Archives for the 'Artist' Category
Original Art by BH
Sunday, June 20th, 2010
I especially like the use of line and form on this early work by Bobbalin’ Hot.
Exhibition: Dan Spinks
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
This exhibition by graphic artist, super doodler and all-star graf writer/painter Dan Spinks opens tonight at Monkey in Swansea. If you happened to be in South Wales, I strongly urge you to go take a gander, It will be proper tidy as they say.
Guru (Gangstarr/Jazzmatazz) Tribute – Fundraiser
Thursday, May 20th, 2010
The legendary hip hop MC, Guru (Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal) died last month aged 43, following a battle with cancer. His work with Gangstarr, Jazzmatazz and later as a solo artist was revered around the world by fans and musicians from all backgrounds. Here in Birmingham, Hip Hop collective Heducation are proactively pulling together a [...]
Flyover Show: Saturday 29th May 2010
Thursday, May 20th, 2010
Lead by award winning saxophonist and rapper Soweto Kinch and featuring a stellar rostra, The Flyover Show returns to Birmingham with dynamic and challenging performances on the 29th May. Now in its third year the unconventional inner city festival transforms the grey space beneath the Hockley Flyover into an oasis of cultural expression, celebrating generations [...]
Jessie
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
She is a You Tube star recently signed to Amy Winehouse’s label. When you hear her speaking you think perhaps another grime artist…when you hear her sing you think…sh*t this girls got pipes.
Dee Edwards
Monday, April 26th, 2010
One to help get you through the week…
Nina & Ella
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
There are a couple of fantastic documentaries available to watch on BBC Iplayer at the moment, but do watch them quick as they don’t stay up for very long! One is called Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song. Profile of jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, one of the most popular artists of the 20th century. The [...]
Marlena Shaw 19/03/2010
Saturday, March 13th, 2010
Friday 19th March Leftfoot Presents Marlena Shaw (Live) DJ’s Sister 45 & Griffy Hare & Hounds 106 High St Kings Heath Birmingham B14 7JZ Another legendary artist stops off at the Hare & Hounds for an unforgettable evening of real soul, funk & jazz music. Marlena Shaw has recorded music for labels like Blue Note, [...]
New Erykah Badu
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
The web is going buck wylde for Erykah Badu‘s recently leaked track “Jump Up in the Air Stay There”, featuring Lil Wayne and Bilal. The Independent online says this… The song is a web-only bonus to the singer’s boldly titled new album, ‘New Amerykah Part II: Return of the Ankh’. If Badu can afford to [...]
Marlena Shaw Live in Birmingham 19th March 2010
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
Marlena Shaw started performing at the age of 10 but was discovered by Chess Records in 1966. She released her first two albums on their subsidiary Cadet Records. She moved to Blue Note Records in 1972, and was that label’s first female artist. She also recorded one of the Disco Era’s biggest hits – a [...]
Post Up…
Saturday, January 2nd, 2010
This is an old poster that I remember putting up on the side of a dumpster with wall paper paste in the cold winter of 2006. Those were the days! Found at flikr from Graffpix.
Not to be missed…
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
Simphiwe Dana, described as ‘the best thing to happen to Afro-Soul music since Miriam Makeba’, was brought up on the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Following the end of the Apartheid era and a move to Johannesburg, it was her appearances at open-mike sessions that immediately caught the attention of established musicians and producers. Zandisile, [...]
RIP Roc Raida
Thursday, September 24th, 2009
He began DJing at the age of 12, spinning at local parties around Harlem. By 1995, Roc Raida represented the United States at the DMC World DJ Championships and won! He was the first DJ from New York City to hold this title and was automatically inducted into the DMC/Technics DJ Hall of Fame. Throughout [...]