Monday, September 21, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
King Britt returns to Cork!
King Britt is one of my favourite DJ's and I was delighted that we had him back in Cork at the Pavilion last night for Go Deep. I've been following this guy for years and back when I started doing radio in the mid-90's his first Sylk 130 album was in heavy rotation on my show-I'm a lover of all Philadelphia music, from soul and disco to house and hip-hop, and the influence of King Britt can never be under-estimated as he has released some terrific stuff under many different guises and continues to do so. It wasn't a great turn out but King Britt still showed his class, and to top it off he one of the nicest guys you will ever meet. I can't wait for his next album!
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Some for the late night crew! The Beatles covered!
My main man Choice (DJ Scope of http://www.choicecutsonline.com/ ) posted "Times Up" today and got me thinking of this-i only have it on some vinyl compilation but a great Beatles cover and a terrific break! This and a recent article at Soul Sides got me thinking of one or two more of my favourite Beatles covers. There's hundreds of amazing ones, off the top of the dome here are ten off mine!
O.C.
Here are some more great Beatles covers
Ramsey Lewis
Al Green
Smokey Robinson (couldn't find the amazing Detroit Emeralds version on youtube)
Fiona Apple
Ike and Tina
Blendcrafters (this was huge for me)
Marvin Gaye
Stevie Wonder
The Five Stairsteps
And another killer Ramsey Lewis
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Tunes of the day-Nine/The Spinners
Tune of the day
sampling "I'll be around", classic hip-hop from Nine, of "Whatcha want" fame
sampling "I'll be around", classic hip-hop from Nine, of "Whatcha want" fame
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
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!"
"Go head put in a tape now set it!"
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Give me the night with Black Sheep
a biggie from way back once again
also don't forget the classic Def Mix
and of course the Glow of Love sampling
Glow of Love
and don't sleep on the sample from the first version
also don't forget the classic Def Mix
and of course the Glow of Love sampling
Glow of Love
and don't sleep on the sample from the first version
Monday, September 07, 2009
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
and of course
Give me the night with Naught by Nature
Okay, it's obvious
okay, they jacked fellow jersey Tony D on the Jackson 5 sample (RIP)
okay, i had a hoody in the early 90's with the NBN logo (thanks RW)
okay, i may not be down with it anymore
as okay, i ain't ...a young whipper snapper livin' da single life now either
but "when you do it do it well and make sure that it counts
You're now down with a discount"
okay, they jacked fellow jersey Tony D on the Jackson 5 sample (RIP)
okay, i had a hoody in the early 90's with the NBN logo (thanks RW)
okay, i may not be down with it anymore
as okay, i ain't ...a young whipper snapper livin' da single life now either
but "when you do it do it well and make sure that it counts
You're now down with a discount"
Tune of the weekend! Tom Waits
(Monday doesn't exist!)
I dropped this in Body and Soul on Saturday afternoon; one of my favourite tunes and singers!
I dropped this in Body and Soul on Saturday afternoon; one of my favourite tunes and singers!
Friday, September 04, 2009
Thursday, September 03, 2009
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
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!
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!
Define the decade?
The whole Decades thing last weekend got me thinking of the decade that is nearly passed. I remember only a couple of years ago finding it hard to categorize the 90's but now we are on the verge of another decade ending and this one is even harder to pin down! It is a very difficult task trying to define a music decade and it may take a good few years to decide what this decade really meant. But it's definitely interesting trying. Since the column is pretty much based on the hip-hop and soul side of things, that's what i'll be paying the main attention here!
On the surface this current decade is not over-flowing with music artists who really made an amazing mark. Many of the big players were already established from the 90's and there hasn't really been a major sound revolution in the music for a good while. The impact of the great producers such as the Neptunes and Timbaland has become even more pronounced but both of these were well known already in the 90's. Both have enjoyed huge crossover commercial success and there is no doubt that hip-hop and r&b producers are now massively in demand in the pop world too. Of the artists to capitalise on this Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake have done best, and both are unlikely r&b stars in 2009, alongside the Ushers and Ne-Yo's of the world.
In commercial terms it must also be recognised that another two huge names, Kanye West and Alicia Keys, were both very much products of this decade music wise. Both were schooled on the great music of the past, but both have made credible strides forward this decade while selling millions of records; a pretty difficult task! Alicia Keys is is total control of an impressive young career and she already has at least 3 or 4 classic soul singles to her name. Kanye has become bigger than ever while taking lots of risks, and it's not bad for a guy who was written off as a nobody when he first came out. The other commercially successful artist who has defined this decade is Amy Winehouse, remarkably so given that her first album was a slow-burner that didn't sell.
Mark Ronsons involvement in the second album helped, and his own style echoed another of this decades trends; live funk instrumentation rather than just samples. You can find this in much of the best soul and hip-hop these days and it's a welcome development. Jill Scott, Musiq Soulchild and many more soul and r&b artists continue to make quality music, and it's fair to say that there is a better appreciation of the past than ever before aswell. In hip-hop this is also the case, and we now have live jazz bands paying homage to hip-hop classics that sampled jazz originally! But hip-hop, as much as it thrives underground, has had a more conflicting journey through commercial success.
