Slam101.fm BARBADOS goes LIVE

there's a new radio station in Barbados and it's SLAMming er, it's Slam101.fm

Seems to be run by King Bubba formerly of Mix96.9fm [2003/04], and thus far it's a hit with the select few who know it exists. Tuning in these past few nights I've heard soca, pop, alternative-rock, hiphop and dancehall playing on my fuzzy little transistor, albeit with actual DJ's scratching/effecting so content is not just some 100gb playlist looped. The signal is being adjusted daily so better quality is imminent. I've heard DJ Abraham [house/trance/progressive] is going to have a show there and I've read NRG and Verseewild [Azham Boss -98.1fm] are to be resident DJ's. The actual launch/premier date has been set to this coming Monday, seems the studio has finished it's testing stages.

Is it time for me to switch? Mixfm of late has been boring even though Annie [love her] has been very cheery on mornings with her super topics + news. I rather feel something is missing from the 'mix' and I don't mean in terms of Rebel's departure this week.. times have changed and so have they.. what I hear mostly is the new-fangled pop-alternative, some soca, hardly any real reggae, rarely any techno/house tunes [DJ Hunter has his 'dancey' thing on friday nights] and barely a few ROCK songs. When MixFm first started, Rock + Techno was what drew me to them, NO OTHER station in Barbados was playing those genres..

you know, in retrospect Bubba was the one who actually got me into liking Benny Benassi + Scooter..

be a fan of the 2800+ strong group Slam101FM on facebook and see photos of the very NEAT studio
+listen to the stream @ www.slam101fm.com
+follow twitter.com/Slam101FM [8 tweets so far]

the site was registered to godaddy.com through WebDev Design - site i.p = 69.72.161.162

here we have statuses I've seen mentioning this new radio station.
- in love wid slam 101
- is listening to slam 101.1fm, i like!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- SLAM :) - is sooo in love wid slam 101. well done guys. a station with an extra swing in it. vibes JUST RIGHT!!

PLAYLIST-2009 FINALE

late night moviee - loiue lepkie
mine yuh mouth - barrington levy
weep [original mix] - richard durand
mix for december 2009 - mr. groove
believe me - baby tash [reply to mavado's 'neva believe you']
deep emotions part 2 - karim cato [tribal]
oriental [original mix] - oskar zenkert [asian house]
star drumz [original mix] - rene kuppens
russian roulette [edson pride tribal mix] - rihanna
the shizzle [original mix] - sidney samson vs. skitzofrenix [sampling Elephant Man's 'shizzle ma nizzle']
vaccine for your monday [sanchez & ibang mashup] - steve angello vs. cali culture
lady dub [gery getthat house remix] - the widdler
my money long - t-pain, one chance
bruk out - pamputtae [4.30 riddim]
yearmix 2009 - laidback luke
when - junior kelly [adrenalin rush riddim]
wine and roses - anthony b [adrenalin rush riddim]
tribal grind - the voicez - dj alex [extremely funky]
dtm champworx [tomas barfod remix] - luetzenkirchen
i won't surrender - sanchez, tiger woods
not goin crazy - buju banton [rework of an old old dibby lover's rock on shoulder move riddim]
hard times - buju banton [shoulder move riddim]
nuh informa - infamuss regilata [a tune for buju on the transforma ya riddim]
scared money - young jeezy, lil wayne
nah guh make it [sleeping with broken heart] - elephant man
sleeping with broken heart [remix] - wasp, alicia keys [wasp kills it!!!]
girls who like girls [original living room club mix] - alexis, darmon, eran hersh, george f
haffi come back - baby tash
reflections [original mix] - ben coda
on off [no id uhh wtf your mind booty] - cirez d
operation blade [bass in the place] - public domain
funking in the studio [original mix] - robert morr, franz xaver
soldier of love - sade [acid jazz/easy listening with a pinch of hiphop - they're BACK!]
soldier of love [freestyle] - joell ortiz [mad skills]
come into my room [kaks original remix] - sandy rivera, brown
chiney ting - elephant man
downrising [sequentia remix] - bruni bergeron
[don't] give hate a chance - jamiroquai [MY 2010 outlook]
gal ask dem ah who - lil rick [local lookout riddim from 2002]
is there anybody there - orange sky [these trini rockers always have that LIVE concert groove]
i'm ill - red cafe, fabolous
hard - newham generals, breakage, david rodigan
we can just chill - musiq
don't be shy - cocoa tea [wicked!]
twice in a blue moon - ferry corsten
don't upset the rhythm - noisettes [go baby go baby GO!][LOVE shingai shoniwa's voice]
every now and then - noisettes [I GET A FEELING THAT I'VE LEFT SOMETHING BEHIND ME]
blazing - wayne wonder, surprize [kiki riddim]
if a never jah - shaddowman [babatunde riddim]
h.i.m. never fail - norris man [babatunde riddim]
la la la - beres hammond [babatunde riddim]
punch line - luciano [babatunde riddim]
who i am - capleton [babatunde riddim]
faith - tony curtis [you gotta have FAITH Faith faith]

