Many, many years ago (well, about 22 I think) I got myself a copy of this tape made by a group calling themselves East Side Posse. It’s been sat in my stash unplayed for many years now but whilst having a bit of spring clean today I discovered it once more. A quick search on Google throws up no info on these guys, so I’m guessing their efforts didn’t make it past the demo tape stage. They did do a few live appearances though and as luck would have it, …

Back in 1986 Record Mirror magazine published what they called, “Hip Hop – An indispensable guide to the only new music of the Eighties – the history, the faces and the future“. This Top 30 featured on the back pages and was compiled from selections by Jim Reid, Jay Strongman, Joe – Tight Pants – Shutter, Graham Black, Steve Clancy and Martin – Wheels Man – Hare.
Davy DMX, ‘One For The Treble (Fresh)‘, Tuff CityGrandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, ‘The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of …

Not much info about this event was available on the Internet for ages and then a couple of years ago some audio rips appeared on Soulseek. You can now download these from a few web sites (The Essential Elements seems to currently have a live link to 2 hours and 30 minutes of audio goodness). Return to Bunk Bed has some photos from the event which are well worth checking. I’ve had the programme sat of my shelf now for 20 or so years and tonight I gave it a …

I’ve had this heap of unlabelled video tapes sat next to me for months now. I could vaguely recall what was on them, but couldn’t be totally sure. Inquisitiveness finally got the better of me, and I dug out my old VCR from it’s retirement spot in the garage.
First tape in the slot, press play and straight in with a result … it’s (a very young) Mode 2 at Freestyle ‘85 talking about the Crime Time Kings. This footage was part of the epic ‘Get The Message‘ documentary made …