Rock and Pop: Latest News > October 13
Published: 13 October, 2011
by ROISIN GADELRAB
IT seems London’s parking controls have irked Wretch 32.
He told me: “I’m not feeling this parking permit, I can’t park anywhere in London without getting a fine and I think it’s a big money spin, it’s not there for what they first introduced it for so I’ll probably abolish that law and my fines.”
The rapper also revealed he was drawn to sample The Stone Roses’ single Fools Gold for his hit Unorthodox because it reminded him of football, telling me: “I thought the Stone Roses sample was a great riff and really wanted to make a British rap sounding record so I thought it’d be good to get a sample. We weren’t sure if we were going to be able to get it cleared at first... I remember being younger it kind of reminds me of playing football, I don’t know if it was on an advert or something. Yeah it’s like a football riff so that’s what drew my attention to it.” I wonder what the indie kids I grew up with would think...
• Congratulations to Tufnell Park singer Sophie Habibis for getting through to the next round of X-Factor. Beautiful voice and great new fringe too.
• Oxfam’s Oxjam Festival is taking over Islington, this week with De Shamonix, Ivan and the Wolves, Dana Immanuel and Without a Third all playing The Horatio on Holloway Road (October 14). Details about an even bigger event next week.
• David Bowie’s the artist of the month for The Boogaloo’s Under The Influence night (October 17), where acts including Zeth Townsend and Rob McCabe will each cover one of the Thin White Duke’s songs as well as play their own.
• Grunge nostalgia time again as Soul Asylum play The Forum (October 15).