SATURDAY MATINÉE: PressPausePlay
Our Saturday Matinée feature presentation is PressPausePlay, a documentary asking whether our digital culture is producing better art or whether raw natural talent is getting phased out.
Category: Music
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis In The Studio With Donnie Simpson
Back in 1987, legendary producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis spoke about their production techniques with Donnie Simpson and showed him around their mixing desk.
Buzzfeed's 24 Things You Should Know Before Starting A Vinyl Collection
Everyone’s favourite website Buzzfeed give their selection of 24 things you should know before starting a vinyl collection. We’ve discussed the resurgence of vinyl records on a number of occasions and it seemed fitting that Buzzfeed, one of the biggest sites on the internet right now, would jump on the vinyl steam train and give …
THROWBACK THURSDAY: 2Pac Interview About Christmas (1992)
In 1992, MTV conducted an interview with 2Pac during the recording for a Christmas album benefitting the Special Olympics and he recollected his Christmas as a child. Interviews involving 2Pac are always insightful in some shape or form, particularly because it gives a glimpse into a talented but unfortunately short life. During the recording for …
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Tatyana Ali's Disney Holiday Special
Back in 1998, Tatyana Ali performed two Christmas classics for a Disney holiday special as well as talking about Christmas growing up.
Black Music On British Radio: Is There Now More Choice?
Guest writer Ashton James Brown aka Ashterisk the Beat Reaper addresses black music representation on British radio and asks whether we have more choice.
SATURDAY MATINÉE: Kraftwerk and the Electronic Revolution
Kraftwerk and the Electronic Revolution is our Saturday Matinée feature presentation. Germans are known for their efficiency (amongst other things) and when it comes to music, they have pioneered in a number of genres including industrial music, krautrock and electronic music. The name that often comes into people’s heads when discussing Germany’s influence on music …
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Tracy Chapman - Talking 'Bout A Revolution (Live At Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Tribute Concert, 1988)
In light of his passing, we have dedicated this week’s Throwback Thursday to Nelson Mandela with Tracy Chapman’s Talking ‘Bout A Revolution, performed at his 70th Birthday Tribute concert. It comes with great sadness to announce the passing of Nelson Mandela at the age of 95. The former South African president and activist died peacefully …
7 Music Biopics You'll Never See
With Miles Davis being the latest musician to have a biopic made about him, we choose 7 music biopics Hollywood probably won’t make. We’re in the era of the music biopic. In the past couple of decades, we’ve had the likes of Ray, Walk The Line, Notorious, Gainsbourg, I’m Not There, amongst many others to …
Leftover Links: Rare Grooves, White Labels And Crate Digging
Our latest edition of Leftover Links is dedicated to those rare grooves and crate digging exploits from the interwebz.