January 25, 2011Dope dope dope! Finally dropping, the first Shook mag of the year has come through for us – appropriately timed and titled The Great British issue. Seriously I get way too over-excited every time a new issue drops, in fact you can read my full rant here, left over from the South Africa themed edition in October. So I might…
December 11, 2010First up a massive thank you to everyone who came down last night and to Talking At Me for hosting ourselves with Illum Sphere for a memorable night of tunes at Notting Hill Arts Club. We’ll get the full run down up once we’ve recovered and flipped through Timmy K‘s shots. In the meantime, deep bass man DFRNT has given…
December 3, 2010Jacked from our friends at Man Make Music who’s mailout put us on to it, Gimme 5 – Russia’s future music community – have thrown up a new mix for issue #27, and it’s a big one. Hessle Audio co-founder and don of a dj Ben UFO grabs the reins, and packs out 40 odd minutes of tune with some…
November 28, 2010Just got word that ‘Hippie Hippie Shake‘ by Richard Neville is in the process of being turned in to a movie, so thought I’d get in there in case it all goes pear shape and ruins it for those who’ve not read it. Neville’s memoirs are not just another name dropped bio about the 60’s. As the editor of Oz…
November 7, 2010I picked this book up in Rough Trade a couple of weeks back and it’s become somewhat of an obsession of late. I’m not really that in to art books at all, but The Beauty In Decay is really something special, and has shed some light on a scene that’s held on to it’s anonymity and exclusiveness despite some increased…
October 28, 2010It’s a ritualistic thing – filling your bag with flyers, promo packs and b-grade free press from the front of the record store on your way out after a shop. It makes for one-time entertainment on the tube ride home, but generally it’s pretty crappy and inapplicable unless you already know the coverage inside out. I literally cheered for joy…
September 15, 2010If the above looks strange to you then it raises the question: how do you not know about Shook? Raised from the ashes of Straight No Chaser, Shook magazine has taken it’s place as the beating heart of the underground scene, stretching it’s wings from London to the States and now South Africa, and pulling together some of the finest…