Guinness Cork Jazz Festival set to light up this bank holiday weekend
The annual autumnal pilgrimage of jazz enthusiasts and aficionados begins today (Wednesday 23 October) as over 1,000 gifted musicians and…
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#MyRecordBag – Zar reveals his top DAYTIMERS tracks
Zar, aka DJ and producer Arun Dhanjal, is known for blending a variety of genres into his melodic sounds – including…
Electro icon Man Parrish shares his musical journey
Hip hop recently celebrated its 50th anniversary, and the genre owes a great deal to producers like Man Parrish, whose…
Freddy Fresh unveils new album, ’35 Years Of Music’
Having dipped his toe into electro, drum ‘n’ bass, hip hop, big beat, techno and a myriad of other genres…
“Hear the drummer get wicked …again!” Chad Jackson releases follow up to crossover classic
Released in February 1990, Chad Jackson‘s Hear The Drummer (Get Wicked) was one of the crossover tracks of that year,…
The most-used samples in hip hop history
Hip hop and sampling go hand in hand, with many of the genre’s iconic tracks built on previously-recorded sounds and…
Maya Jane Coles releases latest EP under her Nocturnal Sunshine alias
Maya Jane Coles has teamed up with rapper and actor Cha$ey Jon£s on the latest EP under her Nocturnal Sunshine…
Planet Rock – How the Afrika Bambaataa electro classic changed dance
Arguably the finest moment of Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force’s Planet Rock isn’t the iconic Trans Europe Express riff…
Hip hop the top genre on Spotify, while radio continues to go ‘pop’, study finds
Hip hop is the most listened to genre on Spotify, accounting for 38% of streams, while pop music is the…
“If hip hop ever got to a position where it could hear other kinds of beats, one of the first people it would have to hear is Christy Moore…” Irish hip hop in the mid-90s [February 1994]
It’s a Renaissance moment for Irish rap and hip hop, with acts like Denise Chaila, Tebi Rex, JyellowL, Mango X…
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