Friday 31 March 2017

MARK DEVLIN: UPCOMING TALKS


SAT 8TH APRIL - FREE YOUR MIND CONFERENCE, PHILADELPHIA, USA

Address: Sheraton Bucks County Hotel, 400 N. Oxford Valley Rd., Langhorne, PA 19047
Talk time: 10-11am. (Conference runs 3pm Fri 7th to 11pm Sun 9th April)
Admission: $69.99 individual day passes/ $159.99 all-weekend pass.
Other speakers: Fritz Springmeier, Max Igan, Freeman, Jim Marrs, Jim Fetzer, Lenon Honor, Jay Parker, Ras Ben, David Whitehead
Further info: www.freeyourmindconference.com


SUN 7TH MAY - GUARDIANS OF BLOOD & FIRE, MARLBOROUGH, UK

Address: Coronation Hall, Alton Barnes, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 4LB
Talk time: 3-4.30pm (Event runs 3-9pm)
Admission: £16.22
Other speakers: Cara St Louis, Maria Wheatley, Sylvie Ivanowa
Further info: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/guardians-of-blood-and-fire-tickets-32191700242


SUN 28TH MAY - TRUTH & FREEDOM, SWINDON, UK

Address: Suju, 28 High St, Swindon SN1 3EP
Talk time: 12-1.30pm plus hosting (Event runs 12-6pm)
Admission: Tickets £22 available at http://www.wegottickets.com/event/394579
Other speakers: Max Igan, Clive De Carle, Nathan Riddett
Further info: https://www.facebook.com/events/271636886611112/


SAT 3RD JUNE - GREEN MACHINE AREA, STRAWBERRY FAIR, CAMBRIDGE, UK

Address: Midsummer Common, Cambridge, Cambridge, CB5 8DJ
Talk time: TBC (Event runs 12-10.30pm)
Admission: Free
Other speakers: TBC
Further info: http://strawberry-fair.org.uk/


SUN 11TH JUNE - THREE WISE MONKEYS, TODMORDEN, UK
(CONSCIOUS MUSIC DJ SET & TALK)

Address: Three Wise Monkeys, 15 Water St., Todmorden, OL14 5AB
Talk time: TBC
Admission: TBC
Other speakers: TBC
Further info: https://www.facebook.com/hanumanthailtd/


FRI 7TH JULY - SALUTEM HOUSE, EASTBOURNE, UK

Address: 17 Millbrook Gradens, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN20 8TT
Talk time: TBC
Admission: TBC
Other speakers: TBC
Further info: https://www.ents24.com/eastbourne-events/salutem-house

Thursday 30 March 2017

MARK DEVLIN, MAX IGAN, NATHAN RIDDETT AND CLIVE DE CARLE AT TRUTH & FREEDOM, THIS MAY

Truth & Freedom returns in May, where I'll be presenting a talk on Lifetime Actors and Culture Creation, alongside Max Igan on personal sovereignty, Nathan Riddett on Natural Law and Clive de Carle on health and wellbeing. It's happening in Swindon on the Bank Holiday Sunday at the end of May. Please do grab your tickets in advance if you know you can attend, as this helps the organisers greatly in being able to plan ahead and to meet the upfront costs involved with putting the event on. See you there.

https://www.facebook.com/events/271636886611112/

Wednesday 29 March 2017

MARK DEVLIN SPEAKING AT FREE YOUR MIND 5 CONFERENCE, NEXT WEEK


The Free Your Mind 5 conference is a little over a week away. Fritz Springmeier has now been brought in as a speaker and host following the unfortunate pulling-out of Mark Passio. I’m personally looking forward to Lenon Honor’s talk on how gangsta-rap, and specifically NWA, have been used for social-engineering, Jim Fetzer talking about the implications of Pizzagate and ‘fake news’ and Ras Ben addressing the Mandela Effect.

My talk will be on Lifetime Actors and Culture-Creation, and kicks off the Saturday’s proceedings at 10am.

