The Lads From St Saviours.
photo credit: the justified sinner If you’ve ever entered the IFI at peak time, you’ll notice there’s a lot of people just standing around, standing around and waiting, for dates and friends. So, ambling over and interrupting several of the more male looking inpatients waiting with the question “are you one of the lads from Saviours?” left me with one clear lesson in mind when interviewing people you’ve never... Read More
Your Plaice Or Mine
photo credit: jovike I’ve no love lost for chips. I hate how the grease sits on your fingers, and lolls around on your tongue and gums like a layer of scum you can only tolerate when pissed. But contrary to personal taste, and a year away in Toronto where Caribbean roti shops and proper pizza dominated the diets of hungered commuters, a rabid curiosity around the chip shops back home arose. It led me on a journey into take-away culture –... Read More
Last Night Cosmo Baker Saved My Life / Hip Hop History
Photo: Nicked from Cosmo’s Myspace. Cosmo Baker comes straight out of Brooklyn. You might already have a hint of who he is – what with his re-jigging of that old synthpop classic “Oh Sheila” from Ready for the World, popping up across mixes highlighted on this blog, both on that recent one from DJ Half Dutch and, ages ago, on DJ C’s Bouncement. Last night he played Toronto, a tight blend of smarts from a man that really... Read More
