Archives for August, 2009
i want that one!
Thursday, August 20th, 2009
Thanks to the BNN for the heads up re this bad boy!
I sooooo want one, stumbled upon a lovely record shop in Camden but what! No records players!!! Weird!
It’s my birthday end of the month, anyone want to buy it for me? How it will stylishly ease my crate digging woes!!
Maybe Santa will [...]
Mayer Hawthorne aka Haircut
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
So this mystery man Mayer Hawthorne is playing records for us this Saturday at Victorian pub and trendy hang out – the Hare & Hounds in Kings Heath.
His Stones Throw podcasts are filled with those beefy mid tempo soul records, the ones with dramatic horns, orchestral swooshes, and clipped symbols that give an infectious syncopation [...]
Frizz Records Party @ Matsu, Mile End
Saturday, August 15th, 2009
Hello mi dears! It’s been a wee while since I blogged here.
If you’re about tomorrow, come down to Matsu @ Mile End where I shall be reppin’ the mamas, DJing funk 45s and playing keys for Joy Joseph.
Should be chilled vibes with lush tunes, cocktails, and scrummy Japanese food. Come celebrate the end of weekend [...]
Art’s Own Kind
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
Check this out, an education in Afrobeat by Punch Records - Art’s Own Kind project. Featuring Fela Kuti’s Sleeve Artist Lemi Ghariokwu and music from some of the most talented kings and queens of Afrobeat including legendary drummer and composer Tony Allen. Bobbie went to see Tony Allen earlier this year and she said he blew her ears [...]
Shambala 09
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
Mama Feel Good! have confirmed their spot at Shambala Festival this August bank holiday from the 27th-30th August. We will be getting down with our bad selves in the bar on Friday night, so get your tickets and we will see you down the front…
Design
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
Here are some gorgeous adverts for new releases from Dave Ferguson of Hitsville Soul Club. I love the simplicity of them – this is graphic design at it’s best and they would make mighty fine club posters…