There's more rappers selling more music than ever before, but the charts are awash with lightweight pop rap. In a way, this was always the way, and we should be thankful for the great hip-hop that still comes out today. Again, many of the best are not exclusively from this decade. Jay Z, MF Doom and even Missy Elliot, are three i've picked who have had a good decade, but all are rap veterans. This decade saw the world accept that the late J Dilla was one of the greatest hip-hop producers of all time, but many of the true heads knew this back in the 90's. Dr Dre, another great producer but one who sells lots of records, has helped define 3 different decades of music now but he is also not new. Hip-hop in the 00's will live under the shadow of previous decades.
In similar terms to Dre but with less hype, the soul singer and producer Raphael Saadiq has been doing it for years under his different guises but in truth i could mention many more. It is great to see artists such as M.I.A. and Santogold mixing up various styles into something new, and it's the same for the amazing Outkast and Cee-Lo of Gnarls Barkley (another 90's veteran). His side-kick Dangermouse is even more eclectic and produced seminal music all decade, as did Madlib and plenty others too. The more i think of it, when we look back in 20 years time, this decade may start to look better than it does right now!
Here are some tunes from the decade gone by! (Check out the Jay Z vid with Timbaland too)
On the surface this current decade is not over-flowing with music artists who really made an amazing mark. Many of the big players were already established from the 90's and there hasn't really been a major sound revolution in the music for a good while. The impact of the great producers such as the Neptunes and Timbaland has become even more pronounced but both of these were well known already in the 90's. Both have enjoyed huge crossover commercial success and there is no doubt that hip-hop and r&b producers are now massively in demand in the pop world too. Of the artists to capitalise on this Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake have done best, and both are unlikely r&b stars in 2009, alongside the Ushers and Ne-Yo's of the world.
In commercial terms it must also be recognised that another two huge names, Kanye West and Alicia Keys, were both very much products of this decade music wise. Both were schooled on the great music of the past, but both have made credible strides forward this decade while selling millions of records; a pretty difficult task! Alicia Keys is is total control of an impressive young career and she already has at least 3 or 4 classic soul singles to her name. Kanye has become bigger than ever while taking lots of risks, and it's not bad for a guy who was written off as a nobody when he first came out. The other commercially successful artist who has defined this decade is Amy Winehouse, remarkably so given that her first album was a slow-burner that didn't sell.
Mark Ronsons involvement in the second album helped, and his own style echoed another of this decades trends; live funk instrumentation rather than just samples. You can find this in much of the best soul and hip-hop these days and it's a welcome development. Jill Scott, Musiq Soulchild and many more soul and r&b artists continue to make quality music, and it's fair to say that there is a better appreciation of the past than ever before aswell. In hip-hop this is also the case, and we now have live jazz bands paying homage to hip-hop classics that sampled jazz originally! But hip-hop, as much as it thrives underground, has had a more conflicting journey through commercial success.
There's more rappers selling more music than ever before, but the charts are awash with lightweight pop rap. In a way, this was always the way, and we should be thankful for the great hip-hop that still comes out today. Again, many of the best are not exclusively from this decade. Jay Z, MF Doom and even Missy Elliot, are three i've picked who have had a good decade, but all are rap veterans. This decade saw the world accept that the late J Dilla was one of the greatest hip-hop producers of all time, but many of the true heads knew this back in the 90's. Dr Dre, another great producer but one who sells lots of records, has helped define 3 different decades of music now but he is also not new. Hip-hop in the 00's will live under the shadow of previous decades.
In similar terms to Dre but with less hype, the soul singer and producer Raphael Saadiq has been doing it for years under his different guises but in truth i could mention many more. It is great to see artists such as M.I.A. and Santogold mixing up various styles into something new, and it's the same for the amazing Outkast and Cee-Lo of Gnarls Barkley (another 90's veteran). His side-kick Dangermouse is even more eclectic and produced seminal music all decade, as did Madlib and plenty others too. The more i think of it, when we look back in 20 years time, this decade may start to look better than it does right now!
Here are some tunes from the decade gone by! (Check out the Jay Z vid with Timbaland too)
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Monday, August 31, 2009
One for the late night crew! Eddie Kendricks
One for the late night crew!
One of the biggest slow jams of them all download it on my LOVE mix at http://djstevieg.podomatic.com/entry/eg/2009-04-13T11_42_29-07_00 (Alica Keys was one of many to use this)
One of the biggest slow jams of them all download it on my LOVE mix at http://djstevieg.podomatic.com/entry/eg/2009-04-13T11_42_29-07_00 (Alica Keys was one of many to use this)
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- StevieG
- I'm a DJ from Cork in Ireland. I work with RedFM, presenting Red Drive, The Hitlist and my specialist show, Black on Red. I'm probably best known for being one of the main hip-hop/soul DJ's in Cork and Ireland. I've been DJing in Cork since the early 90's in legendary clubnights such as Sweat in Sir Henrys, Mor Disco, Free La Funk, Yo Latino and also Jam and Jam Junior at the Savoy and the Pavilion. I've also held down long term residencies at clubs around Ireland such as Brown Sugar at the Kitchen in Dublin, U-Turn at Ri Ra in Dublin, Jazz Juice at the GPO in Galway, Thompson Garage in Belfast, the Soul Clinic, Dee-Bop, Meltdown and Mo Bounce in Limerick and i've played abroad in the United States and the U.K. on numerous occasions. I also write a music column for the Evening Echo and i'm a regular contributor to the U.K.'s Blues and Soul, the longest running black music magazine in the world. These days i run the Pavilion, a music venue in Cork, which hosts my Jam night every few Fridays http://www.pavilioncork.com also you can catch me at http://djstevieg.podomatic.com