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El Chavo – Hit The Boogaloo 45

Classic boogaloo recorded in 2010? That's what you get with the Hit The Boogaloo 45 by El Chavo. Produced by legendary jazz DJ & producer Paul Murphy, it's an update of that classic Latin-based dancefloor sound and a take on Tito Puente's Hit The Bongo. The reverse is the Lonnie […]

The Like to tour the UK

We featured The Like a while back in our new bands section, when we were intrigued by the 60s-inspired girl band's He's Not A  Boy video. Well, if you liked that's there's a number of tour dates on the band's MySpace page, including a number in the UK. Those dates […]

The Godfathers 25th anniversary gig

The Godfathers have announced a 25th Anniversary show at 100 Club, London, with special guests The Fabulous Penetrators The cult Brit garage band are celebrating 25 years since their formation in ’85 with a very special birthday show on Thursday June 17th – the exact date of the band’s first ever […]

Black Cat night launches in London

Kicking off this Saturday, June 12th 2010, is Black Cat at the Silver Bullet in Finsbury Park, London. Don't worry, if you're a footie fan, the England match will be screened in the bar from 7:30pm through till about 9 and the club proper will begin straight after, going on […]

Mind Yuh Business night returns

A club we've featured in the past returns in July – Mind Yuh Business. DJs for the night, who will be providing a mix of vintage soul, ska, reggae, deep funk, boogaloo are Ashley Beedle (Xpress 2, Boys Own), Dean Rudland (Ace Records, BGP, Acid Jazz), Liam Large (Jukebox Jam) […]

Bettye Lavette does The Who

Soul singers covering rock tunes isn't a new thing – we did a Spotify playlist of some a while back, but here's one I missed – Bettye Lavette doing The Who's Love Reign O'er Me. According to this YouTube clip, the track was recording for some kind of event honouring […]

Soulboy movie website launched

We flagged up the movie last week, but now we've been informed that a 'proper' website for the movie Soulboy has gone online. That means full movie details, updates (including preview screenings), trailers and plenty of stills from the film. Check it out now if it's of interest. Official Soulboy […]

Trojan Ska-ing West! CD

Another of the Trojan / Spectrum reissues that might be of interest – Trojan Ska-ing West!. The CD is promising to be a rarity goldmine, again for not a lot of cash. According to the label, this set of early to mid-60s sounds of 40 tracks from the Island and […]