vote for the noisettes @ nme!!

a grey Barbados 04 - vanz sneakers + old tractor

my vanz sneakers
In My Bathroom
see it on flickr @ 4184626720

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old tractor
St.Philip, Barbados
see it on flickr @ 4184625246

DROPPING DUH SEED ALL BOUT

The following is an excerpt from the Nation newspaper a few Mondays back discussing the serious subject of how easily young girls [teenagers mostly] fall for low-class men and the almost certain un-supported pregnancy that incurs. [written in bajan dialect]

I come along hearing the old people say how the bible say that in the last days children should have children and other things that we seeing as clear as day nowadays.

The truth is, when I use tuh hear dem talking dese things, I never used to pay it nuh mind, really; but in recent times I have had tuh sit up and take note of it - wha' it really happening in trute.
Look, a day doan go by wid-out seeing a hard-side li'l girl who ain't dream tuh loss she mudda feautres yet, walking down de road wid a big able belly sticking out in front o' she, looking like a lizard dat swallow an ackee seed.
I wonder how the boy or man who might be responsible for this situation does feel, knowing that that this is a li'l young girl who relly ain't know one thing bout life - or as the old people say, who ain't see a star pitch yet. I does wonder if the li'l girls demselves understan wha dem getting demselves into.
I does look at them, and ask myself how they see their future now, dat they have to stop going tuh school and shut down their education [temporary in some cases] tuh become a mother at such a early age.
Lord, I ain't teling ya nuh lie, I does really have tuh look at dem and wonder if de body who get them in this way is somebody who gine make sure dat duh put things in place fuh the baby when it comes. But I really and truly cahn understan these li'l girls though. You would believe dat because they come along poor and watch their own mothers struggling tuh put a li'l bittle fuh dem and duh brothers and sisters, they would keep duh li'l tails quiet.
And that they would make a sensible decision tuh stay away from getting duhselves involved wid anybody until duh get a few certificates in duh hand, so they could find a job and help put something pon the table fuh the younger ones when the week come. It never ceases tuh amaze me, when I see these li'l girls, sometimes in duh school clothes, walkin the road and laughing up in the face o' these knot-up head, rusty looking, cigarette smoking men wid duh pants all the way below duh botsies, boots that look too big fuh duh foot and two hard foot look like burn cane in a three-quarter jeans. I really cahn understand it - how dese young fellows see demselves.,
Or yuh would see big hard back men eyeing up and making all sorts of kinds of igrunt comments bout a li'l girl when she pass by, and yuh does have to ask ya'self wha really going on in some o' these men's heads. Another thing dat does get me is dat some o' dese same young girls would know dat these boys are men doan drive a stroke when the day come. They might even know dat these men might have another young girl like duh self dealing wid, or even live wid a woman and children in a house; yet duh would still leh these kinda men come along and jump on pon dem and blight up duh young lives.
But I does feel fuh the poor li'l wuns coming into a world like this, with a mother who ain't know B from bull, and a father who might got more than one woman, and cahn gi' she a pack of pampers or a tin o' baby powder. I does really wonder how he does feel though, just dropping children 'bout the place like a village ram.
I doan know, but people who call duhselves men like duh aint got nuh kinda regard fuh who dem breed up. It looks sometimes like these men doan really care about the fact that this is their offspring dat dem dropping bout all bout de place so.

Mavis Beckles was born and raised in The Orleans. She has an opinion on everything.

