Mash Up

I've never got into the whole online gaming thing. Partly as I don't have the time and maybe it's just too complicated for me. So being a simple kind of guy I was pleased to see that Sega re-released one of my favorite Master System games to download on to my Wii. I used to love playing Alex Kidd and Shinobi on my 8 bit console so when the mashed up Alex Kidd in Shinobi World was released in 1990 I was sold on the title alone.



Speaking of Mash Ups here is one that has had the crowd down at Uprock split. It seems that you get cheers when Biggie starts rapping and boos for the fact that Roots Manuva is not in equal measures. I'll let you decide for yourself.

JUSTICE return!

2010 is shaping up to be a good year for comebacks. Vampire Weekend...The Strokes....and now Justice.

It's certainly better than some of the mixes they've put their name to recently, and the change in pace is welcome midway through.

Good to have them back - be interesting to see where they go from here.

Three reasons to be cheerful

Uprocker Steve reckons the Justice track is a fake....who knows?

What I do know is that the above poster by Steve is perhaps our best yet. We're looking at ways to get some of these printed on nice paper and made for sale. Get in touch if you'd like to reserve one.

Anyway....music.

I've been listening to two tracks over and over this week. One old, one new(ish).

First, the new. Summer Camp give hope that the winter won't last forever. They have a mysterious presence, a nice blog of old photos (which somehow doesn't match the authentic, heartfelt nature of Lettie's collection) and a couple of stand out tracks.

Ghost Train is the killer - with touches of Pony Up! and even the Teenagers.

I've been listening to this a lot this week..but not as much as Pinball by Brian Protheroe.

I know little about him, apart from the track made it to the top 30 in the 70s and that he may have been in Superman 2, but this song is amazing. I love everything about it.

Enjoy

Richard

Song of the year (aka footage of when Bob Dylan played UPROCK)

So good. Repeat plays at the UPROCK Christmas party awaits.

UPROCK Christmas party

Christmas jumpers at the ready....

The Uprock Christmas party takes place at The Swan, Ipswich, on Tuesday 22 December 2009. Live guests THE CHEEK and THE CADS will be joined by the UPROCK DJs playing good.festive.music

Admission is free. Hope to see you there

A Bad Video of Something Good

Ian Brown in Ipswich 01/12/09. People seemed to know this one.

Millionaires By Morning Mount Up.

Last Friday night was a big night in Ipswich. So big I turned up at the Blueroom at McGintys at 7:45 to make sure I got into the 80 capacity venue. I was pleased that I did because not long after that people where being turned away. It was the first gig by Ipswich supergroup Millionaires by Morning - 7 piece live Hip Hop band.

They sounded great and looked like they were having too much fun on stage for a group that only all met together 3 weeks go. The majority of the set was their own material. They did one cover which was a real crowed pleaser. You can view part of it underneath.

Make sure you try and check these guys out..... Turn up early.

The Cheek - Hung Up

Our good friends The Cheek release their debut single today. It's called Hung Up and sounded very good turned up loud at Uprock on Saturday night. The B side is a cover of La Roux's In For The Kill.

The video for Hung Up is interesting. It's inspired by Andy Warhol and has the aim of being "a video that nobody else had made yet".

The Cheek - Hung Up from The Cheek on Vimeo.

Good work. The launch party is at Cargo in London tonight (Monday, 9 October).

They've also posted a well-worth-listening to mixtape/download on their well-worth-reading blog: http://thecheek.tumblr.com/