Slicker than most...

Gang Starr are often cited as being part of the 'Golden Age' of Hip Hop; the music produced between the late 1980's and early 1990's. It was an incredibly fertile and innovative time - every new release seemed to be reinventing the genre; almost on a daily basis. Gang Starr were very much part of this - their second album release in particular; the heavily Jazz influenced 'Step in the arena,' remains one of the periods, and genres, defining records. Gang Starr's legacy is particularly potent, especially lyrically, as it paved the way for talents such as Wu-Tang Clan, Nas and Outkast to communicate their own musical philosophies.

Keith Elam (Guru) 1966-2010

'Take a rest'

'Kissed the world'

'Loungin'

Take it from somebody who knows...

John Miller has been writing and performing music for over 100 years. Few contemporary Country musicians - most certainly in the UK - can hold a candle to him and his band - they're the real deal. If you, or someone you know and care for a whole, whole lot, are a fan of genuinely uplifting, at times, heartbreaking, but always sincere, well crafted Hony Tonk Country music, then John and his Country Casuals will inspire and delight.

'The Folk'n'Western Recording Co'

Don't worry be happier...

It's always gratifying to see a, relatively, new artist praised and pilloried in equal measure. Darwin Deez has been writing and performing for some time now. His music is an interesting mix of New York rock and disco - a marriage not made in heaven but not necessarily forged in hell. Ahem. It's good times music for those of us to whom the concept is worryingly alien. Deez is not pretending to be something that he isn't - his music is stridently unfamiliar yet occupies the same noisenik space as early Strokes, earlier Devo even. Darwin Deez is performing as part of the nascent NME Radar 2010 tour - tickets for shows are available now - check Deez out; if anything to show your support for new music and new music that sounds a little bit like Beck.