Jazzy Jeff, Henry Rollins and Iggy Pop...

It's Friday 3rd so it is time for five powerful points. It's my consolidated list of all things awesome this week.

Feel free to share it around with whomever you think appropriate!

1) Video of the week.

DJ Jazzy Jeff - Chord Carousel with 3 masters.

2) Track of the week.

PINS - Aggrophobe (feat. Iggy Pop.

3) Quote of the week.

“In an act of defiance and rebellion, I immensely enjoy declining read receipts" - H.M.J.

4) Documentary of the week.

Less documentary, more candid chat. The Joe Rogan Experience #906 - Henry Rollins.

5) Gig of the week.

Low Acre @ The Albion Sunday 5th February.

Speak to you Friday,

Josh

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In Too Deep.

It's Friday 27th so it is time for five powerful points. It's my consolidated list of all things awesome this week.

Feel free to share it around with whomever you think appropriate!

1) Video of the week.

Sum 41 - In Too Deep.

2) Track of the week.

Jake Shimabukuro - Eleanor Rigby

3) Quote of the week.

“...but when you need my help because I am ruining everything, don't look at me.” - Michael Scott

4) Documentary of the week.

It's not a documentary but it's a great look at how talented musicians can quickly recall a song and provide a great performance. Bruce Springsteen - You Never can Tell.

5) Gig of the week.

Lucky & Mrs Pilgrimm - Independent Venue Week @ The Lab Saturday 28th Jan.

Speak to you Friday,

Josh

Should You Be Shocked More Often?

It's Friday 20th so it is time for five powerful points. It's my consolidated list of all things awesome this week.

Feel free to share it around with whomever you think appropriate!

1) Video of the week.

The Beatles - Don't Let Me Down

2) Track of the week.

Eliot Sumner - Information

3) Quote of the week.

“Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often.” - Mae West

4) Documentary of the week.

Bruce Springsteen - The Ties That Bind.

5) Gig of the week.

Low Acre @ Albion Brewery bar.

Speak to you Monday,

Josh.

A Turntable Reborn.

It's Friday 13th so it must be time for five powerful points. It's my consolidated list of all things awesome this week.

Feel free to share it around with whomever you think appropriate!

1) Video of the week.

 Claudia La Debla - Flamenco at Peña La Platería.

2) Track of the week.

Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road, Live at London Hammersmith.

3) Quote of the week.

"Good taste is an incredibly valuable skill, and you can acquire it with practice." - Seth Godin

4) Article of the week.

A Turntable Reborn Turns Its Back on Its Hip-Hop Legacy

5) Gig of the week.

Hana Brooks - Live and Acoustic @ The Charles Bradlaugh.

Speak to you Monday,

Josh.

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A Note Worth Paying.

New year, new five powerful points. It's my consolidated list of all things awesome this week.

Feel free to share it around with whomever you think appropriate!

1) Video of the week.

Bruce Springsteen - Live in Toronto, 1984

2) Track of the week.

Mars Volta - Goliath.

3) Quote of the week.

"anything that is worth memorising, is worth looking up." - Seth Godin

4) Article of the week.

Is It A Note Worth Paying?

5) Gig of the week.

Better Than Never/Highlives/The Young & Restless/Spring Park @ The Bantam, Northampton 6th January.

Speak to you Monday,

Josh.

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Sober Little Drummer Boy.

Merry Christmas folks! It's time for Friday 23rd December's top five. It's my consolidated list of all things awesome this week.

Feel free to share it around with whomever you think appropriate!

1) Video of the week.

Bing Crosby & David Bowie - Little Drummer Boy.

2) Track of the week.

Childish Gambino - Sober, Live.

3) Quote of the week.

"Christmas can f*ck off." - anon.

4) Documentary of the week.

Keith Richards - Under The Influence

5) Gig of the week.

Let Me Be Yule Fantasy V!

Previous podcast guest Sophie Galpin returns for another Christmas themed al night party at The Lamplighter, not to be missed.

