Archives for the 'Jazz' Category
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 [...]
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 & [...]
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
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 [...]
Happy Birthday to the beloved 7″
Sunday, February 1st, 2009
On the 31st March 2009 the humble 45 RPM single vinyl disk celebrates its 60th birthday. First issued by RCA records in 1959 it initially came in different colours representing the various musical genres.
Seven-inch sales peaked in the UK in 1979, when a staggering 89 million of them were sold. Reissues of rare and classic [...]
Happy Birthday Blue Note Records!
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
Blue Note Records celebrates its 70th birthday this week. The label was born on January 6, 1939 when a young jazz fan named Alfred Lion recorded two of his favorite boogie-woogie pianists at a New York studio. That first session (Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis – The First Day) proved to be the start [...]
A soulful Christmas soundtrack from Santa 45
Friday, December 19th, 2008
It was the mama feel good! Christmas party last night at rhubarb radio, unfortunately little Bobbalin’ Elf was too busy wrapping my Christmas gifts to attend so I had to do it by myself. I had been out that day and panic bought some Christmas soul 45s, which turned out to be mighty fine… so here [...]