“I bet you look good on the dance floor”. I somehow think that Matt Helders would never have thought, when he was working on Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I Not, that down the line that he would end up dressing people on the dance floor. Alongside Metalheadz’ Goldie, he is releasing a capsule collection, informed by musical culture, for British label Supremebeing.
To kick off the look, Supremebeing will be holding a launch party at Urban Outfitters, Oxford Street, on 8th September from 6pm to 8pm. Expect goodie bags and DJs bringing the noise.
UK hip-hop legend, Big Dada repper and Banana Klan badman Roots Manuva and the Dub College will be opening up shop near Kingsland overground tube station on the 6th Sept. Celebrating the release of his LP, Mr Manuva will be selling his wares, DJing, signing and performing. Roots Manuva doing all that in a shop! In a shop I say! A spectacle not to be missed!
For more Banana Klan goodness check out Groovement’s interview from last year. The man from Del Monte says yes!
For those looking for one last summer burnout we have five pairs of weekend tickets up for grabs to the inaugural LED (London Electronic Dance) festival at east London’s Victoria Park this Friday and Saturday (27th & 28th August). Headlining the event is the slightly spooky man child David Guetta and rave veterans Leftfield, although the pick of the weekend will surely be extreme bass botherer Aphex Twin with Boy Better Know, Belgian mash up masters Soulwax and the freakishly compelling Die Antwoord all the way from Johannesburg, also well worth checking out.
And to win a pair of tickets all you need to do is email us at mailbox@bonafidezine.com with ‘I would like to go to LED Festival’ in the heading and an address to send the tickets to in the body of the email, first come first served.
Soundcrashhave gathered together some of our favourite producer/DJs of recent times for a monster line-up of bass and beats over at Camden’s Koko on Saturday 4th September.
Headlining the event is none other than boogie-funk maverick Dam Funk together with his insanely good live band, Master Blaster and Glasgow’s Rustie. …Read More.
OG hip-hop revolutionaries Public Enemy – Chuck D, Flavor Flav, and Professor Griff with DJ and security entourage – are to bring the noize at the indigO2 venue at The o2 on the 14th November for one night only.
Meanwhile Diamond – will you make me a beat – D will be DITCing at The Doctor’s Orders On the Real @ Plan B, Brixton Road, Friday 17th September. Well bad meaning good.
Bonafide sent Prof C Renwick out-and-about to Lovebox this weekend and after a few false starts he eventually landed an interview with the one and only Grandmaster Flash.
We were also invited down to cover the work of Create the agency responsible for cultivating the arts and the creative sides of the five boroughs that will host the 2012 Olympics. The Create10 festival is currently up-and-running with the Young London: Into Music strand showcasing their skills during Friday at Lovebox, as well as Indig02 and Theatre Royal Stratford East. Acts featured included UD Vocal Collective directed by Matthew ‘Excalibah’ Xia, Shola Ama, novelty act but still seriously skilled MC Mr B Gentleman Rhymer, Kele le Roc, Mz Bratt and Mikill Pane – check out this hugely innovative promo for the Re:Definition 2010 gig.
WESTWOOOOOD! The big dog will be spinning a ‘Golden Age’ set of late 80s to mid 90s bangers at Fabric next Friday, celebrating The Doctors Orders 5th birthday bash. 5 years is nothing short of a lifetime in the claustrophobic world of clubland so props must go to the good doctor!
Alongside Tim Westwood will be an Extended Players 6 deck set, featuring Shortee Blitz, DJ MK & Harry Love, the birthday boy himself, Spin Doctor and a live performance by Stone Throw’s resident rugged MC, Guilty Simpson.
Fresh from the natty OJ Simpson album, featuring exclusive production by Madlib, Guilty Simpson is one of the few contemporary rappers who still brings the ruckus, unshamedly gangsta with one hell of a live show, and that’s why we dig him.
We have 3 pairs of tickets to the night (Friday 23rd July) and 3 copies of the OJ Simpson album up for grabs. Just email in telling us your favourite medicine, mailto:mailbox@bonafidezine.com
And now for some different ish…Isolation, a critically acclaimed British documentary that explores the lives of ex-soliders as they attempt to integrate themselves back into everyday society, is currently on a tour of Picturehouse cinemas. The film is being shown alongside an live atmospheric soundtrack performed by musicians Michael Garrard (famed for Chips for the Poor but someone I know from studying at Lancaster University where his musical taste varied from hard core hip-hop to New Order) and David Stephens (Stained Glass Heroes).
Tuesday night saw a small section of West London’s Portobello Road awash with the sound of splitting skinny jeans and squeaky air bubbles, as the hipsters and rudeboys of London’s ever-growing street-art scene descended upon Graffik for a three day exhibition, featuring five NYC writers, currently plying their trade by defacing (hey, that’s the point, remember?) MTA maps with their favourite throw-ups, dubs, characters, and tags.
Graffik, having opened its doors to the public in August 2009, has been pushing the latest art-crack to trendy West Londoners and tourists alike, by offering affordable art to the discerning urban nerd, for the best part of a year, and to celebrate the NYC Subway Battles event, threw an invitation-only party at Acklam Road’s former Subterranea, now known as Supperclub. …Read More.
Those purveyors of good taste and bass over at Fabriclive have pulled together a stonker of line-up this Friday (the 18th) including Benga, Scratch Perverts, Andy C and Mista Jam.
And we have 2 tickets up for grabs, to stand a chance of winning just leave a joke in the comments section below remembering to leave your email address in the user name. Funniest joke wins, simple really. Winner will be notified by 11 AM Friday.
