BLUETOOTH: WIRELESS
First there was the computer. Then there was the screen; then the printer, the scanner, the zip, the router, the palm... let's just say they give you a mouse. Give the cable a yank. What happens? Well, the damn thing is tied up in knots with all the other cables, innit? The other cables cling onto it like varicose veins to an old woman's leg. It seems that the manufacturers of wireless technology have finally come to some sort of agreement. They're all gonna get a piece of the pie. Cling, cling, cling... the sound of money...
BILBAO CITY BATTLE OF THE BANDS
By the time the powers that be had come up with Operacion Triunfo and Popstars the Bilbao Pop-Rock Battle of the Bands had been around for years, giving unknown bands a chance to make a name for themselves. 15 years to be exact. There are three sections in this year's edition: Pop-rock, Metal and one they've called New Tendencies. If you're looking for a chance to get out of your local rehearsal rooms, you know what you have to do.
SCRATCH CELLULOID
From the origins of hip hop to where it's at today. That's what the film Scratch is all about. It starts with street rhythms and percussion, leads us through the breakdance explosion, vinyl records, the development of scratching, dj competitions and wild music sessions. Some of the people who have changed our perception of the music appear throughout this documentary. Mix Master Mike (Beastie Boys), Rob Swift and the X-ecutioners, Cut Chemist & Numark (Jurassic 5), DJ Craze, The Bullet Proof Space Travelers, Babu (Dilated Peoples), DJ Krush, DJ Premier...
WAVEEEEEEE!!!!
The creation of the Spanish Surf Federation (FES) prevented Basque surfers from taking part in international competitions. The Basque Surf Federation (EHSF) took the Spanish one to court as they felt that many of the norms of the FES went against the constitution. The High Court in Madrid found on the EHSF side in a sentence released on the 16th of October this year. One of the Acero brothers was recently asked the following question in an interview.
- The Basque National Team or the Spanish one?
Check out his magic answer:
- Both of them. But each one in his own back yard.
FINAL SCRATCH, REVOLUTION IN THE DJ BOX
While some of those supposedly in the know were stating that vinyl could never disappear from a DJ session, CD reproducers were already becoming indispensable in certain clubs. The company Stanton have come up with something new and innovative for DJs; Final Scratch. You can control, play and mix any of the Mp3 files on the hard disc. Two turntables, two mute vinyl records (there's nothing recorded there) and an interface connected to the computer are more than enough to be able to mix Mp3 archives the way you've always done, but without using vinyl. Cost price: 800 euro.
