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Geoff Barrow: soundtrack of my life

4296 days ago
Guardian MusicThe Portishead producer on the Laughing Policeman, body-popping to Afrika Bambaataa and his belated discovery of CanGeoff Barrow had a hand in two of the defining records of the 90s: first as teaboy and tape operator in the studio where Massive Atta... more info

What's going on Monday (Memorial Day)?

4323 days ago
Brooklyn VeganAfrica Bambaataa today in NYC Whiplash @ UCB Cumbrigra @ Barbes Brain Cloud @ Barbes Butch Hancock @ Joe's Pub Joy Kills Sorrow @ Joe's Pub Brother Reverend @ The Manhattan Inn Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen @ Littlefield... more info

Simian Mobile Disco reveal the sources of their favourite sounds

4347 days ago
Guardian MusicJas Shaw and James Ford celebrate the hidden world of twips, zongs and spring reverbsClick here for an exclusive stream of their new album Unpatterns808 Kick DrumThe Roland TR-808 is the classic drum machine.It was both hip-hop and house, it formed a... more info

Afrika Bambaataa Q&A

4367 days ago
Guardian MusicThe electro hip-hop godhead and Zulu Nation founder empties the contents of his psychic record bagThe track I'll be opening my next DJ set with Anything by James Brown Every James Brown cut makes a party get crazy. He's the god of all music. I always... more info

[Video]: Something From Nothing: Art of Rap Trailer

4368 days ago
The Hip Hop ChronicleThe Ice- T directed ‘Something From Nothing: Art of Rap’ takes us on an intimate journey through hip-hop, from its birth to what is it today, digging deep into the art form.  Gaining insight from heavy weights such as Afrika Bambaataa, Big Daddy... more info

Old music: The Clash – The Magnificent Seven

4419 days ago
Guardian MusicNew York hip-hop met London punk as the Clash embarked on their love affair with the music of black America As well as being comfortably the best thing the Clash ever recorded (sue me), this song, recorded in April 1980, comes from one of the really ... more info

New band of the day – No 1,152: Ruby Goe

4515 days ago
Guardian MusicIs this Surrey singer a home counties Grace Jones or just Tina Turner in modern armour?Hometown: Surrey.The lineup: Ruby Goe (vocals, keyboards, guitar).The background: We recently acknowledged the new wave of wannabe Sylvia Plaths in pop. In stark c... more info

Phife Dawg, 9th Wonder, EPMD, Ghostface, M.O.P. & other upcoming hip hop shows

4523 days ago
Brooklyn VeganZulu Nation founder Afrika Bambataa The Universal Zulu Nation is an international hip hop awareness group formed and headed by hip hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa. Originally known simply as the Organization, it arose in the 1970s as reformed New York..... more info

Once Upon a Time in New York – The Birth of Hip Hop, Disco & Punk (Rockumentary)

4559 days ago
Totally Fuzzy Well-executed and extensive BBC documentary entitled Once Upon a Time in New York – The Birth of Hip Hop, Disco & Punk. Making the point that by the 1970s most pop music in the USA was dominated by West Coast artists and that NYC – despite being... more info

Afrika Bambaataa, Juvenile, Mystikal and Mannie Fresh announce shows for October

4598 days ago
TopixRUSTY COSTANZA / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE Mystikal performs at the Congo Square Stage during the 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell on Saturday, May 7, 2011 at the New Orleans Fairgrounds. more info

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