DJ Talent Show?
A new TV talent show that Simon Cowell is planning recently has led to an ongoing furore. The show is to search for the world's best new DJs. However, Gilly Da Silva, the creator of Superstar DJ said “It’s not something that can be judged on
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Closer To Reality
“Please take a pair of 3D glasses with you.”
“No, I don’t need one, I wearing 3D contact lenses!”
Not far in the future, hopefully, we won’t need to bring 3D glasses to watch movies anymore. The Innovega has annouced they have
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Above and Beyond competition
Enter our competition to win a pair of tickets to see Above and Beyond live. Plus with Above and Beyond's Saturday 7thApril show at O2Academy Brixton selling out in record time, the Anjunabeats trio have responded to huge demand from fans by adding a second Brixton
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The 2 Bears Interview
We catch up with 2 Bears, Hot Chip's Joe Goddard and Raf Rundell and talk about influences, other famous bears, those bear suits and the new album "Bear Hug EP"
How was 2011 for you?
It was magic, yeah we had a great time. We spent a couple of
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DJ Format Interview
It was when I received information that DJ Format had a new album coming out I knew I had to talk to him. I had many things to ask him, firstly “Why so long dudeeeeeeee?!”, so I met up with Format, poured a brew and asked him
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EXCLUSIVE film footage of Soundwave festival
EXCLUSIVE!!
Watch our exclusive film footage of the new 6 minute Soundwave special!
SOUNDWAVE CROATIA 2011 from Jack Whiteley on Vimeo.
Soundcrash & New Bohemia present.. Europe’s finest Boutique Festival at The Garden, Tisno, Croatia from 19- 23 July 2012.
Come along for sun, sea and sand. There
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Gamer Dies at Cafe
The stories surrounding gaming and the problems it has on its gamers have been popular and this story is the latest edition.
A Taiwanese man died at an internet cafe and his fellow gamers didn't notice until hours later. Playing League of Legends, Chen Rong- Yu, 23, was
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R.I.P David Peaston
Gospel and RnB singer David Peaston has died aged 54.
It was revealed by his niece, Neuka Mitchell, that he passed away on Wednesday from diabetes complications. The musician is best known for his highest charting single, Two Wrongs, which reached number three in 1989. His career started after
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Kimberly Wyatt performing at Move it!
Kimberly Wyatt is coming to perform at Move it, the UK’s biggest dance event!
The star known for her quirky fashion choices, iconic commercial moves and platinum blonde hair, will be heading to London from 9-11th March 2012 at London Olympia.
She will be performing with D.
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St. Maarten
A visit to St. Maarten will be a trip to one of the Carribean’s most exciting destinations.
Get ready for the vibrant nightlife and casinos of St. Maarten. If you prefer to relax and unwind you will find plenty of secluded beaches to do so. The island
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Coca Cola Light In Cosmetics…. What Are The Benefits?
To begin the year Coca Cola Brand is making some noise associating with Benefits Cosmetics and suggesting a Glam Box. Coca Cola Light wants to be the most feminine of the sodas! Benefits was created in 1976 by two sisters who came straight from San Francisco. The brand has maintained its
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Lana Del Rey The New Cover Girl
But who/ what will stop Lana Del Rey in her dazzling ascension? Six months after her smash hit Video Games, Lana is about to become both a music and fashion icon.
This week was officially her week: Born to Die, her debut album (as Lana del Rey), has been released
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Radio 1’s Hackney Weekend 2012 line up announced
BBC Radio 1 has started to announce the line up for their biggest free music weekend yet in June, Hackney Weekend 2012. Promising to add more acts in the coming months, the line up already as some of the biggest names in UK and international music playing ion the Hackney Marshes
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102 year old man oldest person to have surgery
A 102 year old man becomes the oldest person to have surgery so that he can continue gardening.
John Lawrence Randall, known as Laurie, has reached the grand old age of 102 and is still going strong. This isn’t the first time he has undergone the op -
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eminem sued by homeless man
A hand written lawsuit has been issued by homeless Stephen Lee Pieck, accusing Eminem of stealing his ideas. This is regadring the rapper’s Chrysler advert which debuted during last year’s super bowl game.
According to Pieck, the idea of the alleged claim came about when
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"Loulou" fluorescent jeans by Hudson
A quiet drink after work that turns into a restaurant and a nightclub, then… feeling silly because you haven’t planned it? You’re worried because you think you won’t shine at this party? We’ve got the solution!
Most unexpected nights are amazing,
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Drake to play in Barack Obama’s biopic?
If Drake had to play in a movie, it would be in Barack Obama’s role! Before a proposal has even been drafted, the Canadian rapper is preparing for his big break into the world of acting.
Following in the footsteps of chart topper Justin Timberlake, Drake is tempted
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Secret Policeman's ball is back!
The funniest night of the decade is just around the corner. If you don’t know what we’re talking about it’s The Secret Policeman’s ball of course! Set for 4th March 2012, The event, run by Amnesty International will be held
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Wacky ways of predicting future
There are always more than a million ways of predicting future. Here are the some wacky ways to do the so-called fortune telling. Just get yourself to the local groceries then you’ll be able to try most of them!
Magic asparagus wands: Jemima Packington, 56, uses ‘asparagusing&
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ASHER ROTH 's Come-Back!!!!
American Rapper Asher Roth comes back after his first album “Asleep in the Bread Aisle” in the stores in April 2009 for his long-awaited second studio album. Scheduled for early March and with the first title called “Last man standing” Feat AKON. The new album
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graphics giving away free download
Graphics is giving away a brand new track ‘MacGrackleton’ via his Soundcloud page, to celebrate the release of his latest EP ‘Mama Grizzlies’ on Jesse Rose’s Made to Play last week.
Head over to http://soundcloud.com/graphics/graphics-macgrackleton -
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Slovakia
I could bet that the majority of you do not really know where Slovakia lies. Slovakia can be referred to as one of the best kept secrets of Europe. Slovakia is a small country but with so many big treasures you had no idea about. Out of many, I just
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Museum discovers earliest copy of Mona Lisa
The oldest replica of Leonardo Da Vinci's famous painting Mona Lisa was discovered in Madrid's Prado Museum. According to the BBC News the museum had owned the painting for years, but realized its value after a recent restoration. The panel contains a copy of Da Vinci's smiling
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'I'd just stay away from The X Factor', says Emeli Sande
Emeli Sande, UK R&B and soul singer, thinks that auditioning for reality singing competitions, like The X Factor, is not the best way of music exposure.
Also known as Simon Cowell’s ‘favourite song writer at the minute’, Sande regarded Nina Simone, Joni Mitchell
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Super Sunday Show Presents: Boyz II Men
Super Sunday Show Presents: Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men are the most successful RnB male group of all time with over
60 million album sales worldwide.
Entertaining audiences since 2007.
Sunday 5th February 2012 at Proud 2 at O2, Greenwich.
Sunday Show was created as a place for music and comedy
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This is Dubstep 2012 launch at cable
‘This is Dubstep 2012’ album launch is coming to Cable, with Plastician, COKI, KRYPIC MINDS, Cyrus and more. This takes place on Friday 3 February 2012 and includes MCs Toast and Crazy D. We have high hopes for the launch- the past seven events have all sold out
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Proud2 to host exclusive Dirtyphonics London live show
Dirtyphonics are coming to Proud2 on Friday March 9 for their Spring Showdown. Supporting them are Some Night, Black Butter Records, Licked Beatz, and Regulate. If you fancy a night of forward thinking live electronic music bring yourself along!
There is no question that Dirtyphonics are one of the
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BAPE London Pirate Store offers heavily discounted prices
Friday 27 January- 5th February
4 Upper James Street, London W1F 9DG
020 7434 2541
A BATHING APE will open their first ever European Pirate Store in London giving fans of the brand a chance to buy special edition and hard to find items at reduced prices. Established in 1993 by Nigo in the
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Soundwave Festival 2012
Croatia’s boutique festival announce this year’s line-up!
The 2011 edition of one of Croatia’s most friendly and intimate festivals is back in July this year and the hype is already beginning to surface. Soundwave’s collaborative promoters, New Bohemia and Soundcrash, have released
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Neil Young's Campaign For Better Digital Music
Legendary rocker Neil Young wants to produce a higher- fidelity digital sound and took it to the stage of a technology conference in Dana Point, California, on Tuesday, saying a giant of the industry was on his side, including the late Steve Jobs. According to Young, despite Steve Jobs
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Wedge Sneakers New Trend!!
The new trend with the ladies of Hollywood seems to be Isabel Marant’s new high top sneakers worn by Tracee Ellis Ross and Beyonce in her Love On Top video. Even Alicia Keys was seen sporting a pair at a basketball game for the Celtics/ Knicks. The
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BET Bans Nicky Minaj’s Video Stupid Hoe
Viacom owned cable channel BET has banned the video for Nicki Minaj’s new song Stupid Hoe. A representative spoke to TMZ.com and confirmed that the video was banned because it is too explicit for the network. A representative said that the chorus for Stupid Hoe, along
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Why To Visit Amsterdam THIS YEAR
Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go to Amsterdam.
Amsterdam has got something for everyone. If you are looking for the history, Amsterdam boasts the largest historical inner city with unique museums, churches and diverse city tours in Europe. If you are more active after the sunset, Amsterdam
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Rihanna VS Lady Gaga
Rihanna is the new queen of YouTube overtaking Lady GaGa!
Lady Gaga was the first female artist to get one billion views on YouTube in October 2010 but with 2, 068 076 591 views on YouTube, Rihanna has definitely become the new queen of Youtube. Thanks to her video We found in Love, she
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Snakes Wipe Out Population
Florida’s mammal population is being wiped out by giant snakes. Pythons and constrictors are believed to be the suspects of the drastic drop in medium sized mammals in the Everglades (a US National Park).
Burmese Pythons, to be exact, are believed to be living in the park
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Legend! We Can’t Forget Aretha Franklin
Queen of soul, gospel diva and First lady of RnB. A hot voice, powerful and sensual, she truly represents North American music from the 50’s and 60’s. But in those years, it hadn’t been easy for a “young, talented black girl”. Like Nina
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Dennis Brown Tribute Opening Event
The public tribute to Dennis Brown is now the opening event for the annual Reggae Month calendar. Organised by the Reggae Industry Association, the crowd has certainly grown.
The line- up has gotten bigger too and the tributes on the night were fluent. Artists such as John Holt, the
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How Many Times A Day Do You Say ‘Google it’?
Researchers have said that we depend on the internet instead of our memory. The internet has become an everyday necessity for us to remember things or find out the answer to that burning question. I know that Google usually has the answer to my questions, and when someone asks me
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WIN tickets to Big Bad & Heavy @ Fire 17th March
Big Bad & Heavy St Patrick's Day Special
Enter our competition to win a pair of tickets for Big Bad & Heavy St Patrick's Day special. Big Bad & Heavy presents the launch parties for not one but two albums from V recordings, one of the
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Rihanna Spends £100K on Glitzy 5ft Marilyn Monroe Portrait
Global superstar and sensation Rihanna commissioned a British artist to create the design before making the extravagant purchase - which is made of 65,000 crystals.
