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Remix, Cut ‘n’ Paste, Mash-Up and Edit

by on 07. Dec, 2011 in Documentaries, DVD, Hear, Records, Remixes / Edits, The Eighties, Video

As I navigated the winding country lanes on my way to the M5 from Minehead, where I'd been playing the Sunday night 1.00am-3.00am closing slot / graveyard shift at the inaugural ‘House Of Fun’ weekender, I was pleased to discover that there was a programme on the radio about the JFK assassination 48 years ago in 1963. Always a subject of fascination, this would help me whittle away half an hour of journey time as I weaved onwards towards the motorway.

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Living To Music – Love ‘Forever Changes’

by on 26. Apr, 2011 in Black Culture, CD’s / Digital, Hear, Living To Music, Psychedelia, Records, The Sixties

This Sunday (May 1st), at 9pm, you’re invited to share a listening session with some likeminded souls, wherever you might be. This can be experienced either alone or communally, and you don’t need to leave the comfort of your own home to participate. Described as ‘one of the first racially diverse American pop bands’, Love, led by Memphis born ‘black hippie’, Arthur Lee, broke the mould. Hailing from Los Angeles, the band issued their self-titled debut album in 1966, following up with ‘De Capo’ in early ’67, before releasing the LP they’re best remembered for, ‘Forever Changes’ towards the end of the same year.

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Living To Music – Grace Jones ‘Nightclubbing’

by on 01. Mar, 2011 in Black Culture, CD’s / Digital, Hear, Living To Music, Records, See, The Eighties, The Seventies

This Sunday (March 6th), at 9pm, you’re invited to share a listening session with some likeminded souls, wherever you might be. This can be experienced either alone or communally, and you don’t need to leave the comfort of your own home to participate. Full lowdown here:
http://www.gregwilson.co.uk/2010/06/living-to-music/

Grace Jones was undoubtedly one of the most cutting-edge artists of the early 80’s - her unique fusion of Reggae and New Wave, coupled with her strikingly stark androgynous image (created in partnership with stylist Jean-Paul Goude), setting her apart as a true cult icon.

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Where Were You In 1990?

by on 21. Oct, 2010 in Black Culture, CD’s / Digital, Documentaries, Hear, Interviews, Manchester, Read, See, The Nineties

Last month I came across a thread titled ‘Where were you in 1990?’ on the DJ History forum. It wasn’t until I was typing out the comment below that I realised just how momentous a year it was for me – tinged with the bittersweet I should add. Here’s what I wrote:
“I'd moved back North (from London, where I'd been since '86) and spent most of 1990 in Manchester, which was a great place to be that year...

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