Pure Fire continues its monthly throw down. Last month saw a slew of stupid mofos killing shit including Ghislain Poirier, Zuzuka Poderosa and Geko Jones. This month we feature NYC allstar Joro Boro. Former bulgarian bar resident and recently opening up for Bassnectar, homeslice is always on it...
the first time, the guy i was with did (yell "sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeit" at Clay Davis down the street) and he turned around and gave a smile/wave... ever since then, i have not... last time i saw him, he appeared to be in a bad mood...
cool... nice to see people giving back to an exploited community (not saying the wire xpolited b-more, saying that they did not really get a boost from the wire, despite the fact that it was alot of people's intro to bmore...)
great article on the real people who inspired the charectors...
you can really tell the diff, i swear... the Channel One stuff is just very clean.. yes, alot of delays, but no serious smoked out vibe... the Tubby's stuff is so goddamn warm... no joke, tubby was a genius for modding that board out the way he did... such a unique sound...
scientific dub has always been kept in print by either Brad Osbourne (rip) or Abraham records out of toronto... dunno if they have UK distrib, but it's a 10 dollar record in the states...
i believe also Blood and Fire's Dub from King Tubby's has alot of Scientist stuff out there...
and course...
he lives in a DC suburb in Maryland... know multitple people who have had interactions w/ mixed stories...
to my ears, he is my fav dub engineer ever... this mindset has got me listening ti alot of post-tubby's stuff... listening to this as we speak...
not as wild as scientist or jammy...
just put out big bucks for this:
also, a big fan of this:
i have to say, when Scientist is not working at Tubby's, his shit is too clean for me... which is to say, i like all the uh, famous, Scientist stuff that is pure Channel One (world cup, heavyweight champ, evil vampires, scientist...
why do dj's on serato feel the need to cut every song off after a verse or two, or blow thru 15 songs in 5 minutes...
yes, technology is great and all, and back in the day, you had to have a "record boy" to pass the shit to as you quickmixed, but when i can't make it from the bar to the...
you tell the guy how you want the sandwhich, (lean, medium, fatty), he cuts off a bit and you taste it, THEN he makes the sandwhich... it sounds crazy, and is def not how it goes at LDN salt beef spots or Montreal smoked meat joints, but at Katz's a buck or two will get you a bigger/better...
tip the counter guy at Katz's a couple bucks and you'll get a better sandwhich...
pizza, i believe is discussed pretty thoroughly in this sthread... otherwise google is you, b/c the same top 10 places get named over and over, and for the most part all are good... mexican, don't bother w/ sit...
i always tell people the only two things that are cheaper in LDN than here is internet cafes and bars...
for record stores, Big City, Academy, A1, and Good Records in the East Village are all worth checking...
if you are staying at the Jane, you might want to see who is playing at Cielo or...
we used to go to parties of people we kinda knew and throw all the big liquor bottles out the window into the lawn when no one was looking... go down and collect 'em when you leave... i used to be a real dumbass when i drank, but i behave myself these days...
Idris Elba apparently lives in NYC and HAS A BAND:
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/11/04/fashion/1105-RUNWAY_6.html
also, i have seen Clay Davis in Chelsea like 2 more times... he must live around there...
didn't ibuprofen used to be a prescription drug in the UK?
i swear i remember a doctor writing me a script for it and me looking at him like he was mental...
PD is in boston...
you can catch matt shadetek spinning at Dutty Artz events...
Secret Agent Gel is here trying to get like minded musicians using digital media together... next event at le poisson rouge on nov 16...
i am indeed here... spinning at APT on tues nov 17...
sickboy, re: NYC...
i met him (well, stood like 2 feet from him for a few minutes) in 2001 at Lincoln Center... they did Widmark retrospective and he showed up for the showing of NITC and did a Q and A afterwards... someone asked him of his memories of filming NITC and he said he remembered London was still really...
i know i must have mentioned this... ahh site search... here first page of thsi thread:
night and the city: not to beat a dead horse, but i love richard widmark and this one is a beauty... filmed in post-war london... another doomed protaganist...
widmark is probably most charming in this...
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