Marc Latilla
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DJ set at Whitman Film & Art Festival 13 & 14 July
I’ll be playing a NO WAVE inspired DJ set (Sat 13th somewhere between 6pm & 8pm at Chalkboard) at the Whitman Independent Film & Art Festival this coming weekend (13 & 14 July). It’s happening at THE BIOSCOPE and connected CHALKBOARD in the Maboneng district in Jeppe downtown Johannesburg. Scroll down to see the amazing… Read more
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Upcoming DJ gigs
Here are details (some sketchy) of some upcoming DJ gigs: REFORM! Vinyl Social – Stanley Beer Yard Thu 27 June from 7pm Charles Leonard and I spin some eclectic tunes from our extensive LP collection Whitman Independent Film & Art Festival – Bioscope Independent Cinema Maboneng 13 & 14 July I’ll be playing a Chillwave/Glo-Fi… Read more
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Reform Vinyl Social
Charles Leonard & I have been asked to put together a trial ‘vinyl only’ evening for Stanley Beer Garden. It’s going down on Tuesday 21 May from 7pm at 44 Stanley Aukland Park. Entrance is FREE. The idea is we pool our 25+ years of vinyl collection into a night of interesting music to match… Read more
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Great Gatsby inspired party Sat 25th May
The guys from Broaden A New Sound have come up with a cool little Gatsby inspired party. Half the fun of playing these parties is the research that goes into putting the set together. While the official soundtrack is ok (if you ignore the some of the dodgy dance), there could have been more of… Read more
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REFORM! playlist on Deezer
A few months ago I was messing around on Deezer (the French streaming site that opened up in SA in Feb 2013) and created a REFORM! playlist. I received a mail this morning telling me it’s feaured on their home page! Deezer has a limited time per month free-to-use ad-supported option or full subscription without… Read more
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Mixed Bag Mojo
I’ll be DJing at Kitcheners this Saturday 13th April at the Mixed Bag Mojo party along with: DJ ID (Kool Out Lounge) Miz Buttons DJ Medicine The Weasel Shuffleshame The Panic Sisters Doors open at 18.00 with a R30 cover. Check out the Facebook event here. Kitcheners is in Braamfontein on the corner of Juta… Read more
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70s Kicks tracklisting
There have been loads of search queries about the tracklisting to 70s Kicks since the TV campaign started. Here is a PDF of the back cover with all the information kicks CD Inlays revised Besides being in most music stores, it can also be purchased online here Read more
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70s Kicks 2CD album goes nationwide
The REFORM! inspired 70s compilation I put together last year with David Gresham Records and Warner goes on national TV next week. Besides what they mention in the advert (mostly aimed at the erm…more mature buyer) it also features: The Ramones, The Cure, Stretch, Manu Dibango, Frankie Valli, Marianne Faithful, T-Rex, James Brown, Stooges and… Read more
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Kickstarter stuff arriving
Months and months ago I put some money behind various Kickstarter projects I thought were cool.Some of the items have started arriving via the trusty postal service: I’ve been subscribed to Seth’s Blog for years. There are always great little pieces of motivation that hit the inbox. This mammoth book is a collection of the… Read more
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Old Johannesburg new blog post up
Check out the next installment of my old Johannesburg suburb by suburb research on Jeppestown & Belgravia for my 1912 story. Of interest are these pictures I found in the Africana Museum Archives showing tram lines running under the train lines (when they were still on street level). Grand Central Hotel, also famously known as… Read more
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