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 [...]

Sure is a ‘Renaissance’ y’all – the WW10 Q-Tip London show at the Roundhouse supported by KSPACE.TV is SOLD-OUT ! but do not despair you still have a chance to WIN a pair of tickets to this show. Um yeah you need to do a little work for this, which is sending us 5 good [...]

and the hits keep on comin’ ! In anticipation of the long awaited London performance of Q-Tip and full live band on 14 March at the Roundhouse, we are very happy to link you to the free download of the super dope J.Period mixtape aptly titled ‘The [Abstract] Best with Tip Tip and [...]

For those who missed the Worldwide Awards on Saturday you missed a really big announcement! After Q-Tip’s video message accepting his award for Worldwide Track of the Year, Gilles ecstatically announced that the Tribe Called Quest ‘renaissance’ man will be headlining the first of a series of Worldwide 10 (BBC Radio show) anniversary events. [...]

In my opinion, there is not another man on this planet who is as cool as Seu Jorge. Maybe Obama, but I’ll gush about Barack next week – November 4 Holla! Right now this blog is for “my” Jorge (listen). I was fortunate enough to catch Seu’s show Thursday night at the Roundhouse with Gilles [...]

José James never stops dreaming. And why should he?! Tomorrow night Aug 6 José and his band will be headlining London’s premier music venue the Roundhouse (supported by Eska). Truly a dream come true for José so early on in his career to have the joy to perform in the same room where some [...]

I am ripping up Soil & “PIMP” Sessions’ death certificate. Yeah thats right, I too am joining in on this silly debate on what is and isn’t DEATH JAZZ. You don’t have to be a high browed jazz “know it all” to see how gnarly and unconventional this group’s music is. Being able [...]

Clearly a live group as fierce and incredible as Soil & ‘PIMP’ Sessions need no definition ! However if the title Japan’s speed jazzers have coined is Death Jazz, well i’m all for it and for sure I will be up front for my fill at Monday 14 July’s Session at the Roundhouse in Camden, [...]

Who says there isn’t life after death jazz ? The outrageous Soil & “PIMP” Sessions always beg to differ ! On Monday, June 14th at the Roundhouse in London you will get a chance to witness the eye opening aftermath where jazz is no longer this highly sophisticated harmonic idiom, but a more in your [...]