You know the drill. The DJ on a desert island. Nothing to do but play the tunes that made them the DJ that they are today (and enjoy the scenery). This month it’s the turn of Wild Fruit Red Party 2011 special guest Thomas Gandey. Talented, handsome and a genuinely lovely guy in love with playing tunes for a living. Here’s to him landing on … Continue reading Desert Island Disco: Thomas Gandey
Drowning in a sea of tinsel fuelled Christmas music? Fret not we here to bring some proper Christmas cheer in the form of some mighty fine house music. Ensuring all that sparkles this month is the ever-delivering House Of Disco whose weekly inbox ventures is appreciated by those in the know. Check out thehouseofdisco.com for some right gems including their latest EP ‘Night Light’. Never … Continue reading Wildblood and Queenie’s Gscene December Delights
Somethings just work. That first listen gets ya – and you can’t let go. Courtesy of Chris Coco’s Melodica I’ve fallen again as Morgan Geist’s Storm Queen Project deliver day after day after day. It goes on. God I love Monday mornings. Buy on Juno Continue reading Perfect Distractions: Storm Queen ‘It Goes On’ Environ US
Today on Facebook, somebody responded to Gary Speed’s untimely death by questioning him how he could do it to his family. Now I expected to be angry at the jokes but the anger I felt to this response to his death got to me. The whole reasoning behind suicide is you lose all ability to reason. You don’t think about anyone else anymore because you … Continue reading Gary Speed
It would appear my project is coming to a natural conclusion. After a tutorial and a touch of re-jigging presentation wise (mountboard discarded) I’m hitting the finish line. Matilda is entering weeks of mock-exams and time is running out as the deadline approaches, but as I reflect on the results of my photographic adventures I’m happy with the results. I didn’t get every shot in … Continue reading Matilda: A Journey with Objects – reaching a final destination
Keith Arnatt has had me thinking about documenting over the past few days. Queenie’s been writing me love notes for 19 years. I decided to combine the two. Random but lovely. Just like my funny little thing. Continue reading (Love) Notes from Jo
Nothing diminishes my adoration for this lass. She gets better and better and better. Even if she does my the cats ears do weird things. And so she proved yet again this week on Jools Holland with a performance fuelled with pure joy. She’s the kind of addiction I love in others, seeing them in a new ‘girl you have taste’ light, appreciative as they … Continue reading Perfect Distractions: The beautifullest love for Bjork
Rebel, Rebel, has it really been six years since you first exploded into my eardrums and made Monday mornings so very, very special? Yes the club that keeps a grin on your mush all week long is back on Monday 5th December at The Haunt in Brighton and is set to deliver some right dirty disco trix til the early hours with DJS Mikalis, Miss … Continue reading Rebel After-Hours 6th Birthday: Dirty Disco Trix at The Haunt, Brighton 05.12.11
Today I bought slippers. Today I had a flu jab. Today I felt old. But then I did the decent thing and purchased myself a copy of Maxxi Soundsystem & DRW ft Royston’s ‘Open Your Eyes’ and everything was alright with the world again. The just so Xylo-loops, the bouncing bassline and the lazy delivery of Royston’s vocal make everything alright. The spring in my … Continue reading Perfect Distractions: Maxxi Soundsystem & DRW ft. Royston ‘Open Your Eyes’
On Wednesday, political leaders in St. Petersburg are voting on a new law that will make it illegal to speak in public about being gay, lesbian or transgender. Think about the implications of that for a moment. Thinking about how you would feel if your sexuality meant you lost your right to a voice. A broad coalition in Russia are doing everything they can to … Continue reading URGENT Defend the voices of Russia’s LGBT citizens now!
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