Where the Happy People go...

So you're looking for a radio station? If you don't Know, Know you do.

www.know-wave.com

 

LA based, know-wave radio has regular presenters like Seaman Sperms, occasional guests like Paul T from Sarcastic, and features like a 24hr all vinyl disco special from Eric Duncan, and people like DJ Harvey just stopping by to hang out. It's kinda happening right now, yeah? Just click the link.

 



I often ask myself variations on this

http://fuckyeahsunra.tumblr.com/

Wink

Andy's Disco Village Round Up
 
Blackwax
 
Good friend of the 'village Steve Blackwax has got a new blog up and running
and lovely it is to. When Steve was running Blackwax records here in the
village he schooled Matt and I on so many things record related, he really is a
fountain of knowledge. He kindly shares some of that knowledge here:
 
http://www.blackwax.net/
  

Rhymepad Radio
 
Rhymepad Radio began life as a show on Cambridge local radio station Cambridge
105FM, and has recently moved to the internet. Rhymepad radio is "A Hip Hop
Radio show Hosted By: Stakka & Truck, Seedyman DJ Sammy B-Side. Playing the
realest Hip Hop from UK to US, and highlighting artists from Cambridge and
other local towns."
For all your hip hop needs check:
 
http://www.rhymepad-radio.co.uk/about-rhymepad-radio/ 

Skuff 

 
Whilst I'm talking of hip hop, Village resident "Skuff" has a new lp available to download titled
"Smash Anything". If hip hop is your thing then I heartily recommend you treat
your ears. Check it out here:
 
http://skuff.bandcamp.com/album/smash-anything
 
Andy
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Listening Glass

IBM has designed an engine to explore the works of the musician/artist Philip Glass (thanks to Squirrel for the link!):

www.philipglass.com/glassengine/

Booze, blogs and beats.

Whilst Matt was enjoying sunny SF, I was here on the river in the bitter cold. Luckily I had been drinking plenty of Breakfast martini’s and couldn't  feel my face let alone the chill. Truly the Breakfast Martini is one of the greatest things in the world. Bung together Gin, Vodka, Triple sec, a spoon or two of marmalade (I recommend one with ginger for an extra warmth) and lemon juice.

The Breakfast martini sadly isn’t my invention it was invented by my current hero Salvatore Calabrese. Here is a video of him explaining it much better than me

 

Honestly it’s very good, it sounds like a novelty but it works better than Homer Simpsons “Skittle Brau”. If you want to know more his website full of cocktail knowledge and here is the link

http://www.salvatore-calabrese.co.uk/salvatore-calabrese-cocktail-recipes.html

Chocolate booze is next. Again it sounds like a horrible novelty but stouts and porters often have chocolate and coffee notes to them so its not such a stretch.

 Brooklyn brewery Chocolate stout

This is lovely - it’s brewed in the style of an Russian Imperial Stout and as such weighs in at 10%. The taste of the chocolate comes through on the finish and lingers. This is one of the Brooklyn Breweries seasonal beers and is only brewed for the winter, and as such it can be a bugger to find (top tip for Cambridge readers Bacchanalia usually have some and should have had their winter delivery this week. Also check their xmas beers, the gulhkriek is ace).

Disco Village Blog Backscratching

Check out the mighty Juice blog spot brought to you by Disco Village residents DJ Crump and Chris Groove

http://juicenights.blogspot.com/

Mixes and links are there and should keep you entertained. Also doing good things in the ‘ village on the hip hop side of things is the Rhyme Pad Radio show 

http://soundcloud.com/rhymepadradioshow-105fm

or catch it live Friday nights 9-11PM on

http://cambridge105.fm/

More beats from the ‘village

http://soundcloud.com/daimon-johnson

http://soundcloud.com/skuff-2

  
If you are bored heres a couple of old mixes from me:

http://soundcloud.com/andy-b

Random link of the day

The guys on my music geek forum hipped me to this, it's a very clever idea - a page of embedded youtube's that you can conduct like an orchestra - give it a go!

http://www.inbflat.net/