DJ Scuba Steve will be releasing the 'Scotland Stand Up Mixtape' within a matter of weeks. The mixtape will only be available on bringdaruckus.com as a free download. Tracklist includes...
01 - Intro
02 - All Time High - Hands in the Air
03 - AMCD - Shut the Club
04 - Loki - Damaged Report
05 - D-Team - The Light
06 - Eastborn - Carrycots to Towerblocks
07 - Steg G & The Freestyle Master - You Can Have Anything
08 - Tank - Finding Time
09 - Damaged Goodz - Blissphemy
10 - MC Dandy - Wasting My Time
11 - Del ft K9 Kev & Chad The Lad - Live for the Weekend
12 - Werd & Deeko - Straight Bars
13 - Dark Rumors - Edinburgh
14 - Rite & Dandy - The Wars On (LIVE)
15 - Bigg Taj & Bluhnt - Mouth Music Found Foolish
16 - Last Rights - Hell On Earth
17 - Rain - Searching
18 - The Uprising - Hard to Find
19 - Big G - End Game
20 - Spit-Dis - Controllin Tha Mic
21 - Roostah - Drifter
22 - Jehiel - Minimum Wage
23 - West ft Bigg Taj - Get Up, Get Up
24 - Verse One - My Thoughts
25 - Outro
Watch out for Steg G & The Freestyle Master live on BBC Scotland on the new show 'Blackstreet' on Tuesday 21st February.
Blackstreet will take to the air this coming Tuesday 20th of Feb on BBC Radio Scotland. Join Laura from 8 till 10 as she plays you a selection of favourites, floor fillers an ass shakin' beats. But most importantly this is a show for Scottish Music of Black Origin. SMOBO baby!
So listen up Artists, Producers and Emcees everywhere. We know what you can do so it's time to let Scotland and beyond catch up. Send us your shit ASAP. Those of you in direct contact with Laura will know she recently lost her Crossfade finger in a brutal drive by door slamming, the fingers stitch back on and she's back with a vengeance and ready to promote your tunes. Use any means necessary, e-mail, txt, snail mail to send us details of your tunes, news, events and shows.
So set that clock and check that dial. 92 - 95fm Tuesday 20th Feb...
Below is a review of the Glasgow leg of the Celtic Connection gig in the Feb 15th issue.
Urbanscot are proud to announce the launch of a brand spanking new Scottish Urban music show. If you think that that announcement makes us proud just imagine how chuffed we are to announce that Urbanscot's very own Laura McCrum is signed up to host it! Cats with cream don't even come close!
Blackstreet will take to the air this coming Tuesday 20th of Feb on BBC Radio Scotland. Join Laura from 8 till 10 as she plays you a selection of favourites, floor fillers an ass shakin' beats. But most importantly this is a show for Scottish Music of Black Origin. SMOBO baby!
So listen up Artists, Producers and Emcees everywhere. We know what you can do so it's time to let Scotland and beyond catch up. Send us your shit ASAP. Those of you in direct contact with Laura will know she recently lost her Crossfade finger in a brutal drive by door slamming, the fingers stitch back on and she's back with a vengeance and ready to promote your tunes. Use any means necessary, e-mail, txt, snail mail to send us details of your tunes, news, events and shows.
So set that clock and check that dial. 92 - 95fm Tuesday 20th Feb...
www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/radioscotland/
JOURNEY THROUGH HIP-HOP CULTURE AT CUMBERNAULD THEATRE
Cumbernauld Theatre is opening its doors to those interested in contemporary Hip-Hop Culture for the first in a series of day-long events designed to support the growth of urban artistic expression in Scottish communities.
Entitled |SCRATCH| Journeys through the Urban underground|, the event takes place on March 3rd 2007 at Cumbernauld Theatre and comprises of a daytime workshop programme for 12 - 25 year olds and an evening Hip-Hop club event for over-16's.
|SCRATCH|DAY| Running between 12pm - 5pm on March 3rd 2007, our daytime programme of events for young people focuses on the Urban Arts of DJ-ing, Break-dancing, Hip-Hop Dance and Graffiti Art through a series of workshops, master-classes and demonstrations. Fans and enthusiasts of Hip-Hop will get a rare opportunity to learn from some of Scotland's leading urban artists including Glasgow B-Boy Crew The Flying Jalapenos, B-Girl & DJ Shelltoe Mel, DJ Krash Slaughta & graffiti artist EJEK of Easy Riderz.
