John Talabot and Pional team up for new 12″ series
The teaming up of John Talabot and Pional is, I think you’ll agree, always a winning formula. ‘So Will Be Now’, ‘Brave’, ‘Destiny’, their remix of The XX’s ‘Chained’ and the evasive ‘T.A.M.B’ are all examples of what the Spanish …
Mix Of The Week: Moomin
Moomin’s production alias only surfaced three years ago, but he’d been creating his own mixes using an old school tape deck since the early 1990s, before turning his hand to turntables. Moomin’s debut album The Story About You landed on …
Clubs protest against Russian anti-gay law
Clubs in Berlin, New York and Munich will host parties in protest of Russia’s anti-homosexual propaganda policy.
The law, which was passed in June with full parliamentary support, made it illegal to discuss or distribute information about homosexuality to anyone
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Mix Of The Week: Cottam
Two hours of deep and funky house music from Preston’s crate-digger Cottam, displaying his usual fondness for percussion-heavy Afro-disco. Many of our favourite summery jams are correct and present – from the likes of Frank Booker, JD Twitch, Ben La …
Turntable weights are a hit
Vinyl collectors are the types of people who like their music to sound pure and unaltered, seeking out releases and equipment to ensure the best sound. Well, now there is a new product on the market to keep the enthusiasts …
We’re offering 2 free tickets to Stop Making Sense
Now in its fourth year, the discerning Croatian music festival returns with its biggest lineup yet with the likes of John Talabot, Radio Slave, Âme, Dixon, San Soda and Session Victim topping the bill.
We’ve teamed up with the SMS …
DJ Derek hangs up his hat at 72
Bristol legend and reggae hero ‘DJ Derek’ Morris is calling it a day after 37 years of playing the DJ circuit – but not before playing his last ever gig on New Year’s Eve. His on-point blend of 60s rocksteady, …
Mix Of The Week: Greg Wilson
A live recording of Greg Wilson’s pumping set at this year’s Glastonbury festival (he played twice – this was Thursday). As expected, it’s three hours of no-nonsense, party-starting disco and house, filled with edits of Michael Jackson, Paul Simon and …
Stop Making Sense 2013
Taking its name from Talking Heads’ live 1984 album (or indeed the subsequent film), Stop Making Sense is a clued-up, sun-drenched festival on the Tisno coast. Nestled in a secluded bay and now in its fourth year, the underground …
Public Enemy release album via piracy website
Hip Hop group Public Enemy stick by their old mantra “we’ve got to fight the powers that be” with an unorthodox album release. The most influential and controversial rap group of the late ’80s is releasing their new single via …
