Essential Swing from dogpossum on 8tracks.
Direct link to this 8tracks set which includes one song from each of these albums.
Our students keep asking us for music recommendations, so I’ve put together a list of albums I consider ‘essential’ swing for new dancers, or [...]
Lots of DJs talk a lot about mac and great their products are. I use mac products. I’m not in love with them the way many mac users are, but I certainly enjoy using them more than the Microsoft products I’ve used, and I’ve not explored Linux or other options. But how should I feel [...]
Bellyache Ben & the Steamgrass Boys
If you like ol timey music, you should check out Bellyache Ben and the Steamgrass Boys. They do a version of ‘Oh Death’ that I’d DJ at a blues dancing event fo SHO.
You’ve Got to Give me Some – Cecile McLorin Salvant
I’m preparing for DJing a blues party on Australia Day eve, and I’ve hit a clump of Cecile McLorin Salvant. More please.
January round up
(photo of Mary Lou Williams, extremely awesome woman pianist, who fucking PWND the fairly dick-centred boogiewoogie piano world, from here. She was all about OWNING the discourse.)
I’m back running, desperate to get some serious exercise during the christmas dancing drought. So far it’s going well, except today I did run [...]
Another Speakeasy is planned for the late night part of the Sydney Festival First Night. It’ll be at the Crossover studios, begin at 11pm and run til late. It’s $10 entry donation to cover costs (this is a nonprofit party rather than a profit-making event) and you’ll get lots of fun music and delicious [...]
You know what DJing from an ipad says? It says that “I know my music so well I don’t need to preview.” It says “This is my essential stuff; my other music is in my desktop.” It says “I’m a traveling ninja, so alls I needs this little thing”. It says “Ten fingers? I only [...]
Bizarrely, they came from this Preservation Hall Jazz Band album: “Preservation: An album benefitting Preservation Hall and the Preservation Hall Music Outreach Program”. It’s a great album, and I had it on my ‘must play’ list for the weekend. I was pretty sure no one else would be DJing from it – [...]
Fuck, look, I thought this thing would blow over. But it hasn’t.
The Two Man Gentlemen Band – Gentle Stomp from Live & Breathing on Vimeo.
I AM SO CRAZY FANSQUEE ABOUT THE TWO MAN GENTLEMEN BAND!!! If I could remember who it was who first linked em up on [...]
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