Interview: Scor-zay-zee picks up the pieces
This interview is the extended edition of one done for Now Then magazine, May 2015. Find it online here. Thanks to
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Interviews
Interview: DJ Jazzy Jeff’s first 45s set for 20 years – RBMA UK Tour / Wax Works
RECORD STORE DAY – I’m sat in a hotel lobby in Manchester with the sunshine blazing through the window, grabbing
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Interview: M20 COLLECTIVE + TWISTED TUBES PREVIEW
And so, the next generation continue to take over the city. M20 Collective have already made a substantial mark in
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Looking back and facing forward: The Mouse Outfit
Releasing Escape Music was definitely a key event in our career and the catalyst for us being taken seriously as
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Interview: Super-Helpful Kwame
To me, Kwame is one of the most passionate up-and-comers in the independent rap
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In Conversation: Fumaça Preta
The original, shorter version of this article can be found in Now Then Manchester issue 15 (Jan 2014), brilliantly backgrounded
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Interview and preview: SheBeKeke – Abecedarian EP
Entrenched firmly in Manchester’s creative community, Keke Thompson is a multi-talented artist and performer who’s lining up her debut, self-released
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Interview: DJ Yoda previews Breakfast of Champions at Band on the Wall
This Friday night will see the culmination of a week’s residency between DJ Yoda and a lucky team of collaborators
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Groovement Interview: CHARLES EDISON
I was blown away by Charles’ track My Name Is t’other month – you can find it right at the
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Interview: Apollo Brown, Verbal Kent and Red Pill are Ugly Heroes
Here are the basics on Ugly Heroes, an interview for Mello Music Group, if you’re unfamiliar… The crew
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE // Exclusive interview and ‘Frontrow’ video
In an exclusive first look for Groovement, we have Substance Abuse‘s new video, Frontrow, taken from the Background Music album
Read moreManchester hip hop in focus: ELLIS MEADE {VOODOO BLACK} GROOVEMENT INTERVIEW
Manchester is standing at the forefront of a hip hop and beats revolution at the minute. The Mouse Outfit have
Read moreGroovement Interview: Ruff Mercy by Big War
In a guest post for Groovement, Generic Greeting‘s Big War went in search of the unique stylings of Ruff Mercy…
Read moreManchester // Roy Davis Jr bigs up the Sound History Tour with Shola Ama / Eliphino / Oscar Luweez / Moony / Sticky
Share this post on Twitter or Facebook (or alternatively email me your name with subject: Sound History Comp to j
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Groovement x Danny Brown – Bonafide Issue 8 on sale now!
Meeting Danny Brown was something special. He was over for the Parklife festival in Manchester, and I was lucky enough
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Brooklyn Next Gen: Groovement interviews Ceddyjay
Last week, Chris Crates (of Radio Meltdown fame) sent me over this video from Ceddyjay. It’s great. Based in Brooklyn,
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Painting Snowden: An interview with Sarah Lynn Mayhew // SLM Art
There have been two big pieces of Manchester street art doing the rounds on Facebook and Twitter in August –
Read moreGroovement Interview: SCRIMSHIRE // JUNE 2013
This interview goes hand in hand with today’s Scrimshire podcast, which you can grab here. Photo: Toast of Leeds Scrimshire
Read moreGroovement Interview: CHALI 2NA // June 2013
Here’s a little interview with The Nicest Man In Hip Hop, the giant handed Chali 2na of Jurassic 5. Chali
Read moreINTERVIEW: CODY CHESNUTT // MARCH 2013
“A bit of history,” says Cody ChesnuTT as I switch off my recorder and ask him to sign my
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