Bestival announces even more acts - Skepta, Wiley and The Chuckle Brothers

Bestival announces even more acts - Skepta, Wiley and The Chuckle Brothers

With over 25 stages, revolutionary soundsystems, zombie love-ins, psychedelic woodland adventures, 24-hour free haircuts, and a host of dazzling new attractions, Bestival’s Summer of Love is already looking pretty damn fit. But as ever, we want to get everyone we love involved, including this rather sultry bunch of musical marvels that will have you rockin’ Robin Hill all weekend long this September 10-13.

Love commando Rob da Bank says: “I’m well excited with this new batch of acts we’re announcing tonight. With so many identikit festivals about with similar acts and bills I’m proud that 12 years on we don’t go with the flow. If the indie amazingness of Drenge isn’t your bag then grimy faceslaps from Skepta and Wiley might be, and if you’re insane and don’t like the legendary junglist brilliance of Roni Size and his live Reprazent show then perhaps, just perhaps, you’ll be singing ‘to me, to you, to me, to you’ whilst dancing in a pair of ill-fitting tropical shorts to the Chuckle Brothers. No matter what, there’s plenty more fish in the sea to come, as our Summer of Love really starts to heat up. See you down the front.”

Bringing on the love with big fat beats, we’ll have main stage appearances from grime pioneer Wiley, who completely smashed it as our secret guest in 2012, plus the unstoppable skank machine, Dub Pistols.

Dub Pistols legend Barry Ashworth commented: “The Highlight of the year for us will always be playing Bestival, this year we are back on the main stage, it doesn't get bigger than that, and if that’s not enough you can always catch me spinning tracks and drinking in the Sunday Best Cardboard Record Shop! There’s only one Bestival!”

Not quite true, Barry, there are two Bestivals, but we know what you mean! Big love to all our Canadian brethren! More Isle of Wight-based Bestival main stage action will come from cool chanteuse Gabrielle Aplin, sing-along faves Dodgy, and the Isle of Wight’s own Xockha and Yrslf.

Old blue, Bestival’s beloved Big Top will be playing host to some mighty sounds this summer, too, including the much requested return of Joseph Junior Adenuga AKA Skepta and an absolute must-see live set from drum n bass hero Roni Size and Reprazent. We’ll also have recently expanded noiseniks Drenge, our favourite scratch master DJ Yoda Presents: Breakfast of Champions, with his brand new hip-hop band busting up the Big Top live, and then the man himself will be taking on Bollywood for a typically special DJ set, and we’ll have one of the coolest bands ever to grace a festival, Sunday Best favourites, the utterly incomparable Kitty Daisy and Lewis.

Commenting on their latest Bestival appearance, Kitty Daisy and Lewis uttered as one: “We’re so excited to be coming to Bestival again this year, we always have a great time. Sunday Best know how to throw a festival!”

The Big Top will also welcome a high-voltage rock assault from Dinosaur Pile-Up, plus sets from Kero Kero Bonito, Lloyd Yates, Seafret and - we’re not sure it’s possible to express quite how excited we are about this - The Chuckle Brothers! Yes, it’ll be history in the making with be-mulleted slapstick to me, to you. CAN. NOT. WAIT.

As if all that wasn’t enough to get you all giddy with joy, he was one of the smash hits acts that started our summer in finest style at Common People, so we’re extremely pleased that turntable ninja, Jaguar Skills, will be joining us to destroy the dancefloor at The Port.

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BESTIVAL TICKET LINKS & INFORMATION:

www.ticketline.co.uk/bestival-tickets / 0844 888 4410

Skepta to headline New York Sound City

The first wave of live acts for the third New York Sound City has been revealed with Skepta headlining the evening showcase at The Knitting Factory and joining the daytime conference panel. The English rapper and Grime veteran will lead “Grime: Ten Years Later” at the Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on 17 March before taking the stage with an exclusive set that evening at legendary venue The Knitting Factory.

Other artists to join the live bill include PINS – described by The Guardian as “the most Brooklyn band ever to come out of Manchester” – and UK hip-hop outfit Clubs and Spades featuring original Arctic Monkeys bassist Andy Nicholson.

Skepta commented: “The New York Sound City event is gonna be a hype. Grime has been getting a lot love lately in New York so it'll be good to see what people really know. Definitely gonna drop some new shit off my album in the making (Konnichiwa). The Knitting Factory sound system better not be a fisher price ting.”

Said David Pichilingi, CEO of Sound City: “We’re really pleased the way the live bill is shaping up. It’s a diverse cross section of what’s happening on the live scene in the UK at the moment and represents some of the really fresh sounds coming out of British cities. We’ve still got a couple of tricks up our sleeves though and we’ll be announcing some really exciting extra acts and additions to the conference programme over the next few weeks.”

To date NY Sound City has confirmed esteemed journalist Hattie Collins, Vice President of Strategic Marketing at Columbia Records Elliot Lum, Ross Donaldo from AAM Management and Miguel Banuelos from Shazam for the daytime conference in addition to previously announced guests from leading music and lifestyle agencies, Frukt and Cornerstone.

