Out now: P.I.M.P. – Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band 45 re-issued on Truth & Soul Records
I’m so proud of my bros over at Hamburg label Mocambo, who are about to see their first Bacao Rhythm
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#MeowTheJewels: El-P auditions cats
What is currently My Favourite Project (the cat remix version of Killer Mike and El-P’s Run The Jewels 2, yet
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Manchester: eMC {Masta Ace, Wordsworth and Stricklin} @ Band on the Wall, 27 Oct
The Show was a classic late 2000s album, flying under the radar of many despite the super-combo behind it and
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Out now: Dub Phizix & Strategy: Buffalo Charge
Buffalo, Manchester’s current largest export, is out now and available to download on Bandcamp.
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Manchester: Flying Lotus performs You’re Dead live @ Albert Hall
SAT 18 APRIL 2015 You’re Dead seems to have divided Fly Lo’s fans a little, but there’s no arguing that
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Preview: Dub Phizix and Strategy – Bufallo Charge
Out on Senka Sonic on 27 October (with 12″ vinyl to follow in November) is the long awaited next Manchester
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Manchester this week: Sharon Jones, Youngblood Brass Band, Pounders for Palestine, The Herbaliser, The Filthy Six
A very busy week for soul, funk and hip hop (and beyond…) Â heads this week in Manchester! Peruse below… MONDAY
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Manchester Palestine Fundraiser 25 October: Pounders for Palestine
A veritable smörgåsbord of talent will be supporting this fundraiser for Palestine on Saturday 25th October. The party will be held
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ONRA in the UK & Ireland – October 2014
My man Onra is back on these shores for a few dates, kicking off this Friday at Gorilla  Manchester for
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Youngblood Brass Band and In The Loop – Monday 20 October @ Band on the Wall, Manchester
We’re chuffed to be doing an hour’s warm up for the bad boys of jazz this coming Monday… As a
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Out now: Amable – Now This
Experimental beats from Orlando way, rolling, stuttery drums and smooth keys. Also available on a 45. This version comes with
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Out now: Parallax – Depth Perception EP
A new video from Parallax to accompany his debut EP, Depth Perception. Melancholy raps reflecting on the state of hip
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Sample DJ Rasp’s Manchester Scratch Jam
Great footage from Brainfood Media of Rasp’s recent jam in Manchester! Here’s a new mix from him too:
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Out now: Danny Scrilla – Monolith EP
Danny Scrilla is one of my favourite producers on a bass tip, and this slab of darkness contains four extremely
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Utopia soundtrack on double vinyl from Cristobal Tapia de Veer
While the sad news that there would be no third series of Utopia was made official this week, I’m hoping
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Manchester: Sage Francis hits Gorilla 16 October + Scroobius Pip
Fiercely independent rapper Sage Francis is part way through his UK/Euro tour of 37 cities, having left his cat at
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17OCT14 // Swing Ting with DJ BBRAVE @ Soup Kitchen Manchester
Behold the blurb for this month’s Swing Ting, on the Friday not the Saturday! ———————– *SWING TING* *OCTOBER SESSION*
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Not a Review, but a Personal Account: Lauryn Hill, 25th September 2014, O2 Apollo Manchester
First, let’s talk about The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, because really, you can’t talk about Lauryn Hill without talking about
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Out now // Peru Bravo: Funk, Soul & Psych from Peru’s Radical Decade (Tiger’s Milk Records)
Peru / London A shout for this great compilation, released this week, from the ever-Latin Tiger’s Milk Records. Available on
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The Hip Hop Chip Shop are in the Guardian and also have won a prize
Manchester and beyond Fresh from their win of Best Looking Mobiler (vee-hee-cul) in this year’s British Street Food awards, the
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