The 5ft picture now resides in her LA home and was created by Claire Milner, a British artist.
The portrait constantly changes colour and was
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Hip Hop’s Rising Stars Announced For Album
Frank Ocean, Pusha T, Jay Electronica and Big Sean join with Kanye West on the G.O.O.D Music collaborative album and it’s happening right here in London Town.
Kanye West had one of the most hyped and anticipated albums of 2011, Watch The Throne with Jay-Z.
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Rosario Dawson Gets Serenaded by a Dancing Tramp
Did you see the video of Rosario Dawson getting serenaded by a dancing tramp in London? Surprised? Yeah, we were too until we found out that the tramp was actually The Bullitt’s Jeymes Samuel and that they were filming the video for their new single Supercool.
The
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GQ Names Tinie Tempah "Best Dressed"
The London-born urban singer has officially been named 2012’s best dressed man by GQ magazine. Praised for having ‘a true passion for elegance and proportions’, he beat Twilight’s Robert Pattinson, actor Christian Bale and Dr. Who’s Matt Smith who all appeared
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Deep House Artist of the Month: Maceo Plex
Maceo Plex is topping every deep house chart this month. His tracks Under the Sheets, Love In Me with Laura Jones and Stay High Baby are circulating the house music scene vigorously. After many years of prolific works on such labels as Dumb Unit, Treibstoff, Cocoon, Audiomatique, Modern Love
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Vintage Beer Re- Discovery
At the time when the world believes that everything had been already discovered, there are still numbers of secrets hidden in… breweries. Workmen renovating cellars in a brewery in Bury St Edmunds found 2,000 bottles of 75 year old ale that’s never been tasted.
The ale was made
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Italian Night SRSLY. at Russian Bar
Italian bass-music club night SRSLY. is about to make its London debut at Hackney's Russian Bar, this Saturday, February 4th. In celebration of an extremely successful first year on the scene with performances by Ben Ufo, Ikonika and Blawan, the party will feature Ninja Tune producer Raffertie as headliner.
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Review: Live at the Turntable Club, Various Artists
Live At The Turntable Club, initially released in 1974, was the first live album recorded in Jamaica and now for the first time it’s available on CD. This is a genuine heartfelt roots reggae compilation. These are the type of songs that your parents used to listen to
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Lana Del Rey - Born to Die
Opening an album with four of your most well known tracks is a ballsy move, but from the start Lana Del Rey has never made things easy for herself. Coming from (seemingly) nowhere, Del Rey's homemade vintage clips for her YouTube hit, Video Games quickly made her the
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Spring preview: Old Hollywood Glamour
Old Hollywood glamour has always found a place in fashion and from Etro to Ralph Lauren, Spring runways were filled with beautifully handcrafted evening gowns, cloche hats and silky day dresses with colourful floral prints.
Looking back to the time of Clara Bow and Norma Talmedge, Gucci’s
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Marni for H&M
Founded by Consuelo Castiglioni in 1994, Marni is one of the most cutting-edge fashion houses in Milan. It is known for its European bohemianism and its use of wild, splashy patterns.
It was no surprise, therefore, when the funky fashion house decided to collaborate with H&M for their spring
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A New Outlook
The creators of the famous Croatian music festival, Outlook, have recently released the line-up to its offshoot festival, Dimensions. While several acts will be shared between the two festivals, Dimensions has a particular focus on underground electronic music with the event organisers promising the ‘Perfect place to enjoy
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Levon Vincent to record Fabriclive.63
“Spent all day cutting dubplates, and TOMORROW I BEGIN RECORDING FABRIC #63 :)”. With this claim, Levon Vincent announced on his official Facebook page that he will be succeeding Pinch and DJ Sneak as the next collaborator in the prestigious and long-running mix series, Fabric.
New York-based Vincent has
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Jack White to Release Solo LP
It seems like the former White Stripe’s frontman has put his brother and sister duo behind him with the news that he is set to release his first solo LP Blunderbuss, due April 24th. If you’re wondering why its taken so long for White to release
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Guestlist Recommends... Rich Forever
The anticipated fifth studio album from Rick Ross has been pushed back due to his ill health, but all you Maybach Music lovers can stop pining. The Rich Forever mixtape has just dropped and it should keep your hunger at bay a while longer. This mixtape combines great beats with
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Coldplay to Headline Secret Police Ball
Coldplay is set to headline this year’s Secret Police Ball, in celebration of its 50th anniversary. This year’s ball, to be held in New York, will be the first to be held in the United States, and will also be the first to feature both music
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Brand New Festival Dimensions @ Fort Punta Christo, Pula, Croatia - 6-9th September 2012
THE TEAM BEHIND OUTLOOK LAUNCH THEIR NEWEST FESTIVAL DIMENSIONS.
SET IN THE SAME LOCATION AS IT’S OLDER BROTHER, DIMENSIONS BOASTS
A DEEPER END OF THE ELECTRONIC MUSIC SPECTRUM.
DIMENSIONS 2012 LINE UP SO FAR
Moodymann, Dyed Soundorom, Marcel Dettmann, Ben Klock, Scuba, Shackleton, Joy Orbison, Levon Vincent, Kassem Mosse,
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Top of the Pops Returns
Top of the Pops is back from the 26th February between 6-7 p.m. During the show listeners will be able to watch the final hour of The Official Chart with Reggie Yates. Ben Cooper, who controls the BBC Radio 1 chart show, is said to be very excited. It is
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LL Cool J to host 2012 Grammy Awards
LL Cool J was announced as host of the 54th Grammy Awards today, making him the first official host in Seven Years. He has previously presented the annual nominations concert, but this will be his first time heading up the actual Grammy Award show. He said he was “
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Three Apps of the Month
Brushes
An app for anybody ranging from serious artists to complete amateurs, this app has all the fun of painting without the fuss of getting things ready and tidying up afterwards. Having been used for abstract art, celebrity portraits and famously a cover for the New Yorker magazine, the potential
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Woman with two Vagina's
Hazel Jones recently revealed that she has not one but two vagina’s. This caught the attention of Vivid Entertainment who allegedly offed her one million dollars to do a porno. Hazel from Wycombe says “I have never received any offers of this kind of work nor would
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The Legend John B
John B took the British nation by storm around 15 years ago, and later he took on the world. Performing regularly in Miami, Russia, LA and the Czech Republic, this guy has even played the Siberian Subcontinent. In 2009 he reached number one in DJ Magazine’s top 100, and he is
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Extreme Exercise in 2012
These days a jog around the park just won’t cut it. Resolutions in mind, finding the most exciting way to get in shape seems to be top of everyone’s list this year, and many are ditching the treadmill in favour of activities such as mud running,
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Keeping Fit the Fun Way
We found the best games on the three most popular consoles that are guaranteed to get you off the sofa!
Just Dance 3 (Wii)
The world’s best dance game, capable of starting an instant party in your living room. Get down to business on your own in ‘Just
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Mind Over Matter
Opening doors, turning heating up or down and switching lights on and off soon may be possible to do without moving a muscle, which comes as a blessing to those who aren’t physically able to do it for themselves. A young man called Ed Jellard, a
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Success Story: Lianne La Havas
Lianne La Havas is a young and supremely talented Londoner, and 2012 promises big things for the songstress. Managing to escape the boundaries of the genre, guitarist La Havas is a hard one to define; her music carries traces of rock, folk and soul.
Having provided back-up vocals for
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Hip-Hop Stars Behind Bars
The likes of hip-hop artists such as Lil Wayne, T.I., Gucci Mane and DMX have all spent time behind bars in the past decade, resulting in controversy surrounding the nature of the genre. These artists who are seen as role models have been charged with possession of drugs
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The End of the Meat Trade?
All over the world from London to Barcelona to New York, animal lovers are urging people to give up meat. However, someone just telling you to give up meat won’t do the trick so activists are going to extremes to get you to put down the cheeseburger.
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Star Trek Fan Has to Remove £100,000 Replica From His House
Tony Alleyne, 58, from Hinkley in Leicestershire was so Star Trek obsessed he spent over £100,000 renovating his house to make it look like a life-size replica of a Star Trek space ship. However his ex-wife now wants to sell their one bedroom house and wants buyers to see a more
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Bugged Out Night at XOYO
On Saturday the 25th of February at 10 p.m. XOYO will be hosting a Bugged Out Night. On the bill are: Jackmaster, Ben UFO and Oneman. All three acts are well known for their DJing skills and talent, despite none of them actually producing any material, which is quite
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The Jamaica Party Tour is Coming to the UK!
Since the 1950s, Jamaicans have brought the sound of their island directly to British dance floors. The island sound has influenced different genres of music including jungle, garage, grime and hip-hop. In celebration of Jamaica’s 50th year of independence the people that brought you Dub to Dubstep
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5 Reasons to Visit Miami
1. South Beach – The coolest neighborhood in all of Miami with the best nightlife. South Beach plays host to the best DJs in the world, clubs are open until 4:30 in the morning and the scene is always bumping!
2. Liv – Our favorite club and a reason to make the trip
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The Jamaica Party Tour
Since the 1950s, Jamaicans have brought the sound of their Island direct to British dance floors. The Island sound has influenced different genres of music including Jungle, Garage, Grime and Hip Hop. In celebration of Jamaica’s 50th year of independence the people that brought you Dub to
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Dan Drastic Releases Noodle Stories EP
Dan Drastic is a German deep house DJ and producer. Back in the ‘90s he was one of the most active and popular DJs in his hometown Chemnitz, organizing parties at the local club Lait Solaire. Afterwards he moved to Leipzig to sign with Moon Harbour Recordings. He
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Noel Gallagher wins NME’s Godlike Genius Award
Noel Gallagher is set to win the “Godlike Genius” prize at this year’s NME Awards. But this isn’t the first time he has won the award, he also won it when he was part of Oasis back in 2007. Noel Gallagher, 44, responded to winning
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Solange, Julia and Oroma are the New It Girls
The blogs have been buzzing about them for a while, and the fashion world is finally paying attention. These new style stars don’t conform to trends, they create their own. Growing up in the shadow of one of the biggest entertainers in the world, Solange Knowles is
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Moon Visionaries - Getting Out
Hey check out Moon Visionaries new song exclusive!!!
@moonvisionaries brand new video: http://youtu.be/hjIIsPYnnjQ?hd=1
Show your support www.facebook.com/moonvisionaries
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Rosario Dawson Gets Serenaded by a Dancing Tramp
Did you see the video of Rosario Dawson getting serenaded by a dancing tramp in London? Surprised? Yeah, we were too until we found out that the tramp was actually The Bullitt’s Jeymes Samuel and that they were filming the video for their new single Supercool.
