Well its been another week of interesting developments all around Bristol so let’s get down to it with a little round-up of the more tasty morsels.

One of Bristol’s most talented up and coming artists Rory Doona has submitted a piece of artwork to Capcom’s Street Fighter 4 design competition. If he wins, his design will be featured on a huge amount of promotion, and it would be great to have Rory receive wider recognition.

Here’s his submission:


And here are details on how to vote for it:

Click here to vote for Rory's artwork



You can catch Rory drawing live tonight (Tuesday 10th March) at Weapon Of Choice alongside Dylan Shipley. Get yourself down there and show your support!



Whilst we’re on the subject of art, the Crimes Of Passion show kicks off at the RWOE Academy on the 20th March. We’re telling you this now, because spaces are limited for the opening night so get in touch now to book a place and avoid disappointment. In their own words:

“This Spring Bristol’s oldest and grandest gallery, the Royal West Of England Academy is throwing open all 5 of it’s galleries to host a major show by 50 of the city’s best known and most successful graffiti and street artists. This is the first major show of its kind in the city since the Arnolfini’s groundbreaking 1985 show, Graffiti Art and is a full-blown celebration of the city’s rich and diverse contemporary scene.

Bristol has nurtured many of the UK’s most successful graffiti and street artists, including 3D, Inkie, Banksy, Nick Walker, Sickboy, Cyclops and TCF Crew, to name but a few. The city continues to be a breeding ground for a wealth of exceptional creative talent and continues to have one of the UK’s most diverse and thriving scenes.

Crimes Of Passion takes the love of (and heartfelt dedication to) the art form as its starting point, but is far from a typical gallery retrospective, all the artists will be showing completely new work, as well as installation pieces and working both directly onto (and into) the walls of the gallery.

Crimes of Passion will also include a citywide programme of large-scale painting, a photographic exhibition, a film season at local arts cinema The Cube (www.cubecinema.com) and a series of workshops and talks.

Exhibition venue:
Royal West of England Academy, Queen’s Rd, Bristol

Exhibition dates:
21st March – 2nd May


Artists:
3Dom
45rpm
Acer
Andrew Council
Cheba
Cheo
China Mike
Cyclops
Dan
Dicy
Dora
Eco
Epok
Feek
Filthy Luker
Flx
Ghostboy
Haka
Inkie
Jody
K148 (photography)
Kai One
Kato
Lokey
Mag1c
Milk
Motorboy
Mr Jago
Mudwig
Nick Walker
Paris
Poer
Ponk
Richt
Rowdy
Sainty
Sepr
Seza
Sickboy
Silent Hobo
Soker
Sums
Tom Hine
Voyder
Will Barras
Xenz
Yaka
Ziml


Opening night:

Due to expected interest and capacity at the venue the opening night on Friday 20th March is invite only – please email stealfromwork@gmail.com if you’d like an invite.”



Switching it up to music, there are plenty of juicy treats available this week for the sonically adventurous. First up, Appleblim’s podcast for Rinse FM from February is now available for download. A stunning mix of music from one of the true masters of the genre, it’s a must have.

Tracklist:

1. incognito - out of the storm - carl craig remix (talkin loud)
2. dizzy gillespie - long long summer
3. candi staton - evidence (honest jons)
4. grace jones - private life (island)
5. the extras t's - E.T. boogie (sunnyview)
6. gabor szabo - mizrab (impulse)
7. roni & die - jazz note (full cycle)
8. aquarius - drift to the centre (looking good)
9. maze - twilight (capitol)
10. the jones girls - nights over egypt (tsop)
11. aeroplane - caramellas (eskimo)
12. mike monday - swivvety (simple)
13. equalized 002 - (hardwax)
14. roska - (roska kicks and snares)
15. shed - another wedged chicken - martyn remix (ostgut ton)
16. sigha - expansions - hotflush
17. joe - rut - (hessle audio)
18. joe - untitled - (dub)
19. 2562 - kontrol - (tectonic)
20. headhunter - dark room head down - (dub)
21. scuba - tense (hotshore)
22. pearson sound - plsn - (dub)
23. geiom - lame car - (wigflex)
24. untold - can stop this feeling - (hessle audio)
25. ben klock - gold rush (ostgut ton)
26. mr lager and alys blaze - tell me (sub freq)
27. boxcutter - ?? (kinnego)
28. pangaea - memories (dub)
29. beat pharmacy ft. paul st. hilaire -
nuclear race - komonazmuk & appleblim rmx (dub)
30. the black ghosts - full moon - komonazmuk & appleblim remix (southern fried)

Download : Appleblim – Rinse FM Feb 2009 Podcast



Speaking of true masters of the genre, Jakes has another monthly mix available for download too – and it is a sure-fire banger to the core. Get on it!!

Tracklist:

1. ROCK THA BELLS VIP.
2. TROUBLE AN STRIFE.
3. JA NO.
4. URBZ.
5. WATCHERZ.
6. MARZ ATTACKS.
7. MUGEN (LUKE ENVOY) - JAKES RERUB.
8. CUPID (UNFINISHED) teased with HIM IN THE CORNER.

