And Don't Forget About That Drug Problem You Picked Up At College

I've spent the last six months of my life trying to finish a degree by putting on gigs for my university's media outlet. Which, juggling alongside being a self-obsessed self-deprecating run of the mill only child has been no easy task.
The biggest problem I encountered was the mind-set of students. They are bone idle and trying to convince them to do anything that isn’t sitting on their bum is a real ordeal. First year students are effectively sheep that follow their flat about in herds so if one of them decides they don’t want to do something the others follow. This was a bit of an issue because naturally it’s hard to convince a house of thirteen or so people that they should totally attend an event with bands that no-one knows about. We gave it a go by putting up posters in each individual kitchen but they sort of just thought we were breaking in to their homes. This is how they all pick up drug problems because one person says 'Hey, let's try Ketamine' and everyone else goes 'Yeah, let's try Ketamine.'
So if you're thinking of promoting gigs to students I'd suggest selling drugs, it's much more rewarding.

A quick two-step guide to making your Mount Kimbie album even better!!

Step One// In iTunes find your Mount Kimbie album titled Cold Spring Fault Less Youth.

Step Two// Untick the two songs featuring King Krule.

Review: American Hustle

Average.

Introducing: Bones El Galactico

The electronic music scene is buzzing right now, on both sides of the Atlantic, and like any scene that is flourishing there is some good and some bad. Thankfully we aren’t interested in the bad. Bones El Galactico is a producer reppin’ the DMV area hard (D.C/ Maryland/ Virginia) and while you may not have heard of him, it’s about time that changed. His latest single BLOW was picked up by Skream & Benga on their Friday night Radio 1 show and now he has a massive EP titled Black Winter on the way. I was lucky enough to get a few words with a man who is on his grind right now.
Check BLOW out here:

You said you were from the D.C./Maryland area and visit Miami often, is that because there are more opportunities in Miami?

I’m from Virginia Specifically. There’s no special reason, just that the majority of the artists I currently work with are based in Miami. The setting there is great as well.

With regards to travel does the music scene differ greatly between different parts of America?

Yes, every area has their own sound or a certain movement. As far as the DC area, Moombahton is the scene.

Artists you've worked with and artists you are hoping to work with in the near future? 

Within the Latin World I've worked with some great names  . Fuego , Jking Y Maximan , Elvis Crespo , Jencarlos Canela along with some new collaborations in the works. 

What's the dream and where do you want it to take you?  

The mission is to not be boxed in, or  stuck in one lane. Most people think they can only do one thing, or produce one style, but that’s boring. I’m here to prove I can be dominant in the Latin world and still cross into the other genres that I love. I also do my own music, which sounds nothing like the music I produce for others. I feel the time is right for that.

There's seem to be a real connection between the US and UK within the eletcro/dance circuit. Could you comment on that at all and have you noticed it?  

The UK audience is just super opened minded. I mean just look at how "BLOW" got played on BBC Radio 1. The UK is super supportive and early on artists in my opinion.

How would you explain your forthcoming Blackwinter EP? 

The concept of BLACK WINTER is to give the people something while I wrap up my debut PURPLE HEARTS.  It includes "BLOW" and another track entitled "MURDA .”  In addition to those I've included 3 new Instrumentals, 5 tracks total. 

I think it’s a cool way to have the people loving BLOW be introduced to MURDA and vice-versa.  Some people may know one and not the other.//

You can grab all of Bones El Galactico's current tracks and BLACK WINTER for free @ BONESELGALACTICO.COM , The site is constantly changing so stay tuned.

Follow on Twitter @Bonesthegreat

Black Winter artwork:

2013 is Over. So What?

Everything is supposed to change because the number at the end of the date you don't write in your school book anymore has changed. If you're reading this and do still have a school book that is frequently updated I suggest you look elsewhere.
Of course like everyone else I've had an interesting year (I can't list the best things, if you know you know) but why is it significant that it happened within the months ending with '13.' It's just numbers.

AND LASTLY

Why do people say 'HAPPY NEW YEAR' as soon as the clock strikes midnight, the year has just started who are you to tell me it's happy. My family could all get gunned down by feral Romanian children in the early hours of the morning and that would be a terrible way to start the new year. Don't say stupid things. If anything just say 'New Year' but I understand how the concept of time works so you're just wasting words there. Just be quiet. Imagine that.

Bye. 

What If?

Jamie Woon is Burial?

Well it isn't Will Bevan is it. Because www.williambevan.co.uk being a funeral directors is just too much of a ridiculous coincidence. I have no conclusive evidence at all, which is fine. But as I was on the bus earlier this evening listening to Rival Dealer & the windows fogged up (so I was frightfully close to missing my stop and having to walk another 500 yards) I thought what if Jamie Woon is Burial? 

Jamie Woon has been pretty much AWOL since the release of Mirrorwriting in 2011, bar a guest spot on Disclosure's album back in June. In the last couple of years Burial has been busier than ever; Street Halo (2011) Kindred (2012) Truant/ Rough Sleeper (2012) and Rival Dealer just a few days ago. Of course that is the loosest sort of link possible, that's like saying Hugh Grant could be Burial because he hasn't done much lately. But unlike Grant and Burial, Burial and Woon have worked together. In 2006/7 Woon's Wayfaring Stranger was remixed by Burial and he later co-produced Mirrorwriting's lead single Night Air. So the two obviously know each other, unless they are one and the same.

That's all I have. Once (if) I have more to go on I'll add it back here. But probably not.

I can not be an arse hole at times too.

I am sad that Mandela has died. But if you had to Google 'inspirational Mandela quotes' for something to put on your Twitter feed that's almost the same as having to ask another family member for the name of the person's funeral you're attending. As a general observation however, those mourning Mandela's death are much better spellers than those who were sad about Paul Walker's.
Sadly the idiots are still about, Arsenal's Jack Wilshere tweeted this: "RIP Mr Mandela.....your deserve it! Inspired a generation.......#inspirational" which people mis-read as him being glad Mandela was dead.

The man was 95 however, which is a grand age for anyone, and when you look at the life Mandela lead and the things he achieved, it's really not that sad at all. His life was a pretty well documented success story, but sadly we all die.
Although it may have been inevitable once Aaron Ramsey started scoring so many goals.