The
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Groove Festival - Preview
Who loves a good festival but hates rain and mud? I know you’ve all got your hands up. Featuring Jamie Jones, Kenny Dope, Defected, Horse Meat Disco, Hot Creations, Bobby & Steve and Alex Raphael, Groove Festival is the new way to party. Sun, sea, sand and
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Jean Paul Gaultier's Amy Winehouse Tribute Backfires
Jean Paul Gaultier’s collection dedicated to Amy Winehouse backfired when Amy’s father, Mitch, expressed his anger because he wasn’t consulted about the collection before it was showcased. He called the collection of modles dressed in Amy Winehouse's image a “rip-off”
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Artist of the Month: A$AP Rocky
Harlem’s favorite and hip-hop’s current darling, A$AP Rocky burst onto the 2011 scene after generating heavy internet buzz following his YouTube hits, “Peso” and “Purple Swag.” Following the October release of his debut mixtape and a $3 million (£1.9 million) record deal
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Introducing Relay… Cable’s new sister venue
Relay is the brand new sister venue for Cable – created out of the space that was previously Cable’s mysterious 3rd room, Relay is now a standalone venue in its own right, with a program of events that will run parallel to the parties at Cable next
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DUB OPTIC @ Egg Fri 27th January
** THE LAUNCH PARTY ** Friday 27th January @ EGG CLUB ** (10pm-6am)
£10 ticket - www.DUBOPTIC.com
Our collective have enjoyed nearly 5 years of putting on some of the most bass heavy
events in Bournemouth and across the South Coast.
... We've now decided to spread our wings and spread our
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Top 5 Hip-Hop Blogs
Navigating the crazy world of hip-hop news can be tough, but we’ve got your back.
Here’s our round up of the coolest insider blogs to keep you at the top of your game.
Rap Up
Rap up covers a huge variety of hip-hop artists, ranging
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Commix
Anyone who was listening to electronic music, and particularly drum & bass, in 2007 will clearly remember the arrival of Commix’ critically acclaimed debut album ‘Call To Mind’. At that time breakbeat music clocking up more than 170bpms was heavily dominated by a swathe of Pendu-clones and a
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The Moon Visionaries
The Moon Visionaries have a unique Psychedelic Jungle Pop sound; they describe themselves and “walking-down-the-streets-kind-of-songs. The band have had lots of hype surrounding the band including being BBC’s “Unsigned Band of the Week and NME’s “Track of Day”. Check out
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J-DILLA CHANGED MY LIFE LONDON
For the sixth year running London’s No.1 party promoters are celebrating the life and work of the incredible James “J-Dilla” Yancey but this year take the show on the road with three seperate events in London, Brighton and Manchester.
This year our dream teams of
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Skrillex & Friends After Show: Skrillex & Special guest
Skrillex continues his domination of the dubstep vs electro vs glitch sound with a series of sellout UK shows.
And on Friday February 17th and Saturday February 18th Electric Brixton is hosting the Brixton after show parties!
This is going to go OFF!
Friday
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Vanilla Ice Goes Indie Rock
Vanilla Ice has been involved in a comedy sketch for Soup TV, posing as a hipster to perform an indie rock song. The song was intended as a joke but it’s actually surprisingly good. At the end of his sketch he jokes about being booked at Coachella,
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T-Shirt Based on Joy Division Album
Disney have exposed their dark, Gothic underbelly with a T-Shirt design inspired by the sleeve for Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasure album. Despite a backlash from both Joy Division and Disney fans, Disney celebrated their latest product, stating: ‘The tee incorporates Mickey’s image within the
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Cable Presents Shogun Audio - WeFearSilence
Cable welcomes the return of Shogun Audio for WeFearSilence on the 18th of February. This night is going to be enormous. Label manager DJ Friction is poised to tear it up with a 2-hour set sceduled. With an array of awards already under his belt, this Brighton boy is rightly
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SBTRKT Tour Schedule Announced
After building up a massive following in 2011 with the success of Wildfire, SBTRKT looks set to consolidate his position in 2012 with some big name collaborations. He’s just released dates for a huge UK tour with Disclosure. These could sell out quickly, so get your ticket a.s.
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Rihanna Gets Thug Life Tattoo
After a recent trip to a tattoo parlor, the lovely Rihanna emerged with her knuckles freshly imprinted with “THUG LIFE”, an homage to 2Pac Shakur. Thug Life was, of course, 2Pac’s mantra, appearing in a tattoo across his torso and oft uttered by the infamous rapper.
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Big Night Out: James Holden and Caribou at Bussey Warehouse
On the 18th of February, Bussey Warehouse is hosting an exclusive party and we could not be more pumped. Featuring the sounds of psychedelic wizards, James Holden and Caribou, it promises to be one of the best parties of the entire month. Online tickets are sold out so be
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Artist of the Month - Dry The River
Dry The River formed in 2009. They describe their style as “folky gospel music played by a post-punk band.’’ Critics have labelled them ‘’grime-pop’’ and ‘’folk-rock’’, but no matter what you call it, there is one thing that looks certain: 2012
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Breakup Cure: Dance Like Nobody is Watching
We’ve all been there. You’ve just gone through a bad break up and everything feels like it’s going wrong and nothing is ever going to be right again. Take a cue from this LA chick and put on your dancing shoes, it's
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Cypress Hill and Rusko Collaboration
Yes, you heard us right, Rusko and Cypress Hill are hard at work producing a five-track EP with the shockingly innovative title Cypress X Rusko. Set to be released this April, the collaboration has garnered massive amounts of hype from critics and fans alike, most of whom are questioning
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HMV: the last high street music store?
One of the UK’s biggest media retailers HMV is struggling to survive due to plummeting sales and high levels of debt over the last two years. It almost failed a banking covenant test this year, but thanks to the financial support of their suppliers, HMV remains a
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Big Chill Festival Cancelled For Olympics
The Big Chill festival took 2011 by storm with Jessie J and Calvin Harris featuring alongside headline acts Kanye West and The Chemical Brothers. Founded in 1994, the festival began as a sequence of parties at the Union Chapel, London. With huge raver support it became an official outdoor event the
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Winter Sessions - Preview
The Winter Sessions festival takes place on Mont Blanc in Chamonix, France, between the 20th and 21st of March. The festival has a glittering music line up featuring artists such as Norman, Zero 7 and Trojan Sound System. Winter Sessions isn’t just a music festival - it also
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Chicago Man Laughs Off Nail In The Head
Dante Autullo struggled to believe it when his head X-Ray showed a 7cm nail embedded in his skull. He was building a shed using the nail gun above his head when he accidentally fired it.
Mr Autullo felt a punch on the side of the head. He went
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Megaupload Shut Down
Megaupload, one of the largest file-sharing sites on the internet has been closed down and accused of breaking copyright laws by US officials.
Founders of the site, Kim Dotcom (formally known as Kim Schmitz) and Mathias Ortmann, were arrested in Auckland, New Zealand, at the request of US officials.
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Hip-Hop Legend: Common
Born Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Common first made his mark on the underground scene with the release of 1992's “Can I Borrow a Dollar?,” and has been considered a founding father of higher-minded hip-hop culture ever since.
In the ‘90s, he joined up with fellow socially-conscious MCs
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Luxury Comedy Preview
The first instalment of Noel Fielding’s brand new Luxury Comedy airs on E4 at 10pm on Thursday the 26th January. In a similar style to The Mighty Boosh, the show he co-wrote and co-starred in alongside Julian Barratt, Noel plays various laughable characters: Tony Reason, Sergeant Raymon,
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Soltek Party
After selling out their Halloween bash last year, Soltek return at the end of February to dust away those winter blues and kick off the new year in style with a typically exciting and diverse lineup. Topping the bill in exemplary fashion Soltek have opted for Tighten Up head honcho
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WIN 2X tickets for Return to the Future
To win these tickets just answer this simple question: What month was the first Return to the Future house Party?
Email you answer to: info@guestlist.net
On Friday 27th January, Return To The Future returns (to the future) with another line-up of the best underground house and techno, and
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Halimah Abubackar – The Founder of Beauty School TIBA Training
Halimah Abubackar – the founder of Beauty school TIBA Training (The Institute of Beauty Artists) and professional bridal services Henna-h started her career working on theatre sets as a makeup artist, and has grown to become one of the country’s leading beauty specialists. Now she specialises in
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The Mighty Become Luxury
Noel Fielding’s new comedy coming up on E4 is starting next week on the 26th January at 10pm. Cast includes Dolly Wells who plays German Trendy Dolly and Tom Meeten who plays Andy Warhol. In similar style as The Mighty Boosh, Noel is playing in various humorous
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Aerosoul Interview
What’s happening 2012? It’s Oshi with the second big interview of year. Right now I’m chilling with the big man, Leke Aerosoul. What’s happening homeboy? Good to see you!
Good to see you too. Haven’t in a long time
Exactly. Been
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T. Mills Rumbles London
It can take a man his entire life to grasp the entertainment business, but this is not the case for T. Mills.
The 22 year old, born Travis Tatum Mills, has broken his way into this fast-paced industry. Having launched his career from his bedroom, T. Mills is now taking to
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Reggae Releases 2012
Reggae Releases 2012
Look out for these forthcoming releases in 2012. From dancehall straight back to those classic reggae artists, there’s bound to be something here to wet your appetite!
Sean Paul: Tomahawk Technique - March 3rd in the UK & Ireland.
Sean Paul has done a lot
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Submotion Orchestra Interview
The seven-piece dubstep influenced live band have just finished their first European UK tour, so we caught up with them to find out how it went.
How’s it going guys?
Ruby: It’s going well!
Taz: Pretty good.
Danny: It’s good! We’re
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Get Fit for Charity in 2012 – 12 May & 29 June
Get your 2012 fitness regime underway by joining one of two World Hunger Day challenges from London to Brighton.
The Hunger Project’s ‘Team Hunger’ is recruiting volunteers to Walk, Jog, Run or Cycle the 100km from Capital to Coast to raise funds to
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Laugh To Be Healthy
Laugh To Be Healthy
The University of Maryland conducted a study where people were shown funny movies to measure the affect on their cardiac health. The results show that laughing helps to increase the blood flow and also people’s positivity.
The University College of London discovered
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The Last Music Store On The Street?
The Last Music Store On The Street?
One of the biggest entertainment retailers HMV is struggling to survive due to falling sales and high levels of debt in the last two years. It almost missed its banking covenant test, but fortunately, thanks to the suppliers support, HMV had remains. More
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Big Chill Festival Cancelled By Olympics
Big Chill festival took 2011 by storm with headline acts Kanye West, Chemical Brothers and featuring artists; Jessie J and Calvin Harris. The Festival was founded in 1994 beginning as a sequence of parties in the Union Chapel, London until becoming an outdoor event the following year.
The much anticipated festival
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The Mighty Become Luxury
The Mighty Become Luxury
Noel Fielding’s new comedy coming up on E4 is starting next week on the 26th January at 10pm. Cast include Dolly Wells plays German Trendy Dolly and Tom Meeten plays Andy Warhol. In similar style as The Mighty Boosh, Noel is playing in
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Man Finds Funny Side Of Nail In His Head
Man Finds Funny Side Of Nail In His Head
Dante Autullo could not believe what his X- Ray showed; a 7.62cm nail gun was found in his head.
He was building a shed on Tuesday using the nail gun above his head when he fired it.
Mr Autullo felt
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Things To Do Before The World Ends
Things To Do Before The World Ends
Apparently the world is coming to an end this year so follow our monthly guide to making the most of the year with things to do before the world ends...
