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Archive for the ‘Music’ Category

  • Flowered Up – Weekender

    • 13063 Views • 1990s, Film, Music • • Comments Off on Flowered Up – Weekender

    The short film Weekender by Flowered up was the condensed Quadrophenia for the Spike Island generation. The band were London’s answer to the Happy Mondays, they even had their own Bez styled dancer – the wonderfully named Barry Mooncult....

  • The Principals of Hip Hop

    • 5755 Views • Music • • Comments Off on The Principals of Hip Hop

    Ever wondered if you’re under- qualified? Ever had that nagging doubt that your CV isn’t rising to the top of the pile? Ever thought there must be a better way to accelerate your way up the greasy pole? Well kids, ponder no longer. Here at Voices...

  • Cat Toilet Training Guide by Charles Mingus

    • 11235 Views • Literature, Music • • Comments Off on Cat Toilet Training Guide by Charles Mingus

    If you’ve read the title of this post and you’re now heading off to Google to check if it’s true, we don’t blame you. We did the same. We’ve heard music trivia like Delia Smith was involved in cooking the cake on the Rolling...

  • Blind Blues

    • 9488 Views • Music • • Comments Off on Blind Blues

     Ever wondered why, back in the day, when the first generation of blues singers and musicians came along there were so many blind performers? Names such as Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Boy Fuller and Blind Willie McTell became so synonymous with the early...

  • This one time, at band camp, we done DJ Shadow tunes

    • 5307 Views • 1990s, Music • • Comments Off on This one time, at band camp, we done DJ Shadow tunes

    Let’s take it back to the old school. It’s Just your favourite DJ saviour being covered by High school bands...

  • The Groovy People – Jazzin’ with The Muppets

    • 9364 Views • 1970s, Music, Television • • Comments Off on The Groovy People – Jazzin’ with The Muppets

    While Soul stars like Stevie Wonder and The Four Tops made their way to Sesame Street, some cool Jazz artists dropped by to meet Kermit and company on The Muppet Show. Here we have some clips of a Drum battle between Buddy Rich and Animal, A dancing Dizzy...

  • Minnie Riperton Attacked by Lion

    • 23299 Views • 1970s, Music, Television • • Comments Off on Minnie Riperton Attacked by Lion

    Here we have a rare clip from 1975 of high-pitched soul singer Minnie Riperton chatting on the Sammy and Co show with actor and comedian Richard Pryor.  The short clip shows the singer being attacked by a lion while filming an advert for her 1975 album...

  • A little trip – Black Psychedelia Mixtape by Florian Keller

    • 9899 Views • 1960s, 1970s, DJ mix, Music • • Comments Off on A little trip – Black Psychedelia Mixtape by Florian Keller

    It’s got music so high, you can’t get over it, So low you can’t get under it. Tune in and drop out to Florian Keller’s Black Psychedelia mixtape. Enjoy the funky far out sounds of Earth, Wind and Fire, The Temptations (Pictured) ,...

  • Check your Head – The Monkees Film

    • 8915 Views • 1960s, Film, Music • • Comments Off on Check your Head – The Monkees Film

    It was written by Jack Nicholson whilst tripping on acid.  It recouped just $16,000 of its $790,000 budget.It featured guest appearances from Peter Fonda, Jack Nicholson, Sonny Liston, Frank Zappa and Dennis Hopper.It’s been sampled by DJ Shadow and St...

  • Belgian Popcorn Documentary

    • 9987 Views • 1960s, 1970s, Documentary, Music, Vinyl, Youth Culture • • Comments Off on Belgian Popcorn Documentary

    Here we have a short documentary covering the Belgian Popcorn scene in the seventies. The scene was the equivalent of the Northern Soul movement that swept Britain during the 1970s...