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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, 6–8pm at Chalkboard) at the Whitman Independent Film & Art Festival (13 & 14 July) at THE BIOSCOPE and CHALKBOARD in the Maboneng district, Jeppe. Of interest is the documentary BLANK CITY directed by Celine Denhier which covers the NY No Wave movement of… 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 Auckland 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. Sat 25th May | Shikisha, Newtown Starring: MICHAEL LESAR (Let’s Swing It), CHARLES LEONARD & MARC LATILLA (Reform!), PLAAT JAPIE (Kitchener’s),… 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 ButtonsDJ MedicineThe WeaselShuffleshameThe 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 and De Beer Streets. I’ll… 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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Old Johannesburg new blog post up
Check out the next installment of my old Johannesburg suburb by suburb research on Jeppestown & Belgravia 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 Norman’s Grill, is in… Read more
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My DJ course as a free download
After spending the best part of 10 months putting a course together for an on-line college, I decided that the finished product would be more beneficial as a free download in the hands of whoever wanted it. Learning to DJ is part practical and part theory. My course is pure theory with Youtube links to… Read more
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My Top albums of 2012
The XX – Coexist Hands down my favourite and most listened to album of last year. Here are the rest of the albums in no particular order. I’m not in the habit of writing about music I like. Best to just check the records out…I’ve included links to get previews and/or purchase. Godspeed You! Black… Read more
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Last REFORM! party for 2012
This is the last REFORM! for 2012 just before JHB empties into the sea (and the roads become decidedly quieter around these parts). So get those XMAS-cheer-middle-of-the-long-weekend dancing shoes on and join Charles Leonard & Marc Latilla for a final fall down with some smashing soul, funk, raregroove, disco, nigeria70s, townshipjive, reggae, newwave, swingjazz, dub,… Read more
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70s Kicks is out
My second compilation for the year has just been released and will be in-stores from next week (5 November 2012) The idea behind it was to create a 70s selection that wasn’t disco, pop or Eurovision inspired. Using UNDERGROUND as an inspiration I picked known tracks and mixed them up with some forgotten gems and… Read more
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