The roundtable hosts will also include Andrew Zarick from Digital Dumbo, Terri White from Time Out New York, Seth Hillinger from New York Music Tech, Leslie Hermelin from AstralWerks, Nicola Wild from Creed Management, Corey Roberts from Songs Publishing, Siouxz Zimmerman from Magnum PR, Justin Miller from HAKT Recordings and Richard Sloven, Talent Buyer at The Knitting Factory.

Hot on the heels of SXSW, New York Sound City offers an exciting networking opportunity for the industry, both companies and artists, in one of the most exciting cities in the world.

David continued: “Being part of New York Sound City really is an unparalleled opportunity to get in front of key players in music industry – to perform in front of an audience that includes heads of labels, publishers, agents, promoter, managers and, of course, potential fans – all in Brooklyn’s coolest venue, the Knitting Factory. Previous performers have included The Enemy, Reverend and the Makers and Wet Nuns, so the showcasing artists will be in good company.”

Thank you to all the artists who applied to perform at this year’s event. We will be announcing the winner over the following weeks.

For further information and to purchase tickets, please visit: http://www.liverpoolsoundcity.co.uk/home/about/new-york-sound-city.aspx

DVD series Lord of the Mics V returns December 2013

The top 20 chart-selling DVD series, Lord of the Mics, returns for its 5th series. Having been launched in 2001, the series burst on to the scene causing a shockwave of excitement throughout the UK’s urban underground by showcasing the battling talents of the, then unknown, artists such as; Wiley, Skepta, Kano and Tinchy Stryder.

The series has since gone on to play an essential role in the promotion and awareness of some of the most talented emcees and producers in the UK and each year the anticipation for the release builds in to an electric movement that has grown to epic, chart-topping, proportions helped by the up-rise of social media sites such as Twitter.

Each year, as the nights get darker and the winter months creep upon us, the murmur of activity throughout the underground begins with one simple tweet, from one man:

         “@JammerBBK: Who would you want to see battle in the next Lord of the Mics”

With that tweet, the floodgates open and music fans throughout the world start pitching fantasy battles and throwing names in to the ring; With thattweet, the scene starts to prepare for ‘Lord of the Mics’ season.

2013 sees some of the most eagerly anticipated emcee battles of modern day rap with two of East London’s biggest underground rappers; Maxsta (signed to Sony imprint Just Jam) and Lil Nasty going head to head, plus the North vs South, battle of all time, between Manchester’s Blizzard and East London’s Big Shizz (signed to Virgin EMI).

In true Lord of the Mics style, the search for raw talent has travelled the full length and depth of the UK and representatives from Birmingham, Derby, Manchester and London have been carefully selected to step up to the mic and fight for their place and reputation.

Unexpectedly to the major labels, the Lord of the Mics DVD has independently charged in to the Top 20 Album charts and maintained it’s position throughout the Christmas period for the last two consecutive years, despite fighting off fierce competition from the major labels Christmas releases. Going against the grain, of all that is mainstream, the ‘Lord of the Mics’ embodies the young generation, from exciting music and the strive for success, to an independent attitude and the sense of belonging. The DVD series has become a huge part of modern day music culture within the UK, with a whole movement of fans and artists eagerly ready to support it, whilst providing the next generation with a platform to shine.

The official DVD is due for release on 16th December 2013 accompanied by an audio CD featuring some of the biggest names in UK music. Keep up to date with the excitement, the arguments and the battles from warm-up sessions, due to hit the internet from the 18th November, via the Lord of the Mics Official YouTube channel as we wait with baited breath to see who will be crowned 2013’s Lord of the Mics!

Lord of the Mics 2013 DVD Battles:

Maxsta V’s Lil Nasty

Big Shizz V’s Blizzard

D2 V’s Eyez

Lil Choppa V’s Zeo

Proton V’s Realz

Grimmy V’s Grim Sickers

Lord of the Mics 2013 Audio CD to include:

D Double E, Big Narstie, Maxsta, Jammer, Rascals, Castro, Skepta, Roll Deep, Dapz on the Map, Depzman and many more   

Official Links:|| http://www.youtube.com/user/officiallordofthemic |

https://twitter.com/LordOfTheMics || http://twitter.com/JammerBBK ||

Culture Clash Highlight Video and Content

Home grown grime collective Boy Better Know smashed the decibel metre during last night’s Red Bull Culture Clash at London’s Wembley Arena to be crowned 2012 champion by hosts Tim Westwood and Gemma Cairney. The sound of London’s streets was victorious, beating loud and heavy competition from Major Lazer, Annie Mac Presents Magnetic Man and Channel One.

The 12 strong crew including JME, Shorty, Wiley and Skepta brought out special guests Lethal Bizzle and Chip in the final round to see off their competition with specially recorded dubplates and freestyles in front of over 7,000 music fans.

