By tubbs | Published:
August 31, 2010
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 (you are) more than paradise, christopher tubbs, crue-l grand orchestra, deep, detroit, Disco, funk, heads down, house, japan, japanese, jazz, long version, only, records, remix, techno, theo parrish, vinyl |
By tubbs | Published:
August 30, 2010
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 12, 12 inch, balearic, bass, christopher tubbs, Dance, Disco, drum, emi, heads down, house, interview, records, roy matthews, techno, vinyl factory, vinyl production |
By tubbs | Published:
August 26, 2010
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 berlin, black music, blog, christopher tubbs, deep, deep house, Disco, heads down, red bull, red bull music academy radio, series, theo parrish |
By tubbs | Published:
August 20, 2010
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 balearic, bar, caravan, christopher tubbs, classical, cocktails, deep, deep house, Disco, east, exmouth market, gastronomy, heads down, jazz, london, martin audio, miles kirby, music, northeast, restaurant, soul, tapas |
By tubbs | Published:
August 14, 2010
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 christopher tubbs, Disco, dj, drug, elevator, guest mix, heads down, house, ministry of sound, mix, Post Punk, psychedelic, punk funk, radio, techno |
By tubbs | Published:
August 11, 2010
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!
By tubbs | Published:
August 10, 2010
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 a guy called gerald, andrew weatherall, art, ashley beedle, cars, Chris Hill, Chris Sullivan, christopher tubbs, Colin Curtis, competition, Danny Rampling, David Holmes, Disco Bloodbath, Don Letts, Dr Bob Jones, fashion, festival, George Power, Graeme Park, greg wilson, heads down, horse meat disco, Ian Dewhirst, idjut boys, Jay Strongman, jazzie b, Jeffrey Hinton, joey negro, Keb Darge, Lascelle Lascelles, Les Spaine, Low Life, music, Noel Watson, Norman Jay, Optimo, Princess Julia, Stevie Kotey, Unabombers, vintage at goodwood, Winston Hazel. |
By tubbs | Published:
August 5, 2010
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 art, bomb the bass, christopher tubbs, dave little, dj, gangs of rome, graphic art, grayson perry, heads down, Heads Down Records, interview, junior boys own, magazine, map of ebstorf, s'express, the aloof, x-ray |
By tubbs | Published:
August 2, 2010
I don’t much like posting other people’s content on Heads Down, but I make an exception for these dudes. As loads of you will be aware, I worked on the Red Bull Music Academy earlier this year in London, which was a fantastic experience. The Academy is a rare example of a superbrand investing in [...]
Posted in Mixes | Tagged balearic, blog, christopher tubbs, Disco, eclectic, esp institute, heads down, house, lovefingers, morgan geist, red bull music academy, red bull music academy radio, techno |