Presenting: Hot Press's Books of 2024
From a plush armchair in his well-appointed study, @Pat_Carty chooses the tomes that caressed his cerebrum over the last year...
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📸 @bpleasel
While finishing up our first US tour, in Los Angeles, we went in the studio with the legend, Angelique Kidjo 🙌🏽. Cavy people, we can’t wait for you guys to hear the magic we made 🌴 #staycavy
📸- @bpleasel
From Reggae, Rap, and Blues to Brazilian Flutes and a Gospel Choir, Brian Cross takes us on an aural journey unlike any other.
🎶Listen to Brian Cross's playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/11…
Vinyl Hours is available wherever you get your podcasts.
@tiernanhenry@bpleasel
Tonight on the radio - @sly5thave and I talk @bpleasel, Sly’s new LP Liberation on @tru_thoughts , musicians on the album, meeting Dre, his time with Prince and the passing of Casey Benjamin ❤️ - plus 🌎 premiere from @jswisshere
@ReformRadioMCR 9PM BST
Tribute to the late, great Marlena Shaw.
Throwback to the Music of the Unseen show, South Bank Centre, London, Nov 22. Vox @gabriellaliandu#RIPMarlenaShaw
'Deep down, he may have been thinking, “I’m killing it with this beat thing,” but that sentiment would never be made public. During conversations with those closest to him, humility is a common theme, as are consistency, reinvention, and creative thought.‘ @ronniewrites @bpleasel
@DeniseChaila lifted spirits with some chants on the socialist feminist bloc on today’s extraordinary & truly massive @ipsc48 march #CeasefireInGazaNOW#freepalestine “Varadkar do you here — genocide is crystal clear” — shame on the Irish Govt for their complicity #notinourname
Shout out to the OG breakdancers in Limerick.
We teamed up with @Hennessy & asked friends of District 50 questions about hip hop to celebrate its 50th anniversary - What is your earliest hip hop memory?
Enjoy Hennessy responsibly.
Visit drinkaware.ie for more info #SP