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I know, I know - there's not much here yet. So once you've finished at Power Of Zeus, here are some other excellent sites I recommend you visit some time. |
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Beano's You can't shop online here, but there's a mail order service if you know what you're after. Although Beano's has a reputation for being far too on-the-ball to let many bargains slip through, I've had a few successes at Europe's Largest Secondhand Record Shop. This is also the place to go for pop 45s - they claim to have every UK chart hit in stock on 7", if it was ever pressed on the format. Used and endorsed by Club Beer...! Jazzman A brilliant mix of seriously heavyweight pieces and good old-fashioned tunes, Gerald's Camden stall is only open at weekends but you can browse the website any time. Check out the Stark Reality 7"s for new stuff by the finest in Brit-funk and breaks, as Jazzman is home to the likes of Little Barrie, the Soul Destroyers and Tropics Of Cancer too. Jump Jump What Dan doesn't know about beats and related music can probably be writtenon the back of CD inlay with a marker pen. He updates his site every Friday with new arrivals, many with sound clips, making this site excellent for browsing. As well as all the normal soul, funk and jazz stuff, there's a section on School Band records (a specialty of the house) and the keen prices are supported by fast worldwide shipping. This, of course, won't be necessary if you live in Portland, Oregon. Seth Spins In contrast to the almost corporate likes of Beano's or Soul Brother, Seth's site is a personal labour of love. This is a great place to go for bargain beats, with the average price of a 45 around the $4 mark. Seth also sells mix tapes; POZ recommends "Samplistic", which sequences rap classics alongside the tracks they're made from. Soul
Brother Putney's record emporium has done a lot of work on its website of late, though you still have to order by phone. A great selection of new and secondhand vinyl and CDs, and the shop's own label has been busy putting together some great releases too - the Marlena Shaw and Eddie Henderson anthologies in particular come highly recommended. Resolution Mark is constantly getting new stuff in, and while a lot of it is serious collectors' fodder - with prices to match! - the quality is always high, both in terms of the condition of the records and the frequency with which that really rare stuff turns up. All this, and it's in Brixton to boot. Sign up for the monthly email and find a use for all that money you don't have. |
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Bo Jimmy Castor It's Just Begun... Troglodyte... King Kong... and on to the future, as The Everything Man comes back for the new millennium. Buy his new single, and keep on the lookout for details of the long-awaited new LP here. The New Mastersounds Britain's finest new funk exponents. Gena Dry The lovely Gena's life was changed by Club Beer. We were the (admittedly indirect) reason she gave up work, formed a band and moved to America. But she's back now, so maybe Power OF Zeus will cause her to do something |
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Rare Earth label discography does exactly what it says on the tin Big Daddy The don dada of record collecting magazines. Informative, opinionated, and funny as a fart. Givin' Up Food For Funk |
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John Book/Brainfreeze explained As complete a track listing of the most infamous funk mix of them all, provided by John Book and a cast of helpers, with label scans and masses of info. Now including new Product Placement pages! (While you're there, check out http://www.john-book.com/ as well.) Breakin' Bread South London breakdance club and label, only recently turfed out of Brixton (due to venue closure) and now holed up in London Bridge. All things b-boy related can be found here. Deep Funk.org James Trouble's site is the best place to start if you want to find your way round the UK funk scene. Funk45.com http://www.funk45.com/ An astonishing number of funk 7s, with sound clips, label scans, and you can vote on what you think of 'em all. Heaven in a plain sleeve. The Sample FAQ A legendary site that compiles the work of a worldwide team of beat-nuts into a database that collects information on who sampled what. An essential site for anyone even vaguely interested in hip hop or beats. Site owner/instigator Blaine also runs a brilliant email list for cratediggers - sign up here. Soulman's World Of Beats Phill Stroman knows more about beats than is technically feasible for normal humans. Some of this accumulated knowledge is available here. Don't forget to pick up one or two of his CDs while you're there: Soulman's Choice Joints and Funky 45 Joints even have track listings! |
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Other links I like |
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Lance Armstrong On-Line Cyber-home of one of the very few famous people you can really call a hero. Classic Cafes London greasy spoons reviewed by decor. Surreal, but fascinating. Club Beer My other club. The site - almost all the work of my compadre, Ian - is brilliant. My own involvement is limited pretty much to the video vault, but if you want to see Rza, DJ Shadow, OutKast or Tim Westwood waxing lyrical about the club that plays Music That Only Sounds Good When You're Drunk, it's all here in glorious Quicktime. CricInfo The best place on the net to find out what's going on in the world's greatest sport. Fruity's pages Les "Fruitbat" Carter: gentleman, scholar, designer of numerous web pages (including this one), and general all-round mate and top bloke. Find out what's happening in his world, which spans Carter USM, Abdoujaparov and the Who's The Daddy Now? supergroup/tour. Copious opportunities for spending money shrewdly lie within. How To Spot A Virus Hoax Send this link to anyone who emails you one of those "if you open a mail called FRIENDLY it will eat your hard drive" chain letters. Martian FM As near as the UK has got to producing something as compulsively hilarious and on-point as The Onion. Martin Millar.com I have more creative friends than anyone has any right to know. Martin is to Brixton what the Ramones were to New York, only in book form. Martin is also the only person I know who likes Led Zeppelin and Jane Austen equally. His website offers some reasons why, as well as an opportunity to purchase many of his excellent novels. Michael Moore.com Common sense and incisive wit from America's sanest political commentator/broadcaster. My Pointless Opinion A mad Australian expresses himself vehemently but pointlessly every week. Insane, but unmissable. Recent topics include Dr Dre vs Osama Bin Laden, how to deal with an online stalker and a rant against cereal manufacturers who put the same plastic toy in every packet. NUFC.com The best source of information, opinion and general good humour about the only football team that matters. (To me, anyway.) NUJ London Freelance Branch Pen-wielders united will never be defeated. Peace Protest.net People doing things because they don't agree that turning the Afgahnistan sand into glass is the right thing to do. The site contains tons of links to other sources of information and will help put you in touch with peace protests in your area. Serie Z See how far off the pace I am in this season's fantasy league. The Vonnegut Web Fabulously detailed tribute to America's greatest living author. World Clock What time is it? Time to get ill. Wherever you are. |