The four competing crews pulled out all the stops last night. Global megastar Usher jumped on a plane as soon as he’d cast his vote in the US presidential election to join genre-defying super-producer Diplo for a once in a lifetime reggae remix of his number one record, Climax. Rita Ora travelled across the city on a motorbike to make a special performance, arriving on stage complete with biker leathers and crash helmet. Unannounced special guests Katy B and Example performed on the Annie Mac and Magnetic Man stage. Channel One spun a full vinyl set of analogue sounds in digital times. Hosts Westwood and Cairney calmed the crews and crowds as the tension rose and the drama stepped up with Major Lazer bringing their unique energy from Round 1, Annie Mac mocking Diplo’s Blackberry commercial and Boy Better Know delivering killer speeches to their rivals.

With over 100 artists performing across the night, a host of celebrity fans turned out to watch the battle unfold, including BBC Radio 1’s Nick Grimshaw, Maverick Sabre, Wretch 32 and Yasmin.

Last night’s Red Bull Culture Clash was the first time Wembley Arena had hosted four stages at one event. 270 speakers, 9 mixing desks, 14 CDJ mixers and 15 miles of cable were brought in to ensure this was the heaviest party ever held within the arena’s walls.

Each crew spent months preparing for the bass-driven warfare, carefully selecting their weapons of choice and recording custom-made dubplate specials. The four-round battle saw each soundsystem given a limited time to win over the crowd with heavy hit after heavy hit.

Red Bull Culture Clash was the third event of its kind to take place in the UK, the first forming part of London’s Red Bull Music Academy festival in 2010. Earlier events took place at Camden’s Roundhouse in March and October 2010 respectively. The event started with a warm-up set at 7pm with the four rounds of the Culture Clash starting from 8pm.

MAJOR LAZER
Special Guests: Usher and Rita Ora
vs
ANNIE MAC PRESENTS MAGNETIC MAN
Redlight + Rudimental + Disclosure
Special Guests: Example + Katy B + P Money + Ms Dynamite + Maverick Sabre
vs
BOY BETTER KNOW
JME + Skepta + Frisco + Wiley + Shorty + Jammer + Solo 45 + Maximum
Special Guests: Lethal Bizzle + Chip
vs
CHANNEL ONE
Mikey Dread and Ras Kayleb
Special Guests: Luciano, Navigator, Brother Culture and Solo Banton
Support From DIGITAL SOUNDBOY SYSTEM
Featuring: Shy FX, Breakage, B. Traits, Dismantle, Stamina MC

http://cultureclash.redbull.co.uk/

New Video from Haynzy ft. Scorcher - Mind On Your Body

Talented singer/songwriter Haynzy is back to inject some edgy RnB with new single ‘Mind on Your Body’. The sensual collaborative story told through Haynzy’s melodic vocals and Scorcher’s hard hitting lyrics is set for release on the 3rd December 2012.  

Growing up in North London, the 23 year old follows a successful line of UK artists to stem from the area in particular, Skepta, Scorcher, JME, Chipmunk and Wretch 32. Keen to get his foot in the door at an early age Haynzy began singing backing vocals for artists like Raghav and Darren B before releasing his own records under record label Blue Colla Music. He has since worked with the likes of Frisco, Jammer, BBK, Crazy Cousinz, Aidonia, Aggro Santos, Teezy, and DJ 

Ironik.Haynzy’s Irish and Barbadian mixed background help to influence his sound,
mixing hard hitting urban beats with a blend of smooth vocals and top lines

http://www.haynzy.com/

SAS ft Chipmunk and Cire - Ready

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The saying “Good things come in threes” seems to be literally applied to trailblazing SAS who has recently found themselves teaming up with chart heavy weight Chipmunk and Cire (Formally known as Eric B) to produce their new anthem ‘Ready’. The north London based stars created ‘Ready’ with producer SX who has previously worked with Wretch 32, Chipmunk and Skepta.

Watch The Video Here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwfDuQQy9P0

Supported by Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood, Radio 1 Xtra’s Ace and Vis and Kiss FM’s Manny Norte, SAS released their mixtape ‘Galaxy Fly’ last year early November which helped them reach a wider audience after featuring artists from all over the world including Chiddy Of Chiddy Bang, Cam’ron of Dip’set, MI, and Corte Ellis (a singer/songwriter whom has written songs for the likes of Britney Spears and Beyoncé.).

SAS have also been co-sign by Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross and Busta Rhymes and after being played on Hot 97 in the states it helped them to develop their affiliation with US artists, they soon went on to opening up shows for Kanye West and Juelz Santana.

With Chipmunk displaying his ‘transition’ after the release of his top ten softmore album and Cire who wrote Chris Brown’s contribution to Chipmunk’s number two single ‘Champion’ as well as writing for JLS, it was only right that they teamed up with the ‘never seen, occasionally mentioned and internationally known’ SAS.

SAS are ‘Ready’ to leave their stamp on the UK music scene.

Follow SAS on Twitter @MegaSAS & @MayhemSAS