Music Jan 28, 2014

Ten years on, Hyperdub finds that it pays to be weird

by James Hadfield

Most journalists hope to get a few decent quotes from an interview. Steve Goodman ended up getting a record label. It was 2003 when the Glasgow-born DJ, producer and sometime music writer interviewed fellow bass enthusiast Kevin Martin for XLR8R magazine. The latter was promoting ...

Music Nov 19, 2013

Japan's juke scene gears up to go foot to foot with Chicago

by Arni Kristjansson

I am at Battle Train Tokyo, the first official footwork dance tournament in Japan. It's being held at Kata, a gallery in the capital's Ebisu district. Sixteen dancers have signed up in the hope of becoming Japan's footwork champion, which comes with a ¥50,000 ...