So I'm finally going to take some time off and return to Thailand in January or February next year. Nothing booked yet but want to know if there is any festivals or events I should plan my trip around. Planning to visit Chiang Mai and BKK and maybe Cambodia. Not interested in bars or beaches just relaxing places and good food. Any advice welcome thank you.
The other day I got a call asking if I could help out with his music festival in aid of Cancer Research in the UK. I dont have to go on about what an important charity this is. Many people have lost someone from Cancer at one time or another myself included so I was more than happy to give a little time to design some flyers with the Charity Colours and provide some acts from my record label.
If your in London over this weekend why not come along and hear some great music from world famous DJ
A MAN in Thailand was rumbled trying to smuggle baby leopards, panthers, a bear and monkeys in his luggage.
The first-class passenger was nabbed while waiting to check-in for a flight to Dubai at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport. Undercover officers had been following the 36-year-old UAE resident since he bought the animals illegally on the black market. When the officers opened his suitcases they found two leopards, two panthers, an Asiatic black bear and two macaque monkey
The word Famous Basement Jaxx have come forward to help us with our event on Friday night. Here is the article posted about it on mixmag magazines website yesterday!
Following the horrendous natural disaster in Japan last week, one London promoter has put together a huge fundraising event in aid of the people affected. Taking place this Friday March 18 at Plastic People, A Dance For Japan gives you the chance to give a little and hopefully help make a huge difference, and a host of s
My Friend Andy is hosting a night at Plastic People in London to help Aid the Japanese victims of recent events.. I know most of you are not in London but you can still support this event by sharing it with people you know from London.
Here are the details
A DANCE FOR JAPAN
Ashley Beedle
Leo Zero
Faze Action
Yam Who?
The Cosmic Truth
Toni Rossano
Toru Yo
Andy Newcombe
Following the tragic events that have unfolded in Japan over the last few days we have gathered together a group o
Those of you who know me here know that I have not been on TF a lot as I am busy co running my record label.
It's been a hard journey and the rewards have not been financial especially since their is no longer money in music.
Today I checked on how our new release was selling and it seems we are doing something right as we have hit the number 1 slot on the disco release charts on Juno. Juno is one of the biggest online music stores in the UK so to be charted at number 1 in its genre and number
My record label ISM has teamed up with Bill Brewster and DJ History to give you the chance to remix Odysseys "Inside Out". The winning mix will be put out on ISM and be available to buy on DJ history itself.
The Competition is open to anyone and is a real opportunity to get your sound heard and to remix such a legendary song with recordings of individual parts from the forthcoming album.
It will be judged by myself, Yam Who? and Bill Brewster.
Here is the DJ history page
http://djhistoryu
It's a wet miserable day here in London so I put together some music that makes me feel good on a Sunday.
What you don't need to know.
The track list. Not because anything on here is rare it's all easily accesible I would prefer you just listen and hopefully enjoy the music.
What you do need to know.
This is not a DJ mix it is a selection of some of my vinyl that I have blended together to share with you.
What you need to do,
Turn off your facebook, twitter or any other unnecessary distrac
Were having a Halloween party in London so I made a little video clip for the night with a nice little tune from my electronic boogie collection.
Hope you like it and if you are out in London on Saturday and fancy listening to some spooky synth music feel free to pop along!
oh yeah if you like that you can hear a little soundcloud mix that includes some edits that we have made.
YAM WHO? & SHORTY G ELECTRIC BOOGIE DJ MIX by DJ Shorty G
Well it's been a long time since I done a journal on here.
I wont bore any of you with the details but the last year has been a very turbulent journey for me with some devastating events that have changed me I hope for the better.
Things are now back on track and I'm saving up for a trip to Thailand hopefully early next year, I hope to take a break up in Chang Mai for a few weeks so in the meantime I want to share some of the more positive stuff the last year has brought me!
Well
I cant make it but if any Londoners are wanting some great Thai Food and to see eome Thai culture I highly recomend this festival in Ealing today and tomorrow.
http://www.timeout.com/london/around-town/event/188095/808062/thai-festival-london
Our new album release by Ron Basejam (Crazy P's Jim Baron) is getting great reviews, you can read about it here we got 4 out of 5 stars on T-mobiles electronic beats website with well respected DJ's playing it everywhere.
www.electronicbeats.net/Music/Reviews/Ron-Basejam-Deep-Meaningless
and hear some of it here on our labels myspace www.myspace.com/ismuk
and buy it here www.juno.co.uk/artists/Ron+Basejam/
Ian Drury for Number 1 in the UK with Spasticus AutisticusIts better to hear it from Chaz the co writer of the blockheads in this video which is part of an interview I produced for our label a few weeks back,
If you want to know more about the blockheads from Chaz you can check the whole interview on our myspace part 1 is up now part 2 wil be up early next week. http://www.myspace.com/ismuk Oh yeah Chaz has a tune out on our label you can buy as well! links on the myspace
Killer Whale is the name of the band I am working with at ISM records. We have a gig this Saturday night in North London at a new venue called the Horatia so if your in London and are thinking of what to do this Saturday come along it's a free event!
A map is here on the Time out London page http://www.timeout.com/london/clubs/event/180464/voyeurism and here's what there saying about us at DJ Historyhttp://www.djhistory.com/forum/showthread.php?p=528112#post528112
It's going to be a gre
To be honest I am not very impressed with the look of the new TF. I wont just state this I will give a few reasons why!Thailand Friends Logo Font;. This to me is quite a futuristic font, not in keeping with an internet site designed for friendship, it also feels cold and unwelcoming against a washed out grey/ blue background. The thin borderless column gives the immpression of a shopping site.My profile page makes me look like an item for sale on ebay. I think to be honest it looks like a bad a
More Warp Found it on the tube Iain
Love this one still, It was produced by Chris Coco who used to Edit DJ magazine back in the early early 90's. His partner Helene Stokes was the assistant editor and done the club listings in the early days helping to champion some of the cooler clubs like the zap in brighton.
Do you talk in your sleep, one poor guy in the UK does it so often his wife now posts a blog with what he shouts at night, here are just a few of the very strange things he has shouted at night that his wife has put on the blog."Don't... Don't put the noodles and the dumplings together in the boat. They'll fight! The noodles are bullies. Poor dumplings.""I haven't put on weight. Your eyes are fat." "Badger tickling: proceed with caution" "I can't control the kittens. Too many whiskers! Too many
Wednesday night we had our Christmas meal. A collection of DJ's and music producers from London all with the night off. As a treat for you here is a selection of classic tunes from our little musical family.
(Rob and Simon) Faze Action
(Domonic) Reel Houze
(Andy and Des) Yam Who?
Theres loads more from the guys but these are just a few of my personal favourites.
And here we are after the christmas meal when we popped in to hear Juan Maclean (middle in the pic) D
This is a live instrumental version of what's going on by one of my favourite guitarists David T Walker. I was looking ofr his cover of Never can say goodbye which is probaly my favoutite cover of all time,unfortunately not available on youtube so this will have to do.
Starting a new DJ residency playing Jazz, funk, Soul and a bit of Disco Boogie in the new year so I think I may share some of my favourite grooves on here every now and then.
