Archive for the ‘Music’ Category

SO MUCH SOUL! Minimix by Chris Read & DJ Nickname

08.13.2010

To support SO MUCH SOUL! our spanking new night at The Social, here’s a mix put together by myself and DJ Chris Read. Send it around, spread the word, and come party at the next night on September 11th, with special guests Randa Khamis and Japanese Jimmy Dynamite! Check the Facebook Event here. Add yourself to the Facebook [...]

Listen back to DJ Nickname & Randa Khamis LIVE on Skanks Radio

08.13.2010

Big shout to everyone at Skanks Radio HQ for welcoming myself and Randa Khamis along for a show last Tuesday. For those of you that missed it, you can listen back via my spanking new Mixcloud account here or in the widget below.

DJ Nickname, Randa Khamis & Anton Delacca (The Bamboos) on Skanks Radio (Nu Skool Breaks) – Tuesday 3rd August 2010

08.02.2010

So, I’ve been extremely lucky over the past couple of months, in that rather than just playing many of the classic Randa and the Soul Kingdom tracks in my funk sets, I’ve been blessed with having Randa herself there singing LIVE! We’ve been invited over to Skanks Radio HQ for a little showcase tomorrow night [...]

DJ Vadim & DJ Nickname @ The Old Queens Head – Friday 9th June 2010

07.07.2010

I’m playing at The Old Queens Head this Friday night alongside legendary DJ Vadim. Fresh off his US tour, Vadim is coming over for a more intimate set for us London locals. For those that don’t know (I’m sure there’s not many of you!), DJ Vadim has had a string of hugely succesfull releases, on [...]

Chris Read – BBE Label Mixtape Feat. J Dilla / Pete Rock / Jazzy Jeff / Kenny Dope / Kon & Amir & more…

07.05.2010

Nice 1 hour mix here from DJ Chris Read for BBE‘s mixtape competition. Taking us through some of his favourite tracks from their broad catolgue. Listen via Mixcloud here. Here’s what Chris had to say about it: “BBE is, I can say with some confidence, my favourite record label of recent years in terms of [...]

Dip Dab @ The Star of Bethnal Green – June 26 2010

06.18.2010

The June installment of Dip Dab is soon upon us… in association, as always, with our good friends at 55DSL. Droppin’ Science DJ’s Nickname, Matman and Daredevil spinning Hip Hop, Funk, Soul, Disco, Reggae, 80’s Soul, New Jack and a few surprises too. ***THIS MONTH WE ALSO WELCOME EXTRA SPECIAL GUEST DJ DRU SKILLZ*** Be [...]

Video: Corrina Greyson @ The Jazz Cafe – Friday 11th 2010

06.13.2010

For those that missed Corrina Greyson and friends at The Jazz Cafe last Friday night, here’s a couple of little teeny snippets! Special guest Lenny Beige aka Steve Furst (Little Britain!) was as lively as hell on stage and more than entertaining! For those that made it along to the afterparty, thanks for coming! I [...]

Corrina Greyson & Sven Hammond Soul – TONGIHT @ The Jazz Cafe

06.11.2010

I’m a bit late blogging this, but it’s not too late to pop along to this massive night of Funk and Soul music courtesy of Miss Corrina Greyson and friends! Expect raw Hammond grooves, soul drenched vocals, some of the best rare funk, soul & northern you’re likely to hear anywhere, plus an utterly brilliant crowd [...]

Photos – Droppin’ Science w/ Kidkanevil – June 5 2010

06.08.2010

Massive night! As always, thanks to everyone for bringing their good vibes… shout to Garf for the photos and KidK for tearing it down! Here are a few shots below, and there are stacks more on Facebook so get tagging here!

DJ Nickname & Randa Khamis – LIVE PA

06.02.2010

If you’ve ever heard me playing a funk set, you will have most definitely heard me play at least one of the many fantsatic tracks from Randa and the Soul Kingdom‘s killer self-titled LP that came out back in 2009, produced by funk suprem Lance Ferguson from The Bamboos. Fresh off her European tour, Randa [...]