Music
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REFORM Sound System sneaky party
REFORM is back with a sneaky silently slipped in 4th of July (no relation…) party full of vintage soul, funk, reggae, disco, townshipjive, girlgroups, Nigeria70s, springbokpophits, swingjazz and other rarities you’ll hear nowhere else. Charles Leonard & I will be knocking back the tunes from around 6pm background style building it up to a mid-winter… Read more
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REFORM party time
We’re back with our first Reform party of 2015 and it’s right in the middle of Easter weekend. Charles and I play our 6 decade spanning mix of soul, raregroove, springbokpop, townshipjive, reggae, nigeria70s, swingjazz, vintagedisco, new wave, girlgroups and other oddities. Kitcheners in Braamfontein (Cnr Juta and De Beer Str) Sat 4 April form… Read more
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Best of 2014
As usual, I’ve not even scratched the surface of all the releases this year (I never do). This is what I’ve loved these last 12 months through my over-complicated music discovery regime. Here are two mixes that cover selected tracks from both best albums and tracks lists: Stream Winter Daydreaming or download Stream Summer Dancing… Read more
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Final REFORM! party for 2014
Our final kick for 2014 takes place at our regular hangout at Kitcheners in Juta Street in Braamfontein on Saturday 6 December 2014. We start easing in at 6pm in what is the probably the best time of year: that point when everything is starting to wind down, final touches to plans are being made,… Read more
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Heaven mixtapes
Heaven was a nightclub that ran from 14 June 1985 to the end of 1987 in Johannesburg at 165 Marshall Street. Many will know this address as being that of the original Doors nightclub that opened in 1990 and operated there for many years before moving to Edenvale. Between Heaven and The Doors, two other… Read more
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Best of 2013 mixes
I’ve taken all my best tracks from 2013 and put together three DJ mixes. 2013 COMEDOWN MIX — Stream here 2013 INDIE MIX — Stream here © Marc Latilla 2014. All rights reserved. This content may not be reproduced without permission. Read more
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Dead Kennedys artwork
While paging through a stack of newspapers and magazines I found in the cellar of a house in Parktown about to be demolished in 2011, I found the source for an image from Dead Kennedys’ iconic album ‘Give me convenience or give me death’. The publications were all from 1952–1956 and included copies of Sunday… Read more
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Sharon Tandy’s Birthday
*Update: Heard the sad new today (23 March 2015) that Sharon Tandy passed away over the weekend after a long illness. Condolences to Wendy Crabb and her family* REFORM! party playlist favourite Sharon Tandy turns 70 today (18 September). The South African singer (born Sharon Finkelstein) achieved success in the UK on the 60s and… 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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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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