Rest in Peace Guru

One of the best yet

No doubt about it Gang Starr were one of the greatest and until recent years he had some great solo stuff too. Simply one of the all time best MC's, I had the pleasure of hosting him at our Jam night in 2001 and hanging out with him for the day too; he was a nice guy and down to earth compared to many of the big name rappers i've met. It's a sad day for hip-hop but i'll be paying homage at Jam on Friday at the Pavilion and on Black on Red on Saturday on Cork's RedFM

Hip-house deserves respect!

Oh my god this is some holy grail shit for a hip-house junkie like me big ups to Bren!

"Go head put in a tape now set it!"

One for the late night crew! The New Holidays

Mayer Hawthornes version is one of the best tunes from this years best soul album, but we need to give love to the original too!



and of course

Spread a little love and JAM!

JAM AT THE PAVILION SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2009



DJ's Stevie G and Colm Kenefick accompanied by

Friday September 11th
THE INFOMATICS (live hip-hop from an amazing group, Irelands finest rap act)
11pm 5 euros



Friday October 9th
GREG WILSON (legendary UK DJ makes his first Cork appearance)
11pm 7 euros (Free if you are at the BRIAN DEADY album launch b4 starts 8pm)





THE GUINNESS CORK JAZZ FESTIVAL AT THE PAVILION PRESENTS
Friday October 23rd
THE HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE (Incredible U.S. live brass band return to Cork)
10pm 15 euros (including booking fee)



Sunday October 25th
DAM-FUNK (The hottest LA DJ in the game also makes his Cork debut)
11pm 10 euros (including booking fee)



Friday November 6th
To be confirmed

Friday November 20th
MIKKI DEE & MYSTRO (Live session from UK MC and a going away party for New Zealands finest)
11pm 5 euros



SPREAD A LITTLE LOVE AND JAM!

Tune of the day-The Pharcyde

When the 12's of this dropped in late 95, the Back Bar was never the same again!

Jay Dee long before Dilla, and tune of the day!

Amazing remixes from Dilla and Rae and Christian, plus the original sample below!

JAM AT THE PAVILION SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2009

JAM AT THE PAVILION SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2009



DJ's Stevie G and Colm Kenefick accompanied by

Friday September 11th
THE INFOMATICS (live hip-hop from an amazing group, Irelands finest rap act)
11pm 5 euros



Friday October 9th
GREG WILSON (legendary UK DJ makes his first Cork appearance)
11pm 7 euros (Free if you are at the BRIAN DEADY album launch b4 starts 8pm)





THE GUINNESS CORK JAZZ FESTIVAL AT THE PAVILION PRESENTS
Friday October 23rd
THE HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE (Incredible U.S. live brass band return to Cork)
10pm 15 euros (including booking fee)



Sunday October 25th
DAM-FUNK (The hottest LA DJ in the game also makes his Cork debut)
11pm 10 euros (including booking fee)



Friday November 6th
To be confirmed

Friday November 20th
MIKKI DEE & MYSTRO (Live session from UK MC and a going away party for New Zealands finest)
11pm 5 euros



SPREAD A LITTLE LOVE AND JAM!

One for the late night crew! The Originals

One for the late night crew!

a killer soul monster from my mix here

Beautiful!

Give me the night with The Brothers Johnson!

Give me the night on RedFM!

Quincy Jones + Brothers Johnson = Stompin' don't forget the big 70's party at Jam on Friday at the Pavilion!

Tune of the day-Teedra Moses

A big Jam tune from a few years ago

One for the late night crew! Curtis Mayfield

One for the late night crew!

The master

used best by Camp Lo

One for the late night crew! Changing Faces

One for the late night crew!

I remember Sinead O'Connor, saying this was the best tune she had heard at the time, fair play for picking an unfashionable number

Big radio tune for me at the time

Tune of the day! Lucy Pearl

Tune of the day! Another Raphael Saadiq masterpiece

Rap lyric of the day-Lord Finesse

A true rap genius

"Brothers think I'm new, but they're dead for instance
I was into rap before they could form a sentence
I'm finally getting mine after coming up the far way
So nowadays I just lounge and parlay
I'm hip to music, whether jazz or country
I'm the type to make anything sound funky
I like to talk and shout and go and flow
Ayo, some brothers just don't know"

Tune of the day! Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

A couple of classic vids from Kim Chi from their second performance at Jam, last Novemeber, at the Pavilion in Cork! Watch out for their return in October 09!

