July 2009
Beatmag webmaster, boozehound & questionable disc-jockey, Tim Gomersall, takes us through a night playing alongside the big boys (and girls) in London town…
Firstly, a confession. By the end of this gig I was rather plastered. In fact, I was so inebriated that the fact that i actually saw the last band only came back to me a few days later. Anyhow, I will try my best to fill in the blanks, and provide a balanced review of the night. And if there are any glaring holes in my memory, then I will fill them up with sparkles of imagination. (more…)
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July 2009
50 Cent: Blood On The Sand (Xbox 360, PS3)
Nah, I don’t give a FUCK, if this game be old as dirt! I couldn’t just let my nigga Fiddy drop some new game knowledge without spittin’ ‘bout that shit, yo! My nigga done it again, yo! He’s a prophet and an ambassador for the world, and shit…. (more…)
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Chrome – Red Exposure
The freshest forgotten albums of yesteryear. Not the usual fawned over suspects but albums that ‘net-trawlers and second hand record shop aficionados may come across and should snap up now.
Neil Gardner Recommends:
Chrome
Red Exposure
(Beggars Banquet) 1980
“I am anti-fade and I can’t go away” Chrome -’Eyes On Mars’ (more…)
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July 2009
Jack Penate
Everything Is New (XL)
Yes, in an event as unlikely as Phil Collins cutting a dubstep album with The Bug, Jack Penate is Beatmag’s Album Of The Issue. (more…)
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July 2009
SINGLE OF THE ISSUE
The Brownies
Cougar (NROne) (more…)
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Label Feature
Each month, Beatmag’s vinyl fetishist Blackbeltjonez throws badgering queries in the direction of labels in the hope of gaining a positive response (and maybe some promos). Germany’s Jazz and Milk has been somewhat of a revelation in terms of its no-nonsense attitude to releasing what can only be described as, an astoundingly consistent selection of crispy beats, and chunky breaks that will do wonders for fans of the good stuff. Think Mr Scruff, DJ Shadow, Tru Thoughts and Ninja Tune (before it went a bit too weird). Answering the questions this time round is label-owner, artist, DJ and allroundniceguy; Dusty. (more…)
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FILM Q&A with Robert Watts, a production maestro on the original ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Indiana Jones’ films.
By Adam Locks
Born in 1938, Robert Watts is one of the most respected and successful British producers in the film industry. Although his name is most well known for his association with the first three ‘Star Wars’ films and first three Indiana Jones movies, he has been involved with many other high profile projects. As the saying goes, ‘A picture speaks a thousand words’, and so does Robert’s CV: it’s an astonishing list that shows him having worked with many of the most significant players in the history of British and American cinema. He’s worked with the likes of Roman Polanski, and Stanley Kubrick, through to being the Production Supervisor on ‘Star Wars’ (George Lucas, 1977) the list really is endless. In a room full of movie props Adam Locks meets a man whose films have been the largest cinematic influence on millions of children from the 1970s and 1980s. (more…)
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DANGER, WILL ROBINSON!!!
Those words must haunt, and amuse actor Bill Mumy in equal measure. Mumy played young Will Robinson in the classic TV series ‘Lost In Space’, kick-starting a career as child actor. Somehow, instead of crashing out early like so many child actors, he has managed to create even more iconic characters in classic Sci-Fi shows, from Babylon 5 to The Twilight Zone. Will tells Beatmag’s Khalid Mallassi, his first love has always been making music. (more…)
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Lost and Found Interview
When you consider the term ‘hunger’ in hip-hop nowadays your thoughts can’t help but lurch clumsily towards memories of a sturdy Big Pun on stage, spluttering out rhymes punctuated by short rasping breaths, the ever-cuddly Fat Joe with his belt-bendingly massive jeans that could be converted into a denim pigeon-loft or the Notorious B.I.G making an ungodly racket on his debut album, thanks to the combination of a headboard, a wall and a shrieking grateful recipient of his apparent morning-glory. (more…)
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Beatmag interviews… Nathan Fake
“You should never really ask a musician what music they make or you get a really vague, ubiquitous answer.” One can’t really be surprised that someone of Nathan Fake’s calibre would come out with this gem of information when describing techno. (more…)
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