Tag: Disc jockey
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1979 interview with Jellybean Benitez
Wow…pre Madonna, pre solo career, pre production genius, just a New York DJ. Some things haven’t changed (not doing requests unless it fits – this is very true, for if people are dancing it’s going right, why change it?) and the lists of audiences (gay: dance with female vocals! Still true!) but some things have…
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Boris Johnson? On a dance record? With HIS reputation?
Yes it’s happened – Is Faboy Slim a DJ? by an anonymous pair of DJs and a rather interesting (if sad) backstory. Excellent video by Aardman Animations too. I think this might actually be a hit. It’s silly enough (at first I though oh it’s the new Fatboy Slim single, but it’s not his style.…
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The Best Disco in the World (and it didn’t play Disco)
Those B-boys and DJs should look on in awe to the moves and scenes in this 1977 Granada documentary – for in the late 60’s and 70’s at places like Wigan Casino kids were getting down and dancing amazing moves (some of which are seen now as b-boy breakdancing staples) all night without alcohol and…
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New Fisher Price DJ controller!
Props go out to DJ Mei Lwun. Very good 😉 My first experience of a record deck was one of those…
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DJ Food & DK – That is the sound of ground being broken
For years I wondered who made the excellent drum and bass mix of The Beat’s Mirror in the Bathroom that Pete Juxtaposeur played in SF and on Radio Clash several times – might have been told ages ago but never tagged it, nor credited the people….finally found out who – it’s DJ Food & DK,…