Mz Bratt - Who Do You Think You Are?
Hailing from East London, 17 year old Mz Bratt is already an inspirational figure to many in the world of UK Urban. Mz Bratt has emerged from the current UK Urban scene as a female role model within a male dominated arena. Her talent struck renowned urban producer Terror Danjah (Kano, Sway, Chipmunk, Shola Ama) who took her under his wing after hearing her at local MC battles Read More >>
Skint & Demoralised - Red Lipstick
Skint & Demoralised release their second single Red Lipstick on Mercury Records, available from 13th July 2009 followed by their debut album Love and Other Catastrophes. Love and Other Catastrophes is a rush of heavyweight guitar hooks, drive time friendly harmonies, killer choruses and a raft of memorable vocal lines that recall lost loves and criticise bitter enemies. Check out the Skint & Demoralised summer live dates Read More >>
We Fell To Earth - The Double
We Fell To Earth are to release their debut single, The Double, taken from their self-titled debut album. We Fell To Earth is Richard File, formerly of UNKLE and Wendy Rae, who has previously collaborated with Queens Of The Stone Age. The Double is a darkly brilliant single, full of brooding atmosphere and a driving beat that’s as much about the persistent bass and guitar as it is the staccato percussion Read More >>
The Stupids - The Kids Dont Like It
The Stupids are back! The band that were the pioneers for the whole UK melodic hardcore scene have reformed, and produced not only their first new album in 21 years, but arguably their most complete album ever. Archetypically Stupids, but the Stupids for the 21st century sounding fresh and bang up to date – it’s like the last 2 decades never happened. Check out their live dates too Read More >>
DJ Drez - Jahta Beat - The Progression
West coast underground heavy weight DJ Drez returns with the much-anticipated Jahta Beat – The Progression, the follow up to 2006's first Jahta Beat release. East meets West as Indian vibes blend with polished down tempo beats and precise scratches, developing the sound that the original Jahta Beat created. He is joined by guest artists and past colleagues, pianist Marty Williams, vocalist Nikko and flutist Dominic Dean Breaux Read More >>
DMC UK DJ Final
For 25 incredible boundary pushing, trend setting, scratched, cut and mixed years, the world's largest DJ organization, DMC, has been the authority on the DJ battle. Kicking off 2009's UK events, the UK DJ Final and Battle For UK Supremacy takes place at the 02 Academy Islington on Thurs 9th July - Win a pair of tickets! The winners will go head to head with the best at the World DJ Championships at the Indig02 on Sep 11th & 12th
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Clark - Totems Flare
Signed to WARP at 20, Chris Clark has continued to produce music to the highest degree of quality. Though it is hard, intense and rooted in the rave, new album Totems Flare combines instantly-memorable riffs and immediately thrilling dynamics that could very easily have a shocking degree of mass appeal: it is huge, moving music suited to the open skies and giant laser shows of festivals just as much as to dark clubs or insular headphone voyaging Read More >>
The Do Chat To I Like Music
The Dø are Paris based duo, Dan and Olivia. Their debut album A Mouthful was released in France in 2008 and skyrocketed straight to the top of the charts (the first time a French record sang in English ever reached number one in France). Dan and Olivia composed, arranged, played and recorded the whole record in their own studio in the suburbs of Paris. We caught up with Olivia to find out more Read More >>
WOMAD's Paula Henderson Chats To I Like Music
Founded in 1980 the World of Music, Arts and Dance (WOMAD) has pioneered the acceptance and enjoyment of global music within western culture. I Like Music caught up with WOMAD Festival Programmer Paula Henderson to chat about how the music for the festival comes together, artists she recommends and remembers, what's new for 2009 and why WOMAD remains one of the most unique festivals in the UK Read More >>