Monthly Archives: June 2006

Kool And The Gang – Summer Madness (sampled by Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince on Summertime)

Summer Madness by Kool & The Gang is the ultimate summer song -which is probably why Jazzy Jeff sampled it for Summertime (which featured a certain Will Smith)… It’s summer. It’s hot. I’m going on holiday next week. It must

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Love Shack – Alice Russell (cover of song by The B52s)

Alice Russell, of the very funky Quantic Soul Orchestra, covers The B52s “classic” Love Shack…. ITV is starting to promote the 2nd series of the so-bad-it’s-good celebrity reality show Love Island, and the version of Love Shack being used for

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Country Girl – Primal Scream (cover version of Young At Heart by The Bluebells)

Primal Scream’s new song Country Girl, is little more than a cover version of 80s mandolin-fest Young At Heart by The Bluebells… Seriously. Listen to Young At Heart by The Bluebells. And now listen to Country Girl by Primal Scream.

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Sample as that – Shuffle set-list (funk, soul & hip-hop)

For those of you who made it to Old Street on Saturday, my funk, soul & hip-hop set-list from Shuffle is below. Hopefully I’ll be back there soon…. Donny Hathaway – What’s Goin’ On? (cover of Marvin Gaye classic, sampled

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Sample as that at Shuffle, The Legion, London

Sample as that will be going live this weekend, as I play soul, funk & hip-hop at Shuffle at the Legion…. I’ll be playing soul, funk & hip-hop at the excellent club night Shuffle this Saturday (June 3rd, 2006) at

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