“I’m sayin’, a lotta things change

fades and slang change, clothes and chains change

Back in the day bangin Slick Rick and Dana Dane

Airbrushed jacks, fat laces, name plates

Gold done come and gone, now the platinum chains hang

they deep with white tees, all rockin the same thang

Gazelles and finger-waves to dreads and stunna shades

went from G-Rap and Kane to Kanye and Lil Wayne

I was a shorty then, I couldn’t even stay up late

Still caught the bug when David Bowie sang of “fame”

Went from Reganomics, pro-black in ’88

to Dre and The Chronic, red and blue, the gang bang

Big ass computers, punch cards and mainframes

now one little microchip can do all the same things

it’s more modern now. I’m tryin to maintain

it’s all behind me now, but things still seem strange…

It’s been a couple of years, but Greenhouse is still here

Had to figure out where we go from here

but when I looked at the past it was crystal clear

I’m talking VCRs, Beta-max, VHS

hi-bias TDKs and blank Maxell cassettes

Now it’s Netflicks, Tivo, and On-Demand

The death of the daily paper get your news from the net

CDs? They about to be gone next

it’s all about your cell phones and blue-tooth headsets

I used to have the flyest walkman

Now my iPhone gimme GPS directions while I’m walking

Went from Members Only, Lee jeans, and Izod

to Bape hoodies, ivisu jeans, and Ipods

We used to actually sit down and write letters

but now it’s all Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter

Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordon

to Kobe Bryant, King James, & Tim Duncan

But if you living, you gotta love it

the shit you feel the most is the shit you never saw coming…”

- Blueprint (from the song “Next Generation” by Greenhouse on Electric Purgatory Part One)

As old man winter continues to strengthen his hold on our collective asses, the good people at Weightless Recordings have decided to bring back one of the most popular merch items, the Greenhouse hooded sweatshirt.  These have been out of stock since Greenhouse‘s spring tour with Killah Priest, but they are officially back and in two colors; Black w/ Silver print and Green with white print.   If you slept last time around, you should probably wake up and pick up one this time around.  Any hoodie ships with a free greenhouse CD of your choice.  Choose size and title in the checkout cart.

Greenhouse Hoodie + Free CD: $25 Add to cart

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Our goal is to do one for each song on the EP assuming people like it or find it informative and/or entertaining.  If you haven’t checked out the EP yet, listen here:

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“The Spin Cycle” – from Electric Purgatory Part Two by Greenhouse

A dollar’s hard to earn
The drama’s hard to kill
Even if you got God you gotta guard your grill
Times is hard
With or without a job it’s ill
People standing outside like it’s a fire drill
Just a consequence of living in a modern world
Cash rules so people bow to the dollar bill
Might stab you in the back
holler at your girl
They rap about make-believe, package it, then call it real
Major labels crying foul
Saying nothing sells
Out of touch with youth
All they do is yell
They say all we do is download, pirate, and steal
but twenty bucks for two good songs? they can go to hell
We know it all to well
The fleecing of our pockets
Study what works, copy it, make a profit
Tax us to high hell
pennies to the artist
Whoever American Idol labels as the hottest
It’s all related
Pieces start falling in place
The only trait they demonstrate is the eagerness to imitate
Like Ford or GM, a similar fate
They like to blame it on the workers when the product doesn’t innovate
Every year a little less is on your dinner plate
The stress makes you refi
your house is a piggybank
Probably pocket change to some rich tycoon
It’s just the spin cycle, we’ll be dry soon

- written by Blueprint

Electric Purgatory Part Two is available now

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Electric Purgatory Part Two by Greenhouse is out now. Available at Weightless Recordings.

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If you live in Columbus or the surrounding areas, please mark your calendars! The CD release party for Electric Purgatory Part Two will be held next weekend

Date: Saturday July 24th, 2010
City: Columbus, OH
Venue: Skullys
Address: 1151 N. High Street
Ages: 18+
Lineup: Greenhouse (Blueprint & Illogic), Toki Wright (Rhymesyers), Zero Star, & StoneCraft

Hope to see everybody out!!!

Alright folks, here’s the first leak from the upcoming Electric Purgatory Part Two release by Greenhouse titled “Smile”.  If you like it please use the Facebook share and Twitter share buttons to repost it and help us spread the word about it.  Also feel free to hit the comment section up.

http://greenhousecrew.bandcamp.com/track/smile-2

Electric Purgatory Part Two available on July 24th.  Produced by Blueprint. Guest appearances from Aesop Rock and Toki Wright.

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Alright friends, the time for Electric Purgatory Part Two is here.  The official release party will be on Saturday July 24 in Columbus Ohio @ Skullys.  If somehow you missed part one, download the promo-version here or order a physical copy w/ poster & instrumentals here.  Here are the details for the electric purgatory part two CD release party:

• Sat July 24th @ Skullys
• Performing at the release party are Greenhouse (Blueprint +Illogic), Toki Wright (rhymesayers), Zero Star (Weightless), & Stonecraft, & DJ Rare Groove
• 18+ to enter, 9pm doors
• CD Version will come w/ free poster + instrumentals like part one and swill ship to arrive by Saturday July 24th
• Part Two features guest appearances from Toki Wright and Aesop Rock
• Promo version will be released on Tuesday July 20th

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