If anyone should know….

“I used to own a record label. That label, Luaka Bop, still exists, though I’m no longer involved in running it. My last record came out through Nonesuch, a subsidiary of the Warner Music Group empire. I have also released music through indie labels like Thrill Jockey, and I have pressed up CDs and sold them on tour. I tour every few years, and I don’t see it as simply a loss leader for CD sales. So I have seen this business from both sides. I’ve made money, and I’ve been ripped off. I’ve had creative freedom, and I’ve been pressured to make hits. I have dealt with diva behavior from crazy musicians, and I have seen genius records by wonderful artists get completely ignored. I love music. I always will. It saved my life, and I bet I’m not the only one who can say that.”

and as a bonus, in discussion with thom

all quiet on the home front while we work out our plot our course on the latitudes. but there’s nothing like a bit of celebrity endorsement to draw me out of the wordwork.

yesterday, one kanye west called in at the hl’s favourite clothing shore and bought two pairs boots designed by my best friend. (they’re beautiful and comfortable and called andre btw and can be yours too if you click here.)

the hl and folk have been lovingly entwined for much of ‘07 -not least because we’d have been naked and barefoot for most of this year without them, but we’ve been known supply the workers with music from time to time and even made an appearance in next season’s lookbook on a rainy day in oxfordshire photoshoot which left me ravaged by briars, covered in several different types of mud as i rambled in wedge heels by christmas common.

but you know how we do.

so when that christmas cheque from your nan comes in you too can buy folk at the folk shop on lamb’s conduit street, or online here, or at liberty and other chi-chi retailers in your city.

The Trailer for Dark Knight-just in time to test drive some hd.

Bit of a half-assed way to get back on the saddle (think I’m in danger of mixing my metaphors like a mofo here) but this is image is so awesome I’ve used it twice. Part of the problem of running two blogs consecutively I guess. There is only so much awesomeness to go round and sometimes you find something that just blows you away so much you want to use it and use it.

It’s been a while since we’ve had a ‘something for the weekend‘ but since the party season is now officially on, I thought it would be a good time to dust it off and whilst basilika have the skinny on the new ulysses 82 goodness (as usual) we’re taking it deep and cosmic.

It sounds like the track carl craig would have made on the nostromo, whilst everyone else was sleeping.

Deep, left and jazzy-just how we like.

man from atlantis-messages

Lets get sweaty (basketball sweaty)

ahh, there we are.

back from the brink. and sweden.

this is a toe in the water post. i’ve almost forgotten what to do, its been so long. but before i’m set adrift again in a sea of wrapping paper, roast turkey and mulled ale here’s something i overheard whilst doing a spot of what rather bizarrely feels like last minute christmas shopping even though we’re only 6 days into advent.

anyhoo, courtesy of the dude who looked a bit like jefferson hack djing in the menswear department of my very favourite shop in london; a gallic cover of an anglo-classic (be still my beating heart) the dynamics and their less disco-more reggae version-de-couverture of miss you.

i’m not sure why this captivated me more than the stone-cold surity of the original, though there’s something in this which sounds like it was the source material and jagger/richards just pinched it. but some crackly production values and a jews harp’ll do that to a girl.

merci et c’est bon d’etre de retour.

the dynamics - miss you