Month: May 2015
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I Can Screw The Rain
Great article on DJ Screw from RedBullAcademy of all places. Really sad that him and quite a few of that gang aren’t here today to see how chopping and screwing is everywhere – when someone in hiphop slows the beat down, chops it or does that slowed down rap, it’s basically a nod to him.…
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Gaspar Nali from Malawi
This seems to be doing the rounds even though originally uploaded 5 years ago via a VK Russian re-upload, it’s Gaspar Nali from Nkhata Bay in Malawi playing his ‘babatone’ self-made instrument and singing in a dialect of Chichewa a song apparently called ‘Abale Ndikum Gem’ (thank you Google Translate). If African music has a…
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Ian Curtis 35
Walk in silence… People like you find it easy… Hunting by the rivers Through the streets Every corner Abandoned too soon Set down with due care. 35 years ago, Ian Curtis the lead Joy Division singer took his life. Such a shame. Notice the New Order Facebook posted Love Will Tear Us Apart, but Atmosphere…
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Run The Jewels 2 new video
Glad to say since the first Run The Jewels many people have jumped on Killer Mike’s and El-P’s train, now it seems almost obvious to say RTJ2 is really good, but it is, been rocking it since it came out. It hasn’t left my iPod yet like RTJ1 it will be there for a good…
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Wuvable Oaf
I’ve always wanted to read Ed Luce’s Wuvable Oaf, and now it’s a Fantagraphics book it’s easier and cheaper than ever! (I got mine via WHSmiths, but check online, seems to be available online and off in many places, bookstores etc.). It’s the story of Oaf Jadwiga, a bearish kitty-loving Morrissey fan from San Francisco…
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PC Music
I’ve said for a long while that 16 bit / 90’s sounds would make a comeback – most recently in the 16bit shows. We’ve had future aka speed garage and a sort of brief dalliance with 90’s deep house which remains to be seen if it goes overground…but unexpectedly the ‘Casio Kids’ have struck back,…