Happy New Year, 2012 is going to be a blast! It’s also
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Recommended: Estelle - "All of Me"
After a long wait since her last album, “Shine”, British R&B singer Estelle is finally ready to drop her third album, entitled “All of Me” - to be realeased 28th February. The Grammy award winner’s newest album will feature hit
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Event Preview: Summer Camp at Scala
Summer Camp blew apart 2011 with their infectious pop tracks and nostalgic sounds. Beginning as a “happy accident”, the duo, made up of Jeremy Warmsley and Elizabeth Sankey topped countless best of lists with their debut album “Welcome To Condale”. After a string of small shows
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Soldiers of Jah Army Album Release
For all major S.O.J.A fans out there, there is some good news for you. Their new album ‘Strength to survive’ will be out on January 31st. For those of you who haven’t heard of them, Soldiers of Jah Army is an
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Jamie xx Remixes "Bloom"... Again
Though producer of the moment Jamie xx has already put out two remixes of Radiohead’s “Bloom” from the album “King of Limbs”, the xx’s producer has dropped another remix. At nearly eight minutes long, this remix makes over “Bloom”
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Legendary Singer Etta James Passes Away at 73
Singing legend Etta James has passed away. She was 73. Most famous for her beautiful wedding favourite “At Last”, the singer had long been suffering from leukemia and passed away Friday with her husband and sons by her side.
James first hit the charts as a teenager finding success
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Common and Drake Beef Over?
Common may have fired some lethal verbal shots at Drake on his remix of “Stay Schemin’” but the hip-hop legend had some kinder words for Drizzy during an interview with Rolling Stone magazine.
“I think he makes some good music,” Common said about the Toronto
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President Obama Sings Al Green
Maybe the president is trying out a new career option ahead of the presidential race but who would have thought it but the President of America can sing.
Just in case his day job doesn’t work out, Obama’s got a back up plan. On Thursday 19
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Ruff Ryders Ready to Ride Again
Legendary hip-hop collective, The Ruff Ryders look set to reunite and hit the stage with a comeback tour. Joaquin ‘Waah’ Dean, co-CEO of The Ruff Ryders told MTV News of the impending tour, “Everybody’s on deck. It’s just that we’re
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Isle of White Festival Lineup
Isle Of White festival line up for 2012 is out and the headliners include: Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Pearl Jam. Other acts confirmed for the festival include: Noel Gallagher and the High Flying Birds, Jessi J, Madness, Labrinth and many more. The Isle Of White festival
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Lost Ring Finds Its Way Back After 45 years
Brent Aguirre lost a class ring 45 years ago. He graduated the class of 1966 Bonneville High school. The ring was a gift from his parents during his senior year, but after six months it was lost and the most upsetting part of all was Mom and dad spent good money
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Tweets for Sweeden
The most democratic twitter account in the world: Sweden’s Tourist Board agrees to hand its account @sweden to a different Swedish resident every week. For seven days they can recommend things to do and places to see, sharing diverse opinions, and ideas along the way.
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Sleigh Bells announce UK + Ireland Tou
Sleigh Bells have announced a string of UK and Ireland tour dates at the end of February and beginning of March to celebrate the release of their sophomore album “Reign of Terror” which is released February 14th. The tour begins in Dublin with stops in Glasgow and
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Clam Casino remix of Lana Del Rey’s “Video Games”
Halloween was a few months ago, but Weeknd collaborator Clams Casino has just dropped a haunting remix of Lana Del Rey’s opinion splitting “Video Games”. It sounds like the score to a Hunter S. Thompson acid trip gone horrifyingly wrong. But give it a listen anway.
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Meghalaya, India: Where women wear the trousers.
Thursday 18th January 2012
In this part of the world females are definitely the ones in charge with property names and wealth traditionally passing down from mother to daughter - however the men’s rights movement are campaigning for change.
In this small hilly state in India, which holds
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Anunarose a real fashion flower..
Want to know what's hot at the moment? Anunarosa is your A-Z fashion guide. It brings you the best in celebrity fashion, fashion news, runway reports and exclusive interviews. If you want to know wear to buy the latest trends or if you want some inspiration you should
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Fashion for the World child...
http://www.shopspanishmoss.com/blog/
ATTENTION SHOPAHOLICS.
If you are in search for that lil something extra, something special and unique rather than the usual high street fashion. Look no further spanishmoss.com is the answer. Founded by world citizens, Vincent and Suzanne Ford-Carafano in 2006. The website carries an array
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Azelia Banks singed to Universal
Rising star Azelia Banks, is the girl to watch for the new year.The 20 year old rapper and lyricist shot to attention in early September when the funky beats of '212' (ft Lazy Jay) where put on the internet. Only yesterday (18 jan) the Harlem babe with the attitude was
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Hollywood Sign and a Human Head
A severed human head has been found by two female dog walkers on a hiking trail that leads to the Hollywood sign. The head was only discovered because the dogs were playing with it.
The crime scene was guarded overnight as detectives looked for other body parts whilst police
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RAM's New Release
Keen drum and bass fans will already know Mind Vortex from their tracks “Onslaught” and “Now It’s Time”, which featured on the “Nightlife 5” EP. The wait is finally over as the duo releases their ram debut single. Taking influence from
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Obama Seeks Campaign Help From Musicians
President Obama is preparing for the 2012 re-election campaign and has sent out a wish list of celebrity endorsements and appearances to his campaign donors. Obama has his sights set on Jay-Z, Adam Levine, Alicia Keys, Vampire Weekend, Janelle Monae, Arcade Fire, the Roots, Will.i.am and many more.
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Thank You For Smoking
Smoking is bad. It causes cancer. It kills. It killed your grandfather/uncle/primary school teacher/brother-in-law’s neighbor’s cat. We know, we know.
But like every cloud, it does have a silver lining.
For those among us suffering from the title of “smoker,”
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Skrillex and Former The Doors Members Release Video
Back in October, Skrillex and former The Doors members Ray Manzarek, Robbie Krieger and John Densmore made sweet sweet music together on a track entitled “Breakin’ a Sweat” and they’ve finally released the video for it.
Check it out below.
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Is Hip-Hop Dead?
The poor quality of recent hip-hop releases and those topping the charts have music fans worldwide asking “What the Hell is going on?” It used to be a form of self-expression that finds its roots embedded deep within African culture and oral tradition, but the form is
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OFWGKTA Announce New Album, TV Show
Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All (OFWGKTA) have had a massive year and a half and haven’t even released an album since inking a deal with Sony to distribute through their own imprint.
“The OF Tape Vol 2” will be released March 19 and comes hot on
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Tech Buzz: Smartphones Go Swimming
Waterproof protection for your precious gadgets won’t be just a dream for much longer. At the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), one of the most exciting exhibitions by far was Liquipel’s demonstration of it’s “nano-coating” protection.
The protection, which is applied
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Tech Buzz: Tellys of 2012
It was a battle of the big screens at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show with LG’s 84-inch ultra definition set, tearing away all hopes that Sharp’s 80-inch ever had of reigning supreme.
LG also stole the show for the most space-friendly sets
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Recommended App: Emojis
For all those who like to use smileys within texts, “Emojis” (short for “emoticons”) is one of the most interesting apps available for the iPhone. “Emoji” displays amusing smileys and pictures that can be inserted in texts, contact names and emails. This app
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Recommended: Klaypex
Voted number nine in Last FMs ‘Best of 2011’ list, Klaypex are definitely a duo to watch out for. Based in Canada, they are best friends that have been around for about six years. They started making rock music but have floating through many different genres before they
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Korn Goes Dubstep
Not long ago, you would’ve said the band name Korn to someone and they would have thought of angry, nu-metal type music, but now they have set themselves in a totally new direction. From nu-metal to dubstep. Their tenth studio album "Path of Totality"
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Rusko to Drop New Album
For those major dubstep fans out there, this year is promising to be good. It had recently been revealed by Diplo’s Mad Decent label that Rusko’s second album has been completed. A picture has been posted of him holding his cd, which as of yet
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Miguel Campbell playing 10/2 at East London Venue - TBA
Good news for the British house producer Miguel Campbell: his recent track “Something special” infiltrated every house music lover’s collection, at least, according to our sources. And more good news?
Campbell will be playing on Friday the 10th of February along with
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We Want Any Car
We Want Any Car is the easiest way to sell your new or used car online. We'll value your car after 3 simple steps and then make you an offer based on the current market value.
We use the very latest vehicle data technology to produce an accurate valuation
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Time Warp Festival Tickets Available
Don’t forget to grab tickets for this Springs’s massive Time Warp Festival in Mannheim, Germany. The Festival is a combination of technology and music.
For more information, visit the site.
The line up includes:
Live Artists: AKA AKA, Extrawelt, Paul Ritch, Hobo, Guti.
DJs: Sven
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Florence + The Machine Announce UK Tour
‘No light, No light’, the second single off the number one album ‘Ceremonials’ was released on Monday the 16th of January and is now available for download on iTunes. The Vinyl Factory has created a special limited edition of the single. Each cover has been
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5 Reasons to Visit Buenos Aires
1) Nightlife
This town is alive! There are people everywhere… every day, and night, of the week. But our favorite club is Asia de Cuba it’s as VIP as it gets. Be prepared for crowds of pretty young things and international jetsetters. And at places like this,
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A$AP Rocky drops new track
Following the U.S. success of his debut mixtape LiveLoveA$AP and his massive £2 million RCA record deal, Harlem rapper A$AP Rocky has been hard at work planning a tour and getting ready to drop a new release with his A$AP Mob. But yesterday, he decided
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SXSW Announces Lineup
With the festival still two months off, South by Southwest has officially released their 2012 music schedule.
A$AP Rocky, Best Coast, Lana Del Rey, M.Ward, Miike Snow, Of Montreal, SBTRKT, Youth Lagoon as well as many others have been added to the lineup which had already
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Andy Blake Launches New Label
The popularity of London-based DJ and producer Andy Blake has been growing crazily as of late, especially since he started Dissident, the disco and house label that released more than 60 records over two years before being dismissed. Blake is at present involved in a number of different projects, most
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Shambala Tickets on Sale
Shambala is a small, environmentally- friendly festival at the end of August, which changes destination every year, and it’s awesome. You’ll find an eccentric mix of people and music, and not a moment will be spent in boredom. With this festival, you never know quite
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Nicolas Jaar at The Roundhouse
Nicolas Jaar's Space Is Only Noise was a huge hit of 2011, the dub-influenced downtempo house music it featured earned him #1 in the Resident Advisor top 2011 albums chart and #2 on Rough Trade's. The 22-year-old Chilean producer has then been quite busy with the Don't Break My Love
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SENSATION INNERSPACE BELGIUM - PRESS RELEASE
The first Sensation Innerspace this year will kick off in Belgium on the 17th of March, taking place at the Ethias Arena in Hasselt. Sensation, which originally ran in the Amsterdam Arena for five years until 2005, is now located in over twenty European countries and attracts a fun-loving dance crowd
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Lupe Fiasco & Pharrell To Release Joint Album
2011 saw two Hip-Hop heavyweights join forces on an entire album, ‘Watch the Throne’ (Jay Z and Kanye West) and 2012 looks set to follow suit, with Lupe Fiasco recently announcing on his website that he and Pharrell would be releasing a joint album.