PLEASE NOTE: ALL WORKSHOPS ARE 1HR IN DURATION AND COST £2 PER PERSON, DEMONSTRATIONS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ALL. TO BOOK YOUR PLACE, CONTACT CUMBERNAULD THEATRE BOX OFFICE | 01236 732887
|SCRATCH|NIGHT| As day turns to night we open our doors and invite you to freak out with your floor work, get rawkus with your routines and get in a frankle with your freezes, all in the name of Hip-Hop! We've got the best Scottish DJ's providing the ultimate soundtrack to your night including DJ's Krash Slaughta, Shelltoe Mel & Colin Millar and we extend a warm welcome to our very special guests for the evening, BINARY LABYRINTH.
Witness the fitness, Cumbernauld's first B-Boy Battle will kick off the jam. The 2-on-2 Battles will be hosted by Tony Mills (Random Aspekts) and will feature Glasgow's premier B-Boy Crew, The Flying Jalapenos, and a special guest performance by INDIE B JEWELS. If you want to keep it unreal on the dance floor, join us between 9pm - 2pm on March 3rd 2007 for what promises to be an unforgettable night!
PLEASE NOTE: TICKETS FOR THIS CLUB EVENT ARE LIMITED, SO BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT! TICKETS: £6 (£5) IN ADVANCE. OVER 16'S ONLY. I.D REQUIRED. FOR DETAILS ON HOW TO SECURE YOUR TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT, PHONE CUMBERNAULD THEATRE BOX OFFICE | 01236 732887 OR SEE WWW.CUMBERNAULDTHEATRE.CO.UK B-BOYS & B-GIRLS CAN REGISTER FOR THE BATTLE BY EMAILING SCRATCH@CUMBERNAULDTHEATRE.CO.UK
Bios:
|CUMBERNAULD THEATRE TRUST| grew up along with the new town of Cumbernauld and is the artistic and cultural heart of the community and it has grown to enjoy a national and international reputation for producing quality arts experiences for a wide ranging and diverse audience. The aim of |Scratch| is to empower young people by bringing them together with professional artists to create artistic experiences and expressions that address civic and social issues, impact their lives, and transform their communities. Cumbernauld Theatre is a registered charity, funded by the Scottish Arts Council & North Lanarkshire Council.
|BINARY LABYRINTH| has no established narrative, it is more to do with how YOU define and apply performance - there is no wrong or right answer. Everything is interpretation. Positive or negative reaction is expected and acceptable. Whatever your findings please note this performance is fuelled by sincerity and motivated by vibes/experimentation. For further info Oscar Chetalot, oscarchetalot.promotions@googlemail.com
|SHELLTOE MEL| Shelltoe Mel has over thirteen years experience teaching and performing a collage of dance styles throughout the community. Her roots are firmly within the hip hop culture. She began as part of Projekt 11:92 dance company and has gone on to be involved with many diverse projects such as EA Games 'Big in the Game' tour, Coca Cola REV event, NTL Radio awards, Princes Trust, Urban Dance Theatre, Lord Provost parade. She is currently a member of Glasgow's Flying Jalapenos, b-boy/b-girl crew performances include 'Maydaze' and sets at the Puma store. She has formed her own female crew Indie B Jewels in 2006 who performed at 'The Ultimate Chill' festival supporting Capercaille. She also DJ's at the monthly b-boy event 'Style Trial' and in the CCA.
|INDIE B JEWELS| were formed in Glasgow in 2006 by Shelltoe Mel. They are a female crew with a collage of styles with their roots firmly in Hip Hop. They have performed with Capercaille at the Ultimate Chill Festival and as part of an Oxjam event. INDIE B JEWELS are: Shelltoe Mel, Michelle Quigley, Samantha Colhoun & Mary Mills.
|DJ KRASH SLAUGHTA| Krash has been involved in making records and DJ-ing since 1991, when he got his big break at the Hub Club in Bath. Jon Carter was also playing and was so impressed with his skills that he signed Krash to his band at the time, Monkey Mafia. The band went on to become one of the hottest underground acts of the 90s, playing gigs all over the World and supporting the likes of Roni Size on his Reprazent tour, and Massive Attack on their Mezzanine tour. He currently splits his time between DJ-ing and producing new material, playing alongside west coast of Scotland based group All Time High who featured on DJ Numark's mix cd 'Hands On' and he recently supported the mighty Jurassic 5 at Edinburgh's Corn Exchange.
