I’ll be pulling out 12 records for the excellent Digger’s Dozen at Ace Hotel this Thursday alongside Mo Fingaz, Paul Day, Tom Hyena and Maxwell. Facebook event page here.
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WhoSampled have teamed up The Grammys to deliver an interactive infographic exploring the influences behind Kanye West’s ‘Late Registration’ LP in celebration of the album’s 10th Anniversary. Start exploring here.
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I recently did a brief guest mix for Moscow’s ‘Funk & Beyond’ radio show / podcast hosted by Anatoly Ice ahead of my gigs in Russia this weekend. You can listen again here or below (my guest mix appears in the last half hour): Funk and Beyond Podcast. Issue 77.[…]
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This Friday (4th September) I’ll be playing in St Petersburg and then Saturday (5th September) I’ll be in Moscow, both gigs in celebration of Funk & Beyond’s 8th Birthday. The Moscow gig is already sold out, but tickets are still available for the St Petersburg gig.
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On August 6, 2014, hip hop legends Public Enemy performed at London’s world-renowned Metropolis Studios in the most intimate gig of their career. This unique show gave 125 lucky fans the rare opportunity to witness one of the most influential rap collectives record a live album up close and personal,[…]
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Legendary 90s East Coast Hip Hop groups DAS EFX and Lords Of The Underground perform together live in London for the first time at Camden’s world famous Jazz Cafe with support from Classic Material DJs Chris Read & Nick Armitage on Tuesday 20th October. Tickets available here.
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This past weekend, master calligrapher Seb Lester painted a mural in East London featuring the words of the Ewan MacColl song ‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ on which Roberta Flack’s famous version was based. The video is soundtracked by Maylight’s ‘Beat of the Heart’, produced by me.[…]
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This week’s 22Tracks London Funk & Soul playlist is live. New music from Omar, Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids, The Soul Motivators, Esperanto and much more. Listen here.
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It was recently my pleasure to interview Ernie Isley, drummer, bass and guitar player and songwriter for legendary funk / soul group and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winners The Isley Brothers. Blurb from WhoSampled: “For the latest edition of the WhoSampled interview series, we speak with Ernie Isley, drummer, guitar[…]
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This week sees the release of ‘The Isley Brothers: The RCA Victor and T-Neck Album Masters (1959-1983)‘ box set, an expansive 23 CD collection offering the most comprehensive collection of the group’s material available to date. The collection features newly remastered versions of 21 of the group’s albums, to which[…]
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