For those who don’t know him 8thW1 is a young MC out of Browns Mills (yea i said it) NJ by way of Brooklyn.  His sophomore album, love money and music, dropped last year and has seen some serious buzz in the underground hip hop scene.  Hooking up with the A OK collective has been a boon for him as he’s been playing shows regularly at places like the knitting factory and the cutting room.

Get on over to his myspace.  Check out the new (and old) blogs.  Watch the Vimby.  Comment the pics.  Comment the page.  I tell you, its worth it.  This cats got substance.  When you finish that, cop the LP and play it for all your friends.

Hardcore act Eli is filming their next music video on October 18th and has asked their fans to help them out. According to their blog “a crowd will be needed for the entire time … a themed dress code may be required”. Seems like a sweet time. If only we lived near Chicago.

Let us know how it went if you decide to go!

Top Unsigned Artist Mi Apollo has posted a bulletin on myspace hinting at some big news. Their gearing up to release an EP and head out on tour soon. I’ve been following these guys for a few months and they’ve grown on me. Their current songs are unpolished but with some production they’ll be turning heads sooner rather then later. “Fighting Bulls” has a great progression that stylistically straddles the boundary of post-hardcore and alternative rock. Check these guys out and keep them in mind over the next few weeks. Don’t forget to come back and let us know what you think about them.

Racing Kites has thrown a bunch of new stuff out this past week.  Starting with a new myspace with all kinds of cool features like twitter updates, media, sponsers and the whats been up section.  In addition they’ve announced they’ll be heading out on a short tour with TV/TV and Artist Vs. Poet.  Be sure to head over to their myspace to check if they’ll be in a city near you.

The Hoodies, who have just launched a new myspace layout, have announced a showcase at Blender Theatre in NYC.  The show is free, if you get one of the 100 tickets they are giving out.  All you have to do is head over to their myspace and message them.  Do it.  And tell them unukarecords.com sent you.

We’ll see you there!