Sunday 26 March 2017

THE SOUND OF NOW. PLAYLIST & LISTEN AGAIN LINKS FOR 25/3/17

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DJ Q FEAT. POWERDRESS. NAKED TRUTH (EXTENDED MIX) (TSON LOUD GARAGE)

WTS. SKY BLUE (CHARLES JAY REMIX)

TQD (ROYAL-T, DJ Q & FLAVA D): A LETTER TO EZ

MICKY DIANA: FIGHT THE PRESSURE (OPERATOR S REMIX)

PRESCRIBE DA VIBE: KICK IT K-KRAFT: WANT THIS

MJ COLE FEAT. ALYSS: UNDO (MJ COLE’S RHODES REDO)

JACK ROSE: WOMAN LIKE THE OCEAN (DANNY FOSTER & CHRIS BASS UK GARAGE DUB MIX)

APOLLO BROWN & SKYZOO: SOAPBOX (SKIT)

O.C: REAL LIFE

TORAE FEAT. FREEWAY & STYLES: GET DOWN

MILANO CONSTANTINE: COCAINA

WORDSWORTH & JSOUL: SATELLITE

YOUR OLD DROOG: UNLIMITED METRO CARD

THE OTHER GUYS FEAT. J POPE: MOVING ON

MR LUKE & NICHOLAS SAAD: THIS MOMENT

KNOX FEAT. DAWN SOULUVN WILLIAMS. TURN IT UP (KNOX AND WOZNIAK MIX)

KEITH THOMPSON. DO YOU (ORIGINAL VIBE MIX

STREET BEAT OF THE WEEK:
LENNY FONTANA PRES. THE STARLETTS. ON HIS MIND (LENNY FONTANA NYC HOUSE MIX) (TSON HOUSE)

DAVID MONTOYA FEAT. ELIZABETH ACEVEDO. AFROLATINA

DJ RAY BROWN: SEARCHIN’

PAOLA PERONI FEAT. CHERYL PORTER: WE CAN FLY (ANGELO FERRERI FUNKY REMIX)

MR LUKE & NICHOLAS SAAD: WHAT I’M GONNA DO

MILANO CONSTANTINE: IMAGINE (INTERLUDE)

MILANO CONSTANTINE: WAITED FOR SO LONG

SUPERIOR FEAT. BLU & EDO G: MAKE THE WORLD GO

YOUR OLD DROOG. WHITE RAPPERS

YOUR OLD DROOG: NO MESSAGE

TEKNEEK: THE SELF

COMMERCIAL STREET. GIVE ME LOVE


Saturday 25 March 2017

90S GOLDEN YEARS MIX

Preparing tunes for tonight’s revival session in Manchester. In a dark week, some musical relief from better days is very welcome. In that regard I’m happy to share again this mix of killer back-in-the-day tunes. Enjoy!


Wednesday 22 March 2017

THE SOUND OF FREEDOM, SHOW 74

Another showcase of conscious music old and new that you genuinely won’t hear anywhere else.



MUSICAL TRUTH BOOK AD

STRAINJ POETRY: INTRO SKIT

K-RINO FEAT. KO: EVERYDAY

OC: GOOD MAN

ALAIS CLAY: NEVER GONNA HUSH US

DEAD PREZ: THE GAME IS A BATTLEFIELD

DISL AUTOMATIC FEAT. HSK: GUIDANCE

DIRTY DIGGERS: IT’LL BE OK

DVG: WHEN I BREAK FREE

IKAYA: WORTH HIS WEIGHT IN GOLD

ETANA: I RISE

SPIRITUAL: TIME HAS COME

TRUTH TRIP:

KEITH LEBLANC FEAT. MALCOLM X: NO SELL OUT

PAUL HARDCASTLE: 19

LUMAN CHILD FEAT. FRESH DAILY: TIME TO GROW

KEHLANI: THANK YOU

THE SOUND PRINCIPLE FEAT. PHILIPPIA: BECAUSE YOU LOVE ME

CE CE ROGERS: SOMEDAY

JOE SMOOTH: PROMISED LAND

Tuesday 21 March 2017

VIDEO: MARK DEVLIN INTERVIEWS CARL JAMES RE THE MOVIES OF STANLEY KUBRICK

Carl James has made an excellent video of the podcast chat we had last year about hidden symbolism and allegory in the movies of Stanley Kubrick, and some of the revealing social circles that Kubrick moved in. The images really bring the story to life.

