The museum of uncut funk curator, Pamela Thomas, has put together an incredible collection of 1970's Blaxploitation movie posters, many of which are international releases, from the era that brought the country a new genre of films.
You can see more Blaxploitation posters from around the world and Get Your Blaxploitation On at the museum of uncut funk website
www.museumofuncutfunk.com
Apparently the mayor of Seattle in '77 proclaimed December 12th - 18th "Disco Week". Now that i've discovered this news, you can bet your bottom dollar i'll be celebrating it from now on.
I picked up a pair of vinyl stabilizers from Master Sounds in the UK. These are by far the best ones i've ever used or seen. Good luck on finding a set as they've already sold out and were limited to 100 world wide which = 50 if strictly working dj's acquired 'em...
So necessary.
A demo tape of one of my early productions from '88 was spotted on Ebay today ending at $260.00. After a search of all the other demo tapes sold in the same auction from the same seller I noticed mine sold for about $250.00 more than all the other tapes listed for sale. I'm going to take that as a compliment...
I couldn't tell you how many times over the years i've been shopping in record shops to hear all these exact things said by people that come in. Pretty irritating to say the least...
I've always been a fan of the Rolex "Daytona" model watches. I just found an outfit that'll customize 'em in different color ways. I'm really feeling the all black edition!
while most dj's I know own expedit ikea shelves I figured at some point ikea would/should come out with shelves specifically for records. They'd make a killing. Here is a recent promo they did on a room makeover for a uk dj. Pretty slick!
Pop some popcorn pour an ice cold beverage and sit back for the next hour and a half if you want the scoop on West End records and the New York city disco scene. Mandatory viewing if you ask me!
The Roosevelt Yearsby Gasface
I was fortunate enough to attend some of these legendary record conventions. I definitely cleaned up and scored lots of titles. Records heads already had or were sleeping on. I didn't know many people there and they definitely didn't know me but it was a who's who of hip hop up in that piece. Check the video to see Chairman Mao's rundown...