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Tuesday, Aug 14th
FM’s Bi-weekly Newsletter (1st Edition)
Hey fam!
We’ve decided to make our mailers a little less random and try to send them out every two weeks so you know they’re coming…haha
First off, we really want to THANK YOU for all the support calling and texting Power106 and requesting “You’ve Got a Friend” with Baby Bash and Lil Rob…it’s really working! Today Yesi Ortiz said “We’ve been getting a lot of texts for this song!” at the New at 2!!!! So please keep texting 69106 and requesting it if you get the chance!
We’ve got a little treat for you this week….we’ll be playing a stream of the WHOLE “Flavored Animal Droppings” Mixtape for yall…so you can listen to it for FREEEEE…its being hosted by our friends at Asianave.com…u can check it at: http://music.asianave.com/fareast_movement/?EMC-SOC_FAREAST if u like it after giving it a listen, remember that you can always cop it at www.catchadventures.com
We’ve also got some new T-shirt designs for yall! The first one is a LIMITED press of special “Flavored Animal Droppings” tees made to commemorate the mixtape… The 2nd one is the first edition of our new “Three Fingers Collection” Line by us and our buddy Keebz (he designed our “Folk Music” cover)…try to figure out who’s hand we got throwing up the 3! Haha You can check the designs and grab the shirts at: www.catchadventures.com
We got a SHOW this week! Check us out at Projekt NewSpeak this year with family like Skim, Eddie Kim, Danie Jung, and Dumbfounded… Its at the Nate Holden Center…email: info@projektnewspeak.com for tickets and information!
And a final message from our friend Danny: "Hi Guys. This show is a comedy contest and the funniest dude will become a regular at the Ice House (which is a pretty big deal). So please come out and tell them you are there to see Danny Cho. Thanks in advance!" - Danny Cho
Wednesday, August 15th 2007 Icehouse in Pasadena ( map) 24 N. Mentor Avenue Pasadena, CA 91106
For FREE GUEST LIST, please contact Danny Cho at dannychocomedy@gmail.com PLEASE COME!!
Hope to see you there fam!

Monday, June 23rd
A MESSAGE FROM FM:

Hey Fam!

THE FLAVORED ANIMAL DROPPINGS MIXTAPE IS OUT!!!! We were gonna do a cool full-scale promotional push for this…but we got too excited…we just wanted to share the new music with yall as soon as possible…so expect a lot more cool stuff coming from us over the next few weeeeeeeks…..

So the story behind this project is that while we were promoting "Folk Music" and working tirelessly on our new album "ANIMAL"… we came across so many new musical inspirations that we couldn't fit them all on ANIMAL…so this mixtape includes the little ANIMAL DROPPINGS along the way…haha

For this project, we thought we'd have a little fun and put something together REALLY QUICK for the folks and fam…restricting ourselves with the bare minimum in recording equipment and time to put it together…the resulting sound is something we like to call STEREOFUZZ…

Heres the tracklist:
1. FM ANIMAL ALBUM PREVIEW mixed by DJ VIRMAN
PART 1- Electroc Fuzz
2. FM vs. Daft Punk- Round Round Remix
3. FM vs. Daft Punk- Work Remix
4. FM vs. Benny Benassi- Satisfaction Remix
5. FM vs. Round Table Knights- FM Clock Rock
6. FM vs. Daft Punk- Sunset Cemetery
7. FM- Let it Wild Out
8. FM vs. Guns N Roses- LA Stunners
PART 2- Swap Meet Burners
9. Prohgress- Dance Like Michael Jackson Intro
10. FM ft. Izreal vs. Silent John – Windows Down
11. FM vs. Stereotypes- Fetish
12. FM ft. Bias- Get Back Up
13. FM ft. Knowa Lazarus- El Taurino (The Bullfighter)
14. FM- Sapphire Blue (No Sleep)

Cop it at http://www.DOPEUSA.com or catch a few of the songs on our myspace page (www.myspace.com/fareastmovement) Hope u have as much fun listening to it as we did making it!

Friday, June 15th
Waddap yall! Just posted something for our fam, The Ken Oak Band, and their cd "Vienna to Venice"…now available on our site! We'll be having a cool little interview soon so stay tuned…haha…for now u can check out their music at their myspace: www.myspace.com/kenoakband heres ken at his gangsta-est...

