Dam Funk was in Dublin last October (2009) playing in the Twisted Pepper as a guest of ChoiceCuts and we nabbed him after the gig to pick his brains on all things L.A., life and music…

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Chris Cunningham from Warp Records hasn’t directed a new video in almost four years! Well he’s back now. Last night at the MoMA, he debuted his first new video – an audiovisual remix of Gil Scott-Herons phenomenal track…

read Chris Cunningham – New York Is Killing Me

I came across this documentary earlier in the week ‘Jazzin the Black Forest’. It’s a brief history about the pioneering leftfield jazz record label – MPS also referred to as the German Blue Note and is an…

read Fridaze Jazz Cuts

Eglo Records femme fatale Fatima collaborates with the man currently spearheading the modern funk movement in Dam Funk for her new release ‘Warm Eyes’ which comes straight of her ‘Mindtravelin’ E.P. Check out the…

read Fatima – Warm Eyes (D-F Production)

Heads up on this forthcoming DVD release ‘Rappin With The Rickster’.  Started way back in August 1990 by Rickey Powell, a man many refer to as the ‘fourth Beastie Boy’, he is also one of Hip Hops most famous …

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The latest album from Onra is out now and available from All-City Records

Out now and available from All-City Records Onra releases his 5th studio album (although he mentions its his first ‘real album’)  entitled…

read Onra – Long Distance

Georgia Ann Muldrow has always been breath of fresh air. Here she is in the studio remixing Suite for Ma Dukes, which is no easy task especially while home schooling. There certainly is not to many people who can …

read Georgia Ann Muldrow – Suite for Ma Dukes Remix

‘Come on Over’ feat Afrodeyte, the new jawn from Miles Tackett & Co. aka The Breakestra. Breakestra are no strangers to our nights over here in Ireland, in fact, our first ever live show back in 2002 was The…

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The mighty JRocc cutting up some of the Timeless series ‘A Suite for Ma Dukes’ on the 1s & 2s with Serato…proper…

read JRocc remixing the Dukes Suite live

‘Keep the dust, that’s the seasoning’ Ras-G
This musicmentory directed by Jony Lyle is a homage to everyones favorite friend – vinyl. Featuring short appearances by Chuck D, Kon & Amir and Quest love (who pretty…

read ‘To Have & To Hold’ Musicmentory

Here’s the final installment in the Stussy documentary series showcasing Dilla’s time in…

read J-Dilla Documentary Pt 3

As promised here is part II of the Dilla Documentary from Stussy….

……to be…

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As part of J-Dilla month the clothing line Stussy have put out a 3 part documentary feature on our favorite producer highlighting his time in L.A. Here’s part 1….

More to follow, stay…

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The album is ready, pencilled for a February release. Feedback for the first single is a unanimous 2 thumbs up. Sade doing what she does best. Here is the official video to the single Soldier of Love which dropped in…

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Palm Pictures have announced a Blu-Ray release of the classic Talking Heads concert film ‘Stop Making Sense’. Jonathan Demme (Silence of The Lambs) directed this 25 years ago and it still retains all its fervour in…

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Fans of Afrobeat this is for you. Take Me Away Fast (This is a preview) is a documentary about made by a German DJ/Collector Frank Voodoo Funk which covers his travels looking for records in the West Coast of…

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Mayer Hawthorne & The County perform ELO’s ‘Mr. Blue Sky’ on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic show. Playing courtesy of ChoiceCuts in Roisin Dubh, Galway on October 30th and Crawdaddy, Dublin on October 31st, pencil…

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preview of Gil Scott Heron’s forthcoming Album, the track is called I’m new here

As per XL, this album should drop in early 2010 and is his first album of new material since 1997…we cannot wait and welcome the…

read I’m new here

Nice little lesson on beat making by the one and only Kev Brown

check out his work here and…

read Makin’ Beats with Kev Brown

Here’s a blast from the past, Trevor Nelson and Tim Westwood feature in this BBC documentary from 1987 on the UK Hip Hop scene from over 20 years…

read Bad Meaning Good