The Throwout Volume 5 (FREE Mix), Show Announcement, EC Recommends

Hey guys,


Gonna get straight down to business with this post. Our very own DJ Illas and his fellow wax spinner/fondler DJ Heritage have finished number five in their ever-popular 'The Throwout' series. So, here it is 'The Thowout Volume 5' - and it's FREE!

It features brand new tracks from Method Man, Raekwon, Reflection Eternal, Curren$y, Big Sean, El Da Sensei, Logic, Jehst, IronBraydz, Poison Pen, The Roots, Skyzoo, Emilio Rojas plus many more! If you know your hip hop you're gonna love it and, if you don't, you can get to know!!

-----UPCOMING SHOWS-----

Ok, in the last post I gave you the updated gig list. As Jack Flash is still on official business (as an EOW representative) in Germany, we are going to be doing a slightly different show at Manchester Jazz Festival. This was always the plan as we're on at 11.45am in St. Anne's Square, 26.07.10 (more details HERE).

So, for MJF we are going to be doing a more chilled out set, with more room for us to kick back, change the pace of songs (seeing as it's a 'jazz' festival!), and add a few new sections. It should be a lot of fun but please don't come expecting to see our usual 'high-energy' set - this is going be different, but we've been working hard at it and feel it's going to be the most suitable thing to do at 11.45am on a MONDAY morning!!

P.S the rest of our live show dates can be found on our Myspace :)

------EC RECOMMENDS-----

Every so often an album comes along that the whole band agree is, to put it simply, AMAZING! Well, we feel that 'Janelle Monae - The Archandroid' is definitely one of those albums. We're sure you're going to hear alot more from this artist as she reaches towards global mega-stardom but, whilst we wait for the sun to come back out, get your ears round this :)

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And finally,


I hope to be able to bring you more news on our own recordings soon, we're currently in the process of getting them mastered - I'll report back when we have things confirmed!


As always, for the most up-to-date LIVE show listings please see our Myspace or Official Website


Big Love,


JB
EC

Interview and gig review from Trafficmag

Hey guys,

Trafficmag did an interview and gig review of our show at the Elbow Rooms. They said some really nice things about us and we feel that the interview really shows what we're about at the minute.

Read the whole thing here:

Anyone within Yorkshire who has their ears to the ground and a taste for good music of any genre will probably have at least heard of Extra Curricular in recent months.  The Huddersfield-based band features nine talented musicians crossing several genres including hip-hop and soul.  Fronted by well-respected MC Jack Flash and singers Ruby Wood and Thabo, they have been building a solid reputation for tear-out shows in the local area which unite fans from all backgrounds in their appreciation.

Their recent live show at the Elbow Room, Leeds proved a great opportunity to sit the band down and ask them a few questions before the night’s entertainment commenced.  The interview was with the three vocalists but also present were bassist Jack Button, drummer Noah Burton, guitarist Martin Chung, sax player John Waugh, Greg Nicholas on the horns and DJ Illas.

Tell us a little bit about how you first came together as a band.
Jack Flash:    We’re maybe two-and-a-half years old now as a group.  We all have solo things going on, whether they’re projects, touring or whatever.  We came together as a jam band, then it progressed and grew.

It kind of nicely evolved without pressure and now we’re a full touring band. - hence the name Extra Curricular.

JACK FLASH 24

Our boy Jack Flash has been saving the world one verse at a time..............




.......that is: he's dropping one 24 bar verse, every week, for 24 weeks - phew! He's got to week 8 so far and this week his verse is over The Roots - Can't Stop This - check out here:



Catch up with him here....

Week 7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bjnse0TwTOA

Week 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV4UTJKWEtc

Week 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KNMxba2Qhw

Week 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9ECLMTUKZk

Week 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9p9-oK8-8s

Week 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUCPnrhySk0

Week 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPLqSsEmLfI

Enjoy!