Browsing Category : Nights (and Days)

Jimmy Monsta Funk In Session @ Rye Wax In Peckham 7.10.2016 [LDN]


Apologies for the late notice on this one, but 24 hours in London should be enough of a heads up. The one Jimmy Monsta Funk is going live for three hours at Rye Wax, South East London. Strictly wax and quality selections from one of the best personal collections I know of. Sitting opposite Peckham Rye Station, Rye Wax is…

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James Barnor Q&A – 12.5.16 [LDN]


Surprised there’s not been more kicking around about this; photographer James Barnor will be doing a Q&A at Westminster Reference Library next month, discussing his life’s work and his first monograph Ever Young which was published last year. Born in Ghana on the tail end of the 1920’s, Barnor opened his first studio in Accra in 1950. As a photojournalist…

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Vinyl Lounge – BYO Records To The NFSA


The National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) in Australia is one of my favourite institutions. Archiving, preserving and curating the country’s visual and audio history, often far from the beaten track of what you’d expect to find, there’s a genuine love of archive from everyone I’ve come across there, which really comes through in what they do. Most importantly is…

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Awkward Movements Charts of 2014


Mad delay getting this up here, tradition does dictate first of the New Year but what can we say…it’s been a crazy series of events lately. Simply put, 2014 was freaking awesome. So much good music, new labels and strange directions for wax and cassette labels that kept us interested for the full twelve months, if consistently broke at the…

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‘In The Heat Of The Night’ @ Snugg In Brixton – 2.8.14 [LDN]


Not much notice this time around, but y’all know the deal with this by now. This Saturday night at Snugg in Brixton our favourite music consultancy team, headed up by Jimmy Monsta Funk, return to deck duties for their regular residency. In The Heat Of The Night is where unrestricted selection comes through in a wicked venue of quality food…

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Soul Of Sydney – Larry Levan B’Day Special w/ Stephen Allkins [SYD 20.7.14]


Daytime Sunday is always a good vibe, especially when quality disco is involved. Celebrating the birthday of Larry Levan, Soul Of Sydney have invited Stephen Allkins aka Love Tattoo, Sydney-based dance music royalty, to headline their tribute night not just to the legend Levan, but to an amazing period in dance music history. Soul Of Sydney do a wicked party,…

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‘In The Heat Of The Night’ @ Snugg In Brixton – 5.7.14 [LDN]


Our favourite residency has rolled round once again, and we’re up to the third instalment of In The Heat Of The Night at Snugg in Brixton. Jimmy Monsta Funk takes over the venue with cohort; wholly organic, no hype, just vibes for a quality few hours of top notch record selection. If nothing else, you’ve got to give them props…

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‘Return Of The Rudeboy’ Exhibition @ Somerset House – Until 25.08.14 [LDN]


Just seen the details around this exhibition, had to share it as it looks amazing. Earlier this month, Return of the Rudeboy kicked off its ten-week residency at Somerset House, celebrating ‘rudie‘ style culture in proper form. Birthed in Jamaica, Rudeboy (note the capital ‘R’) culture was integrated in to London during the ’70s and ’80s, defined by attitude, and identified through…

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BFI Southbank Screenings: ‘I Am The Gorgon: Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee’ & ‘Sound Business’ – LDN 14.6.14


For the London based, make sure you get down to this today at 2pm. As part of the ‘African Odysseys‘ programme run this month, BFI Southbank are playing back-to-back two pieces of essential viewing about reggae and soundsystem culture. You’ve even got one of the director’s in attendance, all for £6.50 a ticket: http://bit.ly/1myVuqq Released last year, I Am The Gorgon:…

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