For Brooklyn’s The Thing: Every Day is Record Store Day
On Record Store Day, I thought I’d share a small documentary from the good people over at MyBlockNYC, who recently went to an infamous digging spot in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. It’s […]
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Diggin’ In the Dirt 4.19.13
“What’s your basic ‘gig bag’ consist of? Your records, needles (what type?), slipmats etc.? Are you the ‘sound man’ or do you have to work with someone else at the […]
Diggin’ In The Dirt 04.12.13
“How much vinyl do you own? You sound like you dig a whole lot!”-Y.T. from the UK Great question Y.T. My philosophy is quality over quantity. I have between 3500 […]
Billie’s Blues: Remembering Billie’s Legacy
Photo Courtesy of Roy DeCarava Archives Yesterday would have marked the 98th birthday of Elanora Fagan aka Billie Holiday. Perhaps no single Jazz vocalist has had the impact on the […]
DJ Doom & Nutso – It’s Just Begun
B-boys of the world… unite! This limited edition 45 is not only D-O-P-E, but pays tribute to a man that made one of, if not the most famous, B-Boy anthem […]
Funk For The People
There are people that have records, and there are people that have records. I’d like to think that in the close to 20 years I’ve been collecting and digging up […]
Cool and Deadly: An All Live Vinyl Reggae Mix
Today for your listening pleasure, I’ve put together a variety of Jamaican 12″ sides as well as LPs that I think are Cool and Deadly. Drawing inspiration from some Kung […]
Enjoy and Be Educated
Not too long go I profiled Hevehitta of the Digger’s Union (Local 1200) in Big Ups. He said that he and his partner DJ Unexpected had something big coming up. […]
Beat Diggin’: The DVD
The first documentary on crate diggers called Beat Diggin’ by Jesper Jensen, which kicked off the frenzy of different film makers to do the same, is now out on a […]
Lady – Get Ready
When it comes to Soul music, all it will take is for you to listen to the new single from Truth & Soul’s duo Lady to remind you why you […]
Flea Market Funk