Run DMC: It's Like That

Something to get you going for your Friday night, kids....



I'd love to be at Sin City at Plan B this evening (David Rodigan, N-Type and co - the lineup is sick), but instead I'm off to relive the good old Leeds days with Iration Steppas at University of Dub, in the infamous and, ahem, classy La Scala.

Having watched the moves on this video I now have much more ammunition in my skanking gun. Bring on the weekend...

Deadly Rhythm: 2562 and Martyn

It seems that Deadly Rhythm lost the battle against FWD on Friday night.

Considering it carried a hefty lineup featuring 2562 and Martyn, the 'bass music' promotion at Plan B in Brixton wasn't as busy as it should have been, and it was clear that most of London had headed to Matter instead for dubstep and grime's biggest outing.

Plan B is smashing it these days. After a fire in May 2009 it was refurbished and reopened with a better sound system, better layout and some of the most cutting-edge DJs in dance music. Deadly Rhythm is one of its best nights and, despite the shortfall in numbers, Friday proved a winner (judging by the amount of gravity skankage at the front).

For what is usually quite a warbly affair, there was little dubstep. Instead we had garage, tech house and 'future garage' (more info on that here) blended into a storming night of... well, bass music.

The second room didn't open, which meant everyone was in attendance for headliner Martyn. His set was sadly delayed by yours truly, drunkenly requesting the DJ write a love letter to my-friend-who-is-your-biggest-fan. Martyn's response? 'Your mate should spend more time with his girlfriend.' Bless him, he still wrote the letter.    

It's just been announced that Martyn is doing a back to back with Kode 9 at Bloc Weekend. Pens at the ready...

CLUBS: February 2010

Friday 12 February @ Plan B, Brixton
Event: Hatcha & N-Type present: Sin City - A Red Bull Music Academy Special
Lineup: Room 1 / Scientist (live), David Rodigan, Hatcha b2b N-Type, Appleblim b2b Ramadanman, El-B b2b J Da Flex, Soul Jazz Sound System, Kenny Ken & MC Skibadee
Room 2 / Oneman, Youngsta, Kromestar b2b Walsh, Heny G b2b Jay 5
Deets: £8 advance / £12 on the door. www.plan-brixton.co.uk
Gravity Skanker says... Click here to go to David Rodigan's Kiss 100 page. Look at the picture. Then listen to the voice. Then look at the picture again. Then listen to the voice. Confused much?

Friday 26 February @ The Russian Bar, Dalston
Event: Days Like That
Lineup: Scott Garcia, DJ Noodles (Groove Chronicles), DJ Para (DEA Project), Goldielocks and more tbc
Deets: 9pm - 5am, £5/£3 b4 11pm
Gravity Skanker says... UK garage and dance classics at this stormin' late-night den. It's the next best thing to hopping in a time machine and reliving '97.

Poor Rusko

I hear dubstep king Rusko lost his CD wallet at Matter in south east London the other day.

Whoever nicked it: stop being a knob, copy the tracks and return it. And I'll happily be the go-between if you don't want to be identified - having seen Rusko close-up at Plan B last Saturday he's actually quite fit.

(Don't believe the photographs...)

There's a wicked free Rusko mix available for download if you sign up to Fenchurch as a member.