Yesterday I got the news that The Forum Music Centre is to close at the end of August. From what I can gather, previously agreed council funding has been pulled which, in turn, has put the skids on a second grant from One North East. I don’t know if the funding was pulled because of wider cutbacks from our beloved, barely-elected coalition government but it seems bit too much of a coincidence that a grant that was on the table suddenly isn’t post-emergency budget.
They the route to a man’s heart is through his stomach. LIES! The way to man’s heart is through synthesisers and any man that tells you differently isn’t really a man. Buy me one or I bomb your airport. (via BoingBoing)
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Mos Dub – 03 – Ms. Vampire Booty by Max Tannone I first got into hip hop with Mos Def and I’m well into my dub at the moment so you can imagine how I felt when I found this on BoingBoing. Jizz. Everywhere. Here’s the official site with download links.
I might part-ex the Radias for one of these bad boys. (via Robert Popper)
Lo-Fi Version by the wonderfully-named Mr Spastic Chip-tune cover versions of Mr Spastic’s favourite reggae tunes done in a dub chiptune style.
A couple of weeks ago, Pama International played The Forum in Darlington. In support were The Equalisers featuring quite a few of my mates. Nepotism being as sweet as it clearly is, I procured tickets and went along, only to be blown clean out of my socks by both bands. Darlington has an amazing music …
No doubt I’m about five or six years behind everyone else but I’ve just found him via Gilles Peterson. No-one knows who he is but plenty are guessing. I haven’t a clue but his music is perfectly suited for my brain. Enjoy Official site: Clutchy Hopkins
I’m rejiggering the site to prepare for my self-imposed exile from Facebook. I knew it was a bad idea. It took up most of my time then they decided to sell all my info to third-parties and let them keep it indefinitely. I’m still trying to get a coherent idea of what the site will …