Amsterdam peoples, Twin Cities’ very own Atmosphere is rocking a show tonight in your town! Catch the duo, Slug and Ant, as part of their When God Gives You Ugly Tour rolls forward.

Tele: (+31) 20 531 8181
Click here for more details on the show. Word.

This year’s event includes 5 stages of music! Check here for the full line up or click through to view it.

You can reserve an Ultimate VIP Cabana package and do it up right. EDC has teamed up with LA’s Giant to offer either the Giant Peristyle (21+), VIP Cabanas (21+) or Ultimate VIP Cabanas (21+), and additional sound is being installed to enhance the overall experience in the VIP areas. Click here to purchase tickets.

For more general information on this year’s EDC, check the official website here. And of course, this is a massive so you can be sure to expect long lines, pricey items, and random person shoulder sweat on you. Have fun and be safe!

Stage: kineticFIELD
Thievery Corporation LIVE
Paul Oakenfold
ATB
Fedde le Grand
Eddie Halliwell
Aly & Fila
Vello Virkhaus

Stage: circuitGROUNDS
STS9 Sound Tribe Sector 9
Pretty Lights
Daedelus
LawGiverz
Manufactured Superstars

Stage: neonGarden
Boys Noize
Shiny Toy Guns
Fake Blood
Shinichi Osawa
Nick Catchdubs
12th Planet // Computer Club // Foamo
Paul Devro // Kry-lon // C-Town

Stage: bassPOD
Monsters of Jungle featuring
Dieselboy
The Upbeats
Evol Intent
Ewun // Infiltrata
Mayhem // Demo // Spktrm
Hazen // Subflo // Deco
MC’s: Messinian, Dino, Question Mark

Stage: kineticFIELD
Paul Van Dyk
David Guetta
Benny Benassi
Kaskade
James Zabiela
Joaquin Bamaca
Vello Virkhaus

Stage: circuitGROUNDS
Infected Mushroom LIVE
The Crystal Method LIVE
Markus Schulz
Sander Van Doorn
Yoji
Cosmic Gate
Kyau & Albert

Stage: cosmicMEADOW
Roger Sanchez
Mark Farina
The Martinez Brothers
Tortured Soul Live
Dennis Ferrer
Andy Caldwell

Stage: neonGarden
Simian Mobile Disco LIVE
Diplo
Major Lazer
DJ AM
Le Castle Vania
Will Bailey presents Bass Weazal
Bird Peterson // Kelevra
Eli Smith // Grum
Sharkslayer
The Captain

Stage: bassPOD
DJ Hype
Andy C
Marky
Friction
LTJ Bukem
Subfocus
Mystical Influence // Sniper // DJ Fury
Hazen
MC’s: GQ, Conrad, Daddy Earl, SP:MC, Dino, Question Mark

Sleep of Oldominion is, by reputation, a quiet, unassuming, family man by day and a hellacious lyric carpet-bomber by night. After releasing the critically acclaimed Riot by Candlelight in 2002, Sleep showcased his versatility in his eclectic autobiographical 2005 album, Christopher.

In Christopher, Sleep dials up the RPMs right out of the gate with some intense micro-machines-man-like verse loosing. What follows is a full-spectrum of sound ranging from traditional “Chicarone” style tracks, to techno-fueled raps, to more subdued instrumental ballads.

In Sleep’s own words:

There are some big differences between Riot and Christopher. Riot was an experimental project for me… Christopher is a more structured record and is mostly about the last two years of my life and also my past.

While the album’s final track, “Love it to Death” is nominally a cover of George Michael’s “Never Gonna Dance Again,” it unfolds as Sleep’s testimony to life as a hard-working, under the radar, working artist who can’t shake the bittersweet nature of his quest to be heard and appreciated. It actually seems to be more of an homage to Paul Simon’s “Have a Good Time” including a nearly identical closing saxophone solo.

One favored track is the penultimate “Dirt Interlude,” an old radio-serial style suspense bit in which some Sleep fans dupe Sleep and crew to the parking lot behind a performance to smoke some chronic. Amidst the puffing, the fans break out into an acapella cypher freestyle rap. Sleep knows he’s been duped again into listening to amateurs. That is something that listeners of Christopher should have no worries of. The old underground master has the tools and he has the talent.

Note: Sleep’s new album entitled Hesitation Wounds is scheduled to drop on June 30th under Sage Francis’ record label, Strange Famous.

After the jump, scope the official Hesitation Wounds intro trailer. It’s just enough to wet that salacious hip hop appetite of yours.

For all you East Coasters, Fatboy Slim and Shinichi Osawa will be performing at Terminal 5 in New York tomorrow night, June 24. For $40 (advance) or $45 (day of show), you can catch the only east coast appearance of the tour.

Ticketmaster is also offering an optional charity donation:

Fatboy Slim would like to give you the option of donating $1.00 to CommonGround Collective to aid Hurricane Katrina survivors through their free health clinic.

They still need our help. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

When you purchase your ticket, you can get a digital copy of I Think We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Boat by The BPA (Norman Cook aka Fatboy Slim) for $7.99.

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If you can’t make the THC Expo 2009, this weekend, then tune into the television network Fuse for some music entertainment.

For all you Phish fans, Fuse will be airing a special called Phish: Live from the Clifford Ball on Saturday, June 13th @ 4pm ET and then again on Monday, June 15th @ 7pm ET.

Fuse is also counting down to the Bonnaroo 2009 highlights show on June 20th, by launching Tweetaroo — “Mashing Twitter and Music since 2009!” This feature allows you to follow tweets from all of the artists playing Bonnaroo this year including Beastie Boys, Snoop Dogg and many more.

