EXTRA CURRICULAR – Won’t Stay Down

Long time friends of Dirt Cheap, Extra Curricular, yesterday released their debut single ‘Wont Stay Down’ – on DJ Doorly’s new label, Pigeonhole This!.

The track has been getting a lot of love from people such as Zane Lowe and Example, with a huuuuuuge remix from SpectraSoul being played on Friction’s Radio 1 show last week.

It’s currently (at the time of writing) up to number 18 in the Itunes Electronic chart, so lets try get it even higher!

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Extra Curricular have been pushing their unique brand of soul-driven music on the UK underground live circuit since early 2009 and now serve up a new EP Wont Stay Down on Doorly’s Pigeon Hole this label with help from the boss himself.

The group combine soul with elements of rock, hip hop, and modern bass culture and are fronted by Thabo, with a live horn section, electric guitar, bass and drums all coming together in mesmerising live jams with boundless amounts of energy all supported by BBC 6Music, 1Xtra and more.

As well as an acapella version, the lead single by EC and Doorly is a dancefloor aligned version of the original that shines bright and kicks hard somewhere between jungle and dubstep. It’s a maximalist sound with rave inducing drums and classic rock rap vocals that will surely blow up on release.

‘Wont Stay Down’ the original grows out of raw guitar notes, swelling synth sounds and a fizzing electronics before an emotive voice sings about the troubles of being knocked down and bouncing back again. It’s a dense network of dubstep energy, live horns and saw tooth synths that combines the best of rock noise with bass energy.

Tracklist:
Extra Curricular & Doorly – Won’t Stay Down
Extra Curricular – Won’t Stay Down (Original Mix)
Extra Curricular – Won’t Stay Down (Acapella)

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All three versions for just £1.79. Go grab it over at ITUNES HERE.

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Extra Curricular – You Should Know Me By Now (FREE DOWNLOAD)

Free download from our friends at Extra Curricular in anticipation of their new EP, dropping on ‘Pigeonhole This!’ this summer.

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Acoustic Revolutionaries Download Site

Acoustic Revolutionaries, Huddersfield’s bi-monthly programme of acoustic music organised by The Media Centre, is launching a new website featuring live recordings from over thirty bands and musicians who have performed at the popular event. What’s more, users can download their favourite tracks absolutely free, to listen again at their convenience.

Acoustic Revolutionaries, based at The Media Centre’s Café Ollo, has been running since March 2007 and since then has grown to be a premier showcase for young Kirklees-based musicians aged between 16 and 25. The concept was devised by Programme and Marketing Manager for the Centre, Clare Danek; the events are organised and delivered by local music successes Ruby Wood and Noah Burton. Performers have included local hip hop heroes Extra Curricular, the award winning human beatbox Ball-Zee, accomplished jazz guitarist Graham Garside, and a host of other musicians from bluegrass in the west to world music from the east.

Danek said, “Acoustic Revolutionaries has grown to be an established feature in the local events calendar, and the new website gives more people chance to hear great bands and musicians. It’s great that The Media Centre can support talent in this way.”

The website can be found at www.acousticrevolutionaries.co.uk and the next Acoustic Revolutionaries night takes place at Café Ollo, The Media Centre, on Wednesday 19th October.

UNDER WRAPS MUSIC

Little update from some of the artists on the new ‘Under Wraps Music’ label…

First up: Thabo and the Real Deal have released their first EP, have a cheeky listen here now, then buy here.

