DJ History Podcast #53

Oops. Forgot to post this on Friday. Mainly cos I dashed off to Oslo to play at the Villa's 3rd birthday party with DJ Strangefruit. A brilliant night was had by all, topped off perfectly when we spotted John Lydon skanking on the dancefloor (yes really). Apparently, he was over in Norway filming a movie about the Norwegian punk scene in the 70s. I had a terrible hangover on Saturday though, but thanks to Øyvind Morken for keeping me company on Saturday.

On Sunday, I dragged myself out of bed and headed down to the Red Bull Music Academy where myself and Jeff Dexter took a load of RBMA music students on a guided tour of London's sacred music sites, including the Elephant & Castle Trocadero (where Buddy Holly first played in the UK) and Ministry of Sound to Tiles in Oxford Street and the Marquee in Wardour St. It was much fun.

Anyhow, here's the tracklisting for this weeks' podcast.


MICHOACAN - In The Dark Of The Night (Clap Rules Mix) (DFA)
JOY ORBISON - So Derobe (Aus Music)
BREAKBOT - Baby I'm Yours (Ed Banger) (Siriusmo Mix)
RAY MANG - Look Into My Eyes (DFA)
MADAMOISELLE CARO & FRANCK GARCIA - Soldiers (The Revenge Mix) (Buzzin' Fly)
BISON - Soup Fiction (Claremont 56)
DETACHMENTS - The Flowers That Fell (Fernando Remix) (TINAE)
TOBY TOBIAS - Macasu (Motor City Drum Ensemble Loft Party Remix) (LNA)
THE XX - VCR (Matthew Dear Mix) (XL)
MASSIVE ATTACK - Pray For Rain (Tim Goldsworthy Remix) (Virgin)

DJH presents.... The Original Mods

DJHistory presents... The Original Mods
Horse & Groom, 26 Curtain Road, London, EC2
Thursday November 12th, 8.30pm
Entry FREE
They were the original working class rebels, post-war Britain's first dandies. The mods (derived from 'modernists') had their roots in the 1950s and, arguably, grew out of the coffee bar beatnik scene driven by a significant Jewish cadre. The mods of public infamy came later, and were more associated with ska, soul, parkas, scooters and scrapping in Brighton. We'll be discussing their origins, the fashions, the music and where it all went wrong (and right).

To help us discover more about the mods, we've drafted in a stellar cast of dandies to help us sift through the crap to get to the truth and hopefully get a few tips on how many buttons our suit should possess on the way.

THE PANEL
Paul Gorman, author of the brilliant book, The Look, will be hosting the panel (he also runs the fantastic Rock Pop Fashion blog).

Jeff Dexter was a south-London mod before most, was banned from the Lyceum for doing the Twist and became one of Lonndon's most celebrated DJs at Tiles and, later, Middle Earth. He's the nattiest dresser we know.

Lloyd Johnson worked in the rag trade for decades at places like Cecil Gee before opening his own shops, Johnsons, in Kensington Market and Kings Road. There are few who know more about street fashion than Lloyd.

Mickey Modern was reputed to be the first mod in south London and is still more stylish than the rest of Southwark put together.

There will be a discussion, followed by questions from the audience, followed by vigorous dancing to the finest the 60s had to offer. Alcoholic refreshments will be on hand to aid the evening's entertainments.

Downstairs we have our residents to help us through the night:
Jonny 5
Benoit and Namedrop

Diesel Music Radio

We did a show for Diesel Music recently, but I have a strong suspicion no one heard it or indeed even knew it existed so I thought I'd stick it up here so you can download it. It's worth it just for the interview we did with Jeff Dexter which lasted for a good part of the two hour show.

Anyhow, you can download it here >>