Let’s get this out of the way, cultural appropriation is wrong. Why? Because it robs the members of the ‘robbed’ culture of their much deserved credit. Black music suffers the most from this phenomenon with many feeling aggrieved by what appears to be a system that loves black culture a lot more than it loves […]
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So here we are again, another celebrity death in this curious year that seems littered with much too many thus far. This one came as a shock though, particularly as The Purple One had been looking in good health as well as performing in recent weeks. In fact, if anything, he appeared to be doing a Benjamin Button […]
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At a very early age, my first chosen musical instrument was the guitar. As I grew older, my love switched to the bass guitar. I learned my trade by mimicking the likes of Aaron Mills (Cameo), Mark Adams (Slave), Bernard Edwards (Chic), Bootsy Collins and Nathan East. However, without doubt my number one influence was […]
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Talk about blurring the lines. The Pharrell Williams/Robin Thicke/Marvin Gaye decision seems to have set a precedent for a messy new world order. I remember first hearing about the case and thinking ‘haha, nice try’, expecting it would just disappear but here we are, many months later and Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke have got […]
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Wow, where did summer 2014 go? Seems like only yesterday I was hacking down the jungle in my back garden and raking the rust off the barbecue grills in readiness for the good times ahead. For us here in the UK, summer literally ends as you walk away from the Notting Hill carnival but carnival […]
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No doubt if you listen to Woofer Radio, you’re into your old school. Yeah we all love us our old school and in my opinion, the best music came out back in the 80’s but hey, we can’t just dwell in the past, right? Plus there’s still some good music being pumped out there that […]
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As the temperatures soar to about 28 Celsius here in London town, we’ve got the hottest day of the year so far, droptops are coiled in, barbecues are notched up to ‘char’ setting and legs are back in fashion. Meanwhile fellow earthlings east of longitude 30E and south of latitude 30N are saying “28, what heat? Get […]
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At the sad news of the passing of yet another music legend in Bobby Womack, we see the inevitable timelines filled with eulogies about the greatness of the man. He truly was a talented man who lived a colourful life, I still remember my amazement at discovering that he played the guitar upside down. Being left-handed and with only one […]
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A one-hit wonder is defined as an act (singer or band) mainly known for a single success. It’s a tough business, it’s hard getting a record deal, even harder getting a hit and a herculean task to come back and do it again. Just ask Simon Cowell’s past X-Factor winners. This is not to diss […]
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So I was driving home tonight, music blaring and ‘Square Biz’ by Teena Marie came on the car blaster, so I thought: “how the hell could I have left this out from the baddest basslines list (earlier blog post)?”! Sure, over the last couple of weeks, i’ve heard many a track that I thought I […]
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