Universal love for Trojan Records
July 19, 2010 – 4:04 pm | 6 Comments

When the largest recording conglomerate in the world, Universal swallowed legendary reggae imprint Trojan back in 2007, many feared it would be forgotten by its mighty new owner.
Now three years on Universal appear to be …

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TEN4SE7EN: Episode 19
December 29, 2008 – 3:07 pm | No Comment
TEN4SE7EN: Episode 19

In between watching Wallace & Gromit, gorging on ten pounds of Turkey and quaffing flagons of alcohol over Christmas, I’ve still managed to find ten exciting sounds for your delectation (By the way, Stop Me’s …

TEN4SE7EN: Episode 18
December 21, 2008 – 9:28 pm | One Comment
TEN4SE7EN: Episode 18

Ryan(StopMe): As an update on a previous TEN4SE7EN, Dinosaur Pile-Up’s fearsome ‘My Rock ‘n’ Roll’ is about to be released on 7″ (I uploaded a demo in September). You can pre-order a copy from …

What If Punk Never Happened?
December 19, 2008 – 11:41 am | 4 Comments
What If Punk Never Happened?

Punk rock has the power to change the world,
It lies in every single punk rock boy and girl,
So don’t let anyone tell you you’re not worth the earth,
These streets are your streets, this turf is …

Best albums of 2008 (if you’d only properly listened to a few dozen albums)
December 14, 2008 – 10:23 pm | 5 Comments
Best albums of 2008 (if you’d only properly listened to a few dozen albums)

Unlike my Top 100 tracks list I can’t claim to have driven myself insane trying to root out and listen to every fantastic album released this year. In fact its a challenge these days to …

TEN4SE7EN: Episode 17
December 14, 2008 – 3:43 pm | No Comment
TEN4SE7EN: Episode 17

Ryan (StopMe): Here are another ten of the finest and freshest sounds unearthed from the four corners of the Earth:
Cee-Lo contributes more than just his soulful vocals to Chicago rapper Common’s ‘Make My Day’ as …

Monkey: Journey To The West – Diplo and Kwes mixes
December 9, 2008 – 2:43 pm | 4 Comments
Monkey: Journey To The West – Diplo and Kwes mixes

Blur are back and playing to 45,000 in the summer but Damon’s got plans to rule not only indie pop but odd ball cartoon Monkey opera too. XL have roped in two of the …

Merry Christmas… I Hate You
December 9, 2008 – 2:07 am | 2 Comments
Merry Christmas… I Hate You

Or so say Josh Weller and Paloma Faith on their festive offering “Its Christmas And I Hate You” (YouTube above).
I’m afraid it’s that time of the year when people play music they wouldn’t tollerate on …

TEN4SE7EN: Episode 16
December 6, 2008 – 9:57 pm | No Comment
TEN4SE7EN: Episode 16

Ryan(StopMe): Here are ten more new sounds to cast out that chilly weather from your heart:

‘Ghost Feeder’ is the sound of Keith Moon grabbing a couple of wooden spoons and going wild in the bake-ware …

Professor Green reworks Adele’s Hometown Glory
December 6, 2008 – 10:02 am | No Comment
Professor Green reworks Adele’s Hometown Glory

Professor Green’s spent much of the last 12 months fighting to get his master tapes back off Warner’s after the collapse of Mike Skinners ‘Beats‘ label.  Now he’s back with ‘The Green EP‘ (available here) …