MD'S CLUB/ RADIO/ TALK DATES, MARCH/ APRIL '17



Saturday 25th March
The Sound Of Now, Destiny 105FM, Oxford (6-8pm)

Saturday 25th March
Old-school DJ set, Brown Suga’s Soul Survivor, The Lounge, Manchester

Saturday 1st April
The Sound Of Now, Destiny 105FM, Oxford (6-8pm)

Saturday 8th April
10-11am. Presentation, Free Your Mind Conference, Sheraton Bucks County Hotel, LANGHORNE, USA

Saturday 15th April
The Sound Of Now, Destiny 105FM, Oxford (6-8pm)

Saturday 15th April
All Things Funky (with Destiny 105’s Dan Gill,) The Black Swan, Cowley, Oxford

Saturday 22nd April
The Sound Of Now, Destiny 105FM, Oxford (6-8pm)

Saturday 29th April
The Sound Of Now, Destiny 105FM, Oxford (6-8pm)

Sunday 30th April
Community Jam, The Blackbird, Blackbird Leys, Oxford

Sunday 19 March 2017

MD GUESTS AT GUARDIANS EVENT, MARLBOROUGH, 7TH MAY 2017

I’ll be guesting at what promises to be a fascinating event in May alongside Cara St Louis, Maria Wheatley and Sylvie Ivanowa, just a stone’s throw from Avebury in Wiltshire. Full details here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/guardians-of-blood-and-fire-tickets-32191700242

THE SOUND OF NOW, DESTINY 105. PLAYLIST & LISTEN AGAIN LINKS FOR 18/3/17

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PAOLA PERONI FEAT. CHERYL PORTER: WE CAN FLY (ANGELO FERRERI FUNKY REMIX)

MR LUKE & NICHOLAS SAAD: SUNSHINE BLUE SKIES

STREET BEAT OF THE WEEK:
KNOX FEAT. DAWN SOULUVN WILLIAMS. TURN IT UP (KNOX AND WOZNIAK MIX)

LENNY FONTANA & D-TRAIN: WHEN YOU FEEL WHAT LOVE HAS (PACHANGA STORM & ONETWOFOUR REMIX)

KEITH THOMPSON. DO YOU (ORIGINAL VIBE MIX

COMMERCIAL STREET. GIVE ME LOVE

MILANO CONSTANTINE: IMAGINE (INTERLUDE)

MILANO CONSTANTINE: WAITED FOR SO LONG

YOUR OLD DROOG: NO MESSAGE

SUPERIOR FEAT. BLU & EDO G: MAKE THE WORLD GO

O.C: REAL LIFE

YOUR OLD DROOG. WHITE RAPPERS

WTS. SKY BLUE (CHARLES JAY REMIX)

TQD (ROYAL-T, DJ Q & FLAVA D): VIBSING TING

MICKY DIANA: FIGHT THE PRESSURE (OPERATOR S REMIX)

JACK ROSE: WOMAN LIKE THE OCEAN (DANNY FOSTER & CHRIS BASS UK GARAGE DUB MIX)

PRESCRIBE DA VIBE: KICK IT K-KRAFT: WANT THIS

MR LUKE & NICHOLAS SAAD: ROUND WE GO

O.C: SAM

MILANO CONSTANTINE: COCAINA

TONE SPLIFF FEAT. EDO G & FATLIP: PLAYTIME OVER

YOUR OLD DROOG: UNLIMITED METRO CARD

GQ NOTHIN PRETTY FEAT. TRAGEDY KHADAFI: HIGH QUOTA

RAPPER BIG POOH: IN MEMORIUM

MAEYA: ON WAVES

DAVID MONTOYA FEAT. ELIZABETH ACEVEDO. AFROLATINA


Saturday 18 March 2017

THE SOUND OF FREEDOM, SHOW 74

Listen/ Download link:




MUSICAL TRUTH BOOK AD

STRAINJ POETRY: INTRO SKIT

K-RINO FEAT. KO: EVERYDAY

OC: GOOD MAN

ALAIS CLAY: NEVER GONNA HUSH US

DEAD PREZ: THE GAME IS A BATTLEFIELD

DISL AUTOMATIC FEAT. HSK: GUIDANCE

DIRTY DIGGERS: IT’LL BE OK

DVG: WHEN I BREAK FREE

IKAYA: WORTH HIS WEIGHT IN GOLD

ETANA: I RISE

SPIRITUAL: TIME HAS COME

TRUTH TRIP:

KEITH LEBLANC FEAT. MALCOLM X: NO SELL OUT

PAUL HARDCASTLE: 19

LUMAN CHILD FEAT. FRESH DAILY: TIME TO GROW

KEHLANI: THANK YOU

THE SOUND PRINCIPLE FEAT. PHILIPPIA: BECAUSE YOU LOVE ME

CE CE ROGERS: SOMEDAY

JOE SMOOTH: PROMISED LAND

Sunday 12 March 2017

THE SOUND OF NOW. PLAYLIST & LISTEN AGAIN LINKS FOR 11/3/17

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JACK ROSE: WOMAN LIKE THE OCEAN (DANNY FOSTER & CHRIS BASS UK GARAGE DUB MIX)

