I blog about Dj ing, Music Marketing, Music Production/Equipment and Music Culture of the 80s, 90s and 2000s
A collection of interesting stuff which I ve been digging this week In the era of AI slop and bullshit I think it s important to post human created content and link out to real creators. Knitting Bullshit Long read. A fantastically well written article about the meaningless feel-good AI drivel being shovelled upon the world of ... Read more Source
I ve always been into my techno and have been finding some really good tunes lately. Anyway, i finally put together a mix with some of the my favourite tracks which i picked up the last year or so. There are a couple oldskool techno tunes in this mix, so it s a mixture of old and ... Read more Source
I recently performed at the superb The Ferret in Preston with the UK hip hop duo Seek the Northerner and Lomax. I m officially the DJ for these two nice chaps and very talented UK hip hop MCs. We were lucky enough to be the warm up act for El Da Sensei (ARTIFACTS) + Mr Len ... Read more Source
I ve finally cleared some work and a backlog of stuff. And even working on some new mixes. So i thought i d get stuck into doing a weekly interesting links and stuff i m digging: It s Not Just You: Music Streaming Is Broken Now Tour David Lynch s house as it hits the market I m a massive Lynch ... Read more Source
Here s a bit of freestyles scratching which i did for Seek the Northerner for his new forthcoming track. Not bad to say it was unrehearsed and this was the 2nd take.. View this post on Instagram A post shared by james kippax (@scratch.dj.kippax) Source
I m proud to announce that my cuts and scratches have been featured on a record by local UK hip hop legend Seek the Northerner. Tracks below and it s pretty dope: You can buy the track and learn more using the links below: https://northenticrecords.bandcamp.com/ Enjoy PS: I m now working with Seek and other local UK hip ... Read more Source
Myself, Seek The Northerner Mike Lomax will be performing in Preston next week, supporting non other than Jeru The Damaja and others. So if you want to see me cutting it alongside two great northern UK MCs get yourself a ticket from Skiddle @ https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Preston/The-Ferret/Jeru-The-Damaja/40518489/ About JERU THE DAMAJA The Sun Rises In The ... Read more Source
I m starting an interesting links page/feature to this site. Oldskool I know, but then again I love my Oldskool. These will vary randomly. I m not trying to keep any schedule. Let s see what happens and where this goes:-) Stuff I ve found interesting this week: Listen to what gets lost when an MP3 is made Spotify ... Read more Source
Well, back in June 2024 we hosted another Cut Above the Rest @ The Electric Circus in Burnley. We rolled out the winning formulae from last time, namely myself and local scratch legend DJ Woody provided the music and the cuts. And alongside this we had my bro and breakdancing champion mouse (plus friends) ... Read more Source
One producer I really admire is Arthur Baker. Not only did the man produce seminal works like Africa Bambaataa’s Planet Rock. But he also produced some banging acid house and classics. The man is an electro legend. Who is Arthur Baker. Well Discogs does a better job than me at explaining. Here’s the blurb from ... Read more Source