Saturday, April 16, 2011

The Music Years....Part three.

Part three.
Some years later when I was about 17, I moved to Ibiza. The thumping drums and sounds of John Digweed and Paul Van Dyke's 'For an Angel' coming from the speakers, were enough to make anyone wanna take 'E' . I had a crazy few years on that dance scene, altho there was no hip hop in Ibiza, that never stopped me searching, or harassing the DJ's for Snoop or Dre.
Always in the centre of every event, I leave my Covent Garden, London apartment some years later to head to a Brit Awards after party, and made what would become a very dear friend, He was the late Proof, and as soon as I felt cool enough with him I confided in him about my secret rap aspirations. Expecting to hear a chuckle, he actually took dream seriously, and encouraged me to go for it. A little fire sparked inside me and a voice in my head said "you can do it!".
We went on to spend the rest of the evening writing raps, and coming up with the name Misfit. He explained and broke down different techniques, rhymes pattens and all I needed to know to get started. I owe him a lot.
I studied every rapper, old and new, and with a CD Walkman, pad, and a pen always firmly stuck to my hand, I began writing profusely.
....to be continued.

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Thursday, April 14, 2011

The Music Years....Part two.

Part two.
My second phase came shortly after, and I have to say both genres altho completely different on first reaction, I think are actually very similar in many ways...
My brother was playing NWA and Ice T and his stereo always managed to drown out my music device
So eventually I accepted defeat and made the transition, altho it wasn't that hard because I was excited by the shock value of Eazy E's rhymes.
Both phases had excelled in controversy, while The Cure Sang "Rape me like a child christened in blood" Eazy E rapped "Fuck the police".
So true my compassionate personality, soon enough I knew more about Hip Hop than my brother, or anyone else did. I knew the words to the whole NWA album and would rap them for anyone that would listen.
That's when my desire to become a rapper arose, I was a young teen still living in the English countryside, a million miles away from Compton. This is a far fetch dream, I will keep this one to myself, I decided.
....to be continued..

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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

The Music Years....Part one.

Part one.
Nowadays when I'm writing a song I do not conform anymore.
Music has always been a huge role in my life, my escapism, as I'm sure most agree.
And I've had my fair share of phases, I started my life off as a goth, I did however still keep it glamorous, my lipstick more perfectly applied than that of The Cure's Robert Smith and I still favored pink hues, I did however dye my hair black.
I remember my grandmother, bless her soul, was mad at my mother for allowing me to wear make up as part of my daily routine from around 5 years old, but when I died my hair black she flipped! "she's just a child, what are you doing?" But my mother exclaimed "I'm letting her get this shit out her system early."
And yup she sure was right, because long gone are the days of 10 holed Doctor Martin's (which were in fact my older brothers, thus being at least 4 sizes too big), tied dyed skirts and Morticia Adams hair. It was tho, in this phase that I began song writing, or, probably more poems then as I had no clue how to make up melodies.
I would spend every possible moment of everyday with The Cure spinning on the record player, I owned some really rare vinyl's, I had the purple 7" of 'Pictures of You' let's just say I was a super fan, and I justified it because i was from the same town in England they were from.
The Smiths would also alternate in-between, amoung other indie rock bands such as - EMF, Siouxsie and the Banshees, James and Depeche Mode.
The Cure and The Smiths were my favorite tho and I would literally loose myself in a pre-teen trance.
.....to be continued.


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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

April. Period drama series month. and my Birthday.

After waiting for what seemed like two years for The Bogias to air it finally arrives, my high expectations from Michael Hirst et al were not too high. It was visually amazing, intense and as expected very sexy.
I know the history of the Bogias all too well, and I am excited to see how this new Showtime original series plays it out.
Now if that was enough excitement for my history fanatic eyes, in the same month Starz's Camelot and HBO's Game of Thrones is also gracing my 40-sum inch LCD. I feel like I'm being spoilt!
I thoroughly enjoyed Camelot and am looking forward to Game of Thrones, next sunday, perfect end to my Birthday weekend! Sean Bean is a fantastic actor, loved him in the recent Black Death.
Also this past weekend, in more recent and American history, The Kennedy's aired on Reelz.
Aside from the annoying commercial breaks which made me feel more like I was watching a soap, as apposed to an original drama on the epic event's that happened in the US, mid sixties.
I learnt a lot watching it, as i found myself 'WiKi-ing' each Kennedy to really understand that period.
So many tragedies in one family, but an extremely strong family nevertheless. Makes me wonder if The 48 Laws of Power was in reference to them.