TQD (ROYAL-T, DJ Q & FLAVA D): BAKED BEANS

MICKY DIANA: FIGHT THE PRESSURE (OPERATOR S REMIX)

FUTUREJACK: IN MY WAY (OPERATOR S REMIX)

TQD (ROYAL-T, DJ Q & FLAVA D): VIBSING TING

K-KRAFT: WANT THIS

PRESCRIBE DA VIBE: KICK IT

MILANO CONSTANTINE: COCAINA

O:C: REAL LIFE

STIK FIGA: HOLDING BACK TEARS

SUPERIOR FEAT. BLU & EDO G: MAKE THE WORLD GO

YOUR OLD DROOG: LISTEN

M-DOT: THE EMPATHY

O:C: SERIOUS

MR LUKE & NICHOLAS SAAD: THIS MOMENT

ANDY CRAIG: AFFECTION (BENE MARSHALL REMIX)

AGENCY: EXPERIMENT (ANT LAROCKS GET DOWN ON THE GET DOWN REMIX)

STREET BEAT OF THE WEEK:
PAOLA PERONI FEAT. CHERYL PORTER: WE CAN FLY (ANGELO FERRERI FUNKY REMIX)

KNOX: JUST GIVE (ORIGINAL MIX)

RAY BROWN: SHED A LITTLE LIGHT (ORIGINAL MIX)

LENNY FONTANA & D-TRAIN: WHEN YOU FEEL WHAT LOVE HAS (PACHANGA STORM & ONETWOFOUR REMIX)

MR LUKE & NICHOLAS SAAD: PUT ON A DIRTY BLAME

MILANO CONSTANTINE: IMAGINE (INTERLUDE)

MILANO CONSTANTINE: WAITED FOR SO LONG

YOUR OLD DROOG: UNLIMITED METRO CARD

GQ NOTHIN PRETTY FEAT. TRAGEDY KHADAFI: HIGH QUOTA

O:C: GOOD MAN

YOUR OLD DROOG: NO MESSAGE

MR LUKE & NICHOLAS SAAD: GOLDEN TEARS

Friday 10 March 2017

GOOD VIBRATIONS PODCAST, VOL. 90: SONIA POULTON - TUPAC & BIGGIE 20TH ANNIVERSARIES

On the 20th anniversary of the murder of Notorious BIG, I thought it was worth re-posting my conversation of a few months ago with Sonia Poulton, reflecting on both that event and the previous killing of 2Pac. I’m sure the LA and Las Vegas cops are still hard at work on trying to solve both cases as we speak.



This podcast is being published on the 20th anniversary of the murder of Tupac Shakur. The murder of his friend-turned-adversary Notorious BIG followed in almost identical circumstances six months later. Guesting to talk at length about these crimes is journalist Sonia Poulton. Sonia is well-known for her contemporary work in both the mainstream and alternative media, but prior to this she was a hip-hop journalist, writing for Black Echoes magazine, appearing on Max & Dave's hip-hop show on Kiss FM in the early 90s, and touring with Notorious BIG in Europe.

We revisit the fateful nights of September 1996 and March 1997, examining some of the detail, and speculating on how it's possible for two such high-profile killings, occurring on two of the busiest streets in the world, to still be "unsolved." This is put into the wider context of the hip-hop landscape of the time, notably the so-called 'East Coast/ West Coast Beef.' Suge Knight, Sean 'Puffy' Combs, Dr. Dre and Eazy E are other prominent figures to get discussed.

In many ways, the murder of these two highly influential artists was symbolic of the 'death' of the once-meaningful, and highly potent artform of hip-hop, with what purports to be that scene - at least in the mainstream - now a total sick joke and toxic caricature of its former self.

Sonia concludes by touching on her recent absence from the public spotlight, unveiling details of her current journalistic projects.

Thursday 9 March 2017

THROWBACK THURSDAY: NOTORIOUS B.I.G, 20 YEARS ON

“’Cos the greatest rapper of all time died on March 9th.”

20 years ago today Notorious BIG was gunned down in Los Angeles. Two decades on the LAPD still don’t seem to be able to find who did it. I’m sure they’ve been working really hard on it though, bless them.

