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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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 …

Latitude Festival 09 Preview
July 15, 2009 – 10:01 am | No Comment
Latitude Festival 09 Preview

Grace Jones, Andrew Motion, The Royal Opera House, Thom Yorke, Shane Meadows… all at Latitude this weekend and I’m working so i’ll probably miss them all (not that Im complaining).
On Friday night Ill also be …

Michael Jackson 1958-2009
June 25, 2009 – 11:44 pm | 6 Comments
Michael Jackson 1958-2009

“I am in mourning for your face/ The one I used to love to see/ Leaping, glowing upon the stage/ The mike eager…/ Thrusting in your fist.
I am in mourning for your face/ the shining …

Cassetteboy Vs. The Bloody Apprentice
May 17, 2009 – 11:08 pm | No Comment
Cassetteboy Vs. The Bloody Apprentice

Cassetteboy sat through 45 episodes of The Apprentice and boiled them down to 6 minutes… funny I don’t remember the episode where Sir Alan discussed his “size”?
A quick word of warning – it’s a little …

Scroobius Pip’s Satin Lizard Lounge
April 18, 2009 – 10:26 pm | No Comment
Scroobius Pip’s Satin Lizard Lounge

When he’s not documenting the joy and pain of football for Setanta Sports (video above) Scroobius Pip’s busy organising a bi-weekly FREE spoken word and acoustic music night at Pure Groove Records.
You can grab the …

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 …

The Real Tuesday Weld – Last Words (Video)
November 1, 2008 – 2:00 pm | No Comment

Click here to buy the deluxe version of their latest album ‘The London Book Of The Dead’.
Click here to download the video in the .mov format (So you’ve got a copy to keep).
The Real Tuesday Weld …

Coldcut vs TV Sheriff – Revolution ’08
October 26, 2008 – 8:14 pm | No Comment

A 10000-frame crash edit comedy celebration of the blatant corruption, warmongering, florid insanity and plain good old smelly bullshit that characterises the cultural landscape of the world’s most confused country. 21st century satire is alive …

Single Ladies
September 1, 2008 – 11:58 pm | No Comment