracks and he mastered all of them… WOW… Sonic deliciousness~!
The book is a deeper explanation and reflection of my experiences that lead to me writing the songs. You will definitely want to read the book because it expands upon the CD in ways you won’t believe until you read it. It will, at very least, be something you will relate to on a personal level. At most, it will change the way you think of me, you, and the rest of the world. It also includes exclusive line artwork by me and Demostina http://Demostina.com that is reflective of the whole theme. My pieces are sketches that I created as I was writing the book. These sketches gave rise to my new mascot “Him”. (T-shirts coming soon). Demostina’s pieces are reflective of songs from the CD. The Cover art is also 2 paintings done by Demostina. The literary work is a culmination of my thoughts and experiences in life dealing with insomnia. If you’ve ever had a difficult time sleeping then this project is something that you will severely relate to. If you haven’t had a battle with sleep then you’ll be able to get a better understanding of where I am coming from. It is a very personal account so get ready to hear and read some meat and potatoes you never thought you’d hear from me. It is SUPER personal.
The Release concert will be Wednesday August 18th, 2010
At Santos Party House in NYC
96 Lafayette Street, NY, NY 10013
If you are in NYC, you should make it your business to be there. I guarantee that you will not see another release concert like this one.
I have teamed up with Coole High who is also releasing his album “Futuristically Speaking” on the same day. We have brought in Hip Hop playwright and director Gustav Gauntlet to combine the themes of our albums into a theatrical production of a concert performance like you’ve never seen on the NYC Underground. We have worked in cameos from some of the NYC area underground’s finest talent…
The event will be called FUTURE INSOMNIAC
Peep the flyer…
Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door.
There will be a VIP reception for advanced ticket holders and press at 6pm. We will be serving finger foods, wine and some extras so not only do you get a few bucks off of admission, you get to schmooze. There will be a Q&A and video screening of our unreleased videos.
Doors will open to the general public at 7pm and curtain will be at 8pm Sharp. The event will be over at 10pm. The after party will be at another location at 10:30pm. We are arranging transportation from venue to venue for the people in attendance. The after party is complementary for ticket holders and will feature performances by the artists who are involved in the concert.
All that for $10… You can’t beat that!
I am so excited!!! Aren’t you?
Tickets are available from me directly or you can order online at the TahOnline.com web store at http://tahonline.com/store/
Feel free to call me at 917-482-7962 to arrange for personal delivery in the NYC area.
Thanks so much for your support and patience. I know this has been a looooong time coming but it is so worth the wait!
I have so much more to tell you but I will give your mind a little while to marinate on this.
Visit http://TahOnline.com (Website makeover coming soon!)
and http://FutureInsomniac.com for more information.
I will be updating my blog a lot more regularly!!
Follow me on Twitter and Facebook for more up to date hoopla!
Hit me up dammit!
Thanks for sticking with me and thanks for reading.
Sleep Well,
Tah Phrum Duh Bush
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Excited as all HELL!!!!!
It is just sinking in. This is going to be soooooo dope!
Monday, July 12, 2010
The Album Release Concert will be at Santos Party House in NYC
After all this time, the wait is over. The Release concert for Luminous Dark Alleys: The Insomniac Works will be at the fantastic Santos Party House in NYC...
The previous venue we were supposed to have the concert at ran a sham deal and we had to walk away from it to a bigger and better venue.
Are you ready?
Things are going so much better than expected! Please take note that the date has changed as well. The new Date is Wednesday August 18th... Advanced Ticket Holders and Press VIP reception at 6pm and Doors open at 7pm Curtains at 8pm.
This will be one of the most unique events of the summer as Tah Phrum Duh Bush and Coole High combine the themes of their individual projects for a theatrical concert under the direction of Gus Gauntlet. Visit http://FutureInsomniac.com http://TahOnline.com or http://CooleHigh.com for more details.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Randoma... Auto Smashiola, Fitbodycoachnastics, Spinrecorditis, Albumalmostfinishosis
Auto Smashiola
My car just got hit again. Yay. (Notice the lack of an exclamartion point on that "yay"). Went to get groceries, came back and smash! One block away from my destination. FUCK! But hey, it's OK. I'm alive and uninjured. OK... This was literally 10 minutes ago... I'm over it now. Gotta keep moving. I have this issue of becoming immobile after events like this.
Moving on...
Spinrecorditis
I have been spinning a lot lately under my alias DJ BooshWheelz. Peep me out at DJBooshWheelz.com There's a free mix up there right now but you gotta join the email list. so pop in your email list and download away. I hope you like House Music because that's what it is...
