Day: September 7, 2009

UK MUSIC: WAR CHILD – ‘I GOT SOUL’

September 7, 2009

The single I Got Soul has been recorded to raise money for the charity War Child and features Tinchy Stryder, N-dubz, Pixie Lott, Kid British, V V Brown, amongst others. The single will be released on October 19th. It’s like Band Aid all over again. I half expected Bob Geldof to step out of the shadows. Anyway, it’s OK, but would have sounded a lot better had the producers decided to not feature rappers on the track. However hopefully I Got Soul will serve it’s purpose, which is […]

UK NEWS: POLICE REVISE ‘RACIST’ EVENT RISK FORM

September 7, 2009

UK artist Bashy Via The independent Bowing to pressure from a growing coalition of race activists and urban music stars, the Metropolitan Police today agreed to revise a controversial method of monitoring gigs which critics have labelled “potentially racist”. Complaints have been growing in recent months over the Met’s use of Form 696 – a voluntary policing tool which asks venues to provide the names, addresses and contact telephone numbers for artists and promoters.  Continue Reading….. Hmmmmm interesting………. I understand why they […]

UK EVENT: FIGHT THE POWER

September 7, 2009

Spike Lee’s 1989 classic film Do the Right Thing was both celebrated and reviled on its release 20 years ago, so this month (7th – 30th September) BFI Southbank will introduce a season that includes some of the films that influenced its making, as well as those it influenced. Click HERE  for more information/booking details. [Thanks Nessa]