Chalkie Davies: The NME Years

Unseen Chalkie Davies photographs of 70s and 80s pop stars go on show

Ad Break: TDK 1982

'Who listens to commercial music is a reactionary'

Farewell

Letterman? Guess it just must be an American thing. I sort of wished Crispin Glover's foot had connected with the head

Bill Laswell & Axiom Sound System (Musical Freezone) - PBS Soundstage (July 13 2006)

Throughout three decades, Bill Laswell has been a constant innovator, fusing seemingly disparate genres into a whole new sound. Touching upon everything from worldbeat, funk, rock, hip-hop and jazz, there are no limits to his experimental approach. No matter what the project, one thing remains a constant – Laswell’s pretty basslines provide a rhythm to which all sounds connect beautifully. The Grammy winner is one of the most prolific artists in modern music, fronting his own band Material and serving as producer, label owner and performer on other’s albums. He has worked with many respected artists, including Herbie Hancock, Mick Jagger, Peter Gabriel, Yoko Ono and Laurie Anderson.
Among his many talents is his ability to bring together well-matched singers and players to create a distinct style that defies easy classification. His Soundstage episode embodies his unique approach, transcending any genre boundaries and delivering an engaging performance. From the World Beat of Tabla Beat Science, to the jazzy flavors of Pharoah Sanders backed by Material, it’s an exciting mix. Other surprises include a rocking Buckethead set that includes a little breakdancing and songs by Praxis. The show culminates with an all-star performance, funked up by Bootsy Collins
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Fred Frith - Live @Teatro de la Ciudad Mexico City (27/03/07)

Coldcut Presents 2 Hours of Sanity Pt. 1 - Love

This is Part 1 in a new Coldcut series of mixes.
The mind map lists the bases we want to cover, and some part of the links between our lifelong music experience and the electronic scene of today. It's partly about playing with the interface between DJ mixes of other peoples tunes, and producer/studio mixes creating original tunes. Using micro slicing and multi threading of material, with an ear for the magic moment of harmonic mix beauty and eye for mix aptness.
The project is also about celebrating the history of musical experimentation, featuring innovators ancient to the future. Using spoken word from Sun Ra's Arkestra as a leitmotif, it's a tribute from Coldcut to some of the artists we feel have both moved us and changed the game.Tracklist:
1. Flying Lotus - Brainfeeder
2. Spacetime - ContinuumFluoresence
3. Jevetta Steele - Calling You by
4. King Tubby - Baby I Love You So (Dub)
5. Alice Coltrane - A Love Supreme
6. Carl Craig - It's a Wonderful Life
7. Linda Perhacs - Chimacum Rain
8. Marc Moulin - Tohubohuby
9. Roy Harper - Another Day
10. Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Numbers
11. Todd Rundgren - I Was Born To Synthesize
12. Jon Hopkins - Vessels
13. Diana Ross - Love Hangover
14. Billy Cobham - Heather
15. Art of Noise - Moments In Love
16. Krayzie Bone - Murda Mo
17. Ennio Morricone - Once Upon A Time In The West
18. Lee "Scratch" Perry - Cloak and Dagger
19. Franz Ferdinand - This Fire
20. Talk Talk - The Rainbow, Eden, Desire
21. Tape Beatles - Beautiful State
22.  Peverelist & Pinch - Revival
23. Kode9 - Magnetic City
24. George Duke - Pyschosomatic Dung
25. Cornelius - Wataridori
26. Herbie Hancock - Nobuby
27. Yusef Lateef - Plum Blossum
28. Jim Morrison - A Vast Sunshine
29. Hyetal & Shortstuff - Ice Cream
30. Red Light - MDMA
31. Laurie Anderson - My Eyes
32. His Boy Elroy - Revolve
33. Flying Lotus - Mmmhmm (Feat. Thundercat)
34. Roy Budd - Hallucinations
35. Vinyl Ritchie - In The Woods
36. Sun Ra - Languidity
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New Colour: Coldcut’s Journeys By DJ - 70 Minutes of Madness

Mark Fisher (K-Punk) - All The Straws We Clutched At Have Burst Into Flames (Mix)

DJ Bone - Boiler Room @Bloc

Tracklist:
01. Detroit Intro - DJ Bone
02.B2F 7 - Jeff Mills
03. Polygon Pink Toast - Bjarki
04.Points Zero - Jack Murphy
05.Fantasia (Truncate Remix) - Kink
06. Altered Ego - Floorplan
07.Fuego (Ben Sims Remix - Stephen Brown
08.The Last Dance (Orig mix) - Deetron
09.Walpurgis Night - CRC (2)
10. Rock to the Beat (Ben Sims Remix) - Kevin Saunderson
11.Sideways (Ben Sims & Paul Mac Remix) - Tim Baker Ft Elbee Bad
12.Detroit is...Hard - DJ Bone
13.Rip The Cut - Planetary Assault Systems
14.Strings of Life (DJ Bone Remix) - Rhythim is Rhythim
15.Distracted - O Phase
16.Can't You See - Ben Sims feat. Paul Mac
17.Differ-Ent (ity) - Differ-Ent
18.Real - Kendrick Lamar feat. Anna Wise

Keith Rowe - tabletop electric guitar

When my band played its very first gig back in 1981 we had Keith as support which when you think about it is absolutely fugn crazy!

David Hockney: Joiners

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Jah Wobble's Top Ten Bass Lines

The media’s reaction to Seymour Hersh’s bin Laden scoop has been disgraceful

The end of an era