Music Blogs
« Previous EntriesMy Adidas – Run DMC
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009A couple of days ago one of my face book friends sent me a youtube video of a cool Hip Hop mix from 1988 and it reminded me of a video I keep meaning to post on SolePower. I first heard this tune back in about 1993 when I was djing on a radio station [...]
Little Boots – Ready for the floor
Friday, January 9th, 2009Looks like Little Boots is set to be massive in 2009 if all the media talk is to be believed. Hailing from Blackpool, and now residing in London, Little Boots little feet (size 2.5 apparently) are finding their way onto many a stage across the UK and the rest of the world over the coming [...]
Merry Christmas
Saturday, December 20th, 2008Merry Christmas from the SolePower Crew
Embrace secret gig…
South Coast – the Brighton Hip Hop Story
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008Photo by www.darkdaze.org
‘South Coast’ is Fractured Films and Director Will Jewell’s debut feature. It all came about by accident, but that’s another story. Almost 5 years in the making, it recently won ‘Best Documentary’ in the International Film Makers’ Festival and has screened in film festivals from New York, Helsinki and Australia to Israel, Holland [...]
Touch My Soul – Lack of Afro feat. Steve Marriott
Sunday, November 30th, 2008Check out this great tune from Lack of Afro sampling the Mod legend Steve Marriot (RIP) of the Small Faces. Cool video as well with some great northern soul dance moves! Believe it or not Adidas Samba was a popular choice of footwear on the dance floor of Wigan Casino in the 1970s…Samba and talcum [...]
Skint & Demoralised – The Thrill of Thirty Seconds
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008Check out this crackin’ new tune from Sheffield outfit Skint & Demoralised. This, their debut single, is released on 17th November, ‘The Thrill of Thirty Seconds’, and is out on London indie label Another Music = Another Kitchen and is limited to 500 7″ vinyl.
Get the 7″ single here – The Thrill Of Thirty Seconds [...]
MIA – Paper Plane
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008This tune has been around for a while now but it’s sh*t hot so I thought it was worth a post. Samples Straight to Hell by The Clash. Did you know that MIA also likes her sneaks…back in 2005 she customized a batch of Reebok Classics!
Buy the album from Amazon here – MIA – [...]
Peace, Love and Doves
Saturday, October 25th, 2008No club ever went off in quite the same way that the Quad did.
Quadrant Park, Bootle, Liverpool – 1990/91
Preacher Man Rhyme – Barley at his best!
Monday, October 20th, 2008Taking a trip back to 2005 with this one. Taken from the Chris Morris Genius series that was Nathan Barley featuring both Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding from Mighty Boosh. For more info on the Nathan Barley series click here – Nathan Barley. FRJ
Chase & Status Feat. Kano – Against All Odds
Friday, October 17th, 2008Check out this cool new tune from Chase & Status sampling Incredible Bongo Band ‘Apache’ break and recruiting London’s Kano into the mix. Classic UK hip hop from this Drum & Bass outfit…FRJ
Get the album here – Chase & Status – More Than Alot
Check out Chase and Status myspace page for more info – www.myspace.com/chaseandstatus
Adidas ZX 600 – Part of a Masterplan
Saturday, October 11th, 2008Designed by Chris Law (C-LAW) of Crooked Tongues, these ZX 600’s are a must have for all lovers of the ZX family. Click the link for the detail – Adidas ZX600
Night of the Wolf – Chicago B Boy Style!
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008Check out this cool B Boy video backed by Night of the Wolf by the Al Foster Band. I have a copy of the original 7″ on Roulette Records (1975) and was just checking it’s current Value when I came across the vid. Apparently it’s sold recently on Ebay for £100! Not [...]
« Previous Entries