SECRET SOCIETY Sat. 3rd March

SO DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE LAUNCH PARTY IN JAN WAS SUCH A SUCCESS WE HAVE BEEN GRANTED THE STAGS HEAD AS A MONTHLY GET DOWN!! (THANK YOU!) 

IN MARCH WERE GOING IN AGAIN!

DRAW FOR YA DANCING KICKS AND WE'LL SEE YOU PON DA FLOOR! 

FREE ENTRY !

8PM-1AM

@ THE STAGSHEAD HOXTON

55 ORSMAN ROAD

N1 5RA

HOSTED BY KOPE (BANANA KLAN)

DJS...

DADDY NICKY ( BOND )

EVM128 ( MELTDOWN )

DARQ E FREAKER ( ULTRA! )

SUKS1 ( KR3W )

OLIVER NIGHT ( BANANA KLAN )

The Hundreds Spring

Click 'em up.....

Jimmy Castor R.I.P.

Castor started as a doo-wop singer in New York. He wrote and recorded "I Promise to Remember" in 1956. Castor then replaced Frankie Lymon in The Teenagers in 1957 before switching to the saxophone in 1960. He had a solo hit with "Hey Leroy, Your Mama's Callin' You" on Smash Records in 1966. Castor also played sax on Dave "Baby" Cortez's hit "Rinky Dink." He formed the Jimmy Castor Bunch in 1972 and signed with RCA. As leader of The Jimmy Castor Bunch in the 1970s, and also as a solo artist, he has released several successful albumsand singles. The group reached the peak of their commercial success in 1972 with the release of their album, It's Just Begun, which featured two hit singles: the title track and "Troglodyte (Cave Man)," which was a large hit in the U.S., peaking at #6 in the Billboard Hot 100. The track stayed in the chart for 14 weeks and was a million seller by 30 June 1972, and received agold disc award from the R.I.A.A.

Castor continued the trend in 1975 with "The Bertha Butt Boogie" and later recorded "E-Man Boogie," "King Kong," "Bom Bom," and "Potential." The Castor band includedkeyboardist/trumpeter Gerry Thomas, bassist Doug Gibson, guitarist Harry Jensen, conga player Lenny Fridle, Jr., and drummer Bobby Manigault. Thomas, who simultaneously recorded with the Fatback Band, left in the '80s to exclusively record with them. Castor recorded as a solo performer from 1976 until 1988. He had one of his bigger hits in many years with a 1988 revival of "Love Makes a Woman," which paired him with disco diva Joyce Sims. Castor had his own record label, Long Distance, in the 1980s.

Many of the group's tunes have been heavily sampled in films and in hip-hop. In particular, the saxophone hook and groove from "It's Just Begun" and the spoken word intro and groove from "Troglodyte" (namely, "What we're gonna do right here is go back...") have been sampled extensively.

He died in 2012 from heart failure.

Secret Society

Here we go ya'll...

DJ Format-Statement Of Intent-Album Sampler Video!

NOW HOLD ON!!!


 This is absolutely brilliant!


 Big up Jeff Metal.


 DJ Format is back with album number three. It's called 'Statement Of Intent' and will be out in March.


 It's his first new collection of songs since 2005 and features a dizzying amount of influences and collaborators. Edan, Mr Lif, Sureshot La Rock, The Simonsound and The Nostalgia 77 Quintet all appear on a record that takes hip hop as a base from which to explore a wide range of other genres.


 Format has just released a promo video for the LP, so get a taste of the psychedelic things to come below.

 

The Hundreds x Diamond Supply Co

FOREVER SUMMER is a collaboration project

that evolved from a simple table conversation

between The Hundreds and Diamond. "What

if we kept the Summer rolling all year around?"

the result is a co-branded project between

friends that centers around Aloha wear, the

staple of summertime attire.

It's their answer to the wintertime blues.

As always click the pics or go here for more.

Rakaa ft. Aloe Blacc "Crown Of Thorns"

Rakaa from Dilated People
Title track from the album "Crown Of Thorns"
Check the video directed by Jason Goldwatch.

Mishka x Mad Decent

Mishka team up with  Philadelphia via Los Angeles based record label Mad Decent to produce this limited run of exclusive tees.

As always give em a click

Mishka here