Author Archives: tubbs

Pete Reilly (Soul Jazz) Interview

I was down at Red Bull Music Academy headquarters in London last night, as I heard they had free beer, Strada pizza and a table tennis table. Sold! Luckily they also were doing a little promo evening for the imminent Culture Clash party (check the link for details- it’s pretty awesome) and I knew that [...]

Posted in Interviews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Cool stuff I was sent in August

I’ve recently discovered that you know your blog is gaining traction not when you get over a certain amount of hits per month or whatever, but when you start getting sent cool shit. By cool shit I don’t mean some lame promo CD (I get sent A LOT of those) but stuff that you might [...]

Posted in Cool Stuff | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Crue-L Grand Orchestra ‘(You Are) More Than Paradise’ (Theo Parrish Long Version 1)(Crue-L Records)

I feel like such a darned hypocrite when it comes to Theo Parrish, the remixer of this record (see my rant about Billy Love for some clarification). I’ve thought him overrated for so long, yet now I think he’s a genius. Inconsistent much? Still, I continue to think his early records are crappy, but I [...]

Posted in Christopher Tubbs's Hit Pick Heatrocks | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Roy Matthews (Vinyl Factory) Interview

This month I thought I’d continue my trend away from DJ’s and producers (don’t worry, they’ll be back) and towards the unsung heroes of the music industry world: the visual artists, industry heads and manufacturers. Roy Matthews is a legend in the field of vinyl record production, an engineer who’s spirited passion for vinyl is [...]

Posted in Interviews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Theo Parrish live in Berlin

Red Bull Music Academy Radio are throwing down some crackers at the moment. I thought I’d pop up this mix series; it contains more Theo Parrish on the wheels than you could ever possibly want in a day, or most certainly need. Enjoy.

Posted in Mixes | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Heads Down At Caravan

If you live in London and haven’t been to Caravan in Exmouth Market, you are without a doubt missing a trick. Caravan is a restaurant headed up by Kiwi Miles Kirby, who was chef at The Providores & Tapa Room in Marylebone for the last six years. In other words it’s pretty hot. Food isn’t [...]

Posted in Parties | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Psychedelic Elevator Mix (for MOS)

I recently recorded this mix for Ministry Of Sound Radio (they broadcast it after Cosmo’s show a couple of weeks ago) and it came out so well I thought I’d better blog it. It’s quite druggy and linear (sort of) which is not really my default mode. I just had a wicked time doing something [...]

Posted in Mixes | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Vintage At Goodwood Competition Closed

Thanks to all of you who entered the competition for tickets to the Vintage At Goodwood festival (see previous post below). The winner is a certain Mr Marcus Hill… Big ups and congratulations!

Posted in Competitions | Leave a comment

Vintage At Goodwood Competition

Yes, it’s competition time again at Heads Down (about bloody time) and I’ve got a stone cold killer for you. I’ve got two tickets to the amazing Vintage At Goodwood Festival this weekend (13-15 of August). The festival has an AMAZING line up of DJs, as well as events pertaining to fashion, film and art. [...]

Posted in Competitions | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Dave Little Interview

Dave Little is a graphic art legend. In fact I think this Newcastle lad is well on his way to becoming an ART legend, full stop! His work for Bomb The Bass,

Posted in Interviews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment