12th April 24: Vocal Booth Radio Show with Barry Neaves special guest.
We start off with some Jazzy goodness then get an absolutely diamond mix from Barry Neaves, sharing mid to late 90s bullets.
May 12, 2024
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Category: Blog
28th April 24: The Vocal Booth Radio Show
2 hours of forgotten gems and the occasional piece of buried treasure from the vinyl archives.
April 28, 2024
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21st Apr. Andy Ward, Amanda’s Day 2024 Session.
2 hours of forgotten gems and the occasional piece of buried treasure from the vinyl archives.
April 21, 2024
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Easter Special 2024: The Vocal Booth Radio Show with Emily Vasell live guest.
Pure Gospel Energy and great chat on this beautiful Easter Sunday, all music curated by Emily Vasell, Word of Mouth DJ and upcoming Vocal Booth Weekender guest.
April 1, 2024
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Set For Love: Andy Ward 3 Hour Vinyl Only Session.
Recorded live on Friday 22nd March, World Water Day 2024, this audio-only extract is from a live stream in conjunction with Last Night A DJ Saved My Life and CastRooms. A fantastic session and a really great showreel of my musical tastes and mixing skills which I’ve taken so much pride in down the years.
March 26, 2024
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10th March 24: The Vocal Booth Radio Show
2 hours of forgotten gems and the occasional piece of buried treasure from the vinyl archives.
March 10, 2024
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3rd March 24: The Vocal Booth Radio Show
2 hours of forgotten gems and the occasional piece of buried treasure from the vinyl archives.
March 3, 2024
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25th February 24: The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
Some new music today as I hit a folder of recent promos I’ve been sent and also digging a little deeper.
February 25, 2024
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18th February 24: The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
2 hours of forgotten gems and the occasional piece of buried treasure from the vinyl archives.
February 18, 2024
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Snoopy Sounds February 24: The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
Well, it doesn’t get more eclectic than this. All over the shop with 2 hours of 7inches, some of which haven’t been played in 25/30 years I’m sure.
February 11, 2024
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4th February 24: The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
2 hours of forgotten gems and the occasional piece of buried treasure from the vinyl archives.
February 4, 2024
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Andy Compton Album Promo : The Vocal Booth Radio Show, Jan28 2024
This week’s show features some absolute bombs from the racks but more importantly it features a live chat with Mr Andy Compton.
January 28, 2024
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Michael Watford Tribute: DJ Andy Ward
The definitive Michael Watford collection?
my own way of paying respect to one of THE greatest male voices of the House Music World.
I dedicate this mix to the Soulful House Families who I felt with me through every song.
January 27, 2024
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FurzeDay, January 24: The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
Back with the selector extraordinaire, Mr Dave Furze and his wonderful knowledge and weapons. Mainly 70s Classics from the Northern Soul & Disco Era.
January 21, 2024
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7th January 24: The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
2 hours of forgotten gems and the occasional piece of buried treasure from the vinyl archives. Happy New Year !
January 7, 2024
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2023 Review – Video & Audio Only
An audio podcast of the last twelve months and all we’ve achieved and those we’ve lost.
January 1, 2024
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NYE 23: The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
3 hour extended show to see out the year. Thanks for the support.
December 31, 2023
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24th December 23: The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
Today we went back to the non-house for two hours of some real sing a long moments from 80s and 90s classics.
December 26, 2023
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17th December 2023: The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
2 hours of forgotten tunes from the vinyl archives. Soulful House from down the years alongside anything else the racks throw up.
December 17, 2023
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21st November 2023: The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
2 hours of forgotten tunes from the vinyl archives. Soulful House from down the years alongside anything else the racks throw up.
November 26, 2023
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19th November 2023: The VB Radio Show with Paul Foster guest.
Starting off with some great vinyl from the archives and finishing of with a sterling offering from Mr Paul Foster in the mix.
November 19, 2023
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5th November 2023: The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
2 hours of forgotten tunes from the vinyl archives. Soulful House from down the years alongside anything else the racks throw up.
November 5, 2023
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29th October 2023: The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
2 hours of timeless heat from the vinyl archives. Soulful House Classics , each and every one of them.
October 29, 2023
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24th September 2023: Snoopy Sounds Randoms
As we prepare for VB2023, this week we selected tunes at random from Snoopy’s Vinyl Collection. Some great tunes were unearthed.
September 25, 2023
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17th September 2023: The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
2 hours of timeless heat from the CD Wallet. Soulful House Classics and Big Room anthems.
September 17, 2023
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10th September 2023: The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
Two hours of timeless music from the vinyl archives. Soulful nuggets through to dance floor devastators.
September 10, 2023
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3rd September 2023: The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
Two hours of timeless music from the vinyl archives. Soulful nuggets through to dance floor devastators.
