May 27, 2014A bit more of a heads up on this one than last time, and I’ve promised to keep the hype down. Jimmy Monsta Funk and crew are headed back down to what’s becoming their regular monthly residency. ‘In The Heat Of The Night‘ returns to Snugg in Brixton the weekend after next; heads-know vibes all the way. To be honest, I’m still…
May 22, 2014Whether or not you’ve clocked the youtube videos of the dance phenomenon known as passinho or are yet to be initiated, here’s a documentary definitely worth checking when it rolls in to town. I know we’ve said this a million times, but the mark of a really good documentary is when you’re incredibly invested from start to finish without any…
April 30, 2014One for the London crew here, happening this Friday in Brixton and not to be missed. The one Jimmy Monsta Funk is playing wax (and wax only) for a couple of hours, alongside another original teacher, the man dem D. Neither of these guys are going to like the fact that I’m mentioning their event, but hopefully we’ll get some…
April 15, 2014Well happy that this has come back around after I missed the debut screening in January. Given the berating that a recent screening of an LA beat-scene doco earned on these pages, you’d be forgiven for thinking we might be skipping the 90-minute documentary on the greatest indie label of all time, birthed from and repping Los Angeles since 1996,…
April 14, 2014Here’s art that we really like, and once again it’s tapped in to geographical and architectural features that were pre-existing, begging for exposure. Sharing some similarities between Michael Heizer and urban exploration (I’m sure there’s a theme here for what lights us up) comes Extended Stage, an underground exhibition and space from New York-based Australian-born artist Ian Burns. Burns is…
January 23, 2014I’m a big fan of the CDR concept and all their associated activities. Founded by the one Tony Nwachukwu (of Attica Blues fame as well as just been a really interesting guy) and mate Gavin Alexander back in 2002, CDR continues to exponentially grow, spreading nothing but good vibes and quality nights for heads to come together at. For those…
January 13, 2014There’s been a couple of email threads this week around past London nights, with some of the Awkward Movements cohorts weighing in on a few favourite venues and most memorable parties. Alongside tales of spinning in defunct locations, queing for parties only to see the best or worst night of the season and memorable moments on the decks, the crew…
January 1, 2014As promised, here’s the annual 1st of January round-up from Awkward Movements crew. More on the way that will keep the page updating, but had to get a start on things as these lists seem to get bigger each year. So many good labels, new artists and stunning releases that kept it as one of the best in a while.…
December 12, 2013Big night this, added to by the venue hosting it. Derrick May is in town, stepping up for his second Picnic event, this time around at The Basement, which is guaranteed to be pure vibes. It’s happening tomorrow night (apologies for short notice!) and attendance is essential. Derrick May, Mayday, Rhythim Is Rhythim – no matter the name he goes under…
October 31, 2013One of the annual events in which my inner-cerebrate fan boy is allowed to surface is Festival Of Dangerous Ideas (FODI). That’s right, I dreamed of being an intellectual too once, but unfortunately when I hit around twenty-three the ambition started to manifest itself in to bitterness as opposed to excitement for change. Events like TED and FODI are as much…