Fuse can be found on DirecTV channel 339 and DISH network channel 158.

Have a good weekend. Go Lakers. Peace!

[Thanks, Aaron!]

The first concert to the summer tour of the the band Phish kicked off at Boston’s Fenway Park and was greatly enhanced thanks to a newly decriminalized Massachusetts law.

The law fines a person $100 if they are caught with less than an ounce of marijuana. If you happen to be a minor, you still have to pay the fine but you also have to do community service and attend a drug-awareness program.

Obviously people would have still brought weed with them to the concert even if the laws hadn’t have been decriminalized. Culture has dictated that this dangerous gateway drug is approved by the community at large to be used recreationally as well as medicinally. Studies upon studies have been released, debunking the neanderthal thinking of typical drug dinosaurs. Rawwwr!

Note: One of the most recent Phish concerts in Hampton, VA was in the news about how almost 200 people were arrested, mostly for narcotics related charges, and $1.2M worth of drugs were recovered. Mugshots of those arrested even made the internet, via the Smoking Gun.

There’s always a lot going on by the time 420 rolls around. We’ve decided to aggregate all of the best events we can find that fall on this most hallowed of days starting with a few original recipes brought to you by theFreshScent.

And of course, be safe out there.

Cooking with Cannabis — tFS Originals

• Spaghetti Cannabonara
• Dandelion + Marijuana Honey
• Tiramipot

Television Shows and Specials

• [On G4TV] G420 Special — G4 is Going Green! Watch a new marijuana-charged Attack of the Show, the cannabis classic movie Half Baked and the revealing marijuana mockumentary, Super High Me.
• [On CNN] D.L. Hughley’s final show on CNN — D.L., a medical marijuana patient, visits a medical marijuana dispensary.
• [On FOX] Family Guy “Episode 420″ — The 12th episode of the seventh season is scheduled to air on FOX, April 19, 2009 @ 9:00 p.m. Brian finds himself in jail for drug possession, and upon his release, he mounts a campaign calling for the legalization of marijuana; Mayor West passes the law, leading the entire town on marijuana-fueled misadventures.

Events and Concerts

California

Four Twenty 2009 at UC Santa Cruz
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: UC Santa Cruz @ Porter Meadows
Where: Santa Cruz, CA
Click here for more information.

Cypress Hill
Time: 4:20 p.m.
Location: The Fillmore
Where: San Francisco, CA
Age: ALL
Click here for more information.

Atmosphere, P.O.S. and Attracted To Gods
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location: 982 Market Street @ The Warfield
Where: San Francisco, CA
Price: $27.50 – $30.00
Age: ALL
Click here for more information.

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Colorado

Denver 4/20 Rally
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Location: Civic Center Park @ the Greek Theater
Where: Denver, Colorado
Age: ALL
Click here for more information.

NORML’s National Marijuana Forum
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Colorado University
Where: Boulder, Colorado
Age: ALL
Click here for more information.

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Connecticut

Jedi Mind Tricks
Time: 9:00 p.m.
Location: 300 York Street @ Toad’s Place
Where: New Haven, Connecticut
Price: $15.00 – $18.00
Age: ALL
Click here for more information.

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Nevada

420 Hemp Fest
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Location: NORML Ranch
Where: Eureka County, Nevada
Price: Free
Age: ALL
Click here for more information.

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New York

High Times 420 Celebration (+ Miss High Times Pageant)
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Studio B
Where: Brooklyn, NY
Price: $20.00
Click here for more information.

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Pennsylvania

NORML 4/20 Freedom Forum
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Kirby Auditorium in the National Constitution Center @ the Independence Mall
Where: Philadelphia, PA
Price: $40.00
Click here for more information.

Asher Roth Public Record Release Party
Time: 4:20 p.m. – ?
Location: The Note
Where: West Chester, PA
Price: Free
Age: ALL
Click here for more information.

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Canada

420 Film Fest
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 9:45 p.m.
Location: The Plaza Theatre
Where: Calgary, Canada
Price: $4.20 – $8.00
Click here for more information.

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United Kingdom

CunninLynguists – Strange Journey European Tour
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: 311 Kilburn High Road @ The Luminaire
Where: London, England
Price: £11 – £13
Age: ALL
Click here for more information.

Basement Jaxx
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Westgate Road @ O2 Academy, Newcastle
Where: Newcastle, England
Click here for more information.

Edit: If there are any events we missed, please use our contact form to let us know.

Devin the Dude is releasing a new album called, “Landing Gear,” October 7th, 2008. You might not have heard of him and he’s probably not even in your collection of Limewire music. And that’s your bad. Devin is the man, check this song on YouTube out.

His albums never really did that well commercially but Devin is respected in the underground community and has worked with heavyweights like Snoop, Outkast and DJ Premier.

He’s not for everybody, but if you like the Outkast-type hip hop that has a slower, synthesized beat sound and enjoyed “Doobie Ashtray,” you might want to check out his MySpace page that has a lot of the songs playing from his recently released, “Greatest Hits” album.

Here’s a music video that many of you might not have seen from a UK bloke called The Streets.

This track is off his debut album in 2002 and, regardless of whether you dig the music or not, sends a strong message on the current dichotomy created by governments across the world.

While alcohol is heavily consumed and responsible for tens of thousands of deaths each year, it still remains legal with a positive societal stigma. Marijuana, on the other hand, is generally safer than alcohol yet still illegal and constantly associated with negative stigmas.

Even though music artists aren’t necessarily the best people to be taking advice from, The Streets paints himself as someone who can portray both sides of an argument to get his point across.