The four dead deer inspectors in that photograph are Sisters Of Transistors , a quartet of female organ players from Manchester. Someone missing from that picture is Graham Massey, founding member of legendary Mancunian house outfit 808 State . Massey plays drums live with his Sisters and it's his conceptual project. Conceptual?! Yeah, prog-talk, but the concepts here are ones even dead deer could...
There are just over three weeks until A Factory Night (And Then Again) at Plan K in Brussels on Saturday 12 December 2009 and there's still time to bag your ticket for a (long) night of top notch Factory Records action including ACR, Section 25, Biting Tongues, The Wake and The Names. Plus there are photographic exhibitions featuring the work of Kevin Cummins, Philippe Carly and Daniel Oeyen. -- Anthêsis,...
The Roundhouse in London was the perfect venue for last night's audio-visual book event for Manchester: Looking for the Light through the Pouring Rain by Kevin Cummins. There was a notable absentee in the form of a certain Mr Noel Gallagher but there was a notable substitute in the form of Stephen Morris. Paul Morley, having originally thought he was going to get out of hosting duties was called on...
2010, a girl-group odyssey #1: marcella & the forget me nots As the first decade of the 21st century draws to a close, a whole new breed of girl group is emerging from the darker enclaves of the UK to ruthlessly pursue a clear agenda: to rescue performance art from the ubiquity of bad burlesque, to reject [...]
This week's Music Weekly comes with something a little Special. And by that, we mean Lynval Golding. The Specials' guitarist joined us prior to the final leg of their 2009 UK tour, while he was still recovering from the previous night's Q awards, where the band picked up a lifetime achievement award. As theirs has been one of this year's more remarkable reunions, we wanted to do something a little...
Black Jack, better known by his DJ pseudonym Mr. Man, has been in and around the dance music scene since the mid 1990’s. His influences came from Detroit citing Juan Atkins, Rhythm is Rhythm, Eddie Flashin Fowlkes and Jeff Mills as creators of his electronic techno style. Fast forward 15 years and Black Jack is [...]
We have a new artist joining us BLACK JACK Black Jack, better known by his DJ pseudonym Mr. Man, has been in and around the dance music scene since the mid 1990’s. His influences came from Detroit citing Juan Atkins, Rhythm is Rhythm, Eddie Flashin Fowlkes and Jeff Mills as creators of his electronic techno style. Fast forward 15 years and Black Jack is a regular at the Detroit Electronic Music...
I remember watching Tubeway Army on Top Of The Pops in 1979 and telling my friend that we were watching the future of music. He disagreed, being more in awe of Rush, Boston and Lynyrd Skynyrd, though quite how they related to growing up in Croydon I couldn't work out. Meanwhile, up in Sheffield, the Human League and to a lesser extent Cabaret Voltaire, were wondering who this upstart Gary Numan was...
BANG FACE HARD CREW! 6 years on from the birth of Neo-Rave, we celebrate spooky-style :) Image: http://www.bangface.com/nextevent/bf70webfly.gif BANG FACE 70 - Friday 30th October 2009 6TH BIRTHDAY RAVE + HALLOWEEN SPECIAL Come dressed as raved up party pumpkins, witches, zombies,...
It's a meme between me and myself to see whether or not I can remember all the concerts I've been to. If this is too self-indulgent even for a blog, please to move along and watch this instead. Thanks! James Taylor Cheap Trick (I was 14 years old) Grateful Dead (42,000,034 times) Peter Gabriel Joe Jackson Elvis Costello (hated my date) Indigo Girls 808 State (broke my toe dancing) Dee-Lite Live (sucked...
WHEN MATES MAKE BOOKSlatest instalments in an irregular series occasioned by the large number of friends who've got books out this yearI like to think we're all mates at The Wire. But at least two of the contributors here have been round my gaff, others I've quaffed with, and another did me a favour many years ago... but I better say no more in case either of us plans to run for political office
by Amanda Marcotte I’m no stranger to people making fun of music I like, so I thought I’d play a song this week that features not one, but two artists I have gotten a lot of shit for enjoying: Basement Jaxx and Yoko Ono. Oh yes, B...
Ed DMX, sole member of Rephlex's electro giant DMX Krew selects 20 of the best Acid House tunes for FACT Magazine. He's such a knowledgeable guy when it comes to remembering dates, events and people; reading Acid House history from him is like listening to a WW2 veteran or something.
Global Funk Radio: Monday Mental Meltdwon (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
Beats, Beers 'n Booty Tonight's show opened up with another mix. We Call It Acieeed! CD 1 (2002) then mixed it up with a variety of styles 01 D Mob - We Call It Acieeed 02 Laurent X - Machines 03 S'Express - Superfly Guy 04 Phuture - Acid Tracks 05 Paul Rutherford - Get Real 06 Lil' Louis & The World - French Kiss 07 Pierre's Pfantasy Club - Dream Girl 08 Liddell Townsell - The Groove 09 Jolly...
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