‘Bare knuckle Soul!’
Official website: http://www.thaboandtherealdeal.co.uk
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Thabo-and-the-Real-Deal/179856705410462

Next up, the legendary Extra Curricular! Here are a couple of dates for upcoming shows:

Bar 1:22, Huddersfield
23rd September 2011, 21PM

Hifi Club, Leeds
25th September 2011, 22PM

Bodega w/The Correspondents, Nottingham
22nd October 2011, 20PM

Hootanany Brixton, London
28th October 2011, 23PM

Afterparty Warehouse w/Zane Lowe, Example, Artwork, and Doorly, Huddersfield
29th October 2011, 23PM

Official website: http://www.extracurricularband.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/extracurricularband1

And lastly, as we mentioned earlier, Jack Flash’s tune from forthcoming collaborative album with Wizard. Here he is smashing some bars with Bradford’s Lunar C…

Lunar C and Jack Flash – CALL IT – produced by Wizard

Official website: http://www.jackflashUK.co.uk
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jackflashofficial

Probably enough for you to get stuck into!
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Limetree Festival is a 3 day Music & Arts festival, fast becoming the most diverse, alternative and independent festival in the North of England. Fine out more about Limetree here. Dance Therapy lineup here.

Limetree festival will be featuring, amongst others; Carleen Anderson, Transglobal Underground, DJ E.A.S.E – Nightmares On Wax, Sub-Motion Orchestra, Zero 7, Andy Smith, Kava Kava, Extra Curricular, Ball-Zee & Depthcuts crew!

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Stars

Hot off the presses, friend of Dirt Cheap and frontman for Extra Curricular, Jack Flash’s new joint…

Jack Flash – Stars
Video by Pajama Jama

please watch and then share. More Flash here: http://jackflashuk.co.uk/

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DIRT CHEAP ISSUE .01 HAS DROPPED!

DIRT CHEAP ISSUE .01 LAUNCHED LAST NIGHT AT VERVE IN HUDDERSFIELD. THE NIGHT WAS A STUNNING SUCCESS, WE WILL HAVE LOTS MORE PICS AND VIDEOS COMING SOON! IN THE MEANTIME, ORDER YOURSELF A COPY AND ENJOY!

THANKS TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED WITH THE MAGAZINE AND LAUNCH NIGHT.

MAGAZINE LINEUP:

GURU OF GANG STARR, CHARLI 2NA FORMERLY OF JURASSIC 5, URBAN NERDS, RAEK, 45RPM, ATAK, C215, JONATHAN EDWARDS, EXTRA CURRICULAR, BENAIAH MATHESON, ADRIEAN KOLERIC, STU KINGSTON, NYLON, TOMMASO MELI, DEP, CHOR BOOGIE, MAX MALLENDER, 5KRO, KAVA KAVA, MISTER MEAT, HAWS, CAMILLA TREHARNE, CLAUDIO PARENTELA, MATT CRAV, DAIS BOUTIQUE, THE CONNOISSEURS INDEPENDENT TRADING POST, RADIO FREQUENCY, ROWAN SMITH, MATT GLASBY, DYLAN RILEY, MARK GOSS, ANDREY TARTARKO, OPHELIA CHONG, DEREK, THIERRY JASPART, JACQUI BELLAMY, CRAWW, BEN COLETTA, HAYLEY GEC, CONNERY, HUW TOMOS-GRIFFITHS, MICHAEL GILLETTE, DMV CREW, AUDIOLEAK, GOODFELLAS MAGAZINE, J SIMPLE, SARAH BROADBENT, JOSEPH DAWSON, SPIDA LEE, LEO BRAZIL AND HIS TWITCH, SAMER 2, DAISY1, THEO & MORE!

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Extra Curricular (Acoustic) + Support // 28th January @ The Barking Spider // The biggest Hip-Hop night in Huddersfield

The Barking Spider presents..

“Blow the Flow” ..aka the biggest Hip- Hop night in Huddersfield!
We’re having some amazing acts and a long night filled with great music ahead of us. Although, tickets are sold in advance, there might be some available on the doors.. definitely worth trying )
Here’s some info about our amazing artists…
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// Extra Curricular//

