Interview: Phife Dawg
Re-presenting an interview I conducted in May last year for Bonafide magazine, readable in its original form on their site
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KING: Manchester / London dates
I must admit I was late to KING – I hadn’t heard their 2011 12″ until their debut album, We
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Interview: Smif-N-Wessun x Band On The Wall
Band On The Wall have been kind enough to share this interview with Tek and Steele ahead of their 24 March
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On wax // Aloha Got Soul! Hawai’ian funk, soul and disco 1979-85
I’ve played this compilation over and over since I got it, it’s that good. Funk and soul with a Hawai’ian
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New music // Cul De Sac: Know We Now / STEMS EP
Rising from the creativity-led, nurturing community hip hop scene which Manchester is lucky enough to have, Cul De Sac have
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Low Key: Coming Of Age
A melancholy but hard hitting beat tape from a protege of Dibiase. Go and grab it here. 01. Love Living
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Preview: Fumaca Preta – Impuros Fanaticos
If you’re at all familiar with Fumaca Preta you’ll know they’re unhinged in the best way possible. You can pre-order
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Carlos Niño & Friends: It’s All Happening! ft. Madlib, Jamire Williams, Dexter Story & strings by Miguel Atwood-Ferguson
Part of the Dublab family and based in Los Angeles, Carlos Niño also hosts Spaceways Radio on KPFK, a show
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Download // Mr Lif: World Renown (feat. Del The Funky Homosapien)
Featuring art work from the phenomenal Dan Lish, well known in hip hop circles for his interpretations of the legends,
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Two new ridiculous mixes from Mr Thing
Mr Thing is my favourite DJ in the whole wide world. This week he’s dropped two brand new mixes, originally
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Kendrick Lamar: Cypher in Manchester
Manchester was on fire last week, a palpable buzz in the air as rumours swept the city of Kendrick playing
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Groovement First Listen // Maylight: Up And Down from Chris Read, Lizzy Parks and crew
The debut album from Maylight is ethereal in all the right places. A jazz album pushed through an electronic
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Manchester: The Pharcyde and Children Of Zeus // Sat 2nd April 2016
The legendary Bootie Brown and Imani hit Manchester with support from the about-to-blow-up Children Of Zeus. Buy tickets from Skiddle
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New, blue Mocambo 45: Pigalle Connection
Mocambo’s most recent 45 has been pressed as a very limited blue variant – grab it quickly from their Bandcamp.
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On Wax // Mr Thing, Eric Lau, kidkanevil, Tall Black Guy: Nothing Leaves The Archives
The third and final part of the Nothing trilogy of releases from First Word Records for Record Store Day is incoming.
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On Wax // Nx Worries – Anderson.Paak x Knxwledge: Link Up & Suede
Finally, this is on wax from the stupendous Malibu-maker Anderson.Paak (who, by all accounts, killed it dead at Manchester’s Ruby
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On Wax // United Vibrations: The Myth Of the Golden Ratio
The fantastically soulful trio of brothers + 1 return with perhaps their most spiritual work yet. Order the vinyl from
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Video for Step Steadier from Fox and The Mouse Outfit
One of the stronger tracks on The Mouse Outfit’s second album receives the video treatment and showcases the don Fox.
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Boiler Room returns to Manchester for LEVELZ
Illum Sphere, Zed Bias and friends played in Manchester Art Gallery for Boiler Room a few years back, but apart
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Exclusive first look: Paper Tiger’s I’m A Cyborg (But That’s Okay) Live
First and foremost a band who kill it when it comes to live performances, witness here a live version of
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