Gil Scott Heron died May 27th at the age of 62. As far as popular culture is concerned he wrote one poem and then fell off the face of the earth.  Now, much as I appreciate how his death has led many writer, critics, and bloggers to write about Gil Scott-Heron as a man (who [...]

It’s always nice to get something sent to you that’s unexpected! This was the case with VenueConnection an act I knew nothing about till they sent me some promos from their forth coming release “Madrid Boogie”. This act as the name of the album implies hail from Madrid Spain and are truly a full touring [...]

I have to admit I have been completely smitten by the just released AfroCubism project from World Circuit. This album is absolutely beautiful and just draws you in and engages you completely!
In 1996 producer and label head at World Circuit Nick Gold tried to convene top musicians from West Africa & Cuba and see what [...]

All quiet over here as all guests from London & Amsterdam have left which makes me sad but also gives me the opportunity to sit down and get into some of the new releases that I had not gotten to.
We opened the show with a wonderful track by Maddslinky also known to many more [...]

I was a little bit naughty this week… a few days before the official release I kicked off the show with the first 4 tracks from Mark Farina’s Mushroom Jazz 7, and you boys and girls seemed to seriously like it! Holy smoke… the shoutbox went a little crazy! MJ7 is out now and available [...]

New equipment and new tunes made for a bumping show this week… and it was really going off in the studio and the shoutbox! First off I have to say… what was I thinking?!? For the last few years I’ve been (stubbornly) using a PC laptop, turning a blind eye each time Traktor froze or squealed [...]

Streetnoise! has arrived! We are very proud to welcome the superb new My House Your House show Streetnoise! to the My Cuppa T family. Hosted by the incredibly talented and infinitely informed Mr Stephen Zelenka - another Brit living it up in LA, the show features a beautifully eclectic mix of funk, soul, rare groove, house, hip [...]

Summer’s definitely here in sunny Southern California, and the tunes have been seriously heating up over the last few weeks too. A huge thanks to the usual contributors: Kahua, 8D Promo, Berwick Street and the man from down under! A special mention has to go to Ian over at Kahua for the superb Kahua Music May 2010 Sampler. You [...]

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 [...]