are a Hip Hop/Soul group from Huddersfield, UK. Fronted by Jack Flash (MC), Ruby Wood (Vocals), and Thabo Mkwananzi (Vocals), the group also feature a live horn section, turntables and samplers, alongside electric guitar, bass, and drums. Formed from an exclusive after-hours jam club, Extra Curricular have been pushing their unique brand of soul-driven hip hop music on the UK live circuit since early 2009. The EC live show is something to be witnessed, they involve the whole crowd from start to finish taking the listener on a journey through hip hop grooves, soulful vocals, and huge anthemic choruses. Their debut single ‘Home’ is set for release on March 7th, 2011. The last twelve months have been phenomenal for the Hip Hop/Soul group Extra Curricular. The year started with the creation of ‘The ECEP’; a collection of five tracks the band distributed at shows and through the music service ‘Bandcamp’. They took to the road playing numerous club shows around the country and, come summer, stepped their sound up to fill the green fields of the UK summer festival circuit. It was during this time that the group could be seen jumping from stage to transport and on the the next festival , sometimes playing shows at opposite ends of the country on the same day! This saw EC’s audience increase spectacularly and led to airplay on local and national shows such as BBC 1EXTRA, BBC6 Music, BBC Leeds, LSRadio (Leeds), and ICRadio (London). Never ones for complacency the group saw this as an opportunity to foster the connections made in greenrooms and car parks and pushed to play esteemed venues and festivals such as Limetree Festival, Greenbelt Festival, Manchester Academy, Doncaster Civic Theatre, and Brixton Mass. This led to support slots with esteemed acts such as Youngblood Brass Band, Jehst, and in January 2011 the group will support ‘Red Dwarf’ legend and BB6 Music DJ Craig Charles at The Elbow Rooms in Leeds. http://www.extracurricularband.com/ http://www.myspace.com/extracurricularband // PRESS QUOTES// “Needle sharp, tight as a drum! The lean funk stylings of Huddersfield 9-piece Extra Curricular… The Rhythm section could just of easily of come out of New Orleans or Mussel Shoals as Huddersfield!” Tom Robinson (BBC6 Music) “Live hip hop/soul/funk all mixed together with a horn section! That’s sounding really interesting!” DJ Target (BBC RADIO 1EXTRA & ROLL DEEP) “…their set was a master class in reaching across musical boundaries and drawing in listeners.” TRAFFICMAG.ORG “That was a very wonderful thing – That was Extra Curricular live in session… I’m absolutely dumbstruck, I loved it! The way they use the vocals together is an art.” Alan Raw (BBC Raw Talent) “I’ve just watched Extra Curricular live at the Limetree festival and they knocked the ball out the park, tore the roof off the sucker!” Craig Charles (DJ & BBC6 Music)

// DJ HERITAGE //

DJ Heritage is a Hip Hop DJ from Huddersfield, and is the resident DJ for the popular nights Grass Roots & Fresh Kids, and has spun for artists such as Jack Flash, J-Simple, Micall Parknsun & Jokerstarr. His sets balance a nice blend of classic Hip Hop, as well as breaking brand new records from both major & underground artists. He, alongside DJ Illas are the DJ’s behind ‘The Throwout Mixtape’ series, which are a regular series of mixtapes featuring the freshest Hip Hop from around the world, and are continually growing in popularity with the release of each volume. You can download these mixtapes for free at http://www.thethrowout.bandcamp.com/

// CHIEF WIGZ //

Chief Wigz followed up on the success of his 2009 ‘Sunday Service’ 12” single with the release of his full length, Brutal Artistry produced, self-titled album at the end of April. Receiving excellent reviews from numerous online blogs and magazines, Chief Wigz created quite a buzz within the UK Hip Hop scene and was interviewed by several significant online spots as a result. Tracks from his album and guest features appeared on releases including J-Simples debut album ‘Late Night Theatre’, Dj Illas & Dj Heritages ‘The Throwout Volume 3’ Mixtape, Northern Hostility’s ‘The Bad Language’ Mixtape, Chattabox & Samuel Otis’ ‘Stupid O’clock’ Mixtape, Junes ‘Suspect Packages’ radio show and an exclusive free download track through Auidoleak.co.uk. On the live front, Chief Wigz has supported Mystro, Running Punch and Necro over the course of the year as well smashing the headlining set at his own album launch party in Leeds! Now back in the lab, Wigz has been working hard on a number of projects, the first of which he’ll be giving away for free early 2011… and our awesome host…