Speak to you Monday,

Josh.

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Stress & Growth

Afternoon folks, here it is. Friday 16th December's top five. It's my consolidated list of all things awesome this week. Feel free to share it around with whomever you think appropriate!

1) Video of the week.

Bing Crosby & David Bowie - Little Drummer Boy

2) Track of the week.

Reggie Watts & Donald Glover - Improv.

3) Quote of the week.

"Meaningful growth requires challenge and stress," - Jeffery Siegel.

4) Documentary of the week.

No documentary recommendation from me this week. I want to know what your reccomendations are, comment on the blog which ones you want me to check out.

5) Gig of the week.

The Moons at The Roadmender, Northampton - 23rd December.

Speak to you Monday,

Josh.

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You will not be disappointed.

Afternoon folks, here it is. Friday 9th December's top five. It's my consolidated list of all things awesome this week. Feel free to share it around with whomever you think appropriate!

1) Video of the week.

A-Trak - Workshop at Selby Community College

In a previous career I taught turntablism at workshops in schools, community centres and youth clubs, the only difference between me and A-Trak is that he was better than I am by the time he was 8 years old.

2) Track of the week.

Run DMC - Christmas in Hollis.

3) Quote of the week.

"And we've got a toaster and everything. So there is no reason for the wedding." - Karl Pilkington.

4) Documentary of the week.

Hip Hop Evolution

5) Gig of the week.

Blood-Visions/ Adolphus Tips/ Big Evil Grin - A powerful line-up and Big Evil Grin's final show. You will not be disappointed. Sunday, 11th December @ Albion Brewery Bar.

Speak to you Monday,

Josh.

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Christmas Is Awesome.

Afternoon folks, here it is. Friday 2nd December's top five. It's my consolidated list of all things awesome this week. Feel free to share it around with whomever you think appropriate!

1) Video of the week.

OUT NOW - CLICK - http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=269066830&s=143444]buy Christmas single out through iTunes December 17th 2007 - Download it baby! Thanks to everyone who helped to make it.

2) Track of the week.

Cat Stevens - Trouble.

3) Quote of the week.

"I'm not going to lie. I am a psycho. Luckily, I get most of it out on stage." - Bill Burr.

4) Documentary of the week.

It's Slade - Documentary.

5) Gig of the week.

Blood-Visions/ Adolphus Tips/ Big Evil Grin - A powerful line-up and Big Evil Grin's final show. You will not be disappointed. Sunday, 11th December @ Albion Brewery Bar.

Speak to you Monday,

Josh.

We The People.

Afternoon folks, here it is. Friday 25th November's top five. It's my consolidated list of all things awesome this week. Feel free to share it around with whomever you think appropriate!

1) Video of the week.

"We got it from Here...

2) Track of the week.

Jon 1st X Shield.

Previous podcast guest Jon 1st is back at it again, more awesome collaboration. You can hear Jon's episode HERE.

3) Quote of the week.

"I don't get any sense that they've got a big plan or anything, you know, to be honest I think they're just trying to get through the day without cocking up and drink as many hot drinks as possible in the process."

- Robyn Murdoch, The Thick Of It.

4) Documentary of the week.

A Tribe Called Quest: Beats, Rhymes & Life.

5) Gig of the week.

Poly-Math/Vasa/72%Morrissey 27th November, The Lab, Northampton.

Speak to you Monday,

Josh.

10 Awesome People.

Afternoon folks, here it is. Friday 18th November's top five. It's my consolidated list of all things awesome this week. Feel free to share it around with whomever you think appropriate!

1) Video of the week.

Charlotte Carpenter - Fire

You can catch Charlotte on The Audio Works Podcast HERE.

2) Track of the week.

De La Soul - Royalty Capes.

3) Quote of the week.

“...if you apply experience, dedication, time, creativity, carelessness and care, study, patience and just tough hard work, to standup, you get better at it. If you apply all of that to parenting, you get worse.” 