Thursday, June 7th
Get ready to laugh ur ass off! After watching our friends perform at the Kims of Comedy tour two weeks ago at the Wiltern, we knew we had to share the experience with yall! So we got a few copies to put on the store :) These are PROFESSIONAL comics with appearances on MadTV, Comedy Central, and this summer's blockbuster movie "Knocked Up"....its a MUST WATCH for anyone with a funny bone!"

Monday, June 4th
Hey Folks its been Two Years in the Making but NO SLEEP TIL SHANGHAI is going to finally be available in Stores!!! Many of you ALWAYS ask me what I do for a living well here is a Taste of it in my Early Days! haha Things have changed quite a bit but I'm blessed to be able to have these memories to Share with Ya'll!!!

Anyways, would REALLY Appreciate Your Support through the purchase of our first DVD Release through my film company Cotner Avenue!!! The following is a list of stores so look forward to seeing ya'll soon!!!

Friday, April 27th
NEW FM/SUBCREW COLLABO HAT PREORDERS ARE UP!!!!

Hurry hurry! We are now taking pre-orders for the FM/Subcrew collabo hat...VERY limited quantities...buyers should receive in May as shipments arrive...

Thursday, March 29th
Jin City tickets on sale now!
Climax Las Vegas presents THE LIVE SHOW

Saturday, March 17th
Sorry there's a slight delay with order fulfillment...FM just took off to Korea for a 3 week tour, and haven't been able to fulfill orders as of late. No worries though, we'll be handling it shortly and hope to get it all handled this week.

FM's fresh new single SATISFACTION has just been released in Korea and will be making it's way up the charts soon!

Wednesday, February 14th
It's Valentines Day!!! Hallmark, florists, porn stores, and Jergens made millions today as lovers and self induced pleasure pirates celebrated V day. For those of you who had neither, we're amped to announce FM's newest video...SMILE. This song is the result of the unique collaborative impact between FM & Ken Oak - who's deep evil undertones uplifts FM's soulful lyrics.

Wednesday, January 10th
10 days into the new year and it's already starting off like some mad runny diarrhea.

We've scoured the far earth for the last remaining copies of THE HUNDREDS limited edition cover and put them up for sale here. Don't worry though, we've just released a new batch with a brand new funky cover.

Far East Movement will be performing at the Sundace Film Festival at the famed Sundance Music Cafe!

We'll be joining Justin Lin and the cast of his new movie "Finishing the Game" on the most rockin' bus from LA to Salt Lake City. Keep an eye out for this funny ass mockumentary this year.

Saturday, Dec16th
DopeUSA fans! Keep an eye out for new gear from Sole Contender! We're expecting to get things up mid week so keep your slant eyes peeled.

Monday, Oct 30th
Happy Halloween folks! Four maddening days of partying...so I'm sure you can be sympathetic when we apologize for orders going out a bit late this week.

I'm a big huge fan of the UFC, and there's nothing more fulfilling than watching two grown men beat the living shit out of each other...for money. I know you all get the occassional free show at the club, but sadly it's not the same. This time we fly halfway around the world to Manila Philippines, where Tru Youth had the privvy of dressing up and coming UFC Champ - Brandon "The Truth" Vera for Maxim Philippines.

So basically, wear Tru Youth...and maybe you can kick some ass like Brandon Vera. BTW...he's taking on Frank Mir soon - make sure to watch the fight.

I actually used to train over at City Boxing when I lived downtown - and thoroughly impressed Brandon with my ability to come in last when we did our laps.

Saturday, October 21st
We're all out of FM gear right now...but we've got some new stuff coming out via a collaboration with Hippo Esthetics! The boys are in Hawaii right now performing at the Hawaiian Film Festival - where the new tees will be showcased first!

Tuesday, October 3rd
I was in Vegas Sunday when I got a call from DJ Mike Relm to get my ass back to San Diego and watch him perform at the House of Blues downtown. If you don’t know about DJ Relm, you gotta check this guy out. Relm was Climax’s very first resident DJ, and he’s since blown up from the days in SF when we were just a fledgling motley crew! Relm was featured in the hit documentary Scratch, alongside DJ Qbert & Mix Master Mike, and is now busy traveling the world with the likes of the Quannum Project and Del tha Homosapien. Oh, if you watch the salsa scene in Along Came Polly, you’ll find him in the background dropping the breaks during Ben Stillers dance ensemble.