He posted an online entry titled, &
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Annie Mac Presents - Feb. 11
Annie Mac is back with her famously successful night Annie Mac Presents. She will be playing at KOKO’s in Camden on the 11th February. The rest of the line up is yet to be released but with artists such as Wretch 32, Katy B and Tinie Tempah previously
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Snoop to Produce Cigar Line
The Doggfather Snoop Dogg is taking a break from his day job to branch out in the world of cigars. And much to our surprise, there are no illegal substances involved. The hip hop mogul is releasing his very own range of cigars in America. He plans to
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Maccabees New Album Charts at Number Four
The Maccabees new album "Given To The Wild" has reached number four in the UK album chart this week. They charted behind Adele, Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars. This comes as quite a shock for the band as midweek it was announced that they were at the
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To Infinity and Beyond!
If aliens exist, these guys know about it. The mad scientists over at the California-based SETI Institute spend their days listening deep into the cosmos for any sign of extraterrestrial communication. And they get paid for it. Which makes it one of the most awesomely awesome day jobs
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Lil Wayne To Release A Book
Don't let it be said that Lil Wayne was taking a break while he was locked up for 8 months on Rikers Island, New York.
Weezy was his usual hard working self, even while incarcerated. He was busy keeping a diary of his every day thoughts, which are now
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Pop Music Overtakes Rock Music for the First Time in 7 Years
Pop music takes over rock music for the first time in 7 years in 2011. Adele was one of the biggest contributors with with her album 21. Jessie J and Lady Gaga we also amongst the top sellers for pop. Noel Gallagher and Coldplay contributed strong efforts to rock music, Coldplay even
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"The Beyonce Fly"
The Scaptia (Plinthina) beyonceae fly “The Beyonce Fly” was called named such by Brian Lessard, an Australian researcher. The fly was names this because of its gold behind and it was also to demonstrate that taxonomy (the identifying and naming of species) had a fun side. However
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New Blood Festival @ Hoxton Square Bar and Grill
Held at Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen, New Blood Festival, hosted by PopRox and Artrocker in Association with Original Penguin offers a eclectic mix of new indie music to sink your teeth into. I decided to go on the 12th January with The Tambourines, The History Of Apple Pie,
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DJ Krush interview
We had a quick chat with the Japanese hip hop turntablist who’s entering his twentieth year in the game. Undeniably a legend of the scene. He’s coming over to the UK this month to celebrate with us the two decades he’s dedicated to hip
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WIN an Aeroblock t-shirt by AEROSOUL!
The Aerosoul label have been bridging the gap between urban music and fashion for over a decade now. Founder Leke Adesoye has perfectly created a clothing brand to represent the hip hop, jungle and breakbeat music cultures and we’re giving away a t-shirt from his line! Check
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Meet Alice: theatre that speaks to you
Operating from a narrowboat of the same name that drifts between various moorings on the London canal network, Alice are a theatre company with a difference. Under the artistic direction of Marene Miller, their debut production, Meet Alice, severs the divide between punter and performer as individual audience members are
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A charity champion
A torchbearer becomes a candidate to ‘good hearts competition’ winner.
An 84-year-old Moira Starkey, from Storridge in Herefordshire has been well-known for her charity activity. In the past she raised more than £10,500 for a breast cancer charity. Due to her fundraising achievements she was invited to
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Bloc Party set to release a new album in 2012
The news all Bloc party fans have been hoping for: the release of a new Bloc Party Album in 2012. The band announced they were splitting in 2009 but is seems they have put their differences aside and are set to have their new album out by the end of the year.
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Cash Genie Xmas Poem Winning Entry
Congratulations Katie Allen who won £200 for the best Xmas poem - Sponsored by Cash Genie
Crimbo chances, picture the scenarios...
Squeezing then dragging a loved one/person you fancy under the mistletoe,
Drunken excuse to grab someone's bum at the Xmas party
But wanna get your
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Strictly Business Women
Strictly Business Women
We take a look at some of 2011’s most influential females
Last year 100 women in total shattered the “glass-ceiling” in the business world setting the amount of women in Britain’s leading boardrooms at a record high. The revolutionary Dame Marjorie
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The Brit Award 2012 Nominations Are Out
The Brit Awards nominations have been announced and it seems Ed Sheeran is the man to watch being nominated for four awards, which included British Album Of The Year, where he’ll be up against Coldplay, Florence and the Machine, Adele and PJ Harvey. Jessie J and Adele
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D’Angelo @ O2 Academy Brixton 3rd & 4th February
One of our favourite soulful r‘n’b artists is back for two massive performances at the beginning of February. We’re excited. To put it lightly. The 3rd is completely sold out now so you lot better get on it quickly so you don’
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Ice Sculpting Festival @ Canary Wharf and more
Canary Wharf is hosting the Ice Sculpting Festival on the 13th and 14th of this month and it’s set to be one hell of a snow show down for fans of snow and ice. Held in Canary Wharf, Montgomery Square, Canada Square Park and Jubilee Place Shopping
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Criminals On Trial @ The Old Bailey
Ever wondered what it would be like watching a criminal go on trial? Well at the Old Bailey, members of the public can go and spectate as it happens in the Public Gallery. Some of the most famous criminals of the UK have been on trial there and the
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M&M’s World @ Leicester Square
Life is like a box of chocolates, or in this case a shop filled with chocolate.
M&M’s World in London is the latest attraction in Leicester Square. You don’t have to be a fan of chocolate or a woman on the edge of
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GCWCF vs Jehst vs Engine Earz @ Cargo on January 25th
3 Acts. 2 1/2 Hours. 1 stage. No gaps. An evening of unique collaborations and musical enjoyment.
Tickets:
http://www.livenation.co.uk/artist/get-cape-wear-cape-fly-tickets?c=url_ext_ln_getcape_081211
3 Way Dance. Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly v Jehst v Engine-Earz.
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly LIVE First London show in 18 months, fresh
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Naughty by Nature: Anthems Inc.
‘’Mean like Idi Amin,’’ a line from track 13, Flags, well describes the better parts of this new album from these seasoned Hip Hop veterans. A combination of new material and re-recordings of old classics, the album’s generally lively tempo is reminiscent of the
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Digital Soundboy artist Youngman releases new single Who Knows?
Going behind the scenes with Youngman as he makes the special-effects laden video for 'Who Knows?', 'The Night Is Young' also follows Youngman as he tours the UK and Europe with collaborator, friend and one third of Magnetic Man, Benga. 'Who Knows?' is produced by Skream, Youngman AKA Simon
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5 Reasons To Visit Vienna
This month's adventure worthy destination – Vienna
A top weekend destination only two hours from London by plane. Here are 5 reasons to visit the city
1. Viennese Cafes The Viennese coffee culture can be easily compared to Fine Art. Visitors can discover
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Maya Jane Coles UK Tour Dates
Maya Jane Coles is a young tech-house producer who became one of the most respected artists in the London electronic music scene, is going to tour around the UK in February. The schedule of tour dates has been announced.
Seems like 2012 is going to be a busy year for the 24
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Drake vs Common
The past few days have seen the subtle beef between Common and Drake escalate into a full blown one.
The first beef of 2012 started back in November of last year, when Common threw shots at Drake, on the song ‘Sweet’, where he went at soft MC’
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The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) from October 17th to 21st
The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is the world's leading electronic music conference and the biggest club festival for the many electronic sub-genres on the planet. The event offers a full program of daytime conferences, including interactive workshops, mentoring sessions, technical demonstrations and in-depth round-table discussions, alongside a nighttime music
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Michael Kiwanuka set to be big in 2012
Michael Kiwanuka is set to be big in 2012. Coming off a successful 2011, he's recently won the BBC’s sound of 2012 announced by Zane Lowe on Radio 1. Creating a great accoustic sound enhanced by his soulful voice, bigger things are sure to be on the way.
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Lianne La Havas
Already tipped for major success in 2012, Lianne La Havas is the new English Folk-Soul voice. In 2011 she launched a Warner Bros record called ‘Lost and Found’ and has also played on Later…Live With Jools Holland. What makes this 22 year-old singer different from the other artists
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Artrocker and Poprox present The New Blood Festival
Throughout January Artrocker and Poprox are hosting the New Blood Festival in association with Original Penguin at Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen. Artists include The Tamborines, Vision of Trees, Manflu, Laurel Collective, Tripwire and many many more all playing throughout January. So for your new music fix this month Hoxton
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Kreayshawn
Kreayshawn blasted onto the US Hip-Hop Scene in 2011 with the song “Gucci Gucci” and instantly became a You Tube sensation having over three million views in 3 weeks. A Canadian production company discovered her called “Strange Customs” and they created a video, put it up on
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Bloc Party Set To Release New Album in 2012
The news all Bloc Party fans have been hoping for: the release of a new Bloc Party Album in 2012. The band announced they were splitting in 2009 but it seems they have put their differences aside and are set to have their new album out by the end of the
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James Blake Interview
James Blake Interview January 2012
"We’re bringing out a few new tunes for the UK shows and they won’t be played anywhere else until then!"
London based experimental dubstep artist who we've seen make crazy videos and mix up his DJ sets with fantastic
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The Big Snow Festival, 23rd - 29th March @ Kapaonik, Serbia
Fancy trying out a different festival experience this winter...?
How does warming yourself up and listening to good music against a backdrop of snow draped mountains sound? Pretty sick we think!
Launched in 2010, The Big Snow Festival is taking place in Kapaonik, Serbia for its third edition. It has
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WIN a Flüd watch from Watch Me Go
Always late? Want to be on time this year? This year, you’ve decided to make New Year’s resolutions and to respect them for at least once in your life:
Thanks to The Guestlist Network and Watch Me Go, you will be the only guy in
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BIG FAIL: La Redoute's naked man
La Redoute a french-based mail order catalogue and website offered today, the biggest fail of the new year after inadvertently publishing a photo of a naked man on its website. Featuring four children, playing on a peacefull beach, the nude guy is visible just behind them in the water:
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Top 5 Party Hostels
Everyone wants to party on their travels so instead of wasting time take note of our top five hostels, guaranteed to bring the celebrations to you.
The Pink Palace, Corfu, Greece
Located directly in party central, The Pink Palace is in its own league of party hostels. Introducing their own
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Sony Personal 3D Viewer
Bring home the cinema. And it’s not an oversized screen that doesn’t quite fit in your room.
A revolution in technology gadgets has been started by Sony. The new Personal 3D Viewer is delivering the cinema screen straight to your home. Supplying a 720p resolution
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Preview: Playaz @ Fabric- 27/01/2012Preview:
The monthly residency of Playaz is returning to Fabric in the first month of 2012.
The longest running DNB residency in the history of the genre has been on the scene for so long for a concrete reason. They deliver quality sets from interesting artists and never limit themselves only
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Pioneer DDJ ERGO
An alternative solution to mobile DJing.
