Archives for March, 2009
Baby Loves Disco featuring Mama Feel Good! DJs
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
We are going to be playing records for the big and little people coming to Baby Loves Disco on Sunday 24th May at The Patrick Centre, Hurst Street, Birmingham from 2pm-4pm.
Baby Loves Disco is an afternoon dance party for little kids (6 months-7 years) and (especially) their parents: featuring Mama Feel Good! DJs playing feel [...]
I fell in love
Monday, March 16th, 2009
“A SUITE FOR MA DUKES”
James Yancey (1974-2006), better known as J Dilla was born in Detroit. His work as a producer had a defining role in Hip-Hop. He produced hits for A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Common and Erykah Badu to name a few. At 32, he passed away in Los Angeles in [...]
Mama Africa
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
Bobbie and I have been awarded some funding from the Bass Festival to do an event called Mama Africa in June.
MAMA AFRICA Celebrates Women in Music and music rooted in Africa, raising awareness and funds for three African women’s charities.
Featuring some of the best female DJs in the UK collectively demonstrating a range of musical [...]
Waxpoetics: The Philly Issue
Saturday, March 7th, 2009
This issue pays homage to Philly Soul and is well worth a peruse. Philadelphia was home to many great artists and bands; Barbara Mason, Billy Paul, Brenda and The Tabulations, First Choice, The Stylistics and The Soul Survivors to name but a few.
Props to wax-p for the article about the late great jazz trumpeter Freddie [...]
Listen to your MAMA
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
If you fancy a listen, I will be representing for the MAMAs on Rhubarb Radio tomorrow night from 6pm-8pm. We have been a little lame of late with our radio show, but I am pulling my socks up and getting on it tomorrow with some new purchases fresh from Amsterdam, expect to hear some Whatnaughts, [...]
SOUL BOY Film: Ouch
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
I went to a test screening of this film on Monday in Birmingham and it was terrible.
1974. Power cuts, strikes and boot-boy aggro on the terraces. Flares,Chopper bikes and beer at fourteen pence a pint.
JOE MCCAIN, 17 and restless, is bored with the flatline tedium of a life that seems like it’s going nowhere. [...]
Daptone Records: victims of crime
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
Last week the Daptone Records studio in NYC was broken into and they are trying to gather back all the equipment that was stolen. If any of our international and well off friends can help please contact Gabriel Roth here. You can also do your bit by donating a drink to the crew here. We [...]