September 3, 2023
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27th August 2023: The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
Two hours of timeless music from the vinyl archives. Soulful nuggets through to dance floor devastators.
August 27, 2023
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20th August: The Vocal Booth Radio Show ft Stuart Ojelay & Dan Roberts (Word of Mouth)
Two hours of timeless music from the vinyl archives. Soulful nuggets through to dance floor devastators.
August 20, 2023
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Andy Ward Beach Stage – Suncebeat 2023. Video Recording
Two hours of timeless music from the vinyl archives. Soulful nuggets through to dance floor devastators.
August 12, 2023
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Andy Ward Beach Stage Recording – Suncebeat 2023.
Two hours of timeless music from the vinyl archives. Soulful nuggets through to dance floor devastators.
August 6, 2023
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16th July: The Vocal Booth Radio Show ft Abel Interview
Two hours of timeless music from the vinyl archives. Soulful nuggets through to dance floor devastators.
July 16, 2023
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9th July: The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
Two hours of timeless music from the vinyl archives. Soulful nuggets through to dance floor devastators.
July 9, 2023
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From Disease to Wellness: A Journey Of Self Love. Gav Randall – Access All Areas.
With a career spanning over two decades, Paul was one of the original residents at UK superclub; Sundissential.
July 7, 2023
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25th June: The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
Two hours of timeless music from the vinyl archives. Soulful nuggets through to dance floor devastators.
June 25, 2023
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11th June: The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
Two hours of timeless music from the vinyl archives. Soulful nuggets through to dance floor devastators.
June 11, 2023
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4th June: The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
Two hours of timeless music from the vinyl archives. Soulful nuggets through to dance floor devastators.
June 4, 2023
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28th May: The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
Two hours of timeless music from the vinyl archives. Soulful nuggets through to dance floor devastators.
May 28, 2023
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7th May: The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
Two hours of timeless music from the vinyl archives. Soulful nuggets through to dance floor devastators.
May 7, 2023
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Mainly Dennis Ferrer Classics. 30 Apr ’23. The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
Two hours of timeless music from the vinyl archives. Soulful nuggets through to dance floor devastators.
April 30, 2023
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Soul, Funk, Reggae Bullets. 23 Apr ’23. The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
Two hours of timeless music from the vinyl archives. Soulful nuggets through to dance floor devastators.
April 23, 2023
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Deep & Soulful House Classics. 16 Apr ’23. The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
Two hours of timeless music from the vinyl archives. Soulful nuggets through to dance floor devastators.
April 16, 2023
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Deep & Soulful House Classics. 09 Apr ’23. The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
Two hours of timeless music from the vinyl archives. Soulful nuggets through to dance floor devastators.
April 9, 2023
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Paul Kershaw: Sundissential, Tin Tins, Galaxy Radio and so much more.
With a career spanning over two decades, Paul was one of the original residents at UK superclub; Sundissential.
April 4, 2023
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Deep & Soulful House Classics. 02 Apr ’23. The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
Two hours of timeless music from the vinyl archives. Soulful nuggets through to dance floor devastators.
April 2, 2023
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The Road to Valencia Marathon 2023
Join me as I take on the ultimate challenge – running my first Marathon in 7 years!
After a long break, I’m ready to push myself once again and take on 26 miles (42km). I have no idea why, lol.
March 30, 2023
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Living with Lupus: A New Approach
Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects millions of people around the world. It is a disease that occurs when your body’s immune system attacks your own tissues and organs.
March 28, 2023
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Deep & Soulful House Classics. 26th Mar ’23. The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
Two hours of timeless music from the vinyl archives. Soulful nuggets through to dance floor devastators.
March 26, 2023
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Deep & Soulful House Classics. 19th Mar ’23. The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
Two hours of timeless music from the vinyl archives. Soulful nuggets through to dance floor devastators.
March 19, 2023
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DJ Ricky Morrison: From Smashing London to Conquering The World.
One of London’s most respected DJs. For as long as there have been House parties, he’s been there. His commercial success may be a surprise!
March 14, 2023
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Deep & Soulful House Classics. 12th Mar ’23. The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
Two hours of timeless music from the vinyl archives. Soulful nuggets through to dance floor devastators.
March 12, 2023
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Deep & Soulful House Classics. 5th Mar ’23. The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
Two hours of timeless music from the vinyl archives. Soulful nuggets through to dance floor devastators.
March 5, 2023
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The Fantastic Journey of Paul Farris: From Behind the Counter to Behind the Lens (Photo Genius).
Uptown Records, Four Four Promotions and the House Music Awards, working for Defected and The Ministry of Sound, Paul’s story is impressive.
February 28, 2023
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Andy Ward talks to E Smoove. The Vocal Booth Radio Show, 26 Feb 2023.
Two hours of timeless music from the vinyl archives. Soulful nuggets through to dance floor devastators.
