Cardiff Twestival

If your reading this there is a good chance that you're into two things. The first is Hip Hop, the second is web 2.0 technology such as blogs, social networking sites and Twitter.

In Cardiff on 12 February there is set to be a big meet up of Twitter heads in the Funky Buddha Lounge, with entrance money being used to raise funds for chairty: water. Their looking for entertainment to make the night go off with a bang, nothing in my opinion does that better than a few funky breaks. So this is a chance for the Cardiff Hip Hop community to show them what their made of by participating or just coming along (assuming you're on twitter that is).

Twestival is a global event and there will be similar parties being held across the globe at the same time in 105 different cities all to raise money for the same charity. The idea was originally started by a group of tweeters in London last September and has rapidly spread across the globe becoming an Internet phenomenon.

If your interested in playing or helping out with the organising of the event then you can get in contact with cardiffwebscene, who are organising the Cardiff event, through their twitter account or their webpage. They are also planning to meet on Monday 19 February at 6.00pm in the Funky Buddha Lounge, so if your about you could stop by then.

Linkage 8: Scorzayzee, Cappo and Styly Cee

Over the past month Nottingham veteran Scorzayzee has been uploading a shed load of material to his new youtube channel scorztv. It is just the kind of quality you've come to expect from one of the North's finest. If you were in any doubt why he is so celebrated just watch the video below of him acapella at Kung Fu.



Sticking with the Nottingham theme, Disorda at Suspect Packages has posted a video of Cappo's freestyle when Styly Cee and Caps dropped in to do an interview on Suspects Radio. They were promoting their excellent H-Bomb EP which is a true slice of quality banging Hip Hop if ever their was one.

Rappers on Twitter

If your into your web 2.0 gizmos and like to stalk famous people, you might want to check out this handy resource to follow all your favourite emcee's every move. Rappers on Twitter displays all recent tweets form a veritable who's who of modern Hip Hop.

However I'm not too sure about the authenticity of some of these accounts especially given that Biggie seems to have found the giant broadband connection in the sky.

Search for the best independent music store

Clash Music is on the hunt for the best of the UK's independent record stores. Here in Cardiff we are blessed with both Spiller's Records and Catapult which serve up a fine slice of independent knowledge (along with the music) for fans and DJs respectively. Not to mention the beat digger's haunts in Cardiff market.

Clash argue, quite rightly, that much of the pleasure of shopping for and networking around music has been destroyed by the dominance of chain stores and Internet shopping.

If you a fan of truly independent music and value to experience of buying records along with just listening to them than give them a shout and show some support for Cardiff's independent streak, or your own local favourite.

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Inroducing Wales tonight on Radio 1

Chrome Kids member Kaptin will be hosting a mash of of Hip Hop, dubstep and electro on Radio 1 at midnight tonight. He is sure to be dropping a few home town heros tunes along with the likes of Lowkey and Shystie.

The set will also feature a session from Newport hipster rap duo The Binary Kids presumably featuring more derived from confectionary adverts. Their MySpace page says they are supporting Sway as well so if you miss them their you can always catch them Live at the Barfly in February.

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Old School Mix with Demo T.F.P

Swansea DJ, Demo, has put together a brief but beautiful mix of golden era nuggets over at his MySpace page.

It's a devastating shot in the arm of breaks and cuts at at a little over a minute is definitely worth you time to listen to.

This was unearthed courtesy of Waxer over at Disco Scratch where he's been posting up a shed load of old school mixes and tape rips for everyone's delight over the past few months.

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Sway @ Cardiff Barfly 19 Feb

Little Derek is coming to Cardiff Barfly on Thursday 19 February. Don't miss your chance to catch one of the UK's premier talents drop science in the Diff.

He's also got a new freestyle up on his myspace specifically to remind you that his album's still out and if you want it you should probably part with your hard earned for it.

You can buy tickets from the Barfly website. No news on support acts as yet.

Update: The Binary Kids will be supporting according to their myspace page.

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