Posts from — July 2009

U.S. Soul singer Leela James is playing at John Dee in Oslo on sunday. You don’t want to miss out on this one. Check out this YouTube video and you get my point. She has been likened to soul greats such as Aretha Franklin and Chaka Kahn and has released two full length albums, the latest being this years “Let’s do it again”. Leela is more than capable of doing her own shows nowadays, but she has also toured with artists like Macy Gray and the Black Eyed Peas. Collaboration-wise she has people like Kanye West, Wyclef Jean and Raphael Saadiq on her CV. 

Personally, I’m still at Lovebox Weekender in London, so I am a bit bummed about missing out. Especially as she did two shows in London only days before I arrived. Anyway, I would be happy if you attended – it will be a great show. Be sure to tell me all about it afterwards!

There are still tickets left (billettservice), so be quick!

I can’t wait. So many great artists wrapped in the best festival atmosphere I have experienced so far. This will be my third consecutive year in Victoria Park, and this year I am bringing more than a dozen friends over from Oslo to share in the hedonistic indulgence.

For those of you who still haven’t made your mind up, or those of you that need to get into the groove, I have made a Spotify playlist with most of the artists playing over the weekend. It is going to be difficult to listen to everything, but I’ll do my best. 

There are still a few tickets left, so get your act together!

I am looking forward to dj’ing at Hells Kitchen on friday. I’ll bring my usual selection of funk, soul, breaks and disco – a lot of it you should be familiar with if you are a loyal reader of this blog. A lot of good music being released these days, so expect a lot of new gems. Hells Kitchen is a small, old school bar/restaurant with a kick ass Funktion One Soundsystem (can’t wait!).  I’ll be playing from about 2300 until 0300. See you there?