Known for a series of albums exploring the cosmic end of jazz on the Pharaoh Sanders/John Coltrane axis, saxophonist Nat Birchall has released an LP of full dread roots reggae and dub with studio maestro Al Breadwinner. Ian Lawton quizzed him about the genesis of their brilliant ´Sounds Almighty’ album, … read more
Friday, March 9th. 20:00–22:00 The one and only Norman Jay MBE, in the 1BTN bunker with Steve KIW. What more do you need to know about Norman Jay? Ok, for those that may not know. Norman is unquestionably one of the finest, most respected and influential DJ’s in the world. … read more
Listen to any radio station today – with DJs and presenters including Lauren Laverne, Dotty, Liz Kershaw, Annie Mac, Josey Rebelle, Cerys Matthews, Amy Lamé, Mary Ann Hobbs or Jane Fitz – and it’s hard to remember a time when women’s voices were silenced. A time when they were only … read more
1BTN’s Ian Lawton traces the genesis of New York, Jazz-Funk band Defunkt and their underrated album ‘Thermonuclear Sweat’ The first time I heard the the term ‘Jazz-Funk’ was in connection with Level 42. As a kid weaned on punk and 2-Tone, Level 42 didn’t have much to recommend themselves to … read more
Sampa the Great, the creator of the Great Mix Tape and the Great Mixtape II which is due for release soon, was kind enough to take time off her busy schedule to talk to Chris from Art In Brighton on their 1BTN show about her tour, life at home and … read more
As one half of Fila Brazillia and then as part of various collaborative projects, and under several solo monikers, Steve Cobby has been a prolific producer of electronic music from the 1980s to the current day. Operating under his own rules and seemingly unaffected by the winds of musical change … read more
#metoo – a modern man’s guide The #metoo debate has posed some thorny questions for men. What should we do? How can we help? Is it even our responsibility? A little over a fortnight ago, Harvey Weinstein’s world collapsed around him, like his dressing gown in a dimly lit hotel … read more
Druuums please! Did you know it was apparently, Carlton (Alfonso Ribeiro), who immortalised that instruction at the beginning of Summertime? A fact that may be lost on those of you who don’t know, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, and one that has seen me deviate from my point … read more
Mickey Duke’s excellent review of this year’s Love Supreme festival which includes a video interview of Miles Mosley, photographs of the weekend courtesy of Fred Lopez and The Get Up’s Love Supreme special, as aired on 1 Brighton FM on July 3rd. Enjoy 🙂
The Boy’s Own website recently wrote this about our Jim Lister and we thought it deserved a re-post..