Pioneer have joined many other audio brands and introduced this digital DJ controller. The output audio quality is supplied with the same features as the Pioneer mixers, which guarantees an outstanding performance. This gadget takes things to a whole new level, introducing the
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Tour Schedule- The Black Keys
The Black Keys have just released the fantastic El Camino, the follow up to the instant classic Brothers. Hitting our shores in early February, the duo are playing their fine brand of their southern soulful rock and roll up down and the country, supported by Southampton’s own
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Subwave – Subwave LP (Metalheadz)
Russian producer about to drop his new album on the legendary Metalheadz imprint.
Subwave’s long anticipated self-titled album dropped as a new year’s present to us all on January 2nd. He has already received recognition as one of the artists, which delivers the unexpected to
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Jawbone Jambox
Apparently great things do come in small packages...
We’ll admit it; we’ve gone a bit nuts for Jawbone this week but they are pushing the boundaries of what is expected of portable devices in a way that’s getting everyone excited. The ground breaking
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Alix Perez Interview
Signed to one of the biggest drum and bass labels, this young DJ/ producer has been dropping beats from the age of 14.
How did Shogun Audio’s 50th release party go back in November?
Yeah, good thanks. All good. Yeah it was really good. The vibe was wicked
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The Weird and Wonderful
It’s all about the night life this season whether it’s on home turf or across the channel, either way we have handpicked the most unique hot spots which may tickle your fancy abroad.
La Fira, Barcelona, Spain
Already renowned for its electrifying night life, Barcelona
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Paper Dollhouse
“Blues-inflected psychedelic fairy tales, music for scenes in films that haven't yet happened” is how singer/songwriter Astrud Steehouder describes her sound.
Steehouder first burst onto the scene with folk rock trio The Rayographs. For her solo work, she goes by the name Paper Dollhouse, an
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Guestlist Recommends.. Encore
Can we get an Encore please.
Introducing the boys of moment who make up this bad boy trio group Encore; Mark, Cairo and Pierre, these boys are here and you will get to know them up close an personal by the summer of 2012. The boys met at an open
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Kaiser Cheifs
Leed’s golden boys are back and keyboardist Peanut talks to us about the new album, staying fresh and how it feels to have an album shortlisted in NME’s best albums of the last 15 years...
“You have to stick to your guns and do what you
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Revolutionary Rappers
It’s been a year since the Tunisian revolution sparked off protests in the Arab world. The fighters in Libya and the activists in Egypt were at the heart of the Arab Spring but this article isn’t about them. It’s about the brave musicians,
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Two:10
Hertfordshire’s hottest prospects in the world of indie.
A very promising new band from East Herts, Two:10 have rocketed from the humble beginnings of the open mic night to playing at the 100 Club in London. That would be considered a great achievement for most people, but
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Preview: A BBK Affair
It’s a Too Many Man takeover.
Proud 2 at The O2 Arena presents a Boy Better Know affair on the 14th. The Godfather of Eskimo dance, Wiley, will be one to watch out for as well as Skepta, JME, Jammer, P Money, Ghetts, Little Dee, Flirta D and
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I-Octane - Crying To The Nation
Being compared to artists like Sizzla and Buju Banton is a great feat for anyone. So then what if you are an artist with a career that only spans five years?
I-Octane and his 14 track album won’t be a disappointment with original, never-before-heard tracks and favourites such
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Guestlist Recommends... Hybrid Minds
The duo have entered the drum and bass world in the past year with beautifully crafted tunes.
Hybrid Minds is the newly formed liquid duo who impressed a load of people in the scene in 2011. Sensa and Haste, already known for their jump-up productions and DJing have teamed up
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Chef Fries Flesh For TV Stunt
Just when we thought we'd seen it all, two Dutch TV presenters decided to eat eachothers flesh in front of a studio audience.
Surely such an act will spark outrage! Both presenters, Dennis Storm and Valerio Zeno, had surgery to remove flesh for the stunt. Storm opted
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Indonesian Punks Arrested for ‘Re-Education’
Charity concert turns into a lesson for punk- rock fans...
In a shocking move, the Indonesian police arrested 64 punk- rock fans in the city of Banda Aceh. The arrests took place at a charity concert on 10 December 2011 when Shari’a (Islamic law) Police intervened. Aceh police chief Ins. Gen.
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Sex School in Vienna, Austria
Directed by an ex-erotic TV host, the institution teach classes about ‘the art to give and receive pleasure’.
Named AISOS (Austrian International School of Sex), the school promise to be an “international school of sex”, with five different courses and 200 hours of instruction, an institution
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Vodka Tampons
Young Americans with new ideas to rock during their weekend parties. Their last idea?
Being drunk with vodka tampons in their anus!
After the ‘eyeballing’ trend in the UK, which consists in pouring Vodka directly on your eye, the “I’ve got a soaked tampon
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Hospitality @ Folkestone
The Hospital crew are organising a big rave at the start of the new year:
Hospitality is planning a major gathering in the first month of 2012. The “best DNB night” as awarded by DNB Arena Awards will be bringing the quality liquid vibes to a venue, which
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17 year old rocks the Drum and Bass scene
A young Bulgarian artist has emerged from the shadows:
Daian Kutsarov also known as L 33 is a very talented producer who is entering the Drum and Bass scene with great speed. Born in the small town of Veliko Turnovo, this 17 year old producer has recently released an album on
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System of Survival Interview
The Guestlist Network had the pleasure of interviewing the guys behind the craziest and most legendary parties and sets on Earth: System of Survival!
Where did your name come from?
Sometimes this profession can appear easy but it is not at all, that is why we called ourselves &
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Orbital Interview
Welcome back guys. How does it feel to be embarking on a return to the festival circuit this summer?
It’s really exciting to be back and we’re both looking forward to what looks set to be a fantastic summer. Let’s hope the sun
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Claude vonStroke Interview
The Detroit born house and techno producer who released his first record aged 32 talks annual BBQ’s and who he’d most like to sign!
How are you and the family?
We are good just getting ramped up for the holidays in California.
First off, what track
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Mark Knight
Hi Mark, can you tell us what you are up to right now?
Right now i am on honeymoon, lying by our own pool in Dubai and its about 35 degrees. (not trying to rub it in ;-)... I've sneaked 10mins on the computer to quickly answer your questions
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Sneaky Sound System Interview
What are you guys up too at the moment? Any news on your third album?
C: We just completed the third album sooooo exciting we are immensely happy.
Are you looking forward to playing at one of the opening nights at Proud2?
C: Hellllll Yeahhhhhhhh....are you kidding its
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Jason Derulo Interview
You’re only 21 and already a double platinum selling artist, did you ever think you would be such a massive success so young?
I didn’t think I was gonna be this successful but I did think I was gonna make it very early on. I told
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Jay-Z Planning Charity Concert
Jay-Z one of the leading rappers today announced that he would be holding a couple of very special events this spring. The events are set to be charity events which will benefit a specific scholarship fund in New York to help support kids desires to further their education. Jay-Z
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Teen Opens Free Designer Clothing Boutique
Krissi Fajgenbaum has been featured in People Magazine, clothing stores bear her name and she's outfitted thousands of low-income teens and still manages her college work load.
Fajgenbaum was deeply moved after watching a documentary about the poverty and unemployment rates that have struck the Appalachian community, just
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Boiler Room Interview
We hooked up with Thristian Richards - the founder and director of Boiler Room, London and Berlin’s seminal live stream music show.
So how did the whole concept of the Boiler room come together, where did you get the idea from?
Well me and Blaze basically kind
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Danilo Vigorito Interview
Since he burst on to the scene back in 1999 Danilo Vigorito has taken the world of Techno by storm. With the release of his new album “On and On”, this guy from Naples is doing it big right now.
How are you Danilo?
Good thank you.
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Agoria Interview
Sébastien Devaud a.k.a. Agoria has been at the forefront of the European Electronic music scene for over two decades. With the release of his new album Impermanence and Nuits-Sonores Festival this summer, the Frenchman from Lyon has a very busy year ahead.
Hey, hows it
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Jodie Connor Interview
Jodie Connor has been a busy woman crafting hits with the Godfather of grime himself Wiley and both Tinie Tempah and Chipmunk are fans. We caught up with her to talk working with Roc Nation and her rise to fame.
Wow you’re a hard lady to get
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DJ MK Interview
Best known for being Roots Manuva's live DJ & his show on Kiss FM. DJ MK has been been in the game for years and continues to be smashing big things.
So it’s been seven years that you have been playing on Kiss FM, what have
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Peven Everett Interview
Peven Everett is undeniably one of the most prolific names in house and soul music to date. Most commonly known for tracks such as ‘Gabrielle’ and ‘Watch Them Come’ the world renowned singer, songwriter and producer from Illinois, caught up with The Guestlist Network to
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Gyptian Interview
Jamaican Reggae singer Gyptian has been consistently supplying romantic, melodic and conscious music to reggae and dancehall lovers worldwide, since the start of his career in 2004. However, a song written well over a year ago, accompanied by the simplest piano riff, has catapulted him onto the billboard charts and
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Morning Parade Interview
Two years ago, Morning Parade were trapped in a variety of dead-end jobs. Their thoughts were of career advancement and growing up, but music had always been a cornerstone, a passion that stopped real life closing them in. Now they are releasing their new single ‘Under the Stars&
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Aki Bergen Interview
Why did you decide to change your aka from Neuroxyde to Aki Bergen?
It hasn't been a real change, just the desire to show everyone that what I really love is to produce music in any form. I don't like to be labeled as a dj/producer
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Tyler Mae Interview
So you’ve just finished your first UK tour how was that?
It was a lot of fun, we got fucked up every day and the banter was next level! Playing live shows is what it's about, so to get to do it every day is a
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Jaja Soze Interview
Who are you for those that dont know you ?
My name is jaja soze if you dont know me you proberly been listening to way too much pop music
Explain to people where you come from ?
I'm originally from birmingham but grew up in brixton south london
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Milton Jones Interview
Hey Milton, how’s life?
Good. Well, it’s wet and windy outside, and today I’ve got to drive to Chester to entertain 50 executives from BMW - so quite a dull day really.
Haha, fair enough. So you’ve been regularly deemed the “Surreal
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Jim Jefferies Interview
Jim Jefferies – chowing down on some Nandos – shakes my hand while I try not to be awestruck. In a cowards move I shift attention away by introducing my assistant, Calina Ho. Jim Jefferies has achieved all the things most stand up comedians aim for; recognition, excellent reviews,
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Sizzla Interview
Sizzla has a hot new track out with right now with Peter Jackon- ‘Miss Right’ we caught up with one of the kings of reggae to see whats crackin’.
How you doing Sizzla?
Jah rastafari one love from Jamaica and Africa and the world.
I know
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Dub Pistols Interview
Alex Beahan caught up with Dub Pistols front man Barry Ashworth just before the headed on stage in Brixton. She talked pre-gig rituals, rum and coke and the Dub Pistols fans with the legend of West London.
So Barry, firstly how are you feeling about tonight, are you looking forward
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Reef Interview
British rock legends Reef hit the road again after a seven year break from the stage.