I have also been appointed as Official DJ for A Monthly Bondfire. This is a show that takes place in NYC at Bowery Poetry Club every last Tuesday of every month.
It's a really fantastic show featuring artists of multiple genres and live painting. If you are in NYC, I highly recommend it.
Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery
New York, NY
BoweryPoetry.com
I am sending the Vocals for my album "Luminous Dark Alleys: The Insomniac Works" to Mike Spice for mixing. I can't wait for this project to be released. It is so overdue and has grown into something beyond my dreams and hopes. I really hope U dig it.
Fitbodycoachnastics
I have become a Team Beachbody Fitness Coach.
So many people have been asking me to help them get into shape and lose weight that I just had to do it. So peep another site of mine GetFitWithTah.com
Stick with Me Y'all I will be updating my blog more frequently!
SUCKAS!!!!!
Get at me!
Tah Phrum Duh Bush
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Another Tah Cemeo Pic... On a blog this time....
Click the Link and Read the Blog... Adam B is dope!
Then
Peep the Flick!
Saturday, August 29, 2009
My Home Burned Down
I can't explain the myriad of feelings I am having.
Thanks all for your words and support.
Yes the Tah Vinci Code is still happening today August 29th at 12 noon in Union Square.
I can't let a little thing like homelessness stop me from giving back to my people.
I love y'all more than you know.
People were asking me for this. So here it is.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Tah Vinci Code Warm Up #4 Online Version Results
Your Tah Tee and your mos Def T-Shirt are on the way!
Honorable Mention to
Huge, Autralia
Charlotte Mishelle, NYC, USA
Dulce Deseos, NYC, USA
They also got it right
Thanks to all the folks in the US, Australia, France, Germany and the Czech Republic who submitted answers and playing along.
More to come!
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Tah Vinci Code Warm up #4 Online Version "Hunt and Count"
OK Y'all. A week and a half away we are up to Warm up #4
This is an Online Challenge. All are welcome worldwide to compete.
Tah Vinci Code Warm up #4
Hunt and count.
The first person with the appropriate answer or closest to it will win. There is only one final answer.
You have 24 hrs from 10pm tonight. Last entries will be accepted at 10pm 8-20-2009
Winner gets a Tah Tee, an XL Mos Def tee & sumthin' else...
The Clues are as follows.
Clue #1
How many countries/nationalities were mentioned in the second verse of my song “Phlatbush”
www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/33877
Listen to any of the remixes
Puerto Rico/ Puerto Rican only counts as one so you don't have to ask later on.
Clue #2
I am featured on the album cover of Coole High’s upcoming release.
The day of the release party for that record minus the last two digits of the current year are the winning numbers for a card game featuring Jill’s hill climbing and water getting lover
Clue #3
The amount of letters in the correct spelling of my artist name… Tah “blank blank blank”.
Clue #4
TV series: “Battle Of the Planets” had a character “blank” Zark “blank”. What do the “blanks” add up to?
Clue #5.
There were two Voltrons. How many pieces did they add up to together?
(The Lightspeed Electro Voltron doesn't count)
Clue #6. The Sum of the previous answers minus 4 will get you your goods.
Get Smart. Max knows the number well.
Don't know the answers offhand? Use your online chops and find em.!!!!
Good luck.
One Entry per person address please.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Tah Vinci Code Warm up #3... Stuck Duck Money Results...
Oh well... Big ups to all the people who came out and still had a good time!
More to come.
Monday, August 10, 2009
The Tah Vinci Code Warm Up #2 Online Challenge results are up!
I’m givin’ away money and stuff… Tell a friend.
Contestants had to identify as many brands of Cigarettes in the Tah Phrum Duh Bush song “ Cigarette" as possible.
They used their online chops to help them out.
We had people from all over the US and in the Czech Republic playing along.
These were the participants who worked it. Congrats to Morgana, Tori, Kerel, Micah and Khris for absolutely killing’ it in the top five! Everyone did a stellar job.
The $50 US Postal Money Order and the Tah Tee Shirt go to Morgana from Staten Island, NY
The top 4 runners up will receive copies of either “Say Word Entertainment’s Get Up Stand Up European Tour CD which features the final album Version of “Semi-Reserved Closet Maniac” by Tah Phrum Duh Bush or Sketches of a Neighborhood by The Bass Mint Bros.
All other participants will receive gifts as well.
This is the rundown of the contest participant top scores.