Kanye West rocks Jam at the Pavilion with Kid Cudi at the N.A.S.A. gig

Kanye West suprised loads of Cork music fans by turning up last night to my Jam night in the Pavilion in Cork and performing alongside fellow rapper Kid Cudi at an intimate gig by hot U.S. supergroup N.A.S.A.! Earlier Kanye had rocked Live at the Marquee in Cork for the 3rd time but the 300 strong crowd at the much smaller Pavilion couldn't believe it when he took to the stage just after 1a.m. and rapped on his own "Gifted" track from N.A.S.A.'s "Spirit of the Apollo" album, which features guests such as Kanye, Tom Waits, M.I.A, George Clinton and more.
I was tipped off only shortly before-hand, and made sure that Kanye's visit was kept slightly under wraps. He was basically unwinding after his show and our staff made sure he was left to mind his own business. He is friends with Sam Spiegel of N.A.S.A. and he wanted to hang out and see the show. Most of the people in the club didn't know he was there till he jumped on stage! I warmed up for Kanye on his previous two visits to Cork but this was his first time meeting him properly. Kanye was well cool, very laid-back and down-to-earth, a million miles from the public persona to be honest. I was pretty happy that he came down to our club but when he got up and performed I nearly hit the roof! Kid Cudi joined in too and they sane his "Day N Night" number and it rounded off a terrific night for everyone who was there. Kanye's performance at the Marquee was a much more mature and rounded one this time, and everyone at the Pavilion could see the passion that the guy has for his music. Respect!

50 years of Motown numbers 27, 26, 25, 24 and 23!

48 hours to go to a huge celebration of Detroits great label! We are running a big night in Jam Friday at the Pavilion to celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of the best record labels of all time. I'm counting down 50 of my favourites and here's five more

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No.27 Martha Reeves and the Vandellas-"Nowhere to Run"

Stomping tune with an amazing vocal



No.26 Marvin Gaye-"Let's Get It On"

Another turn in Marvin's career, from another classic album



No.25 Smokey Robinson-"Going to a Go-Go"

As fresh as ever I love this



No.24 Rare Earth-"I Just want to celebrate"

Norman Whitfield again showing the rock side of Motown



No.23 Edwin Starr-"25 Miles"

Northern soul classic

50 years of Motown numbers 31, 30 and 29! The Temptations, The Four Tops and the Marvelettes

I'm running behind a bit so here are three more give it up for the Funk Brothers and Norman Whitfield too, these guys were at the crux of the Motown sound and rarely get credit. I did a 2 hour radio show last year after Norman died out of the love of his music. His passing barely warranted a mention in the mainstream media. The Funk Brothers finally got overdue recognition in the fantastic 'Standing in the Shadows of Motown" movie, which was superb (I actually shed a tear or two during it). The party at the Pavilion is now 3 days away I hope you are ready to dance! Aswell as two classic from two of Motowns foremost bands i've included the highly influential "Hunter gets captured by the game" by the Marvelettes too, a record that was particularly influential to many gay soul fans, and another Smokey Robinson penned classic.

Number 31
The Temptations "Papa was a Rolling Stone"



Number 30
The Four Tops "It's the same old song"



Number 29
The Marvelettes "The Hunter gets captured by the game"

50 years of Motown no. 33-Frank Wilson "Do I Love You"

The fact that is probably the worlds most expensive record does not make a difference to me. The fact that is another Motown killer means it deserves a place here though! (I've also included the Chris Clark version) Check out classic northern soul like this downstairs in the Pav tomorrow with Phil Hope, who will also be joining us on our Motown special this Friday night at Jam!

50 years of Motown no. 36-Willie Hutch "Brothers Gonna work it out"

Blazing social commentary from Willie Hutch. Everyone from Public Enemy to the Chemicals adopted the phrase, and the track itself still sounds amazing. Not your conventional Motown sound, but a reminder of how far to the left they travelled sonically in the 1970's. Check out our tribute on Friday night at Jam in the Pavilion.

50 years of Motown no.39-The Supremes-"Come see about Me"

Number 50-The Supremes-"Come see about Me"

We are running a big night in Jam on Friday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of the best record labels of all time. On my blog i'm gonna selecting 50 of my favourites over the next couple of weeks, continuing today with another from the Supremes!
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