Pet Sounds Weekly Playlist #45 – 3 Feet High & Sampled

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012. Published in Music & Bands, Pet Sounds Playlist by Tristan Savage

‘3 Feet High & Rising’ was released at the beginning of 1989, it was De La Soul’s debut album, and it’s an absolute blinder. Despite a sometimes reedy production, the style and tunes sound as fresh today as they did back then. It’s known as one of the landmark albums of sampling, Prince Paul behind the desk getting away with murder in a time before harsh copyright rules stifled the magpie creativity that would reach breaking point months later with Beastie Boy’s ‘Paul’s Boutique’.

There have been hundreds of good records that are built around a hook pinched from something else, but this album in particular shows you how to do it with daring, skill and deftness. Listening to a select collection of the originals shows how wide they cast their net, and demonstrates that it’s easy to pinch a beat from an old funk record, but maybe you could try a little harder. Johnny Cash, Yacht-rockers Hall & Oates, cerebral pop masters Steely Dan and a kids record teaching multiplication all chucked into the blender to come out with a hip-hop masterpiece. After listening to this compilation, dig out the actual album and enjoy the melting pot.

Grab the Pet Sounds playlist HERE and check the past playlists HERE.

Happy New Year!! Charlie x

01 Five Feet High And Rising – Johnny Cash [The Magic Number]
02 School Boy Crush – Average White Band [D.A.I.S.Y. Age]
03 Funk You Up – The Sequence [This Is a Recording 4 Living in a Fulltime Era (L.I.F.E.]
04 I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do) – Hall & Oates [Say No Go]
05 Best Of My Love – The Emotions [Say No Go]
06 Funky Worm – Ohio Players [Me, Myself & I]
07 (Not Just) Knee Deep – Funkadelic [Me, Myself & I]
08 Girl, I Think The World About You – Commodores [Buddy]
09 Three Is A Magic Number – Bob Dorough [The Magic Number]
10 Sing A Simple Song – Sly & The Family Stone [Eye Know]
11 (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay – Otis Redding [Eye Know]
12 Make This Young Lady Mine – The Mad Lads [Eye Know]
13 A Little Bit Of Soap – The Jarmels [A Little Bit Of Soap]
14 Peg – Steely Dan [Eye Know]
15 You Showed Me – The Turtles [Transmitting Live From Mars]

Pet Sounds is back on at the One-Eyed Dog this evening from 8pm. Playing the usual eclectic mix from Marvin Gaye to Mantronix. Occasional guests and regular good times, come and get over your new year blues with some ace tunes. Selected 4-pint jugs are just £9

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The 2nd Strong Island Ale – Dry Dock No. 1

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012. Published in Features, Food & Drink, Strong Island by Paul Gonella

As you may know each year we run a home brew competition in February where the winning brew has the opportunity to be brewed by Irving & Co Brewing Co. and sold around the city in the summer. Last year’s brew, the Strong Island Hopper Ale, was hugely successful being one of Inving’s best selling ales and selling out so quickly it went through a second brew run. This year’s winning ale is Dry Dock No. 1, originally brewed by Lee Immins, went on sale in some of Portsmouth and Southsea’s pubs over the weekend.

We spoke to The Hole in The Wall in Southsea who said the new ale went down a storm with it being their best seller on Sunday and with almost two barrels empty by the end of the Bank Holiday weekend. Those guys at the Hole in The Wall and their regular ale drinkers know their stuff so for us this was amazing early news with the ale.

To officially launch Dry Dock No. 1 we are having a launch party with the lovely souls at The Belle Isle on Thursday evening. The ale will be on full flow, come down and try a pint or two. As well as being on sale all around the city the ale will also be available in Chichester’s Belle Isle too, so you can drink it away from home for the first time too.

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The Isle Of Wight Randonnee 2012 – Team Strong Island

Monday, May 7th, 2012. Published in Bikes & Cycling, Features by Charlie Thompson

Just over a year ago, a group of Strong Islanders were sat on the Isle of Wight ferry on our way to the yearly Randonnee cycling event; 60 miles around the island spread across 5 checkpoints. Whilst on the crossing we couldn’t help but admire various enthusiasts and their custom team jerseys. Fast forward a year and it is my great pleasure to unveil the Strong Island cycling jersey. Made as a one off for the event, the jersey is our way of representing this city and all the values that come with it. Thanks to the combined designing efforts of Chris Ballingall and Tristan Savage, we were able to produce this clean, retro looking jersey that 11 of Southsea’s finest could wear to conquer the island’s endless hills. Well done chaps.