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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BBC Asian Network & 6Music to close?
February 26, 2010 – 6:00 pm | 6 Comments
BBC Asian Network & 6Music to close?

My initial slightly tongue in cheek tweet doesn’t really communicate just how depressing news that the BBC “could” be set to cut two of its digital stations really is.
The loss of BBC 6Music and The …

Jay Electronica @ The Jazz Cafe
February 21, 2010 – 12:03 pm | 2 Comments
Jay Electronica @ The Jazz Cafe

Back in 95 when Skee-Lo’s infectious wish that he was a “a little bit taller“ was flying up the charts, I couldn’t help but think if he actually was he might quickly wish to be …

Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Awards 2010 @ The Garage
February 17, 2010 – 12:15 am | 3 Comments
Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Awards 2010 @ The Garage

Gilles Peterson has been shining a light on the jazz/funk/soul/world music he loves since the late 80′s when the pirates of Horizon, Invicta and LWR did battle for London’s music lovers. Then when Radio 1 …

STOP ME’s: Top 100 Tracks Of 2009
February 11, 2010 – 9:15 am | No Comment
STOP ME’s: Top 100 Tracks Of 2009

Ryan (StopMe): Okay so it’s mid February and at least a month late but I’ve finally finished my Top 100 Tracks Of 2009 (Read 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005 here). I’ve not posted much here …

Inbox Blues Pt.2
February 8, 2010 – 1:46 pm | No Comment
Inbox Blues Pt.2

Yesterdays first attempt at breaking the back of my overflowing inbox went fairly well I thought… 450 emails read and errr 5 tracks posted!  It’s honestly not that I get sent a lot of terrible …

Inbox Blues Pt.1
February 6, 2010 – 2:35 pm | One Comment
Inbox Blues Pt.1

Ping… another email arrives and the count of unread messages ticks over the 1,000 mark.  You’ll never hear me complain about being sent music by either email or post but keeping on top of it, …