Bring That Beat Back: The Latin Rascals

Hey, baseheads!
There's probably rumours flying round the internets on this, so here's the facts. Base FM took part in the recent radio survey and the ratings results were released last week. Base FM beat Kiwi FM in the ratings, and the weekly total listenership was 10,000 listeners. Apparently Base FM listeners are the most loyal, topping the number of hours listened to weekly -14 hours, ahead of Mai FM, with 8 hours and well ahead of the rest of the pack. (BFM weren't in there this time, but previously they've got 1.3 - 1.7% of the audience, with BFM's weekly total listenership coming in at 40,000 approx. This is of course on a much stronger broadcast frequency than Base FM).
In other Base FM news, Otis and Slave have departed from the Breakfast Show, and Programme director Manuel Bundy has also been let go. Bottom line is that George FM is supporting Base, and the dosh just aint there, yet, so it's maintaining with a roster of volunteer DJs. Sad news, but Base FM continues onwards. Catch the Base FM DJs at Richmond Rd School Fair this Saturday Nov 12 (starts 10am til 4pm) - I'll be there in the early arvo. Come on down and say hi.

Other news, Talib Kweli is rumoured to be playing here in mid February next year.

Buy Brian Eno's synthesizer
From Boingboing: Brian Eno is auctioning off some of his personal music-making gear. The stuff is now up for bid at the 20th Vintage Electric Musical Instrument Auction. From Music Thing:

Brian Eno is selling off his beloved (and battered) DX-7, which was presumably used to compose the Microsoft Sound, among one or two other pieces of music. He's also selling a Prophet VS, Jellinghaus DX-7 Programmer and a couple of Mackie Mixers. The DX7 is already at almost £2,000. Other delights include Tim Simenon (Bomb The Bass) selling his 303 and a load of other gear. Link

Bring That Beat Back: The Latin Rascals

The Latin Rascals

Live on WRKS '85 - download it here...

"The Latin Rascals, aka Albert Cabrera and Tony Moran, come from the strain of unsung classic radio DJ's in NYC. They help break Freestyle music in the mid-80s and also flexed a lot of re-edit, cut-n-paste techniques applied from the Disco era. I'm including snippets from one of their radio sets that aired on WRKS December 1985."