One for all the music tech heads and producers this Saturday! Come down to the Redbull HQ in London from 2-6pm for On The Buttons, a new project from Goldielocks and myself, where you can have a play on all the equipment, share ideas with other producers, see Mz Bratt perform and take part in a Q&A with producer Swindle.
It’s free entry and free drink!
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Kashmir Kid and I first met when he and Goldielocks shared a nice little studio tucked away in the West End. We instantly bonded over a love of J Dilla, not to mention most things hip hop, and I’ve always listened to his beats with an appreciative ear, hopeful that he’d get off his backside and start pushing his music. In fact, he’ll tell you I’ve probably nagged him constantly about it every time I’ve seen him since we met 4 or so years ago. His sound’s a fusion of electronic laced with a healthy dose of dubstep and future Garage with hint of eastern influence, and the good news is, he’s now releasing a double A side titled Return To Bombay City / Only Friend on Gut Instinct records. This will be out digitally on 27th September you can find it on Itunes, Beatport and Juno.
Serious all lady line-up for this Queens of Hip Hop happening courtesy of the The Doctor’s Order at Big Chill House 4th September. I am, naturally, biased as Lucy Pink and myself will be spinning party tunes back-to-back but that fact aside, the stellar line-up of female talent in not to be sniffed at:
DJ Yasmin, DJ Kayper, Yarah Bravo (live), Sahasrara (live) and Lucy Pink & myself (back 2 back)
Big Chill House, 4th September 2010, free before 10pm £5 after
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First off I have to say I was very impressed by the volume of highly entertaining entries to the Dead Prez competition. The competition even made it onto the Moneysavingexpert.com forum, which has been a career long ambition of mine, so that’s another box ticked. And now for the winner…this was not an easy task, some of you are incredibly witty and imaginative and some of you are just straight up odd. Without further ado a big, conscious Hip-Hop head nod goes to early years teacher Marek Chojnacki who pulled at my heart with his tales of teaching the un-toilet trained youth. I’m not sure if your tale of woe is true Marek but I’d like to say if it isn’t, you’ve got an over active imagination and should probably be on some sort of medication. The two tickets are yours so enjoy!
I dunno what to say other than this: There are but an handful of female emcess in this hip hop game I actually rate and Jaz, the lady above, is one of them. She has skills and balls in equal measure and she’s got no qualms about bringing the realness. She stepped out the booth for a minute but it gives me great pleasure to say she’s back! Show your support and spread this video far and wide, the more views she gets, the more chance she’ll get to perform on Charlie Sloth’s 1Xtra Radio show and the more chance we’ll all have of being saved from the bubble gum crap circulating at the moment. Talk with your fingers people and support real talent, don’t make me get rowdy about this!
This is a massive track from Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, the nine-piece Brooklyn collective, from their fourth album ‘I Learned the Hard Way’ on Daptone Records. The whole album is recorded entirely on an Ampex eight-track tape machine! Have a peep for the mighty Funk Soul legend Lee Fields’ cameo at the start!
Check the latest from Willo Wispa, part of the Associated Minds family, in the form of this refreshingly amusing video. I’m told the model’s from Living TV’s ‘Britain’s Next Top Model’ – How very hip Hop! You can download this on Itunes or direct from Associated Minds’ website here:
Big line up for this August Bank holiday gig at HMV Forum: Hip hop legends Dead Prez headlining with support from UK heavyweights Skinnyman, Sway and Akala. Tickets are from £22.50 available here and if you’re quick there’s some strictly limited, early bird tickets from £15 available here
WIN:
Lucky for you, we’ve got a pair of tickets to give away! For your chance to win email me: milly@airsngraces.com with a good and reasonably amusing reason as to why you think you should go to the ball! Competition ends Friday 6th August 2010.
June not only brought my birthday and the commencement of my 31st year on this planet but it was also the first ‘Stop Showin’ Off‘, Lucy Pink and Mildilla take over at The Abbey Tavern in Kentish Town, with very special guest Mr Thing swinging by for a surprise visit. Luckily for you guys and gals this is a regular thang, as once a month we‘ll be taking control of the decks for the evening and each event we’ll have a special guest spinning for your audio and cerebral pleasure. It’s all about good music, shits’n'giggles and strictly no egos if you please! So if, like us, you’re bored of going to places where everyone’s far too kool for skool, come show your support and help us make every one a stormer.
Join our Facebook group and come drop the Catepillar at our next one on Saturday 24th July – the Last Skeptik will be our special guest DJ! Remember it’s FREE as well!
We bring the noise and you bring your dancing feet. Thanks to all that made it down, making it the messy mayhem it was. It’s a dance off, Stop showin’ off……
Tonight is the 2010 DMC DJ Championships UK final. Hosted by the trusty Inja with live PA’s from two UK legends Klashnekoff and TY, this promises to be the hottest hip hop ticket in town. There’s still a limited amount left this morning so go grab one while you can and witness first-hand the crowning this year’s champion.
7pm – 12midnight O2 Academy Islington, London
Tickets £12.50 HERE