// MEGAMOUTH //

Born and raised in Huddersfield, Megamouth is primarily a human beatboxer and hip-hop producer. Megamouth has been doing music for a while now and is attached to independent record label, ‘Don’t Talk To Strangers’. Having played gigs all over and being one half of the Megamouth and Ball Zee live beatbox showcase, Mega has had the pleasure of supporting the likes of Task Force, DJ Format, Jack Flash, Broke N English, Verb T, Skrein, The Last Skeptic, Diversion Tactics, Shedmen, Steppa, Stig and Syntax, Shameless and Necro (No Pretense hype) to name but a few. Mega continues to rock the live scene and create the bangers in the studio as well as recording for a number of his Don’t Talk To Strangers labelmates including both producing and recording the exclusive free download single for Audioleak.co.uk with Chief Wigz. In terms of future production, Mega has various projects on the go, all of which will be coming to light in the near future!

Tickets available for sale on Monday 10th January, sold only 6quid in Advance.. available from ‘The barking Spider’, Huddersfield or from Ola on 07590654590 It’s going to be a great night xxxx

DIRT CHEAP ISSUE .01

LAUNCH PARTY: FRIDAY 21ST JAN, 8.30 – LATE, VERVE, 3 BYRAM ST. HUDDERSFIELD.
Join us for a mad night of art and music supplied by some of the best in local talent!

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LIVE MUSIC FROM:

DJ Heritage
Boy Oliver
Saxadelic
Mr. Robinson
Gen & Aye Pee
The Whiteboys
Extra Curricular

LIVE DANCING:
Live Breaking competition! ‘7 to smoke’ b-boy battles.

Ferocious Toy Mafia
Will be performing some commercial street & burlesque dance.

PLUS ART, STUFF TO BUY, BOOZE, BEATS AND BUDDIES!

Don’t forget to tell your friends and bring some cash to get your copy of Issue .01!

MAGAZINE LINEUP:
GURU OF GANG STARR, CHARLI 2NA FORMERLY OF JURASSIC 5, URBAN NERDS, RAEK, 45RPM, ATAK, C215, JONATHAN EDWARDS, EXTRA CURRICULAR, BENAIAH MATHESON, ADRIEAN KOLERIC, STU KINGSTON, NYLON, TOMMASO MELI, URBAN NERDS, DEP, CHOR BOOGIE, MAX MALLENDER, 5KRO, KAVA KAVA, MISTER MEAT, HAWS, CAMILLA TREHARNE, CLAUDIO PARENTELA, MATT CRAV, DAIS BOUTIQUE, THE CONNOISSEURS INDEPENDENT TRADING POST, RADIO FREQUENCY, ROWAN SMITH, MATT GLASBY, DYLAN RILEY, MARK GOSS, ANDREY TARTARKO, OPHELIA CHONG, DEREK, THIERRY JASPART, JACQUI BELLAMY, CRAWW, BEN COLETTA, HAYLEY GEC, CONNERY, HUW TOMOS-GRIFFITHS, MICHAEL GILLETTE, DMV CREW, AUDIOLEAK, GOODFELLAS MAGAZINE, J SIMPLE, SARAH BROADBENT, JOSEPH DAWSON, SPIDA LEE, LEO BRAZIL AND HIS TWITCH, SAMER 2, DAISY1, THEO & MORE!

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Extra Curricular

My best friends are in an awesome band called Extra Curricular, they’ve made a video about what they’ve been upto this summer.

I’m so proud of them, they are going to be huge and they deserve it. More talent in each member than in most of the commercial shit filling the music industry.

They gig all over and are amazing live, check out there music and get more information here:
Home, MySpace, YouTube, Blog, Twitter.

Dirt Cheap ♥’s Homegrown Talent.