M20 Collective’s Pop-Up this Friday, Antwerp Mansion: Interview

…cene, or is it all a little too disparate? There are small communities and groups of people that could do with being better connected and knowing each other, not just in a “bump in to each other at a party way”, but in a let’s do something, let’s start a project, let’s make something together way which needs to happen more everywhere. We appreciate this is hard, easier said than done, but we hope to provide this platform for people. Poet Chris Jam…

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Interview and preview: SheBeKeke – Abecedarian EP

…d in various antholgies and is a core member of Manchester’s youth writing groups Young Identity and Inna Voice. She’s opened up for the likes of Saul Williams, Amiri Baraka and Kate Tempest and performed at such illustrious venues as Glastonbury’s Poetry and Words tent and Nuyorican Poetry Cafe, New York. She’s currently hard at work prepping her solo show I Wish I Had A Moustache, more of which you can find out about below. Abecedarian is her de…

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Interview // Sven Atterton funks up Manchester pre-Tuxedo

…lee and stayed an optional extra year to continue playing bass for various groups to gain more experience. To summarise, I learned that we shouldn’t give up on something until we have given it our all. I know it’s sometimes easier said than done, but things will ofter seem harsher in the long run if we feel we could have done more or tried harder. What’s your take on Tuxedo? Tuxedo bring so much fun back into music. One of the things I like about…

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Sofrito Island Series: Martinique 7″

…sed in the Lamentin suburb of Fort-de-France, Martinique, playing the local circuit and self-releasing one eponymous album before going their separate ways. After his military service, lead singer Eustache Plancy went on to sing with groups such as the Super Sternes and is still singing in Paris. Boost the signal: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens…

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Groovement Interview // DJ Yella

…id it, there was very little competition. And, you think about it, all the groups from back then, everybody had their own style. Own sound, own style, own lyrics, whatever it was. Nowadays, there’s a lot of people sounding the same. It sounds like the same producer producing most of the tracks. Then the Kendricks, and certain people, break away from the crowd. Or the Drakes, The Game, a few people break away from the crowd. But a lot of the music…

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Interview: Smif-N-Wessun x Band On The Wall

…than released since we formed in 2000. These are some upcoming artist and groups I am currently working with, Genesis I., 7ven HD, Vvs Verbal, Coke, Louie Skaggs, Mar’rz and (Araminta) Moon Atomz. Under the Bucktown USA Entertainment umbrella, Cynical is company manager and program director for BeatminerzRadio.com. We also have a few documentaries and short films in production as well. Although dealing with the loss of Sean Price has been a diffi…

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Introducing: The Lytics

The Lytics’ new EP Hold On has just dropped and is a precursor to the groups third studio album, due for release later this year. Heavily influenced by golden age crews such as The Pharcyde and Tribe, their sound pays tribute to their forefathers without being derivative. Check their music out below! THE LYTICS FACEBOOK TWITTER Download the album They Told Me:   The Lytics are currently on tour, hitting the UK next week: April 21 2016 Clapham – S…

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On Wax? Help fund Chalk’s next release on vinyl

…together with his crew TNC (one of Manchester’s most vital and fundamental groups) he set a new standard for the city’s lyricists. Now he’s ready for the follow up, and needs your help. Over to Chalk: Hello to all my present or future fans. If you already know me then you will know that I have already independently released one record: Chalk – One For Being Me. At the time I spent all my savings getting that record pressed and it is so far my grea…

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On Wax: Ondatrópica / Baile Bucanero / Soundway Records

…dialogues between Calypso and Gaita, Accordion and Lapsteel, Clave and Mandolin, even synthesizer and a horse’s jaw bone. Between the two locations a total of 35 musicians were recorded, and in true tradition of the Onda style, all came from very different backgrounds, musical styles and age groups. A group of musicians transformed into buccaneers, raising a toast to their treasure: melodies and grooves.   Here’s the video for Hummingbird, the fi…

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