jazz is the teacher?

Another plug for the NZ duo archive of mixsets...some new jazz [JaZz ?!?] in there:

http://www.nzweb.it/pezzate/

big up to Zampera for this one!

disco 3000 podcast

I have been a bit slack lately and havent posted anything in a while...
Disco 3000 festival is getting closer and I got asked to record a little podcast to show what sort of stuff we'll get to play over there. Check the link for an hour of house disco and soul:
http://www.disco3k.com/DF/podcasts.html

TBS - the package

This sublime colab between Tokyo Black Star, Slam Jam and Innervisions is one of the best music packaging I've seen in a while. The paintings the japanese artist Tomukazu Matsuyama has created for each single track are printed inside the cd booklet and then accompanied with a silk scarf printed with one of those same artworks [6 options available] ....not forgetting its such a great album too [perfect drive ride if you ask me, in a similar vein to C2 'Landcruisin']!!!

elefante rosso II

RaH at Elefante Rosso in front of Sun Ra's sun! Sick venue!

elefante rosso

This saturday I'll have the pleasure to visit the brand new Elefante Rosso club in Mestre-Venezia. A new effort from Rah of Morphine fame, this is basically a jazz club with a real underground ethos. Linked to the omonimous label [check the first 2 release for some real deepness], they already had guests like Cro Magnon live from Japan and soon more heavy musicians will play their freestyle tuesdays sessions. Weekends its more on the dj tip, I will do a set of 360° vocal music!

POMPIERE

Here in Verona there is one restaurant I can suggest straight away: Trattoria al Pompiere!
I love the black and white pictures on the wall, the vibe of the owner and the staff and of course the food and wine selection. Been there many times and I have so many memories.
I don't eat meat that much but I just can't resist to their Tartare wich lately I've been accompanying with La Bandina from Tenuta Sant'Antonio [thanx Lu!].

italian excellence

Havent updated the blog much in the last weeks. Been caught up in preparing to move flat and checking all the decorations, paintings and the furniture I have to buy [oh Je$u$!!!] for the new one.
The best thing of this research process was to discover so many italian manifacturers [from ceramics to sofas, lamps to wood floors] that really stand out in term of quality and design.
A company I particularly liked is this one, Modulnova [a great alternative to Varenna and Boffi if you dont have the deepest pockets]:

http://www.modulnova.it/

DISCO 3000

DISCO3K festival is getting closer and the website is finally ready. Check our [Garage Paradise] interview to Donna Mcghee as well as a podcast from bad bwoy Fudge Fingas, and of course all the infos on the festival. Well done David!

http://www.disco3k.com/DF/

NANNI

I never considered myself a movie buff, but there are few directors I really really love...one is Nanni Moretti. I have several favourites among his catalogue, but certainly Bianca has always been the one for me. I just found this amazing monologue he does in the movie on youtube [yes he often act in his movies too]:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIGEDfUtGoc

ah right, italian only I'm afraid.

GP >> DONNA MCGHEE

The party of the year as far as I am concerned...