Download : Jakes – Feb 2009 Mini-mix




Central Spillz have some new material up on their myspace. It never ceases to amaze us the amount of hard work this crew puts in and the rewards are just starting to come their way. Three new amazing tunes up so go check 'em out.

Check : Central Spillz Myspace



It’s been a good week for fresh and free music too, firstly from local reprobates Michael J Rocks have contributed to a free EP of music also including The Teknoist and Randomoidz, courtesy of Ninja Columbo.

Download : Ninja Columbo ZombFree EP



Also available is the charmingly titled Pigeon AIDS EP from leftfield merchants Pins & Dubs. Amalgamating genres and sounds into one big knockabout sound, it certainly makes for interesting listening.

Download : Pins & Dubs – The Pigeon Aids EP



Friday 13th may be unlucky for some – but not for Bristol’s clubland. As we’ve mentioned before, we’ll be running the second room this Friday at the newly-opened Basement 45 (formerly the Mandrake) for Empathy, so if you’re not one of the squillion people attending Bloc this weekend, come down for some quality beats!

Room2 – Byte : Bristol 365

POLESTAR Live (Glitchnight)

[SIC] (Drain Records / Dropkick Music)

KELLY TWINS (UFO/BYTE)

ANDY PAYBACK HIFI

DAVE KIRIK (Celebrating his Birthday)


If techno is more your thing, then head on over to Dojos for the ever-excellent Triptic as they have Swayzak as guests this month. Remember they run until 7am so there’s plenty of time to attend! In support is Buoyancy crew Lukas and Justin Gettings aka JG Alim.



Also on Friday is one of Bristol’s best nights for showcasing Bristol talent – Liquid Lounge. As always it’s on at the Croft, and this time round they have another quality line up as you can see.



Saturday’s pick of the action has to be Season Five – this crew is making leaps and bounds in pushing the most forward-thinking sounds in both Dubstep and D&B. This month they have a hot booking in versatile producer Breakage – as well as up and coming producer Untold. It all goes down at the Tube from 10pm on Sat 14th.

As a final note, keep an eye on the vastly improved Headfirst Calendar for updated listings in and around the Bristol area.

Check : Headfirst Calendar

After a weekend of the world apparently coming to an end due to some snow, BUG is back with some tasty treats for you. Coming up this week we have an interview with D&B heroes The Insiders as well as loads of downloads and more. So keep it locked to BUG.




First up make sure you keep an eye on On A Hype where they'll be keeping everybody up to date with all the latest UKHD mixes from their Passion FM radio show. The blog continues to impress and is a vital destination if you're looking for local news on garage, grime, funky and more.




There's a great interview with Rob Smith over at Highrise Clothing's blog. Chris Highrise is always raising the levels and bringing some quality content to his blog so keep checking back there. Its a fascinating in-depth read with one of the true legends of the Bristol music community, so get yourself over there to take a look.



Another BUG favourite in Peverelist has contributed a candid interview via Richard Carnage to Resident Advisor, a truly monumental interview in our opinion which covers some interesting ground. Good news also reaches us that Orchestral Lab by Guido will make it's release on Punch Drunk soon, which is cause for celebration if ever we heard it.




Last week we brought you the Bristol: Rise Up special from Mary Anne Hobbes show, and this week we had to include her first podcast for XLR8R. Normally we wouldn't feature mixes from artists outside of Bristol (kind of defeats the point of the blog otherwise!) - but this mix features seven Bristol-based artists so it seems churlish to not put it up!

Tracklisting:

01 Durrty Goodz vs Taz Buckfaster - "Destruction" (Dubplate)
02 Joker & Ginz - "Purple City" (Dubplate)
03 Martyn - "Elden St" (3024)
04 LD and Benga - "Yes Yes" (Dubplate)
05 Reso - "Octacon" (Dubplate)
06 Kryptic Minds & Leon Switch - "Six Degrees" (Swamp81)
07 2000F and JKamata - "You Don"t Know What Love Is" (Hyperdub)
08 DJ Pinch - "Teleport" (Planet Mu)
09 Kode 9 & LD - "2 Bad" (Dubplate)
10 Zed Bias feat. Ghost 1 & Jay Electronica - "The Cauldron" (Sidestepper)
11 Boxcutter - "Sidetrak" from the upcoming "Arecibo Message" (Planet Mu)
12 Pangaea - "Memories" (Dubplate)
13 Joker - "Digidesign" (Hyperdub)
14 RSD - "Forward Youth" (Tectonic)
15 Goth Trad - "Cut End" (Deep Medi)
16 Gatekeeper feat. Grilza & Dread MC - "Ignite" (Dubplate)

DOWNLOAD : Mary Anne Hobbes XLR8R Podcast



Everybody's favourite Papa HENCH aka Jakes has promised a mix a month this year, and here's the first from January. Every single tune is disgusting as you'd expect from the man like Jakes, so get on the download!

