| The Ole' The Nu Wave/ Special Edition of The Catacombs |
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Tonight I am live from the Catacombs with a Blended Sound of Ole School House and New Tracks, Yes, I am using my cassette collection again from my attic! Cool Stuff from Q102 & DAS & Power 99 from 1990's to 2001. Listen for some really obscure cuts.. More to come... Also Check out this show available for download and play on your I-Pod or MP3 player at Click here Well folks there a documentary out that YOU must check out! It's called "Maestro" about the invention of House...It was on Logo last week and I caught like 2 minutes of it before it ended. I must find this film..and when I do..you will hear about it.
Out for a spin By ROBIN EISGRAU If you're a dance music enthusiast who has only heard nostalgic whispers about legendary New York clubs like the Paradise Garage and the Loft and the DJs who rocked those turntables and you want to get more of the full story, this documentary is required viewing. read more below..after the jump.
MAESTRO Written and directed by: Josell Ramos.
"Maestro" shows us the roots of DJ culture, New York style, as interview subjects wax lyrical about t he DJ prowess of Larry Levan, the resident DJ at the Paradise Garage and how he played a major role in inventing house music. Early club DJs such as Francis Grasso, whom many consider to be the very first club DJ, and Nicky Siano, who DJ'd at underground club The Gallery and Studio 54, get talked about and talk about their experiences in the clubs. (One wants to see footage of Grasso behind the decks at either Trude Heller's or Le Jardin but there is none — instead we see him nowadays, shortly before his passing.)
Hearing so many people talk about how great these clubs were really makes you want to go to them or at least hear the mixes the DJs came up with. (Most of the music in the film was made specifically for the film and is not the classic dance tracks the DJs would have spun, which is a little dissapointing.) DJ Francois K is eloquent and moving in his diatribe on the toll AIDS took on the scene, and when the film talks about the death of Levan and the closing of the clubs, there's a palpable sense of loss that comes through. A fond look back at the roots of much of today's DJ culture, "Maestro" is a passionate testament to a bygone era.
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