Monthly Archives: June 2012
I’ve been in one of those cheerful summer moods this week, largely due to a weekend camping in the Isle of Purbeck for the tenth anniversary of Chilled Cider fuelled by Hecks Kingston Black Scrumpy (thanks Mr Heap) Cuban Cigars (thanks bruv) and some excellent music at the Square and Compass courtesy of Pete Lawrence, with the highlight being The Destroyers, who you should definitely go and see if they end up near you.
Headline props this week must go to Hidden Riddim for bringing the first couple of tracks to my attention – bigs ups sir!
Onwards!
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Leave a comment | tags: B.Visible, Brains, Chilled Cider, Cider, Constant Dikestar, Cro, Dirty Dike, DJP, Easy, German Hip Hop, Hecks, Hidden Riddim, High Focus, Hip Hop, Jam Baxter, One Minute, Pete Lawrence, Protone, Square and Compass, The Destroyers | posted in Three on a Thursday
Hmmm, lesson learned today. Trying to brew beer and write a music blog is harder than you think …
After the almighty palaver we’ve had with todays brew, what with stuck sparges, duff thermometers and minor burns, I’m glad I’m only having to listen to tunes now
Oh tunes? Right this way …
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Leave a comment | tags: DJ Moneyshot, Here We Come, JeeJaa, Mash & Munkee, None Of Us Are Free, Ralph Ripshit, Ralph's Party, Secondson, Solomon Burke, Something | posted in Three on a Thursday
From the phat horns and b-boy friendly break of the opening track, Here We Come, you can tell that the debut Mash & Munkee album, We Like It Like That, is going to be a ripsnorter.
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1 Comment | tags: Deli Kutt, Mash & Munkee, Mexican B-Boy, renegades of jazz, Superbad, Unifairfly, We Like It Like That | posted in Review
Though you might not be able to tell if you look out your window, it’s allegedly BBQ season, and this, as all things in life needs a soundtrack. Stepping up to the plate to give you all you need to make that Jerk Chicken all the sweeter are the boys from Booty Fruit, with their first volume of Dubplate Bullets
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Leave a comment | tags: Booty Fruit, Cut La Vis, DJ Maars, Dubplate Bullets, Kill Emil, Roast Beatz | posted in Review
It’s been a productive few days recently, and after a baby enforced lull, I’m back in the mix saddle, with a couple of guestie slots lined up – keep your eyes peeled for further news on that tip
Right, pimping over, tunage on!
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Leave a comment | tags: Another Day anther dollar, Armed Snobbery, bent, Boom Bap, DJ Nu-mark, Fly Low, Four Tet, Fresh Espresso, Hip Hop, P Smoov, Prince of Ballard, Red Carpet, Rik Rude, Slimkid3, Telescope Thieves | posted in Three on a Thursday
Bow-chicka-wow – I’m back baby!
Apologies for last week, it was my baby brothers Wedding and the time set aside for writing Three on a Thursday was sucked up by the shuttling of people, picking up of buttonholes and inevitable wedding shenanigans, followed by a stag do for a separate wedding, so by the time I came back up for air it was Tuesday evening and I was nursing the mother of all hangovers …
Never mind, back now.
Shall we?
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Leave a comment | tags: Aesop Rock, Atherton, Canadian Hip-Hop, Chill Bump, Chilln' with the Bump, Hip Hop, Lights Out., Palov, Panama Cardoon, Summer of a Fool | posted in Three on a Thursday
Given my recent trip to Oz, I’ve developed a fear of the Drop Bear.
What with all of the locals over there warning me about them, I spent large amounts of time lying in the gutters of Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney outside bars and hostelries, looking up into the trees to try and spot the little critters before they savaged me.
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Leave a comment | tags: Australia, Backbeat Soundsystem, Bar-Low, Drop Bear, Lovers Rock, Rackabeat, Reggae | posted in Review
I’ve been in one of those cheerful summer moods this week, largely due to a weekend camping in the Isle of Purbeck for the tenth anniversary of Chilled Cider fuelled by Hecks Kingston Black Scrumpy (thanks Mr Heap) Cuban Cigars (thanks bruv) and some excellent music at the Square and Compass courtesy of Pete Lawrence, with the highlight being The Destroyers, who you should definitely go and see if they end up near you.
