19 September, 4.00pm Sus (15) SPECIAL SCREENING & PANEL Q&A Ritzy Cinema, Brixton Based on Barrie Keeffe’s incendiary 1979 play, SUS is a claustrophobic thriller set around the time of Margaret Thatcher’s landslide election win. On the night of the election, two cops arrest a West-Indian man named Delroy on suspicion of a serious offence …
Roots Manuva Meets Wrongtom: Duppy Writer (Big Dada CD/MP3/WAV/2xLP) There’s a bit of a buzz about this right now and rightly so. I’ve previously bigged up Wrongtom on here for his much missed Resonance FM show with Mr Trick and his awesome sleng tengy Tinie Tempah refix. He’s now turned his hands to Roots Manuva’s …
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Latest of these highly recommended events: Excellent sessions for the young and old! Here is the lowdown from the organisers: Dear musical fever massive, the next MUSICAL FEVER event will be happening in the hot bed of London nightlife that is SHOREDITCH – and were sure you´ll agree that we have one of the HOTTEST …
These should be good: The first in a new series of live events by curated by comrade Johnny Mugwump. More info here. Followed by a short walk or bus ride up Stoke Newington High Street, to: Krautfunkdiscocosmicspacebleeps to burn up the dancefloor Higamos Hogamos (DC Recordings) Live! Eat Lights, Become Lights (Enraptured Records) Live! DJs …
Two events worth supporting this weekend in North London. Spirit and Solution Sound session Roots & Culture Bashment Saturday 8th May 2010 Chances, 399 High Rd, Tottenham N17 6QN 9pm till late MUSIC BY… Solution Sound System along with DJ Poison and Mark Solution Rim Bim Pastor Nicholls (spiceradio1.com) African Simba (africa radio) Supporting DJ …
London in the 1950’s was a cold place in more ways than the obvious. Or so it appeared if you were one of the thousands of newly arrived Jamaicans. Many were overqualified for their menial jobs. Thousands of others quite simply could not get work. Discrimination and racial tensions culminated in fierce riots in both …
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King Midas Sound An interesting development – some exclusive bits of artwork, linkage and lyrics. Oh and the full text of “Scientist Meets The Ghost Captain”, Kevin Martin’s excellent sleevenotes from the seminal “Macro Dub Infection” compilation. King Midas Sound perform their London debut at Corsica Studios this Saturday as part of the Hyperdub “5” …