― Louis CK.

4) Article of the week.

10 F*cking Awesome People I Only Know About Because Of The Joe Rogan Podcast

This is a great list, mine is into the hundreds having listened to every episode but these are a great start.

5) Gig of the week.

SBD presents "New Boots": Luna Rosa, Lois, Camping With Slough at Charles Bradlaugh, 18th November.

Speak to you Monday,

Josh.

There's No Such Thing As A Protest Vote.

Afternoon folks, here it is. Friday 11th November's top five. It's my consolidated list of all things awesome this week. Feel free to share it around with whomever you think appropriate!

1) Video of the week.

Anieshi Pearl - Take Cover

Another great track and mega-original video. We've been lucky enough to have Anieshi on the podcast, you can check  that out here.

2) Track of the week.

DJ Yuto - 2016 DMC winning performance.

When I first started learning to scratch 16 years ago, that's where I wanted to be, at the DMC's. I'm so far off this skill level now, but it's inspiring me to get back to it. Musicianship mastery.

3) Quote of the week.

“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” 

― Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky (Stolen from Tim Ferriss blog).

4) Article of the week.

There's No Such Thing As A Protest Vote

It's an interesting article that made me question my own ideas, which is usually a good thing.

5) Gig of the week.

Blitz Festival - Lizzie and the Banshees/Venus Fly Trap/Attrition/Vuduvox/Pat Fish at The Charles Bradlaugn Saturday 12th November, 8pm.

Speak to you Monday,

Josh.

Watch some of Northampton's finest, TONIGHT!

Afternoon folks, here it is. Friday 28th October top five. It's my consolidated list of all things awesome this week. Feel free to share it around with whomever you think appropriate!

Here we go;

1) Video of the week;

Team Sleep - BLVD. NIGHTS - Woodstock Sessions.

2) Track of the week;

Mura Masa - Love$ick (featuring A$ap Rocky).

3) Quote of the week;

"“If you’re going to write a book, write a fucking book. - Michael Gerber, Author of The E-Myth Revisited.

4) Article of the week;

Tools of Titans - Tim Ferriss

The latest book due for release in December, check out the free chapter he recently posted on his blog HERE.

5) Gig of the week;

Century City @ The Garibladi, Friday 28th October

Speak to you Monday,

Josh

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Parkinsons Law explains why you don't have enough time.

Afternoon folks, here it is. Friday 21st October top five. It's my consolidated list of all things awesome this week. Feel free to share it around with whomever you think appropriate!

Here we go;

1) Video of the week;

Charlotte Carpenter - Burn.

Charlotte also features on this weeks podcast, you can find it HERE.

2) Track of the week;

Loyle Carner - Florence (featuring Kwes).

3) Quote of the week;

"work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion" - Parkinsons Law.

4) Article of the week;

The Largest Vocabulary in Hip Hop.

5) Gig of the week;

Happyness/Broadbay/OhBoy! @ The Picturedrome Northampton, Saturday 22nd October.

Speak to you Monday,

Josh

Alcohol borrows happiness from tomorrow

Afternoon guys, here it is. Friday 14th October top five. It's my consolidated list of all things awesome this week. Feel free to share it around with whomever you think appropriate!

Here we go;

1) Video of the week;

Stiff Little Fingers - Alternative Ulster.

2) Track of the week;

letlive. - Over Being Under

3) Quote of the week;

"Alcohol borrows happiness from tomorrow." - Anon.

"I think I've reached the point where I'm borrowing happiness from next month." - Reddit user.

4) Article of the week;

Neil Gaiman - Make Good Art.

5) Gig of the week;

Chromatic Live at Borja, 14th October.

Speak to you Monday,

Josh

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The God Father of Soul Himself.

Afternoon guys, here it is. Friday 7th October top five. It's my consolidated list of all things awesome this week. Feel free to share it around with whomever you think appropriate!

Here we go;

1) Video of the week;

The GFOS himself, James Brown - Live in Kinshasa, Zaire - 1974.