February 26, 2023
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Exclusive Interview with Doctor Mix: A History & Spotlight on His Success.
Sunlightsquare is one of the most respected artists on the Soulful House Scene. Dr Mix is a YouTube sensation. Hear all about it.
February 20, 2023
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Deep & Soulful House Classics. 19th Feb ’23. The Vocal Booth Radio Show. Show for Baby Miloš.
Two hours of timeless music from the vinyl archives. Soulful nuggets through to dance floor devastators.
February 19, 2023
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Rugby Star Disabled but not Defeated: Ben’s Story.
Ben Smoldon’s inspiring journey, discussing obstacles, pushing past the darkest of times to shine a beacon of hope for others to follow.
February 16, 2023
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Deep & Soulful House Classics. 12th Feb ’23. The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
Two hours of timeless music from the vinyl archives. Soulful nuggets through to dance floor devastators.
February 12, 2023
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Uncovering the Incredible History of Dr Bob Jones.
Dr Bob Jones is a name that is synonymous with so many firsts in the UK’s Soul/Jazz/Funk/House Music Scenes.
January 31, 2023
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Deep & Soulful House Classics. 29th Jan ’23. The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
Two hours of timeless music from the vinyl archives. Soulful nuggets through to dance floor devastators.
January 29, 2023
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Christian Woodyatt & Sam Bowery. The Venus Nottingham Story.
Both of these gentlemen have a wealth of knowledge and respect in the industry and it was an honour to capture their stories.
January 24, 2023
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Deep & Soulful House Mix. 22nd Jan ’23. The Vocal Booth Radio Show.
Two hours of timeless music from the vinyl archives. Soulful nuggets through to dance floor devastators.
January 22, 2023
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Pete Gooding & Phil Dockerty (Futureshock): The Ultimate DJ Collaboration. Brum as F*ck.
Both of these gentlemen have a wealth of knowledge and respect in the industry and it was an honour to capture their stories.
January 16, 2023
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The Birth of the UKG Sound in Birmingham in the 90s.
Mid 1990. A group of DJs were playing that gritty, energetic U.S House vibe that sounded SO DIFFERENT to everything else. This is the story.
January 12, 2023
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17 years Clean & Sober and living with A.D.D – Ian Dadds.
This week’s conversation is HEAVY!
Drink, drugs, domestic abuse, brushes with the law, life in the army… You name it, we talked about it.
January 3, 2023
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2022 in Review – A look back on a productive year.
A look back on the last twelve months and all we’ve achieved and those we’ve lost.
December 31, 2022
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Update to online content and Audio only podcasts.
Moving into 2023, I am focusing a lot of attention on my YouTube channel. This audio update should hopefully clarify everything.
December 29, 2022
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Colonel Red in Conversation. Brum as F*ck.
From international record deals to conquering the mean streets of London & beyond, Colonel Red can share a story or two over a 30+yr period.
December 28, 2022
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Reykjavik Trip 2022 – VB Winter Gathering
This year saw the return of a Vocal Booth Gathering, usually around Christmas time in Birmingham, however for 2022 we decided to take things up a level and head over to Reykjavik, Iceland.
December 24, 2022
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The Explosion of UKG in Birmingham in the 90s. Brum as F*ck, with Jedi & Nighttrate.
Jedi & Nighttrate were amongst a core group within 0121 territory who took the UK Garage torch and ran with it. This is part of their story.
December 21, 2022
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Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail with Mark Wilkinson.
Why is it essential to look back on the year we’ve just had and how is making plans for the next twelve months vital for growth?
December 12, 2022
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Today I hit 1000 subscribers on YouTube.
Maximum respect to everyone who has been with me on this journey. It’s a goal I wanted to achieve for some time and now, thanks to constant content creation, today I hit my 1k subscribers on YouTube.
December 12, 2022
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Danny J Lewis discusses the state of the Music Industry. SMCC
We weren’t ready for this insight into the mind-blowing world of technology, how it has affected the music industry and AI.
December 10, 2022
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What Heart Attack? In conversation with Dean Jacobs.
Back in 2016, Dean had what he thought was indigestion and slept it off. 3 months later, after a little training session to lose weight for his wedding, he had what he thought was another bout of indigestion… turns out it was the 2nd artery to his heart blocking up and he was having a full on heart attack.
December 8, 2022
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The Misconceptions of Multi-Level Marketing, with Louise Barnacle.
This is so much more than a conversation about Network Marketing. It’s a positive look at how hard work and determination plus positive affirmation really CAN change your life.
November 30, 2022
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Gavin Mills. DJ Face/Catch Records/TJR/Copyright
The main topic of conversation will address the matter of procrastination… what it is and how we can easily eliminate it from our everyday lives.