I can remember clearly being told the news on a Monday morning back in 1997. I was working in a magazine office at the time, and a sleazy sales guy came in grinning, saying ‘I bet you’re in morning today.’ When I asked him what he meant he said, ‘you know, that fat rapper who was shot.’ I called DJ Diggz who I worked with on Galaxy 101 to get confirmation, and he’d already heard. The next call was to Jamie Topham at the UK office of Arista to get an official statement.

Here’s the tribute section to Biggie that I broadcast on my Galaxy show that week. R.I.P Biggie.



Tuesday 7 March 2017

MD'S CLUB/ RADIO/ TALK DATES, MARCH/ APRIL 2017


Friday 10th March
6pm. Conscious Music DJ set, Poetic Justice, Hive, Dalston, London

Saturday 11th March
The Sound Of Now, Destiny 105FM, Oxford (6-8pm)

Saturday 18th March
The Sound Of Now, Destiny 105FM, Oxford (6-8pm)

Saturday 25th March
The Sound Of Now, Destiny 105FM, Oxford (6-8pm)

Saturday 25th March
Old-school DJ set, Brown Suga’s Soul Survivor, The Lounge, Manchester

Saturday 25th March
The Sound Of Now, Destiny 105FM, Oxford (6-8pm)

Saturday 8th April
10am. Presentation, Free Your Mind Conference, Sheraton Bucks County Hotel, LANGHORNE, USA

Saturday 15th April
The Sound Of Now, Destiny 105FM, Oxford (6-8pm)

Saturday 15th April
All Things Funky (with Destiny 105’s Dan Gill,) The Black Swan, Cowley, Oxford

Saturday 22nd April
The Sound Of Now, Destiny 105FM, Oxford (6-8pm)

Saturday 29th April
The Sound Of Now, Destiny 105FM, Oxford (6-8pm)


MARK DEVLIN UPCOMING DJ DATES


Monday 6 March 2017

THE SOUND OF NOW. PLAYLIST & LISTEN AGAIN LINKS FOR 4/3/17

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TQD (ROYAL-T, DJ Q & FLAVA D): VIBSING TING

FUTUREJACK: IN MY WAY (OPERATOR S REMIX)

KARL TUFF E NUFF BROWN & TODD EDWARDS: Y O U (SOLUTIONS DEEP HOUSE MIX)

TQD (ROYAL-T, DJ Q & FLAVA D): BAKED BEANS

KATE KLEIN: SHOOTING STARS (MATT JAM LAMONT/ SCOTT DIAZ VOCAL DUB)

PRESCRIBE DA VIBE: KICK IT

K-KRAFT: WANT THIS

MILANO CONSTANTINE: IMAGINE (INTERLUDE)

MILANO CONSTANTINE: WAITED FOR SO LONG

GQ NOTHIN PRETTY FEAT. TRAGEDY KHADAFI: HIGH QUOTA

O.C.: REAL LIFE

M-DOT: THE EMPATHY

YOUR OLD DROOG: UNLIMITED METRO CARD

MR LUKE & NICHOLAS SAAD: ROUND WE GO

ANDY CRAIG: AFFECTION (BENE MARSHALL REMIX)

STREET BEAT OF THE WEEK:
AGENCY: EXPERIMENT (ANT LAROCKS GET DOWN ON THE GET DOWN REMIX)

RAY BROWN: SHED A LITTLE LIGHT (ORIGINAL MIX)

LENNY FONTANA & D-TRAIN: WHEN YOU FEEL WHAT LOVE HAS (PACHANGA STORM & ONETWOFOUR REMIX)

MR LUKE & NICHOLAS SAAD: PUT ON A DIRTY BLAME

PLES JONES FEAT. FREEDAH SOUL: FEEL ALIVE

STIK FIGA: HOLDING BACK TEARS

O.C.: SAM

SUPERIOR FEAT. BLU & EDO G: MAKE THE WORLD GO

MILANO CONSTANTINE: COCAINA

YOUR OLD DROOG FEAT. RAST RFC: NO MESSAGE

PHIFE DAWG FEAT. DWELE & MIKE CITY: WANNA DANCE

KNOX: GROOVESTREET REMIX DUB

MR LUKE & NICHOLAS SAAD: GOLDEN TEARS

Thursday 2 March 2017

MD OLD-SCHOOL DJ SET IN MANCHESTER, SATURDAY 25TH MARCH


I’ll be dropping a session of old-school R&B and hip-hop for Brown Suga’s Soul Survivor in Manchester later this month, alongside the dude Eddie Down.