Some favourites of 2011:

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Blog-wise, and I don't tend to have much time to scout round the blogs these days, but my favourite urban music blog has to be Semtex's blog: http://DJSemtex.com. In terms of useful websites that I've come across this year, We Transfer has to take the prize here: http://WeTransfer.com. There've been many albums I've enjoyed this year, but 'Watch The Throne' from Jay-Z and Kanye West, 'Take Care' from Drake, SBTRKT's self-titled debut, 'Every Kingdom' from Ben Howard and Noel Gallgher's High Flying Birds self-titled album, are all firm favourites.

This year has seen some of the artists who I've bashed people over the head with on Twitter come to see huge success, in particular, Emeli Sande and Ed Sheeran, two amazingly talented British songwriters. I'd like to say I was championing Ben Howard also, but he appeared on my radar very late in the year, thanks to Lauren Laverne on BB 6 Music. Also through her show I was very pleased to be introduced to the work of Bon Iver, Lana Del Rey, M83 and some new Friendly Fires output that I'd have probably otherwise missed out on. 

In terms of the producers who I feel have excelled this year, it's certainly worth noting what the likes of 2 Bears, RackNRuin, Redlight and of course Noah Shebib (Drake's producer) have been doing. They've all produced some great music during 2011. Music people who have been an inspiration to watch and learn from this year most certainly include Eddy Temple-Morris (for his unique, all round manner, and great CMU columns I've previously blogged about), Nick Bright (a leading light at BBC 1Xtra, in terms of quality presenting talent) and Zed Bias (the mans work rate scares me... and we get told we're super-productive! Zed is on a whole new level of the term 'productive').

I could go on, but I want to keep this short, really. It's been a great year for British music, and a great year for us as HeavyFeet. Big up 2011!

Mike HF

Filed under  //   BBC 6 Music   BBC Radio 1Xtra   Ben Howard   Bon Iver   Dj Semtex   Drake   Ed Sheeran   Eddy Temple Morris   Emeli Sande   Friendly Fires   HeavyFeet   Jay-Z   Kanye West   Lana Del Rey   Lauren Laverne   M83   Nick Bright   Noah Shebib   Noel Gallagher   RackNRuin   Red Light   SBTRKT   The 2 Bears   We Transfer   Zed Bias  
Posted December 31, 2011 by HeavyFeet 
 

Eddy Says...

Hows that for a pretty amazing picture!?

I've blogged about this before, but you should really read Eddy's column over at CMU every so often. He's a great, fluent writer, and his prose is easy to digest and understand, not just for those with a creative soul. 'Eddy Says' is always a good read. Recent column topics cover his work with C.A.L.M, dealing with racism as a kid (slightly ironic, as this week has been about the whole '#mytramexperience' thing) and his excuse for prolonging his 2011 music round-up (due to an unfortunate hard drive fail).

http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/category/eddysays/

Mike HF

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Posted November 29, 2011 by HeavyFeet 
 

Eddy Temple-Morris - One of the good guys...

For those of you who don't recognise this man pictured above, well, you should, because it's Eddy Temple-Morris, and in my eyes, he's a bit of legend in the music world. (By the way, I didn't just decide to blog about him because he has more hair than the last two people - Mark Hill and Andi Durrant - I've written about!)

Today Eddy posted a Facebook statement regarding why he won't be able to appear at Bestival this weekend. It makes for a very refreshing read in this day and age, where every press release is carefully scripted and proofed by two-three over-paid people at a snooty PR firm. What Eddy says isn't him sounding off in an unprofessional manner, it's a very honestly written, well thought out statement that absolutely sums up his experiences of working with Bestival over the years. Click here to read the full statement (you may need to be logged into Facebook to read).

To some people, this might seem like career suicide to put this type of thing (as Tim Westwood would say) 'on blast', but when you begin to understand the career this man has had (if I even have half the career Eddy TM has had I'll be happy - musician, DJ, radio presenter, event curator and charity ambassador, amongst others), believe me, this is not career suicide, this is Eddy TM doing what Eddy TM does best, being a diamond in the rough, in this insular industry many of us work within, and speaking out on a specific area or subject when necessary. I personally applaud this attitude. I call it 'real talk' (as do many others - Trevor Nelson does a 'real talk' feature on his BBC Radio 1Xtra show a few times a week where he talks about risque - as far as daytime radio goes - topics, live on air). Real talk is much needed in an industry where artists have to often cut through incredible levels of bullshit to get the truth about a certain situation, believe me when I say that.

For additional reading, click here for the 'Eddy Says' feature on the CMU site, and read other interesting articles (regarding Ibiza Rocks, amongst others) from the man himself. I strongly recommend you do so. As I say, Eddy is a bit of legend in my book. 

Mike HF

Filed under  //   CMU Daily   Eddy Says   Eddy Temple Morris  
Posted September 8, 2011 by HeavyFeet 
 

Young & Dumb (Club Dub) on Radio 1:

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The Club Dub of Young & Dumb (feat. Bubbz) was featured on Radio 1 as part of Judge Jules's show last Friday night.

Additional shouts to DJ Target at BBC Radio 1Xtra and Eddy Temple Morris at XFM for the love on the Young & Dumb release over the last few days also. :)

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Filed under  //   BBC Radio 1   Bubbz   DJ Target   Eddy Temple Morris   HeavyFeet   Judge Jules   Stamp! Beats   Young & Dumb  
Posted June 10, 2010 by HeavyFeet