Tracklisting:

1. REMEDY - DUB
2. MR DINGALING feat BEEZY (JAKES RMX) - DUB
3. MUTHAF**KA / GOLDIELOCKS (JAKES RMX) - DUB
4. WARFACE - DUB
5. FEEL - DUB
6. 3K LANE VIP - DUB
7. CUSTARD CREAM - DUB
8. ROC THA BELLZ VIP - DUB

DOWNLOAD : Jakes - January Mix



Just a little heads up too: BUG will be going live this year all over Bristol, showcasing the best local artists in all manner of environments. For our first event, we'll be joining up with the legendary Empathy to provide you with some fantastic music at the newly launched Basement 45 (formerly The Mandrake) on Fri 13th March.

Unlucky for some maybe, but not anybody who ventures down to check out our room featuring long-time BUG favourite and GlitchNight mainstay Polestar alongside [SIC], The Kelly Twins, Andy Payback Hi-Fi and Dave Kirik. Something for everybody and all for a fiver in advance.


Back to present times and of course this weekend it's Valentines, so prepare to empty them wallets in the dim hope of a bunk up at the following events:



SeasonFive are really going from strength to strength at the moment and this event looks to be another step in the right direction with a rock solid line-up for the discerning amongst you.




If you fancy something a little more rough and tough then head down to Clockwork for Beat Bristol, with a seriously bass-heavy roster of big names.



If you prefer to party on Friday 13th instead (two this year - yikes!) then head down to The Croft for Liquid Lounge's 3rd Birthday, and with 3 amazing local bands and more DJs beside, this is definitely 100% BUG approved.

STUART WILKINSON - ROLLERCOASTER

BUG considers it a good day when Bristol living legend Stu Wilkinson drops a mix on you, as those days are few and far between. The Empathy and Digital promoter and all round top house DJ has sorted us out a right corker here, a perfect solution to the headaches of NYE with some beautiful shimmering house and techno to get your brain back to some sort of normality. Superb.

Tracklisting

1. M83 "Dont Save Us From The Flames" (Gooom)
2. Charlie May "Midnight" Adam Parker Vocal Sample (GU)
3. Skylark "Too Much Information" Manuel Tur Remix (NRK)
4. The Timewriter "Flicking Pages" (Plastic City)
5. Jim Rivers "Mirage" (Simple)
6. Minz "Chinese Drip" (Quatrieme Records)
7. Pindrop "Madhouse" (Bedrock)
8. Fairmount "Down The Rabbit Hole" (Trauum)
9. Ormatie "Twisted Years" (Hope)
10. Komytea "Helikopter" (Fq Inside)
11. Jim Rivers "Empathy" (Bedrock)
12. Oliver Koletzki "Music From The Heart" Alex Dolby remix (Hell Yeah Recordings)
13. No Brainer "Orange" (Misfit)
14. Jurgen Paape and Boy Schaufler "We Love" (Kompakt)
15. Longview "Will You Wait Here" Ulrich Schnauss Mix (14th Floor Rec)

Samples

- Butch "1000Lords"
- Gui Boratto "Haute Couture" (Kompakt)
- LJG

DOWNLOAD - STUART WILKINSON : ROLLERCOASTER MIX



WASCAL - JANUARY 2009 MIX

Wascal drops these crazy mixes month in month out virtually with absolutely no drop in quality - plenty of styles and sounds on offer here amongst 43 tracks. No wonder he's fast becoming a DJ in demand across Bristol.

DOWNLOAD - WASCAL : JANUARY 2009 MIX



WEDGE - BRISTOL XMAS DUBSTEP RADIO EXTRAVAGANZA

Bit late on this due to the festive season but on Wedge's Sub FM show back in December pretty much the cream of the Bristol dubstep crop passed through to smack down serious duplate pressure and the results are firing! No tracklisting on this one but check the participants and you should need no further encouragement to get downloading!

PINCH (Earwax, Tectonic, Subloaded, 'king of bristol dubstep')
RSD (Punch Drunk, Smith & Mighty etc)
APPLEBLIM (Skulldisco, Applepips, FWD)
HEADHUNTER (FWD, Tempa, HENCH fam)
JAKES aka Papa 'Ench (Legend)
PEVERELIST (Punch Drunk, Subloaded)
WEDGE (HENCH, 3.5, League of the shamed)
KOMONAZMUK (HENCH, Mode, Combat)
WHITEBOI (Whiteboi audio, Combat, Mode)
GATEKEEPER (Skulldisco, Punch Drunk, HENCH)
ATKI 2 (Monkey Steak)
FORSAKEN (Soul Motive, Punch Drunk)
SUPERISK (Sureskank)
WASCAL (hammer, omg)
GEMMY (Punch Drunk, HENCH)
THINKING (Reduction)

MC's

MC SCARZ
MC SHADZ
MC GRILZA
MC KOAST

DOWNLOAD - WEDGE : BRISTOL XMAS DUBSTEP RADIO EXTRAVAGANZA