I caught up with bassist Jack Bessant during the lead-up to Reef’s eagerly anticipated London comeback gig this December at the Kentish Town Forum, to see how things have changed for
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Peter Jackson Interview
The biggest talent to come straight out of Canada, Peter Jackson has toured with the likes of Busta Rymes and Wu-Tang. Releasing his debut new single 'Miss Right' featuring Sizzla, we chatted to him about hanging out in Jamaica shooting his video.
Heya how’s it going?
Not
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Tinchy Stryder Interview
Tinchy Stryder may be one of the shortest male stars to have featured in the top 40 but that’s not all he’s achieved. He currently has his new album and clothing line out and is searching for the freshest face on the music scene with Rock
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Doctor P Interview
So you’ve had a few tracks out now, when are we going to get to hear Doctor P’s debut album, are you currently working on it?
There are no plans at the moment it seems like people want me to do one. It is something
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Faith Evans Interview
She was the first female to be signed to P Diddy’s label Bad Boy Entertainment and has now been in the game for 15 years. We caught up with the grammy winning artist to chat about her new reality show, film and being a smart business woman!
So
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Ralph Lawson Interview
For years one label has single-handedly put Leeds on the house music map. What's more, they've proved to be one of the most influential dance imprints of recent times...
How did you get into Djing and producing?
Basically got into Djing from being a Drummer, I was
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Norman Jay Interview
He is the Godfather of Club Culture and we were luck enough to chat to the King of Carnival about how he went from illegal raves and pirate radio to accepting his MBE from the Queen!
You’re a pretty widely respected DJ in the world by
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Foreign Beggars Interview
The Foreign Beggars have been on tour a lot recently they have also been “trying to finish up a new album with Noisia” as well as “a new album with Alex Perez” so it is safe to say they have been very very busy! At
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Donell Jones Interview
From being a member of a gang to releasing his sixth studio album... Donell Jones - father of five - is back with his new album entitled ‘Lyrics.’ The Guestlist Network got the chance to interview him to find out ‘what’s up’ (excuse
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Kashmere Interview
Kashmere caught up with us during preparations for his gig in Leeds, we spoke about his feelings about the hip hop scene at the moment, drinking fairy liquid and taking his idols to dinner.
What sets you apart from any of the other rappers that are around at the
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Jaguar Skills Interview
From mash up mix-tapes to Radio 1 DJ, Jaguar Skills talks to The Guestlist Network about recognition and influence, festivals, luck and ninja’s?
Your famously known for playing the character of a ninja during your live shows, what is the story behind this?
Can't tell you...
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Bashy Interview
Currently in America on his worldwide tour with The Gorillaz we caught up with Bashy to chat about his new single and his future in acting.
Hey, how’s it going?
Cool thanks, yeah.
Cool, we hear that you’re on tour with Gorillaz at the
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Timo Maas Interview
The Electro music maestro Timo Mass joined The Guestlist Network this month giving us the scoop on his up coming projects and his success over the past year. We got the chance to find out how the nice guy on the Electro scene kept his feet on the ground...&
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Beardyman Interview
The former UK beatbox champion incorporates a lot of humour into his innovative sets, his incredible vocal gymnastics have to be witnessed so we caught up with Beardyman to chat about his unique sound and crazy sets!
Hey hows things?
Hello..all good.
Firstly where did the name Beardyman
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DJ Ironik
We caught up with DJ Ironik at The Guestlist Network headquarters to find out about his new single with 90210’s Jessica Lowndes, his career thus far and the way to his heart...
When is the new tune with Jessica Lowndes actually coming out?
The single is released October 25
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Artists Uses iPad to Create Portraits
Long gone are the days when painting was strictly done with specialized tools, like brushes, on canvases. Nowadays artists use practically anything - Kyle Lambert a British artist uses just one finger on his iPad tablet to create detailed celebrity portraits with an app called Brushes.
Lambert starts
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Khago Launches Charity to Aid Less Fortunate
Reggae/dancehall artiste Ricardo ‘Khago’ Gayle has formed a new education based charity called ‘The Ricardo Gayle Education Foundation’. The charity will pay special attention to schools from the parish of St Ann, which is Khago’s home parish.
“Khago is a very
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Marley Legacy Maybe In Danger Due to Disputes
The latest controversy surrounding the family of reggae legend Bob Marley has caught the attention of the influential financial publication, Forbes Magazine.
In a feature story captioned, ‘Are Marley’s heirs destroying his legacy?’, the husband and wife team of Andy and Danielle Mayoras examine the
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Mike Fielding Interview
Propaganda welcomes The Mighty Boosh’s Mike Fielding for the final week of the August take-over.We talk to the star about his fun filming the show and his DJing career.
Hey hope you are good..so how long have you been D’jing for?
I have
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Skunk Anansie
We caught up with the newly reformed Skunk Anansie who are back and bigger than ever!
Are you looking forward to your upcoming tour?
Very much so. We can’t wait to get out there and play the new tracks from Wonderlustre.
How did you know that after 8 years
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Danja MC Interview
At the guestlist network we pride ourselves on being able to recognise good musical talent which is why we thought it high time we caught up with the fast emerging up and coming talent that is Danja MC…
How did you start listening to drum and bass and were
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Shock One Interview
Kick-starting his musical career in a metal band with Pendulum, this drummer turned dnb producer is fast becoming hot property both in his native Australia and in the UK. With a Beatport chart-topping ‘Shock One EP’ under his belt, the impending debut album promises to be
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Futurebound Interview
When it comes to drum & bass, Futurebound really has been there and done that. From 80’s illegal raves, 90’s jungle and the noughties digital revolution, he’s experienced it all firsthand. Now one of the most established DJ/ producers on the scene, Futurebound’s
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Kenny Ken Interview
Kenny Ken is an absolute legend, if you know about drum and bass, jungle and hard core music then you must know about the legend Kenny Ken.
Hey how have you been, have you had a busy summer?
I'm good, summer's been busy, lots of driving up
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Benga Interview
He is one of the biggest names in dubstep and in worldwide demand Benga has come a long way from working at The Big Apple store in Croydon. He has led the way for this rising global movement..we chatted to him about about his journey, crowd surfing
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Alex Under Interview
Following two very successful 12"s, one EP and one full length album on Trapez, plus several 12"s on his own label CMYK, Madrid's Alex Under has become one of the most sought after techno artists in Spain.
Hi Alex, how you doing?
Pretty good thanks.
Are you
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John Digweed Interview
So how are things in the world of Bedrock and John Digweed?
Things are great at the moment; the label is firing on all cylinders. We are having a great year. We’d had some fantastic releases and the profile of the label seem to be at its best
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Betoko Interview
A slave to his passions has led to Betoko possessing an ingenious musical mind that has commanded him to be at the centre of the international music fist.Recently Betoko has signed to Get Physical label with a track with Lopazz called new dimension. Joe Le groove caught up
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Wally Lopez Interview
Widely considered to be the most internationally renowned Spanish DJ and producer, Wally Lopez has had one crazy summer!We caught up him to chat about festivals, DJ’ing for Madonna and his love for the London crowd!
Do you remember when you used to be a radio
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Meleka Interview
After winning Hugo Urban Rules in 2008, MELEKA has stormed the scene with her quirky performances alongside her party-starting funky house. No Meleka we do not want to GO, we want to stay here with you. And yes we will MISS YOU when your gone! Anyway, enough of this god-awful
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DJ Target Interview
We had a chat with DJ Target from Roll Deep to see what’s happening with the east London star.
Have you had a very busy summer so far?
Yeah summer has been really busy! Ever since Good Times came out and went to number one we’
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Akala Interview
Akala has just finished a tour with Nas and Damien Marley and is now on the road with Dead Prez, this talented British musician has lots to say aswell as being very talented with his word play. Now Akala can talk a lot, but he talks a lot of
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D Double E Interview
We spoke with one of the gurus of grime and one half of the Newham Generals D Double E to talk about his upcoming EP Bag Of Grease and whats in store for the future.
You're widely regarded as somewhat of a veteran of the Grime scene, how did
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DJ Scratcha DVA Interviex
Hey hows things..have you had a busy summer?
Hey, yeh summers been great, Ive been playing at a couple festivals in Europe and I have got a lot of releases planned before this year is out
You have been playing your morning show on Rinse FM now for 5
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Mystro Interview
British hip hop artist Mystro is all about spreading positive message, he is a diverse MC with a energetic charismatic flow. We were eager to hear more so TGN hooked up with the talented star to catch up on things.
Hey how are things?
Yeah not too
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Boys Noize Interview
The Guestlist Network caught up with Boys Noize AKA Alexandra Ridha to talk about his history, deejaying, his love for playing in our fair city London & his plans for the future.
You started producing music from a very early age how has the journey been for you?
I
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Neon Choir Interview
London-based Indie Band – Neon Choir – launched their new EP: “Animal” on the 5ft of August…at the gig place - a boat - the adrenaline is in the air. The bands are tuning up guitars to free their wings. The proximity to the river makes
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Caspa Interview
2010 is the year of dubstep. It’s everywhere, influencing all genres, all scenes and all things rave… Pioneering this movement is a handful of dutty dubstep-ists, dedicated to driving new sounds forward and dropping tunes so bassy they’ll give you motion sickness. Amongst them
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Guestlist Recommends... Queen Ifrica
One of the most influential and inspiring female vocalist to be aired out of Jamaica.
Queen Ifrica has managed to make a name for herself in a genre predominantly dominated by males, and it clearly has not deterred her from becoming an icon in the reggae industry. She has been
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Ministry of Sound launches Headphone Range
Ministry of Sound have put twenty years of audio excellence into creating a new headphone range that delivers their signature sound directly to your ears.
Launched during the brand’s 20th anniversary year, the headphones celebrate Ministry of Sound’s unrivalled knowledge in creating the world&
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Julian Marley Interview
We know you will all be hittin up the One Love festival this month, and as a taster to get you in the mood of what it represents, we have an interview with the headliner of the festival itself and of course the son of a legend.... What
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Busy Signal Interview
VP Records is excited to announce the release of the new album D.O.B. from Busy Signal. He is not an artist to follow the beaten path. This album displays his innovation and lyrical skills that has broken down barriers and has taken Dancehall to places no other
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Professor Green Interview
We managed to catch up with one of the hottest stars of this year, Professor Green, the man behind the hits: ‘I need you tonight’ and ‘Just be good to Green’ (feat. Lilly Allen). He had this to say when chatted with him at Sonar,
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Bizarre Interview
Bizzare is releasing a new album, and is here in the UK, with the rest of D12 and Eminem, so we thought we’d catch up with the Detroit native, check You Tube for the full video interview.
