11th of August 1973 is widely considered to be the the day that marked the birth of hip-hop. To celebrate...
– This year’s Bestival, Rob Da Bank’s festival on the Isle of Wight, narrowly avoided being hit by the tail...
ATP presents I’ll Be Your Mirror, various venues, Asbury Park, New Jersey, Friday 30th September-Sunday 3rd October 2011 by Seymour Quigley.
Back in the late 1980s/early 90s, there were three bands whose albums, without fail, always picked up a 10/10 in the...
With ‘festivals’ in Hyde Park regularly turning into a muddy field of low volume, it’s up to Clapham’s South West Four...
Year on year Rob Da Bank’s Bestival at the Isle of Wight’s Robin Hill Adventure Park gains popularity and deserved...
In early 2012, Public Enemy kicked off their 25th anniversary by staging a free concert in downtown Los Angeles’ notorious...
The supposedly weekly column returns! I talk about what I’ve been upto throughout June and July, and bring you news...
Released 1990. Recorded at Greene Street, NYC; The Music Palace, West Hampstead NYC; Spectrum City, Strong Island NYC; June –...
With news of a new reissue we revisit Abbas Ali’s piece on Public Enemy’s It Takes a Nation of Millions...
BANK HOLIDAY SATURDAY 25TH & SUNDAY 26TH AUGUST 2012 CLAPHAM COMMON, LONDON www.southwestfour.com SOUTH WEST FOUR SATURDAY SOLD OUT! LAST...
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Hip hop – I don’t really get it to be honest. Clearly, it has its worth and it’s more about...
Reaching its second decade proper, Hip Hop finally became an accepted part of the music...
The UK have always been great supporters of Public Enemy and this summer they are back for another...
It’s impossible to mention music in the 80s without mentioning hip hop, and it’s impossible to mention 80s hip hop...