|THE FLYING JALAPENOS| The Flying Jalapenos were formed over 4 years ago by Sideshow Maule and Wee Super Steve as the only 2 dedicated b-boys in Glasgow who wanted to train, learn, battle, perform, teach and most importantly have fun with the dance. The Jalapenos have taught, performed and battled all over Scotland in various cities and towns at many different events and venues trying to help more people get into the dance that they love 'b-boying' and the other styles of hip-hop dance 'locking' and 'popping'. Their crew has expanded a lot since first getting together and now includes b-boys from Glasgow, Edinburgh, Holland, Germany, Poland and South Africa with 1 b-girl Shelltoe Mel also representing Glasgow, which makes them an 11 strong international crew. Most of the crew will be in attendance at Cumbernauld Theatre ready to rock the floor......whenever the Jalapenos are flying it's always HOT!
|COLIN MILLAR| Originally from Fife, Colin now lives in Edinburgh and has been djing for over 13 years. He first break was winning Muzik magazine's Bedroom Bedlam mixtape competition in 1997 and shortly afterwards had the honour of being the first ever guest to be asked on Ninja Tune's influential Solid Steel radio show (www.ninjatune.net/solidsteel) by Coldcut's Matt Black. Aside from providing mixes for Solid Steel and other radio shows (including Tru Thoughts / Zebra Traffic's The Dugout show) Colin has played in clubs across the UK and in Europe and has been resident for the last 9 years at 'Headspin' at The Bongo Club in Edinburgh playing a mix of hip hop, funk, soul, breaks and anything else that's funky. He is among only a handful of DJs to have been asked to be a resident DJ at Mr Scruff's 'Keep It Unreal' club nights and has appeared alongside DJs such as Aim, DJ Yoda, David Holmes, Lewis Parker, Mark Rae (Rae and Christian/Grand Central), Martin Brew (J-Walk/Fat City), Matt Black (Coldcut/Ninja Tune), Mr Thing (ex-Scratch Perverts),The Psychonauts, Richard Fearless (Death In Vegas) and The Unabombers (Electric Chair).
Aside from djing, Colin has released a few records as part of the group Hero No.7 who gained a cult following in Japan after releasing their first 12' of cut'n'paste hip hop tracks. His records have been played on Radio 1 by John Peel, Steve Lamacq and Rob Da Bank and his second single, the uptempo b-boy funk of 'Keeping It Real', was featured on Ollie Teeba from The Herbaliser's FabricLive mix CD. Hero No.7's last EP, 'The Right Side Of The Tracks', also gained the accolade of 'Hip Hop Single Of The Week' in DMC Update magazine, with a 5 star rating.
If you would like any additional information on this event or the people involved, please contact: Janet Healy, Development Manager,
T: 01236 737235
E:jhealy@cumbernauldtheatre.co.uk
TEENAGERS on the rundown Glasgow estate made famous by TV duo Colin and Justin are fighting back - with rap music.
Steg G, a rapper and record label owner who grew up in Arden, has helped the youngsters produce a single which has already been played on Radio 1 and is becoming a huge success on the internet.
The 29-year-old launched the project after becoming furious at the way the design duo portrayed his community in their Channel 5 programme.
Colin and Justin On The Estate documented the pair's work with Glen Oaks Housing Association, refurbishing flats and setting up a youth centre.
But the four-episode makeover show sparked a storm of controversy with many residents saying they had made Arden look bleaker than it is.
Steg G got together a group of Arden teenagers and urged them to use music to show themselves in a different light.
Thirty young people from the estate worked together to make a hip hop video that gives a 'warts and all' tour round their scheme.
The single, The Schemes, is now up on internet video site YouTube and had an impressive 442 views in only a week, helped by being featured on Tim Westwood's Radio 1 show.
Steg G said: "The reason we made this video is because we wanted to show the other side of Arden, the creative side. Sure, life in Arden is grim, and us singing about it ain't really gonna change anything, but we've created an outlet to express ourselves, raise awareness of the issues facing people in schemes, and hopefully others will follow our example."
Steg G is a well-known face on the estate and motivated the Arden young people to express how they felt about the negative publicity the show generated.
Using resources from his own production company, Powercut Productions, the video took five days to shoot with many of the teenage stars having featured in Colin and Justin On The Estate.
Steg G added: "We're not trying to glamourise life in Arden, but we are trying to make it a little cooler for the young people there, because Arden makes world-class hip hop."
"And now because of The Schemes song being played on Radio 1 people as far away as Brighton are hearing about a different life in Arden."
Steg, who has rapped with 50 Cent and Kanye West, also runs a radio training scheme with Sunny Govan Radio, which he hopes can benefit Arden kids.
- Evening Times Publication date 05/02/07