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Beardyman @ The Electric Ballroom

9 March, 2011

So, Beardyman. Silly name… ridiculous sense of humour that you either get or you don’t… and yet the sounds coming out of this man’s mouth literally have to be heard to be believed. If you’ve never heard a good beatboxer before, you should check out Beardyman. “All that noise coming out of the oversized […]

Foamo For Download

26 February, 2011

Ever since his very dirty, vocal led remix of Man Like Me‘s London Town in the middle of last year, I’ve been keeping one ear open for more Foamo fun and games. The good news is that he’s just launched his new website foamo.net, and to celebrate (and build a bit of an email list, […]

The History of Hip Hop @ The Big Chill House

11 February, 2011

For those of you who are into Hip Hop and want to check out your music spotting skills, you could do worse than pop down to The History of Hip Hop being hosted by Mixcloud at The Big Chill just off Brick Lane in London in a couple of weeks on the 26th of […]

Caribou and Four Tet Love

6 February, 2011

(One last post about these brilliant guys and then we’ll shut up about them for a bit…) It’s not just Plastic People that has seen some Caribou and Four Tet love recently. Two things to put on your radar: 1) Old news, but Caribou remixed Four Tet’s Angel Echoes and the result is a slow-building […]

Exclusive Guest DJ Mix: Gainsford

31 January, 2011

So we’re pleased to bring you what we expect to be the first of many exclusive DJ mixes for your listening pleasure! I think Gainsford spotted our review of Pacha’s 9th Birthday and his storming set, and to help spread the love he has dropped an exclusive mix set on us. It’s a driving […]

Caribou @ Plastic People

29 January, 2011

Caribou descended on Plastic People last night. Normally, there is a big queue outside PP, but for Caribou it was exceptional. For a venue that holds a couple of hundred at a squeeze (and they are very careful about never letting it get too squeezed), there were easily over 300 people without tickets queueing […]

In January, You’re Broke

26 January, 2011

If you’re anything like me, you’re looking at the January credit card statement and wondering exactly how all those zeroes got on there… Even in a recession it seemed like a good idea to splurge a little bit for Christmas, you know, with the cold weather and all… treat yourself… oops! Well, as a followup […]

We Love Mixcloud

21 January, 2011

A few months ago I stumbled across mixcloud – a little late to the party, perhaps, as they’ve been at this game since late 2009 and their offices are just down the road in Old Street. They’re not just another internet radio station: they’re the one where you upload the radio. It’s a little different […]

Does It Offend You, Yeah? @XOYO

10 January, 2011

XOYO, LONDON – Does It Offend You, Yeah? play to a packed house and tear the roof off! Having listened to their album just once on the tube I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect, but what I found was very, very good. Put simply, DIOYY restored my faith in the raw power of live […]

Pure Pacha’s 9th Birthday @Pacha London

8 January, 2011

So Pacha London celebrated its 9th Birthday this Saturday, and what a Birthday it was! Even though it was early January, crowds were out in force. I have to admit it’s been years since I was last at Pacha. My memories of it are of it as one of London’s superclubs, all shiny and new […]