2) Track of the week;

Instra:Mental - Watching You.

3) Quote of the week;

"In the long run, resilience always outperforms sheer strength." - Seth Godin

4) Article of the week;

Why Quitting Your Job To Travel Probably Won't Make You Happier

5) Gig of the week;

Sharkteeth Grinder and Loose Tooth live at The Garibaldi., Saturday 8th October, 8pm.

Speak to you Monday,

Josh

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What I read every day, without fail.

Afternoon guys, here it is. Friday 30th September's top five. It's my consolidated list of all things awesome this week. Feel free to share it around with whomever you think appropriate!

Here we go;

1) Video of the week;

Akala - Fire In The Booth Pt4

2) Track of the week;

DJ Jon1st and DJ Brace - Routine in a Day.

3) Quote of the week;

"organized sports are a tribal opportunity to vent without remorse." - Seth Godin

4) Article of the week;

Seth Godin's Blog - Primarily a marketing blog, but actually applies to most of live, my only unmissable daily read.

5) Gig of the week;

RAM Northampton - High Contrast Rene LaVice DC Breaks Frankee Annix: Hosted by Ic3 & 2Shy: 1st October: Roadmender

I'm a High Contrast fan and it's pretty decent that he's coming to town.

Speak to you Monday,

Josh

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Rollins Vs. Mel & Sue.

Afternoon guys, here it is. Friday 23rd September's top five. It's my consolidated list of all things awesome this week. Feel free to share it around with whomever you think appropriate!

Here we go;

1) Video of the week;

Alina Baraz - Can I.

2) Track of the week;

Hundred Reasons - Stories with Unhappy Endings.

3) Quote of the week;

"To be fair, Rollins has pointed out that in a system that has removed most revenue for musicians, monetising your credibility is entirely legitimate." - Stewart Lee.

4) Article of the week;

In Mel and Sue, the true spirit of punk lives on - Stewart Lee

5) Gig of the week;

Staylittle Presents - Climbing Trees 'Amber' Single Launch Show at The Lab, Northampton | 24.09.16

One of the support acts  are friends of the studio and they are bloody good, can't reccomend them enough. I haven't heard the other acts, but it promises to be a solid line-up.

Speak to you Monday,

Josh

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Free books inside, honestly.

Afternoon guys, here it is. Friday 16th September's top five. It's my consolidated list of all things awesome this week. Feel free to share it around with whomever you think appropriate!

Here we go;

1) Video of the week;

Deftones Live at Rock AM Ring.

2) Track of the week;

Life on The Road - David Brent

3) Quote of the week;

"Your network is your net-worth." - Porter Gale.

4) Thing of the week;

Audible. It's fairly cheap and the amount of audiobooks on there is impressive. They also do signing up offers, it's worth a shot. I gain nothing from recommending this to you, but i've gotten so much from it. If I didn't listen to audiobooks I would never read any books.

5) Gig of the week;

New cafe/restaurant/street food place Foodies is starting a movie night and the first one is this Sunday (18th September). Find out more HERE.

Speak to you Monday,

Josh

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It's not a party if you don't have a 20 piece band.

Afternoon guys, here it is. Friday 9th September's top five. It's my consolidated list of all things awesome this week. Feel free to share it around with whomever you think appropriate!

Here we go;

1) Video of the week;

Finch - What It Is To Burn, Live.

2) Track of the week;

Hundred Reasons - Falter.

3) Quote of the week;

"It scratches the itch, but it doesn't make it go away"  - Anon.

4) Thing of the week;

Boso Drumsticks - High quality,] and good for the environment. Drummers take note, worth keeping an eye on this company and maybe treat yourself to some new sticks,

5) Gig of the week;

Year of the Yes presents: A Roaring Twenties Party - A 20 piece jazz big band and 20's costume, sounds awesome. 

Speak to you Monday,

Josh

(image courtesy of Jazz Colossus)