I love it when my New Amsterdam homies come into town, to ‘old’ Amsterdam that is ! and especially with such good reason. Well 3 good reasons in fact – for one they’re just about to drop their super dope Afro-latin double album ‘The Connection’ on us (April 14th) choc full with dancefloor joints you be longin’ for

Lucky for us and um probably lucky for Adam, cause as this fun clip shows the young Moldy Peaches has a slight habit of being un-found, and in his pyjamas what’s more. Good thing we gave him a pair of Classics to roam around in just in case it happens again anytime soon. More good news is that Adam is recording his new album to follow up on his Sixes & Sevens (out now) in LA and if his Mexican fans have anything to do with it, he’ll be popping up there between sessions. Check out the KSPACE for more Classics expressing themselves.

Every hour is happy hour here on the canals. Amsterdam, after all, rides a high that most cities can only imagine. But apart from red lights and cannabis trips, the Dutch capital is known to offer a wide range of creative imagery by well-respected visual artists, some of them true legends, throughout the history. That’s [...]

Just a few days after the M.A.N.D.Y. boys arrived back from miami, we had the chance to talk to Philipp about his impressions of the gigs and trends at WMC and how they live sports.

It’s def a ‘Sort of Revolution’ time these days and we’re all workin’ on our own kind of revolution to handle what’s comin’ down – and so we love our good friend Fink even more for sharing his new song of his soon to be released album on Ninja Tune in May. Catch Fink on [...]

If you’re in the Amsterdam area on April 9th, the biggest sin may be if you do not make your way out to the celebration album release of Wicked Jazz Sounds baby at the newly opened club Trouw. The WJS crew have been keepin’ the canals dancin’ with a smile with their excellent compilations and [...]

We have the 1st winner of the Limited Edition Booka Shade shoe contest – Congratulations to Jacob Sempler who says : “I shot this (pic above) at the spectacular concert at the Independent in San Francisco last Sunday. My friend actually got one of Arno’s drumsticks when it broke. So that’s her slapping it in [...]

Living on the North Sea is such a tease at this time of the year – glorious spring one day and pissin’ down the next. So we need no convincing for a splash in the ocean with our mates at the debut of the Sunsplash Antalya boutique festival on the Turkish Mediterranean. Yeah we’re a [...]

There’s a whole lot to be said about CLASSIC for sure !  but most of all it’s kinda that ease comfort and timelessness that probably best expresses the word. We’re very proud of our 1966 Classic original with its sport and cultural heritage, and with that in mind we welcome you to step into our [...]

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With longer brighter spring days, we have gladly extended the K-Space expo ‘Your Heart is a Weapon’ by London artist/gallerist Pure Evil until the 28th of March. Good chance to stop in at Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 262 just off Dam Sq and pick up the limited edition block printed  ‘Your Heart’ prints or exclusive Pure Evil [...]

Behind the scenes Gilles Peterson is cooking up an amazing line-up for his Worldwide Festival bit by bit. Latest editions to this classic feast include Diplo, Mocky, and our man from France, Mr Laurent Garnier. Although Garnier is one of dance music’s most influential people ever, he hasn’t been producing much. His Back to My [...]

London was the perfect host to Q-TIP’s long awaited and triumphant return after 14 or so years past Saturday ! The Roundhouse was a fitting venue and sensation for this celebration of hip hop legend Q-TIP and his full live band who as promised tore the roof of the sucka ! What def. impressed me [...]

Is he a one-man Motown rhythm section? Is he a former crooner? A troubadour activist maybe? Is he even from our time or is his musical genius a natural phenomenon that will continue to mutate throughout musical history? A musical chameleon, so to speak? The Mockumentary above raises more questions than it answers, but you [...]

Never had any doubt as to the Abstract tearin’ the roof off the Paradiso ! was just a matter of which tune was gonna set it off. Fact is though that there are so many great ‘vivrant’ solo TIP tunes that had a full Amsterdam house jumpin’ even before the timeless ATCQ classics boomed and [...]

You know you gonna kick yo’self if you don’t check the rhimes at the afterparty joint and celebration of Q-Tip’s triumphant return to London after 15 or so years ! Advance tickets are already sold out but there will be a few tix at the door on the night. You also have a quick shot [...]

Amsterdam’s Paradiso is with reason one of the most beloved venues by performers worldwide. Comeback Tribe-sman of the year Q-Tip is scheduled to appear in the canalside temple of music Tuesday March 10 together with HEAVy, the underground icons from New York whose ‘Wonderlove’ caused quite the sensation on it’s release in 04. Their latest [...]

Q-Tip has truly received the love from the London massive, what with the WW10 Roundhouse show completely sold out weeks ago ! True it’s been eons since the Tribe vibe has been experienced in Londontown, and so in the same spirit the ‘renaissance’ man will be extending the vibes at the official afterparty with a [...]

Requesting songs standing by the dj booth is absolutely not on ! -or is it? In this age of social networking and democratization of IT, it seems that people want to be more involved in the selection of the music that is being played on their night out. Florida based dj/producer/label don DIPLO does not [...]