November 24, 2022
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100 Day No Alcohol Challenge – 2023
After my recent live stream on overcoming addiction, my internal arguments ended with me deciding to go for it… I will be doing a 100 day no alcohol challenge from January 1st. Read on…
November 22, 2022
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What is the role of the Club DJ ? Saturday Morning Coffee Club – Week 2
Is it the DJ’s stance to educate the crowd, give them familiar music to make the best of their evening or a mix of both?
November 19, 2022
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Life After Addiction, with Stuart Partridge & Philip West.
An honest and frank discussion on when they realised there was an issue and how they are making steps to enjoy life on a day by day basis.
November 16, 2022
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Saturday Morning Coffee Club – Week 1.
For the next 5 weeks, I’ll be going live every Saturday morning at 9am for 60 minutes of random chat with friends.
A meeting open to all, you can join via Zoom on this link.
November 12, 2022
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Avoiding Procrastination. Why putting things off is holding us back
The main topic of conversation will address the matter of procrastination… what it is and how we can easily eliminate it from our everyday lives.
November 9, 2022
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A Journey Through Social Work. Finding ‘The Nice’ in the Trickiest of Times.
A couple share their experiences of how they manage to make bringing up a family together (apart) work, where so many others fail miserably.
November 3, 2022
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Co-Parenting Challenges. Bringing up children together, apart.
A couple share their experiences of how they manage to make bringing up a family together (apart) work, where so many others fail miserably.
October 27, 2022
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The Confessions of an NHS Nurse. 30+ yrs on the Front Line.
During this light-hearted conversation as much as possible, we’ll be focusing on what it was like to work as a nurse all those years ago, how the profession changed (or has it?) and we’ll even touch, ever so briefly, on what life was like at the start of the pandemic.
October 19, 2022
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VB2022 – A return to form. My personal review.
A personal review of our first main event as The Vocal Booth Weekender returned to Villajoyosa. Warts and all.
October 9, 2022
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Mark Archer – The Nexus21/Altern8 Story
How many people know the full story behind one of the biggest acts to take the UK by storm in the early 90s?
September 28, 2022
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Jeff Jefferson & Andy Milford – Brum as F*ck
Continuing in our series, celebrating everything the 2nd city has given us musically, we turn our attention to two lesser known DJs who have achieved some pretty impressive things down the years.
September 7, 2022
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In Conversation with MC Magika – Brum as F*ck
Magika’s hard work ethic + tenacity took him all over the world. Name dropping from UB40 through to travelling the world with Carl Cox.
August 23, 2022
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In Conversation with Colin Steven – Velocity Press
Finding out more about the man behind Velocity Press. I ask how & why a physical book still remains important in today’s online world.
August 16, 2022
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In Conversation with Tippo – From Detention Centre to Jehovah.
In this interview we talk about a young lad, faced with his own challenges in life, overcoming trauma and adversity to continue to be the best father, husband and friend he can be.
August 13, 2022
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Mistress Mo – Flashback. Brum as F*ck
Mistress Mo is a name well-known on the Birmingham clubbing scene in the mid 90s.
From her residencies for Crunch & S.L.A.G to co-promoting legendary ‘Flashbank’ events.
July 19, 2022
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In Conversation with Gary Solomon – The Only Way is Garage
Myself and my friend of almost 30 years took a bottle of wine down to the beach, sat on the sand and recorded our conversation.
July 14, 2022
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In Conversation with Brock Elbank – Body Positive
Accomplished photographer for Mixmag for many years. The last 10 years have seen him accomplish greatness with a series of exhibitions + his own foundation
July 6, 2022
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In Conversation with Harold Heath – Long Relationships
A FANTASTIC insight into a sometimes-described ‘reluctant’ career in the music game. An Incredible Journey from Unknown DJ to Small-Time DJ.
June 28, 2022
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In Conversation with Malcolm WeLove – Leeds as F*ck
Following on from the success of the recent All-Day event in Leeds and celebrating his current musical offering on Arco, we talk with a man who’s been entrenched in the Yorkshire music scene ‘forever’.
June 21, 2022
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The Raving Lost Years – 1989 to 1990.
With the help of a good friend’s personal diary, we piece together a timeline of events from early 1989 through to the end of 1990.
June 15, 2022
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In Conversation with Matt Anniss – Join The Future
Join the Future – an insight into the birth of the Bleep sound of the north and British Bass Music. Researched and written by Matt Anniss.
June 8, 2022
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In Conversation with Kaesu
Kaesu (aka Harvey Warmington-Christmas) is a young rapper from Birmingham. His powerful lyrics display a wisdom beyond his years.
June 1, 2022
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In Conversation with Tom Wainwright
One of his major accolades being a residency at The Hacienda, Andy Ward catches up with Mr Tom Wainwright, a true legend of the house scene.
May 18, 2022
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