NICK HOOK is a busy guy! He's part of the Cardboard City Collective, a member of Men, Women, & Children and SPORTS who I wrote up (I'm Hungry | 01/09). And he's involved in like a dozen side projects that are amazing! - Nick's also one of the good dudes who put together NY's Dre Day 08. He sent over his new mixtape for Taste and it's gold!

Here's the story:
"I start everyday with a coffee from 9th street espresso in the east village. Then i go out on the bench, smoke some cigarettes and collect my thoughts to make the day go by exactly how i want it. I realized that it was time for me to go home and blast out a mix. It had been a while since i made one and i was feeling really inspired by quite a bit of music lately. Sometimes you realize that a lot of times djing you have to completely take what's important to you out of the equation and satisfy the crowd. I had the idea to make a mix that i would want to hear in 2 situations. the first being on my skateboard rolling thru new york right when the sun starts to go down and the second being 330am til 415 when every decides to open their minds and listen to things that aren't considered normal. I finished this up, put on my headphones and skated around, then rolled by 647 broadway which was the site of the original loft and kinda hoped that maybe in 2008 i can help carry some of that spirit on. To make things full circle my long time 9th street confidant joey rubin heard the mix and was interested doing it for Taste.

anyways. just listen, thats all that matters

nick hook"