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From the “Homes & Property” section of the Evening Standard, found on a train:
[Hackney] might still have some of the highest unemployment in London, and occupy third place on the list of the most deprived districts in England, but the cavalry is arriving in the form of the sons and daughters of the middle-classes, young and single professional people and creative types […] “Hey, do you remember this …
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strange days
mpla
“Sounds of Ethiopia stepping out of Babylon; sounds of Zion stepping out of Stoke Newington. JAH Tapper Zukie, King of sounds and blues, rocking the musical atmosphere, under heavy duty manners…” – Penny Reel 7:00am Stamford Hill and the cold is biting into my shoulders like something highly metaphorical that I am sure I would …
riddim
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RIDDIM! LAUNCH NIGHT AND CARNIVAL WARM-UP August 23rd 8pm till late. £3 entry The Windmill, Blenheim Gardens, off Brixton Hill FEATURING: LIVE: Dub Dadda (Zion Train / Abassi Sound System / Nucleus Roots) debut solo appearance in London! GUEST DJ: John Eden (Shake The Foundations) RESIDENT DJs: Dubversion (Peoples Republic Of Disco / Dubhammer Sound …
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Keep forgetting to mention the man Ed Inglistan whose blog and site are… um. Well, a bit mad and compelling, basically. Ed has also sent me an outstanding CD of reggae stuff including a recording of an absolutely wicked Luciano dubplate played by Abashanti. Check it. Serious open-ended fanaticism. It’s a London thing, in the …
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war fever (refrain)
Cary Grant
Despite trying to goad Paul into giving Matthew Ingram the (verbal!) hammering he so richly deserves for dissing him in his blog, the guy does some pretty cool stuff. This is an excellent comic for those of ya into music, bunking off work and the psychogeography of London town: Top Friday afternoon stuff.