Judging by the response of the crowd, you would’ve thought he was the main act - especially after Del’s so-so sit down performance. To his credit though he was pretty sick, so I’m sure he blew it up in Arizona the next day.

Thursday, September 28th
Check out Tru Youth featured in this month's BPM Magazine!

Tuesday, September 26th
"Eyes Never Lie" video featuring Mary Jane of Monroe St. This is one of my personal favorites since I just love the soulful sound of Mary's chords...peep the video. FRESH.

Monday, September 25th
I've always had a theory that salad is a ripoff and organic should be a moniker reserved for flammable herbal intakes, but lately I've been on this super healthy binge to balance out the years of Mini Donuts and SPAM that is now probably trying to work it's way out of my colonic.

Speaking of colonic...do you really think they flush out 20+ years worth of shit that somehow never made it out the hole? I'm not exactly a believer because if I eat corn tonight...I'm sure to see it first thing in the morning - a good indicator that things are moving along nicely.

Friday, September 9th
It's always funny how American's are perceived in foreign countries...here's a few shots from my recent Italy trip.

Thursday, August 24th
What the hell? Under fire, Indian eatery drops Hitler from name...

Monday, August 21st
New FM 123 Super Ninja Combo Punch! Okay, so we got smarty and decided to bundle the CD, Tee and keychain for one low price. Kinda like a Hip Hop value meal except this sh** it actually good for you and will make you fat in cool way.

Oh, that's "Money" the official DopeUSA dog. I woke him up to take this shot...then he took off running with the keychain.

Get the latest issue of Vapors Mag and the latest Tru Youth spread! We've got limited stock of all TY tees, so make sure to get your order in.

Oh...and look who we spotted at the Tru Youth party at Embassy in Manila! What? Is that BEP?

First of all, thank you for supporting us and copping the album…we can’t wait for yall to hear it! We worked day and night in the studio for over a year putting this together and we’re proud of the outcome. Hopefully yall feel it too. J

Unfortunately, I have some bad news. We had a little problem with the replication process of the discs so we won’t be getting our first shipment until late next week. So the good people at DopeUSA will not be able to get your orders to you until the 24th of July at the earliest. We can’t apologize enough for the inconvenience, so we’ll throw in a little extra love for the orders already placed.

Once again, our apologies for the delay fam. But we’re calling the plant every day to make sure they get our cds to us as soon as possible. Hang in there!

Thursday, June 29th
Okay, we know you just all finished humping to the Folks N Family CD when what happens? That's right - we're just about ready to release our fresh new never been heard before FolkMusic full length CD!

We're taking presales right now and should be ready to ship by July 10th. Only 500 for this first press so make sure to get your soon.

Oh, did we mention that the cover was designed by non other than Bobby Hundreds?

Thursday, June 29th
Stupid story time...so this evening I went to Home Depot, and when I was coming back to my
car - there was this huge Ford F150 parked soooo close to my car that I was surprised he didn't hit it. I swear there was a 10 inch gap between the cars. Anyways, in the passenger side was this dude asleep, so yelled out at him like "WTF is with your parking job". He leans out the window, then climbs over the drivers side and gets out. He obviously didn't have the keys and I came over and just started yelling at him. His vato ass just sat there staring at me...so you
know what I did?

In front of the car was a cart full of trash. I opened up his door, and proceeded to empty out the trash can into his car. My hands were filthy and everything but I didn't care. I just emptied the whole damn thing onto the drivers seat. I turned to him, said "what are you
going to do about it?" Nothing...he just stood there and stared at me in disbelief. So I climbed into my passenger side and drove off. Thanks gawd homie didn't shoot my ass. I AM 155 lbs of pure toughness.

Wednesday, June 28th
Check out Proghress's feeble attempt at becoming a Ninja. Yes, those are the fresh new ambigram Far East Movement hats that you'll be able to read right side up...or right side down. Perfect for 69 if you know what I mean.

Wednesday, June 21st
Check out the new TruYouth website! Dope...
www.truyouth.com

Saturday, June 17th
New format for DopeUSA! Options are available to use credit cards in addition to paypal. Oh, and you can check order status as well! Yahhhh!

Friday, June 16th
If you haven't peeped it already, you need to check out FM's new video "Round Round" - the new FF3 Tokyo Drift official music video. Cars, ass, hip hop...what else do you need?