Interview: M20 COLLECTIVE + TWISTED TUBES PREVIEW

…ement has the potential to do great things and stir things up. I encourage people to look into it and get involved in the discussion. With sore heads we shall be repping at the FREE EDUCATION MCR community event featuring Akala on the 25th April. We look forward to meeting many more like minded people who are interested in the possibilities of free, democratic and liberated education. As followers of our social media and blog will know M20 Collect…

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Download: CHIN INJETI // Peoples Mixtape ft David Banner, Jay Electronica, Talib Kweli, Shad and more

…er http://twitter.com/chin8 Blurb: Grammy winning Producer, Chin Injeti’s “Peoples Mixtape”, is an ode to those people who inspire him and are inspired by him, as well as a showcase of Chin’s versatility as a producer and love for a wide range of music. With features from David Banner, Jay Electronica, Talib Kweli, The New Royales, Bishop Lamont, Jasiri X, Moka Only, Shad, Maestro, Skratch Bastid, Kyprios, Chace Infinite, Krondon, Zaki Ibrahim, as…

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Vote: THIS CITY IS OURS multi-venue shenanigans

…istory and culture present in Manchester. Provide an opportunity for young people to present themselves in a positive light to the wider population, at a time when the older generations can be sceptical of allowing them their trust. This City Is Ours propose to put on a series of 5 FREE live gigs in a 12 month period, at venues around Manchester with historical and cultural significance, bringing young people into an environment that they would no…

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INTERVIEW // GROOVEMENT X CHRISTIAN RICH

…t fresh? Hip Hop is well and alive through Soulja Boy, Drake, Nicki Minaj. People forget that hip hop is creating your own lane and having your one fan base, movement. The people I just mentioned have created their own worlds and are doing excellent things in representing their music. I believe we’ve yet to see your live incarnation in the UK – what makes it a little different? It’s coming from us, we are the difference. What are your release plan…

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Interview: STIG OF THE DUMP X GROOVEMENT

…ere, leaving room for more pointless misanthropic nonsense. There are some people who are ADDICTS though, people I know & respect who just have nothing of interest to say, I get the self promotion & musings but for the love of an imaginary god, if I read another “motivational” tweet I think I’ll try & kill the internet, after I’ve bludgeoned the person with their iBrain or Crackberry (& twittered the pics obviously).. Oh & SERIOUSLY, unless you’re…

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Guest Feature: SDF

…sted fans are keen to point out that ‘folk’ may also refer to the group of people. The stock response to “what does SDF stand for?” now is “Well…it means different things to different people.” A number of suggestions are usually also given which have been suggested to us in the past: Slither Down Fast; Smile Don’t Frown; Stupid Dumb Fuckers; Sans Domicile Fixe; Self Defence Force; etc. Oliver Marchant – We could go on, but we would not get any mor…

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Kendrick Lamar: Cypher in Manchester

…e did in Manchester with our night IN THE LOOP – it was great to see young people on the same level as one of the most influential people in the world right now. The live band you can hear are one of they city’s finest, 8 Gold Rings. Massive props to Brighter Sound for managing an historic day. Manchester artist J Chambers (catch him supporting Dead Prez at Band On The Wall Thursday!) was there: The k.dot visit was probably one of the best things…

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Soul on the windowsill: Otis Mensah

…to be able to share my music on an international scale with a community of people that share a common love for the music and culture of hip-hop as well the art of vulnerability and expression. I felt that at my headline show at The Foodhall was the beginning of that vision, everyone at the show seemed to have such a receptive vibe and I felt I was able to get my perspective and art across. I also supported one of my favourite artists of all time l…

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Interview / AVER preps Dressed For CCTV on Village Live Records

…ally from my new instead of my previous one, so I decided to offer them to people who had supported all my earlier music, as there weren’t enough to go on general sale. And then we kept one for a little competition, which can be entered simply by pre-ordering my new LP and on the proper release day. The lads from the label will pull the name out a hat and send it out to the lucky winner! As you’ve mentioned above, I hear rumours of live interpolat…

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