Tonight brought us a very pleasant surprise. We’ve just come back from a concert at the ever-amazing Sage, which was a recreation of the Benny Goodman Sextet – or at…
Tag: <span>swing</span>
It’s been far too long since I’ve updated this blog. I was hoping to post something comprehensive today, but I’ve been dealing instead with some computer woes – and my…
A few people are doing a Track of the Week, or some such – and I really can’t see myself sticking to that week on week. I think I’m better…
[8tracks width=”350″ height=”300″ float=”left” playops=”” url=”http://8tracks.com/mixes/262804″] 8Track Time! And yes, it’s eight repeats of the same tune. And yes – that probably seems a little crazy, but Joshua (he who…
The process of collecting music for DJing purposes can be extremely hit-and-miss. There’s a whole bunch of criteria that I use to pick songs that I want to use –…
[8tracks url=”http://8tracks.com/straycat/twelve-classic-swing-tracks” width=”350″ height=”350″ ] Another 8 track – I’m really starting to like this service. I’ve put together a bunch of truly great swing classics that you’re likely to…
People have been asking me a lot lately where to get some of the music I play at dance nights. The problem though, is not how or where to get…
After an interesting afternoon fixing our new forum (note to self – after installing and setting up a forum, don’t delete it. It stops it working) – back to my…