..to keep the wallet fat!

Tonight! Don't forget to hit guests@opulentmagazine.com for cheap entry!

They're gonna be on JJJ in at 2pm today as well. Tune in, get excited.

Diplo is definitely one of the most interesting DJs of recent years, he crosses scenes while he borrows and references worldwide culture. So when he played in Melbourne to a packed Prince of Wales, the crowd was eagerly anticipating something special and if you weren't there you missed an epic set that bordered on 3 hours. This week we begin a special series of three downloads starting with part 1 of Diplo's set.

Diplo's set from the Prince of Wales, part 1.

Please don't re-host this, just use the URL to link here.

Next week, part 2, then we will follow that with Boy 8 Bit.

EDIT: (Thanks!) Also thanks for Adam Murfet for the photo, you can check some of his work here

Dizzee Rascal has been all over Australia this year, headlining two festival within 8 months, which must be a record. Well, if you haven't heard enough of East London's prolific export, in the YouTube below he flips the Ting Tings hit single 'What's My Name' with some amusing results.

I wouldn't exactly call this a freestyle, but a pretty awesome video nonetheless. That beard, the drank, the piece... almost too much for words.

Parklife on Sunday ushered in the start of the festival season here in Melbourne. There's more festivals than ever at the moment and they seem to come and go with unsurprising regularity.

However, one festival I've always been jealous of is All Tomorrow's Parties. The idea of this one is that the festival is headlined and curated by an act - usually a pretty influential one. The performances take place in smaller, more suited venues - it's a true music lovers' festival. The ticket price also includes accommodation as the festival takes place over a few days outside a standard music festival venue.

Today it was announced ATP is coming to Australia, with the first one to be curated by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. It's happening on January 9 & 10 at Mt Buller and the first round of announced acts include Spiritualized, M. Gira of the Swans, Roland S Howard and the Fuck Buttons.

Even if the lineup doesn't blow you away I think it's interesting to note that ATP coming here is an indication that while we love our festivals, we want a bit more of an experience than massive stage, terrible sound and a mass of people.

It's fast approaching that time of the month, where we blow our rent money on the bar and bug out to some great club music. This is our first Favela post lock-out so we're looking forward to once again welcoming the stragglers, but we recommend getting there early anyway to take full advantage of the $5 shots of Jager and Agwa.

Email through names to favelarock@opulentmagazine.com.

The Cool Kids have just dropped the video to 'Delivery Man'. It looks like they've managed to keep their classic look even though their budget for clips has clearly increased since they dropped Black Mags.

TV On The Radio have just dropped their latest album, Dear Science, and this is one of the first singles, 'Golden Age'. It has an almost early Prince vibe to it, while the video is pretty wacky. Apparently it is referencing the much disputed Mayan Apocalypse in 2012, but the Mayans weren't all doom and gloom, and the apocalypse is not necessarily the end of the world, it could even just be a big party. Perhaps it would look like the clip above.

Two classic tracks for you if you're struggling through your Tuesday afternoon.

The Blackbyrds - 'Happy Music' - psychedelic, disco, funk fusion, perfect for you to vibe out to.



Shuggie Otis - Strawberry Letter 23 - more on that psyche tip, with that very slight gangster swagger. Perfect for the LSD thug in you.

Sorry for back-to-back Kanye posts, but I know some you guys have experienced Kanye's aversion to photos first hand, but probably not like this.



Ye and manager were arrested shortly after.

I wonder how this will affect the build up to his potentially divisive new album?

There's a track here.

This has been floating around for a little bit but the names alone on this track ensure that it'll be one of the biggest tracks over the next little while. T.I. seems to be coming back into his own with the imminent release of his album The Paper Chase from which this track was leaked.

The chorus has a little vocal sample from MIA 's Paper Planes which in the wake of it appearing on the trailer for Pineapple Express has found another huge audience, especially in the US, where it sits at #5 on the Billboard chart.

And, did I mention it's a banger?

T.I. feat. Kanye West, Jay Z & Lil Wayne - Swagger Like Us

For anyone that has wondered about the history of Obey or the ideas behind some of Obey's key iconography, well, now you can hear it explained from the man himself, Shepard Fairy. Digital Gravel the online store has been coming up with some nice little video segments, including a hilarious look inside the Mishka offices, were too much horror paraphernalia is barely enough.

Check DGTV here.

Take that, northern hemisphere!