Steve Porter - Press Hop ft. Allen Iverson

Steve Porter - Press Hop ft. Allen Iverson

We found this a little while ago, and think it’s clever, brilliantly done, and funny as hell too. Producer & DJ Steve Porter has brilliantly cut and spliced a selection of infamous sporting rants into a 4 minute, hip-hop mash-up of epic proportions!
Just remember guys, it’s only a game!

TAA Flight 062609

TAA Flight 062609

We were packed to the rafters this week with My House Your House and Justin TV going a little crazy for the new tunes, and who can blame em?!? I played some awesome new tracks from Hector Works, a couple of cuts from the brand new Roy Davis Jr. sampler, a cheeky Office Gossip remix [...]

Timo Garcia - Boom (Berwick St Recordings)

Timo Garcia - Boom (Berwick St Recordings)

First in a series of singles to drop from Timo Garcia’s artist album Wonderlust Bug is Boom, a sensational, melodic but powerful deep house number, packaged with a healthy selection of remixes from DJ Pierre, Onionz, Kid Blue & Akashic 11 that’ll have you covered for any dance floor.
CheckPoint takes a closer look through [...]

Christopher R. Weingarten @ 140 Characters Conference NYC

Christopher R. Weingarten @ 140 Characters Conference NYC

Here’s Christopher R. Weingarten (@1000TimesYes). He’s a music writer for RollingStone.com, Village Voice, Revolver Magazine and many more, speaking at The 140 Characters Conference in New York in earlier this year.
The man definitely speaks the truth, and we love it! He’ll love it around here… there’s nothing but authentic reviews, charts and editorial from our [...]

CheckPoint & Jay-J Interview

CheckPoint & Jay-J Interview

In late 2008 CheckPoint got together for a very revealing chat with the international dance music superstar Jay-J. There’s a little bit of everything in here… the early years, being commissioned to produce a track for the Beijing Olympics and… really bad work-out mixes! You’ll see a whole new side to both artists in this [...]

Tyrrell - LaLaLaLaLaLa (Zodiac fan video)

Tyrrell - LaLaLaLaLaLa (Zodiac fan video)

This is the incredible video created by a Tyrrell fan for his 2007 release ‘LaLaLaLaLaLa’.
We love the fact that a supporter of Tyrrell’s track, a real beauty that’s been played by the world’s best DJs all over the world, has been inspired enough to create a video. And not just any video, this one is [...]

Ray Soo (Zouk, KL)

Ray Soo (Zouk, KL)

Ray Soo, our friend holding it down in clubs and on dance floors across Asia and beyond is a true legend. Whether it’s playing in front of 20,000 people at a festival, programming a new night which will undoubtedly become part of music history or simply working away in his studio on a crazy new [...]

Tiefschwarz - On Up (Magik Johnson Remix)

Tiefschwarz - On Up (Magik Johnson Remix)

So what do you say when you open an email on a Monday morning from one of your favourite producers, and in that email is a link to a remix he’s done of one of your all-time favourite tracks? How about, “HOLY S#!&… this is going to be a great week!!!”? Well, we did!
You’ve [...]

Internet Radio? You bad, bad boy…

Internet Radio? You bad, bad boy…

One of the fastest growing sectors of the music industry is without doubt Internet Radio.
However, short of blurring out this editorial while scream-writing all manor of F, C and S-bombs, there couldn’t be a dirtier 2 word combination, as far as labels and right’s owners go. What’s going on?
I’ve been involved with internet radio for [...]

Timo Garcia - Wonderlust Bug Album

Timo Garcia - Wonderlust Bug Album

This month, world renowned dj, producer and label owner Timo Garcia releases his debut album Wonderlust Bug. One of the most hotly anticipated artist albums of 2009, Wonderlust Bug displays an awesome variety of Timo’s productions, complimented by his incredible turntable proficiency, in a brilliant 75 minute journey.
If you just can’t wait until May 15th, [...]

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