Morgana (40) (41 with Ice)
Tori (39) (40 with Ice)
Kerel (39 but one was out of sequence so it’s really 38)
Micah (38)
Khris (34)
Paula (33) (34 with Ice)
Lesliayn (32)
Moi (31)
Sargon (31)
Anna (29)
Dulce (25)
Charlotte (24)
Dennis (18)
Melissa (10)
Curtis (8)
Believe it or not a ton of people only got like 2-3.
Below is the actual list and order of how the Cigarettes were mentioned in the song:
The lyrics are comprised of a total of 52 brands
(“Style” was mentioned 4 times; “Yes” was mentioned twice. But they only count once.
Incomplete names were not counted
The sequence of the names was counted.
Spelling errors were OK as long as they were close.
“Ice” in the intro was counted as a bonus because people were complaining that it was not fair. It did not change the order of things.)
Merit
Kool
Vantage
Monarch
Spirit
Basic
Players
Style
Maverick
More
Brooklyn
Marlboro
Now
True
Kent
Lucky Strike
Misty
Style
Barclay
Sport
Wave
Newport
Style
Camel
Kamel Red
Black
Tareyton
Saratoga
Virginia Slims
Eve
Parliament
Lark
Yes
Pall Mall
Viceroy
Silk Cut
Rat
Bidi
Superking
Omni
Dunhill
Benson & Hedges
Quest
New York
Winstons
L&M
Style
Jade
Regal
Bond
Mild Seven
Capri
Monte Carlo
Velvet
Chesterfield
More fun to come. Make sure you mark the date. August 29th, 2009. The full on Tah Vinci Code is Coming!!!
Warm up #3 is happening this week. Stay tuned.
Peace,
Tah Phrum Duh Bush
Sunday, August 09, 2009
Tah Vinci Code Warm Up #2 Online Challenge
An opportunity.
The Tah Vinci Code Warm Up #2
Online Challenge
Get the Smokes.
Prize: $50 (US Postal Money Order because I can’t mail cash) and a Tah Phrum Duh Bush Tee.
I will mail it anywhere in the world that the US Post office will deliver. So get on it!
There is a song on my first album (Sunshine or Pure Shade) called “Cigarette”.
I wrote it so that I could encourage people to smoke emcees instead of cigarettes. It’s a healthy alternative ya know...
Here is the link to the song http://www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/4128
If you can't hear the whole song it is because you are not registered as an official fan. All you have to do is:
1. Go to the player right here on the blog and click the "become fan" button and enter your email right there. (Easy As Pie)
2. Enter your email to become a fan.
3. Listen and enjoy
You don't have to download it but you do have to be a fan to listen to the whole song. Street team membership is not required but you can join if you like.
Anyway, the lyrics are constructed from different brands of cigarettes.
You need to identify as many cigarettes as you can muster.
The cigarettes need to be in the same order as they are on the song. Email answers to
Tah@TahOnline.com
Include your name please.
The first person with the most Smokes in the right order will win. You are allowed up to 3 submissions of your answers.
You have until 12am 8/10/2009 EST (New York time) that’s Sunday night.
Good luck.
Thursday, August 06, 2009
Tah & the Kids and Demostina's Art Opening.
After that I swung through to Demostin'a Art Opening in Washington Height's today.
Her exhibit is called Breathing Under Water.
It is at a restaurant in Washington height's called Plum Pomidor.
I highly recommend swinging through if you have the time.
It is absolutely breathtaking!
If you didn't know, Demostina did the artwork for my upcoming release "Luminous Dark Alleys: The Insomniac Works". She is also featured on one of the songs called "Nightmares in the Daytime". She is a true talent and she deserves a look see.
Demostina.com for more info on Demostina and the exhibit.
Go see it.
By the way the place makes spectacular food and the bartender Anthony makes the best Mojito I have ever had.
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
The Tah Vinci Code Warm Up #1
Take a look so you can get used to my style of clues.... The money gets doubled for the net warm up... Watch the video.
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
The Tah Vinci Code Warm Up #1
At 9am clues will be up on twitter and facebook and I will also send out an email blast. There will be a phone number to call when you find it. Call it and I will bring the other half of the money to you. You must have the envelope and the contents with you. Spend the money on lunch if you like but the rest needs to be there. Chance to win ends at 1pm unless someone else finds it first.
Listen to Semi Reserved Closet Maniac at http://TahOnline.com
Saturday, August 01, 2009
The Third Party European Tour Send off Bash at Rabbi Darkside's Crib
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Insanity? I must be crazy!!!
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