Archives for the 'Funk' Category
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 throw [...]
Mama Feel Good tomorrow night …
Thursday, February 18th, 2010
So us Mamas are back in our old stomping ground The Bulls Head in Moseley tomorrow night for Freestyle. Sam Redmore is the main man behind Freestyle which has a regular slot every Friday hosting many top local heroes and folks big in the DJ game such as Adam Regan and Bootsy plus many many [...]
Know Thine Amen Loop
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
For heads and trainee heads, know your break (drum loop) and where it comes from! Prodigy, Hippity Hoppers, Dubsteppers them producers be still using it today, over 40 years since Mister Gregory Sylvester Coleman played the lick and it still works the floor!! Sir Coleman, I don’t know whether you got paid the dollar you [...]
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 [...]
Sofrito
Thursday, January 7th, 2010
Sofrito is all about playing the best tropical and Afro sounds, the east London based international collective of producers/DJs and musicians have been running for over 3 years. I’ve been fortunate enough to go along to some wicked nights in the Dalston/Hackney area – their Halloween event was staged in a dusty warehouse with nuff [...]
New Jazzman 7″s bag…
Monday, January 4th, 2010
If you have the same problem as this lady then you might want to spend January’s pay check on one of these…
This cool Jazzbag comes in water-repellent black nylon with silver Jazzman logo on the front. The shoulder strap can be adjusted to suit your size, and there’s a also a pocket in the front [...]
Big week for Funk Fans in Birmingham…
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
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 [...]
Saturday…
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
Sister 45 Come Test!
Sunday, September 20th, 2009
I write in protest of the following blog post….
Actually, Sister 45 enjoyed the melt in your mouth Gardner/Bobbalin Hot Hobness delights of muffin making. This happy customer even fed a piece to her cat, and we all know pets aren’t meant to eat chocolate!!! Sorry RSPCA!
Quarente cinq you choose to diss my patisserie skills [...]
An expensive month…
Saturday, September 5th, 2009
For record purchases, but well worth it… you shall hear from the mix I am planning to put up shortly. However I am pretty skint now so this batch will have to keep me going for a while. Or here’s an idea for busking…
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 [...]
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…
Faux Real it’s Mayer Hawthorne
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
So we can now confirm that Mayer Hawthorne is coming to Brumtown on 22nd August to play a DJ set at The Hare & Hounds, only £5 in but limited capacity. With DJ and She J support from the big man on campus Lenny (OMP), Guy Carlos of The Bees fame, Mr Sister 45 & [...]
**Booty Review
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
**For my international readers a Boot Sale / Car Boot / Booter or Booty is a mainly British form of market in which private individuals come together to sell household and garden goods. The term refers to the selling of items from a car’s boot (U.K.) (or trunk in the U.S.).
Upon approach to Studley Car [...]
Rhubarb Radio
Thursday, June 11th, 2009
The latest MFG! show is available from Rhubarb Radio just click on the drop down to listen to the last show on 28th May…Enjoy
MAMA AFRICA
Thursday, May 28th, 2009
So this is the final count down until Mama Africa on Saturday 6th June at The Bulls Head! In conjunction with the Bass 09 Festival, MAMA AFRICA Features an all female line up, collectively demonstrating a range of musical styles deeply rooted and fused with African rhythms; Funk, Soul, Afrobeat, Acid Jazz, Latin, Conscious Hip [...]
Breakin’ Convention
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
So I have been freelance now for three months and have had the opportunity to work on a project that is close to my heart. Breakin’ Convention is a unique festival of Hip Hop dance theatre, which strives to fit a bunch of unconventional art forms into a formal theatre space. It is my job [...]