AFRICA EXPRESS

August 08th 2010 19:21 BST — Zaid

The LA Times looks at DJ Cut Chemist's new cut-and-pasted master mix of Afro sounds and samples, Sound of the Police

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ALL GLOCKS DOWN

August 08th 2010 19:06 BST — Zaid

Oakland producer JusDigga changes his tune in hope of promoting a positive message to the troubled local community.

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DIBIASE - LUMBERJACK

August 06th 2010 16:59 BST — Jenkins

Nice little joint from Cali producer Dibiase; 'Lumberjack' is taken from his forthcoming Alphapup release.

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SOUNDS OF THE UNIVERSE SHOW 4

August 06th 2010 16:03 BST — Spine Crew

The latest Sounds of The Universe episode is now available to stream or download in the Spine Radio player. Exploring some of the fresher post dub-step flavours of the moment before dropping some classic rare groove, the tracklist might not obey logic, but somehow it sounds right.

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FRIDAY THROWBACK

August 06th 2010 14:40 BST — TOBES

This week's delve into the crates brings us PoweRule's 'Ruff Neck Style'. Taken from their LP Volume 1 released in 1991.

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Ed – Dope joint from a highly underrated crew, now I'm hoping you guys put the rare Beatnuts Vibes Mix of "Pass The Vibes" on the throwback one or these days.

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THE GOD DELUSION

August 06th 2010 13:22 BST — Spine Crew

Kanye's video for 'Power'. Expensive.

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DE LA SOUL - THE RETURN OF DST

August 06th 2010 11:38 BST — Zaid

Brand new music from De La Soul, 'The Return of DST', a tribute to Grandmixer D. ST.

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CUT THE CHORUS

August 06th 2010 08:48 BST — Jenkins

Danny Krivit and Tony Smith talk about disco pioneer Walter Gibbons who they believe was also a major influence on early hip-hop DJs. You can download a free MP3 and read about Strut's bid to rescue Walter's reputation from obscurity here.

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Lank – Danny K is a living legend.

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J-POP

August 05th 2010 16:18 BST — Spine Crew

Fancy checking out an all girl Japanese power-pop trio? Or bearing witness to some serious synth experimenation? If you are in London this Saturday then Spine TV's next Studio Session could quench your thirst. More details here.

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EMPLOYEES ONLY

August 05th 2010 12:38 BST — Zaid

Village Voice article on what rappers did before the music industry came calling. Fat Joe says he handed in his notice at a sneaker store in the Bronx after only two days, after watching a Big Daddy Kane video and deciding that was the life for him. Speaking of jobs, Method Man has more than one and can't make it to the Wu-Tang Clan's current European tour as a result.

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