So tell me, I know you were smashing it up
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Guestlist Recommends Hybrid Minds
Hybrid Minds is the newly formed liquid duo who has impressed everyone in the past year. Sensa and Haste, already known for their jump-up productions and DJing have teamed up to deliver some of the finest easy going drum and bass the scene has ever experienced. Shaping the new
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Peter Hook Interview
He was co-founder of the band Joy Division in the mid-1970s. Following the death of lead singer Ian Curtis, the band reformed as New Order and Hook played bass with them throughout their career until he left in 2007. Star Guestlist Network boys Marc and Victor caught up with
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Friction Interview
One of the biggest DJ's in the drum n bass scene has just released a double CD mix album in association with Ministry of sound entitled 'Mixed', Khanage caught up with Friction to find out more about the project, his label Shogun Audio, Its artists, Upcoming projects and everything
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Adam Beyer Interview
Swedish Producer and DJ, Adam Beyer, cut deep into the Techno European scene, becoming one of the leading artists of the Stockholm sound. His production skills threw him at the end of the 90’s, into the Top 10 most requested artists by clubs across the world. To get your
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Kanio Interview
After some time in the music industry under various aliases Kanio smashed his way onto the underground dance music scene in late 2007 with a string of chart topping productions. Widely regarded as the largest download site worldwide, Kanioís productions have regularly featured in the charts on Beatport. In
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Carl Cox Interview
The Guestlist Network sat down with Mr Carl Cox, one of the biggest techno deejays in the world. Carl certainly has a very long history in music, so we felt it was only right that we take it back, way back....he kindly filled us in on the beginnings,
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Skepta Interview
The London-based rapper, producer and DJ talks to us about everything from his crazy year to his future plans and even his dad...
Hello and welcome to The Guestlist Network. This is Osh here ladies and gentlemen, welcome home. We always bring you the big dogs right here and
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Nude Interview
NUDE is a different band; Drum'n Bass smashers, Electro, Bigbeat, Breakbeat,etc... how can you describe yourself and tell us about your career based in Germany?
We think of ourselves as a band with many musical influences, thru these, we deliver a blend of styles which can
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Blame Interview
What was the first record you bought?
Bit of a random one, really old school cartoon themes like Mr Pickwick actually. They were childrens tunes that were on vinyl at the time.
You have been making music for years, with releases on Good Looking, Metalheadz and Moving Shadow,
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Michael Woods
“The Next Big Thing...” Pete tong 2009
Albeit our shores are responsible for some of music’s paramount talent and our home-grown beat soldiers hold a prized place in almost every genre of modern day music, it has been a while since we had a dynamic, vibrant
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Matthias Tanzmann
It’s that time of year again, Cavo Paradiso have released another of their Grecian compilation CD’s inspired by world dance music. With Matthias Tanzmann and Satoshi Tomiie at the helm of this year’s selection of tracks, Cavo Pardiso CD10: Definitions is the 10th Compilation
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Loco Dice Interview
Loco Dice is a Tunisian German techno DJ who grew up in his adopted home of Dusseldorf. Originally a successful German Hip Hop rapper and an accomplished DJ, he left the Hip Hop scene in search of new Horizons. He fell in love with House music so the new
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Greg Wilson Interview
He's a promoter’s worst nightmare. 'So what do you need for your set Greg?'
'Oh just a plug for my laptop, a mixer and a reel-to-reel.' Riggggghhhhhht. One of the in the most on the level guys we've had chat with Greg Wilson talks us through
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Raymundo Rodriguez Interview
Raymond Isaacs AKA Raymundo Rodriguez is the quintessential London underground House music DJ… Being an avid record collector of all kinds of music from a very young age helped him forge an acute understanding of what it takes to keep dance floors moving. The last decade has seen Ray
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Nero Interview
The rise of UK dubstep has been meteoric. In just two years it’s become one of the most dominant genres rocking underground dance with its grimy 2-step beats. It’s no longer a niche drum and bass offshoot. Dubstep is officially huge.
Driving this popularity is
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Iyaz Interview
First of all where the hell does your name come from?
Well, my grandfather’s name was Iyaz and it means ‘boss’, or ‘the big one’. They would call me mini iyaz when i was younger, im not young anymore so now you got
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Jawbone Jambox
Apparently great things do come in small packages...
We’ll admit it; we’ve gone a bit nuts for Jawbone this week but they are pushing the boundaries of what is expected of portable devices in a way that’s getting everyone excited. The ground breaking
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Guestlist Recommends... Givers
Following the footsteps of Vampire Weekend, this fun Louisiana Afro pop five some will put a smile on your face.
African rooted pop has had a resurgence in the past couple of years with the massive mainstream success of Vampire Weekend and of course you can’t mention
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Merry Christmas Radiohead Fans!
Christmas comes early for Radiohead fans. They can rejoice in the knowledge that the band will be releasing some new material on 19th December.
The band is putting out two new songs, ‘The Daily Mail’ and ‘Staircase’.The tracks will be available on Amazon and via
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Harry Shotta Interview
Its only taken winning best breakthrough MC artist in 2009 and then following that up by coming 2nd in the Best lyrical MC category at the National Drum Awards in 2010 for Harry Shotta to really get noticed. GLN catches up with multi Award winning Master of Ceremony Harry Shotta as
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Rob Da Bank Interview
He started out just like one of us with his own night - Sunday Best - and when he saw that people loved it he took the opportunity to make it into a festival, and we all know how much of success it's been. Bestival started only six years
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Lost Prophets Interview
So does friendship always come first with the band?
Yeah definitely. All the bands that are like family are the ones that are still going, U2, Metallica, The Rolling Stones.
Have you ever had any massive blow outs and thought ‘that’s it, I’m done’?
&
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Spencer Parker Interview
How long have you been djing and what was your inspiration at the time?
I’ve been djing for around 10 years now and my inspiration at the time was the same as it is now – just going out clubbing and hearing good dj’s play.
I
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Ellen Allien Interview
So tell us how Ellen became Ellen Allien. Where did your name come from?
The name gave me the barkeeper of the bar where I first started to dj. He said my music sounds like the soundtrack from the first Alien movie. So then I was called Ellen Allien.
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Dirty Bird Interview
Call em a gang, a pose, a crew, call em what you damn well like! But here at The Guestlist Network towers (where everything is about rainbows and lolipops) we dub the Dirty Birds the Dirty Bird Fam.
Over the past 5 years the label has produced regular streams of hits,
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Skandal Interview
For those that don't know you, can you introduce yourself? (Where you from and what do you do?) How did you get into music and why? What inspires you?
Wow that's a lot of questions lol. Ummm hi! My names skandal and I'm ur neighbourhood rapper.
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Chiddy Bang Interview
Speaking with one half of Phillys up and coming rap/sample duo Xaphoon (real name Noah) not only gives a little sneak peek at what to expect from the album but how the duo got all over our music channels and in to the charts.
Where does the Xaphoon come
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A.Kay Interview
A.Kay is an up and coming rapper, singer, song writer, co-producer and a fashion designer from east London. Following the step of wiley, dizzie rascal akay came from the grime scene. He is very 8o’s influenced and tend to create experimental music which is aspired by; hip
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Free beer lures criminals
Police officers use new tactics to catch law-breakers.
Undercover officers working for Derbyshire police have been using a free beer hoax operation to catch criminals. Derbyshire police sent letters to dozens of people who had avoided arrest asking them to ring a marketing company to collect a free crate
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Success Story: Hoodie Allen
Made his name independent of a major record label.
Hoodie Allen is the success story that’s proving that you don’t need the support of a major record label to make big things happen. Switching up the way that you get noticed as an artist, Hoodie
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Oneohtrix Point Never @ The Brudenell Social Club (Leeds)
Daniel Lopatin brings his Detroit infused ambient synth stylings to the north of England...
It was clear from the start that this wasn’t going to be your average gig. The audience are the same kind of kids you find at certain house and techno nights, passionate about music
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Occupy Party
For the two-month anniversary of the worldwide occupy movement, the organisers of Occupy London Stock Exchange (LSX) are planning to ‘Occupy Everywhere’.
Occupy LSX want to expand the concept of the occupation and have encouraged people to occupy their own communities on 15th December.
All the occupying
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Kat 'N Maus with Jordan Peak and More @ ? on December 16th
Kat 'n Maus with Jordan Peak (Tsuba Records / Saved Records / Robsoul / Raum...musik)
Friday 16/12/11
The Questionmark
129 Stoke Newington High Street , N16 0PH
London, United Kingdom
9pm - 4am
Venue Directions:
From Shoreditch/Hoxton area: "Brooke Road" bus stop, by 67, 76, 149, and 243.
From Mare Street area: "Stoke
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Live and Unsigned on Sky Tv
Live and Unsigned is a UK music competition with a difference apart from the performances with solo artists and bands vying for the grand prize of £10, 000, it also presents the raw insight of what happens behind the scenes. The highly anticipated series premieres on Sunday 8th January 9 p.m.
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Trevor Nelson’s New Year’s Eve Party @ Camden Centre
Trevor Nelson is BBC Radios top black music presenter across 1xtra, Radio 1 and Radio 2. He presented The Lick on MTV Base for 10 years and DJs regularly throughout the world. Following on from the success of last years free drinks event at Camden Centre, and indeed 10 years of now legendry new
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WIN a Fender Standard Stratocaster Guitar !!!!
Guestlist have teamed up with Fender® to offer one lucky reader a chance to win a Fender Standard Stratocaster®, Maple Fingerboard in Candy Apple Red RRP £500.00.
The Standard Stratocaster® guitar offers legendary Fender® tone with classic styling.
Features include three single-coil pickups, synchronized tremolo
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Radio 1 announces changes to dance music line-up
Radio 1 announces that it has signed five new exciting specialist music DJs and will also be creating a brand new show - BBC Radio 1 Residency.
Skream & Benga, Toddla T, Charlie Sloth and Friction will all be hosting their own shows on the station from April 2012.
Friday night will continue
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Benjamin Francis Leftwich Interview
English singer-songwriter talks to us about his successful year, who he would invite to his desert island and festivalling.
Alright mate. Where are you at the moment?
We’re just driving down to London, I’ve got a BBC 6 interview tonight, so heading down there and then
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Fink Interview
Having transitioned from producer/DJ to singer/songwriter, Fin Greenall has gone on to work with big artists such as John Legend and Professor Green. Just about to kick off his Perfect Darkness live tour we caught up with this talented lyricist and performer.
How has your 2011 been?
It&
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Pascal-Playaz Interview
We caught up with the drum and bass main man for a chat about his Playaz label, clubbing and what’s coming up in the near future with his crew.
You’ve been in the game for a long time, how did the whole players start out?
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Alix Perez Interview
It’s Chloe back for The Guestlist Network, we’re here at Shogun Audio’s 50th release party, how are you feeling Alix?
Yeah, good thanks. All good.
Little tired?
A little bit yeah. (laughs)
You’ve just done your DJ set, how did it
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Layo & Bushwacka Interview
We caught up with the DJ and producer duo to chat about their Amnesia residency, album plans, holidaying in South America and swimming pools.
I know you guys have been doing your residency at Amnesia this summer. How did that go?
B: It went really well actually it was
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Gemma Whelan Interview
This lady is not only the winner of ‘The Funny Woman Variety Award’ in 2010 but also a future star of hit TV show ‘Game of Thrones’. Here’s a sneak peek into her plans for her comedic career…
How did you start going
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Danny Daze
Raised in Miami Daniel Gomez aka DJ Danny Daze, Best Club DJ in 2009 by Miami New Times, started playing at raves at the age of 13! We caught up with this man while he’s getting ready for his trip around the UK and Europe.
I’m here
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