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Links to urban music features from across the IDEASFACTORY hubs ...
Interview with hip hop legend Africa Bambaataa
Discussion on why UK urban artists need to take more risks
Journalist Patrick Neate answers questions on his hip hop tome Where You're At
Interview with Polish producer duo Skalpel
Discussion on the links between rap and porn
Profile of Ian Wallman, the Neptunes frontman turned producer
Interview with Allan Irvine, one of Scotland's top breakdancers
Windows of opportunity from the Diesel-U-Music competition
Half label, half training programme, Incubator Records supports Birmingham's music talent
Review of a performance by hip hop dance group Puremovement
Websites and organisations
1xtra
www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra
This BBC digital radio station aims to be the home of new
black music. The website offers downloadable audio and free
samples and the facility to make music online, as well as
advice on how to make it in the industry and a messageboard.
Bashment Vibes
www.bashmentvibes.com
Reggae site with monthly news updates, hundreds of pictures,
concert and CD reviews and dozens of interviews.
Choice FM
www.choicefm.net
Website of the station that lays claim to being Europe's first
urban radio network, broadcasting R&B, soul, reggae, garage,
hip hop and soca. Place requests, access a variety of community
services, charts, events listings and DJ profiles.
Live UK
www.liveuk.net
Show co-promoted by Sonya Skinner for UK signed and unsigned
talent. The night is hosted by Ras Kwame of 1Xtra's 100% Homegrown.
Music Tank: Urban Music Business Speed Dating
www.musictank.co.uk/urban_business_advice.htm
At the Prince's Trust Urban Music Festival 2004, MusicTank
ran a speed-dating event for urban music business entrepreneurs.
This extensive site features a summary of the advice given
by music industry professionals.
Raw Roots
www.rawroots.com
Hip hop and rap news from all over the world with interviews,
features and downloadable audio.
Sonya Skinner
www.fullfatskinny.com
UK Hip Hop: The Story and Database
http://britishhiphop.co.uk
Huge, detailed resource.
The Urban Music Seminar (UMS)
www.urbanmusicseminar.co.uk
UMS is a series of free events that aim to inform and educate
young people with aspirations of working in the music industry.
The website features education listings, online forums, a
photographic gallery and funding details.
Urban Voice
www.ukurbanvoice.com
London-based, not-for-profit, organisation that aims to provide
a platform for aspiring singers, rappers, MCs and performers
of urban music. The website features details of courses, the
National Talent Search and the Urban Voice album project.
UK Flava.com
www.uk-flava.com
The Urban and Urban UK sections of this music site aim to
give exposure to UK unsigned urban artists, as well as providing
news, reviews, charts and forums.
Magazines
Trace
www.trace212.com/new/home.htm
US styles and ideas magazine, documenting the interconnected
worlds of music, fashion, film, art, politics and today's
multi-ethnic youth. Published six times a year.
Hip-Hop Connection
www.hiphop.co.uk
The world's original monthly rap magazine with music and club
reviews, features and exclusive interviews with top artists.
Blues & Soul Magazine
www.bluesandsoul.com
Covers all the latest UK and US urban music info, including
news, charts, reviews, events and clubs, as well as in-depth
interviews and editorials on influential artists past and
present. Published fortnightly.
Fader
www.thefader.com/fader24/index.html
New York-based bi-monthly music and lifestyle magazine that
showcases tomorrow's cultural trends highlighting the best
in music, film, fashion, art and literature.
RWD Magazine
www.rwdmag.com
Comprehensive online presence of the magazine with news, articles,
events listings and forums from the UK urban scene. Also featured
are extensive interviews with unsigned artists and future
talent.
Touch
www.touchmagazine.co.uk
One of the UK’s longest serving monthly music magazines
containing the latest urban and underground music breaking
on to the scene.
Vibe
www.vibe.com
US magazine covering the latest in music, fashion, politics
and sports, Vibe chronicles all urban music including
rap, dance hall, reggae, new jack swing and R&B.
XXL
http://xxlmag.com
US urban lifestyle monthly publication that covers all aspects
of hip hop culture, focusing on music, style, sports and politics.
Source
www.thesource.com
Monthly US magazine, The Source covers the music,
culture, style, trends, people, politics and places driving
the hip hop movement.
Undercover Magazine
www.undercovermagazine.com
Website of the UK-based urban underground magazine, with archived
articles, music and video downloads.
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