
One of London’s best kept secrets, Ghostpoet, will be performing live at MOMO in London (25-27 Heddon Street, W1B) on Tuesday 30th March Tuesday 6th April. The incredibly talented Ghostpoet will be providing his unique and fresh combination of rhythmic hip-hop beats and conscious, spoken-word style cyphers. Entry is free, but it would be advisable to get there early (doors open at 7pm).
Enchanted Tunes have presented LIVE at MOMO every Tuesday night for some time now. They’ve hosted UK debuts by … [read more]

In anticipation of Andreya Triana‘s debut single and album, Lost Where I Belong, Ninja Tune are giving away a sneak peak of the Flying Lotus remix of the track. Simply visit this page and it will be yours!
We, at Jus Like Music, broke the news of Andreya Triana‘s first solo release way back in September of last year, but since then Andreya has been constantly in our stream of musical awareness. There’s been the Bonobo singles The Keeper and Eyesdown… [read more]

We’re back with the fourth installment in our Red Bull Music Academy 2010 candidate interviews, and this time it’s the turn of Russian producer Dza! If you haven’t checked them already, don’t forget to go back and check out the interviews we’ve done so far with Lunice, Kidkanevil and ANGO. But, right now, take a look at what Dza had to say for himself shortly before boarding his flight to London…
Jus Like Music: Who are you and where do you … [read more]

Another great lineup at Shoreditch venue Cargo, London EC2A, this Thursday (25th Feb). Continental Drifts’ acclaimed Arts Council-funded Global Local project joins forces with Wormfood!, best known for their ram-jammed nights at Passing Clouds and for curating Valley of the Antics at Secret Garden Party, for a special night at Cargo showcasing the best of the UK’s homegrown African underground scene.
Line-up:
The Worm – mixing the fatness of 21st century production with the roots of West Africa.

They’re back in London! I’m talking about Sweden’s Little Dragon, and they’re gonna be playing at The Garage, 20-22 Highbury Corner, N5 1RD on Thursday 4th March. Little Dragon‘s popularity seems to grow two-fold every time they perform in London, so be quick and snap up a ticket for £12.50 from the Ticket Web site before it’s too late!
Support comes in the form of local lad Jono McCleery, who’ll be delivering his brilliant blend of jazz influenced folk, and … [read more]

The debut single from London’s BUG, which is called Cosmic Lab b/w 20 Winks, drops for free today on Jus Like Music Records. I’m gonna sound a bit biased because this is our release (the name of that record label’s not just a coincidence!), but we’ve always maintained extremely high standards here at Jus Like Music. So, if we’re feeling something enough to actually put it out, then it’s got to be a bit special, right?!
BUG, is a keyboard player, … [read more]

In the third in our series of interviews with this year’s Red Bull Music Academy participants (after Lunice and Kidkanevil), we caught up with ANGO…
Jus Like Music: So, who are you and where do you come from?
ANGO: I’m ANGO, a first generation Scottish Canadian, born in the year of Purple Rain. Currently residing in the UNESCO design capital of the world, Montreal, with my girl and my dog.
JLM: And in your own words, what is it … [read more]

Singer-Songwriter Terra Grimard released her first full length album back in December 2009. She created a contemporary acoustic collection of incredible jazz influenced/pop infused songs, and named it Unconventional Shining.
Unconventional Shining was mixed and mastered by Icelandic producer S. Husky Höskulds, a Grammy Award winner who is known for his work with Tom Waits, Ani Difranco, the Gypsy Kings, Fiona Apple, Yael Naim, and many more. Since his work on her album, Terra Grimard is now part of Groundlift, Husky’s non-exclusive online … [read more]

As recently documented, the Red Bull Music Academy 2010 is currently taking place in London. On Friday night I attended Sin City @ Plan B in Brixton, one of the thirty music events that has been scheduled to take place as part of this year’s Academy.
The concept of the night was to showcase the evolution of bass-driven sounds, with amongst others, renowned Kiss FM DJ David Rodigan representing traditional reggae and dub music, Kenny Ken and MC Skibadee playing an exclusive jungle and … [read more]