Dance Wiv Me Competition

Your Chance To Dance Wiv Diz!  Upload a video response on youtube and you could win tickets to either Reading or Leeds Festivals!

Dance Wiv Me OUT ON MONDAY

Swings and Roundabouts

In the UK we have had a long history of dance music. The cycles of music constantly change, come back, reinvent themselves and morph into hybrid mash ups of extraordinary wonderfulness. Dance music in this country is seeing a reemergence, both in "clubland" (of which it never really left, but just got a little bit stale IMO) and in the charts. Perhaps this has something to do with Ibiza, its euphoric rise again in the hearts and minds of British Ravers and the influx of cash and cool to the island in recent years. Services providing hedonistic adventures for those who were once either not "cool" enough to venture to the Island, or those who cared little for its scene have become prominent alongside the "new" VIP areas, all for a hefty price tag. Another reason may well be because 20 somethings stealing their siblings CDs can now afford and are old enough to visit the island which sparked many a story of debauchery which you were not meant to hear!

Check out BBC Radio 2's documentary series on British dance music.  Featuring a little bit of everything, but one segment I am particularly keen to check out is the slice of Northern Soul.  My Dad loves Northern Soul and I owe him a lot in terms of music education, but if I could travel back in time to one era of British culture it would be to the all night soul dances of The Twisted Wheel Club in Manchester that I've heard so much about.  

Put on your dancing shoes!  Finally the monotony of "Chip Shop Indie" as one kid at my uni poignantly summed up its wackness, may just well be over, for one summer at least!  

Embrace The Hate

"If Everyone likes what you do maybe you're getting it wrong!" - David Bailey

"All I Really Want Is Girls"

Global Hip-Hop

Hip-Hop is an amazing entity, a musical form which transcends all social binaries.  

China is gathering an abundance of press exposure at the moment both good and bad due to the impending Olympics but i found this really interesting clip over at Faster Than Instant Noodles

A heavy blog shedding significant light on Asia.  Even in a Communist nation such as China, individuals have become empowered through Hip Hop.

Cambridge

Cambridge Uni is a lot.

Diz on the drums - got a video but blogspot is being swag, gonna try and upload it soon.

Soundcheck.

Damn, so had a mad week, and it ain't over yet!  Apologies for the lack of posts but 'Dance Wiv Me' is gathering a lot of heat right now and we've been putting in the grind at the Dirtee Camp. Went to Cambridge University on Tuesday night and it was a lot.  The future diplomats, heirs and the upper echelons of academia put a lot of crowds to shame.  They know how to throw a party, but for something like 120 quid a ticket they should do.  To cut a long story short Diz smacked it in one of the craziest settings, St John's college is one of the oldest most prestigious colleges at Cambridge.  Shy FX played some heavy tunes and the whole Dirtee Stank Team raved it up.   Shout out to the Cambridge massive who kept the party going till 6am.