Music
Grime pioneer Marcus Nasty talks hot tips for 2013 and boat parties
Marcus Nasty gave the world UK Funky and next year he says ears will be tuned to a new genre, Jacking, along with the musical outputs of his talented younger brothers Lil Nasty and Griminal.
By Emma Gritt | Music | Wednesday, 19 December 2012 at 5:36 pm
Scrufizzer interview: The inner circle of grime
“The problem comes when that inner circle run the game until someone comes out and literally blows them out of the water and they can’t block him – there’s a lot of blocking going on.”
By Jamie Lewis | Music | Wednesday, 19 December 2012 at 4:17 pm
The pop census 2012: London’s new ecology
Anyone who’s been up with the escapades of Rihanna’s recent promo campaign would get the impression that the pop industry continues to tower financially over us all.
By Samuel Breen | Music | Tuesday, 18 December 2012 at 5:30 pm
Touching Bass: Lord Of The Mics 4 – Return of the Mic
Back when VGA camera phones were still all the rage, grime was in its relative musical element. By 2004, many had loosened the shackles on the early term, eskibeat, and instead accepted grime as the conclusive phrase to describe this inner city sound.
By Errol Anderson | Music | Tuesday, 18 December 2012 at 1:12 pm
All rapped up: The best US hip-hop of 2012
While it may not (yet) be regarded as one of hip-hop’s landmark years in the same way 1988 or 1994 now are, there is a sense as 2012 draws to a close that it’s been one of the genre’s strongest seasons for some time.
By Hugh Leask | Music | Monday, 17 December 2012 at 1:02 pm
James Zabiela: From the school disco to the world stage
Tech house DJ James Zabiela recently launched new record label Born Electric. Marcus Barnes caught up with him before a gig at London’s Boiler Room
By Marcus Barnes | Arts, Music | Friday, 14 December 2012 at 5:36 pm
Studio Sessions: Zombie Nation
A few weeks ago I spoke to German producer Zombie Nation (AKA Florian Senfter) about his musical history and his studio set up. Having interviewed Tiga, with whom he collaborated on the ZZT project last year, I knew he had quite an impressive studio and was rather adept at making new music via his analogue equipment. So here’s the resulting interview, enjoy.
By Marcus Barnes | Arts, Music | Thursday, 13 December 2012 at 3:58 pm
Touching Bass: Starkey
Starkey’s industrious melodies and grimy tendencies have rightfully led to the coinage of the term ’street bass’. Originally from Philadelphia, the DJ and producer has also experienced life in London, picking up traces of grime and garage along the way. We caught up to discuss sci-fi films, Mike Skinner and America’s cult-like grime following.
By Errol Anderson | Arts, Music | Thursday, 13 December 2012 at 1:31 pm
Anti-folk band David Cronenberg’s Wife explore paedophilia on their latest album
Initially it appeared to be just cunning promotional puffery. “Lyrically, not for the squeamish,” warned the introductory email about Don’t Wait to be Hunted to Hide, the third album by the band David Cronenberg’s wife. “If this is you” – the squeamish – “then you will probably want to skip track eight.”
By Si Hawkins | Arts, Music | Thursday, 13 December 2012 at 12:40 pm
A Whiter Shade of Tony, Cherie and Michael
Someone has written a book about a track that did well in the charts 45 years ago, drawing Tony Blair, Cherie Blair and Michael Howard into the narrative.
By Andy McSmith | Arts, McSmith, Music, Notebook | Wednesday, 12 December 2012 at 3:07 pm
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