Mar 01, 2010
COMMON ON DILLA.
This month and year marks the fourth year since legendary producer and musician J Dilla passed away as a result of a rare blood disease called TTP.
You all know about Jay Dee and his legacy, I don't need to tell you what's what. Here's one of Yancey's frequent collaborators - Common - remembering the late great.
Mar 01, 2010
ICE-T SHOT ME IN THE FACE.
What a great idea for a book: relate various different stories about the crazy, and most probably surreal, situations you find yourself in with some of music world's most unpredictable, incendiary and intriguing rappers.
Mar 01, 2010
EELUS: THE COLOUR OUT OF SPACE.
To experience a life-size Eelus piece first hand is to marvel at a true work of art. Visually stunning and emotionally powerful, Eelus’ distinct body of work has earned him notoriety in street art circles. So it gives me great pleasure to announce that we will all be able to experience an entire collection of Eelus work when his debut…
Mar 01, 2010
RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY.
So last Friday Brainer was invited to have a look around Red Bull Music Academy's new London digs. The building is just a stones throw away from London Bridge, and it's pretty impressive; there's a long, thin bar/lounge area on the ground floor surrounded by vast glass windows (so people can peer in and admire no doubt), and two floors…
Mar 01, 2010
SKEPTIKAL.
So this is the homie The Last Skeptik. Skeptik is a London based producer and deejay who has been a staple of the UK hip-hop scene for quite some time now. He's worked with the likes of Jehst, Sway and Kyza, and as a DJ, the guy has shared the stage with people like Damon Albarn, Zero 7 and…
Feb 04, 2010
GORILLAZ HQ.
Gorillaz drop their new album on March 8th. New album, new pad, too.
Check out their new head quarters - a monstrous Tracy Island-style HQ perched on top of a floating pile of rubbish at Point Nemo in the South Pacific. Which also happens to be the point furthest away from land on Earth.
Feb 03, 2010
DEFINITIVE JUX IN CONTINUOUS FLUX.
I grew up listening to the records that independent hip-hop label Definitive Jux put out. The New York label, without doubt, helped shape and broaden my musical tastes to encompass more gritty, discordant sounds. It showed me what hip-hop could sound like - how forward thinking the wordplay and production could be. Def Jux head honcho El-Producto has some news - more…
