Producer Dallas Austin jailed in Dubai for drugs

Have you ever seen the Burj Al Arab hotel - ON WEED?

If you know the risk, why bother taking a small amount of drugs into the country? It was probably a gift for Naomi.

Really, really sucks for him. But I really don't know what level of weird thinking (or maybe just lack of knowledge? or lack of thinking it through?) leads people to think it might be an okay idea to take drugs into countries with incredibly stiff penalties for it. Or maybe he's done it before and just started thinking it was a non-danger?

He might as well just slit his wrists right now.

I know many people who've brought small "personal amounts" of various drugs on planes numerous times w/o ever getting caught. I bet he does it all the time.

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/14965504.htm

does anyone else think that MTV is running stories about this with pictures of him looking like a sweaty cokehead on purpose?

http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/bands/a/austin_dallas/vh1_2005/180x180.jpg

Probably slipped his mind! Dubai is like entrapment!

i smell supergroup

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/feb/19/radio1

yeah, we know :-)

Grooverider Amnesia House Mix - get it here...

United Arab Emirates

D. Austin's production on Madonner's "Human Nature" is so good. And "Motownphilly". And "Creep".

Have no clue what an idiot D. Austin is or not, but UAE is a fucked-up country, despite how "neat" Dubai is. Then again, I shouldn't talk about other countries being fucked up.

Dubai's Mile-Long Super Bridge Set for March Construction

http://media.popularmechanics.com/images/fxfowle-dubai-arch.jpg

dubai is an environmental disaster waiting to happen surely? i mean, it's a bloody desert! where are they getting all their water from?

not to mention their dodgy human rights record as they try to create this souless 'paradise' for the worlds wealthy.

http://media.popularmechanics.com/images/fxfowle-dubai-arch.jpg

L-R: City, bridge, mountain of cocaine

haha, that was only supposed to apply to the first pic, somehow the others came attached

so i kept seeing that he was "performing" at a sxsw showcase, was mildly intrigued and confused, then saw this @ idolator

The Afro-Punk showcase was actually my favorite top-to-bottom bill of the week, what with Monae, Big Boi's all-party, mostly Outkast set, and Dallas Austin's crazy-ass political paranoia, which he accessorized with two keytars outfitted in different colors.

and am now even more mildly intrigued and confused. can anyone fill in the blanks for me?

cosigned! wtf

yeah...a mainstream R&B producer with known drug problems is jumping on the clubby weirdo hipster R&B bandwagon, whodathunkit!?

al, why you gotta be so heartless

Dallas Austin's crazy-ass political paranoia, which he accessorized with two keytars outfitted in different colors.

/=

clubby weirdo hipster R&B bandwagon

i dunno...it could sound like New Amerykah, but i'm guessing it sounds more like N.E.R.D. or Janelle Monae

(2008-11-11)
Dallas Austin Releases 'Exasperated' From New Album '8 Dazeaweakend'
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NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Universal Motown Records) - Universal Motown Records Group is pleased to announce the release of Dallas Austin's first single, 'Exasperated,' from his eagerly awaited LP '8 Dazeaweakend'.
Creative visionary, Dallas Austin, is one of the most sought-after producers in the entertainment industry. Known for his ability to move seamlessly between musical genres, his innovative style has shaped the sound of today's Pop and R&B music worldwide.

Austin's signature hits can be heard on albums by Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Pink, Leona Lewis and Bjork to name a few with more than 50 hit singles debuting on Billboard's Hot 100 over the years. He was awarded a Grammy for his role shaping TLC's sound and, in recent years, has become active in the film industry, serving as Executive Producer on 2002's Drumline and co-producing 2006's ATL with Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins and Will Smith, two films loosely based on Dallas' childhood experiences growing up in the south.

'8 Dazeaweakend' represents Austin's first foray as a solo artist. Recorded under the moniker The Dallas Austin Experience, '8 Dazeaweakend' is without equal. Eleven new songs (plus a cover of T. Rex's 'Children of the Revolution') are interwoven into a short film narrating the true coming of age story of Daisy, a real-life friend of Dallas' from the Atlanta party scene.

Says Austin: '8 Dazeaweakend is a reality experience based on girl I knew in Atlanta - I met her with my cousin Juan, hanging at after-parties and stuff.'

The album features production by Austin as well as guest appearances by the legendary George Clinton and Big Gipp (of Goodie Mob) as well as Dallas' Rowdy Records artists Novel (Capitol), Colin Munroe (Universal Motown) and others.

'8 Dazeaweakend' demonstrates Austin's love for a wide range of music, and features an eclectic mix of old school funk, modern pop, dance, southern hip hop and r&b.

'Dallas is a true innovator and a visionary,' said Universal Motown President Sylvia Rhone. 'He has put his unique stamp on an extraordinary array of hit music over the past two decades. So it comes as no surprise that his long-overdue solo debut is a brilliant, groundbreaking project that crosses boundaries, both musical and visual, to tell a compelling real-life story. I am very happy to welcome Dallas to the Universal Motown family and to kick off our new relationship with such a fantastic album.'

had no idea this was going on, sounds predictably awful

not that there's anything superficial about new amerykah, noooo.

'exasperated' among other tracks is on his myspace, sux obv. (extra lol @ 'space girl' aka devendra suggestbanhart)

that wasn't really the implication of my reference to New Amerykah, but OK.

yeah i know, that was more towards jordan's "shonky politics + pretty colours and hipster r&b??!" misapprehension

it was more about the keytars part, but yeah i missed the politics in a-trak too

Was hoping to read about a Highland Place Mobsters reunion.

yeah, i never would've thought to link keytars with ironic lol 80s 'eccentrics'

okay

joi is due a comeback/reappraisal by now surely? as the forgotten godmother of much of these modern shenanigans. (austin did a lot of work with her also.)

is that that amoeba cleansing chick? i always wanted to hear that album

haha i was just googling stuff about Joi and misread the name of her label Dirty Debutante Productions as 'Dirty Dilettante Productions'

your nightgown, well, to me
looks like a white tee

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