Early Winter 2009 playlist

What I've been listening to Nov.03 - Dec.03.2009

love is the boss (benny benassi vocal mix) - stefano gamma
heartbreak warfare - john mayer
the underground (richard grey remix) - celeda
don't be a jerk - leftside (dr. evil)
up all night (knightlife remix) - harris robotis
be there - howie day
anyway - duck sauce
say aah - trey songz, fabolous
trance intercontinental - guestmix month - 004 - dj tempest, dj solano, endoril / getting back into trance
boom slang ep. teaser - stereo heroes
i can transform - mr. evil (leftside) / huge amount of talent
watch me transform ya - mr. lexx
under the water (dada life remix) - dimitri vegas, like mike
whatever u want - consequence, kanye west, common, kid cudi, big sean, john legend
alone - tony rebel / feeling this vey much
hey, soul sister - train
come on - green river ordinance
stomp that shit (player & remady mix) - tristan garner
music is the answer (ant brooks remix) - danny tenaglia
back to the crib - chris brown, juelz santana
toxic is dead (franki chan remix) - the toxic avenger
we weren't born to follow - bon jovi
party in barbados - jaicko / BAJAN BIGUPS AT THE END
smile - uncle kracker
holiday! - ding dong / imagine this is R&B!
in the dark '09 (peter c. dark remix) - dirty south, tiesto, christian burns, peter c.
up deh - mr. vegas / tambouine riddim, excellently produced
glory dance - daville, maestro / tambouine riddim
laughing with - regina spektor / GOD could be funny
gone too soon - charly black / tribute to Squingy
i got a feelin (jus bus & nikoshouse carnival remix) - honorebel, selena serrano / wicked
awesome - plies
all or nothing - theory of a deadman
rain - creed
discobelle mix - dj cable
nuh bore tongue - vybz kartel
zulu dawn (main mix) - hoxton whores
pick me - danity kane / ridiculous bass
waiting (original mix) - dash berlin, emma hewitt
maybe - ingrid michaelson
nasty toyfriend (flavo bootleg) - larry tee, afrojack, roxy cottontail, david guetta
i rock (club mix) - tom novy, jerry ropero, virginia
december - norah jones
slim vs fluffy - spice, pamputtae
2 many shots of jägermeister (ahmet sendil remix) - tocadisco
acapella - kelis /david guetta produced
no surprise - daughtry
it doesn't have to be beautiful - slow club
party on fire - richie stephens, bounty killer
question - busy signal / 1000 dollar bill no last
intro - jovi rockwell / track 1 of the phycotherapy mixtape, insane intro
someday - rob thomas
lose a friend - i octane / another tribute to Squingy
i'm gonna b rich (when i grow up) - likkle juvenile / the talented leftside again
pencil full of lead - paolo nutini
forever (travis barker remix) - drake, kanye west, lil wayne, eminem
get with the program (calvertron remix) - dj fixx, keith mackenzie
rock the house yo (original mix) - black raw
cowbell (original mix) martijn ten velden, afroboogie
haven't met you yet - michael buble / 10/10!
boys and girls - pixie lott
fu*k da world - leftside, konshens, bugle
dirtee cash (nick galea remix) - dizzee rascal
her diamonds (edward & bella fanmix) - rob thomas
money dreama - charly black
hard - rihanna, young jeezy

bajan anomalies

a pack o sodabix that got in more than 9
de las' bus tekkin it time
a sno-cone for less than one-fifty
pic o de crop [over] without controversy
greyhound racing at de Garrison
de heat paper printing a typo-free edition

no guyanese pon Fairchild street
a parrow handing you a grantley
a taximan giving you a lift ta St.Lucy
cave shepherd done selling things for duty free

'do not surf' sign at Bathsheba
bbs.fm playing soca
no local craft at Pelican centre
a bread and two fuh lunch on a sunda
pudding and souse pon a thursdee
Chefette rockley on a saturday.... empty
Nelson street minus the short skirt girlies
men not staring at girl's boxies
Days dun showing at 6
Oistins fishless
ackees - seedless
a new development of chattel houses

we start importing mauby
people stop buying blackberries
SY Adams got things expensive
eating cou-cou with fried chicken
a MP driving a datsun
driving over potholes down Sandy Lane

a minivan from Speightstown not givng you shakes
de PM with he lips white.... like a bake
finding a zr in de morning @ 2.30
de airport charter bus stopping fa we
pirates start getting lockup for selling bootleg dvds
or celebrating independence in early january

a chance o any o these things happnin' is highly unlikely
cos them is just bare bajan anomalies