Covert Magazine – Independent Culture Coventry

Good Evening Gamma Funkula.

June 7, 2011

My first ever drum and bass/Jungle night outside of Coventry was at Music First at the Que Club in Birmingham when I was 19. I went with some old friends Beavis (called this due to him needing to be scraped off a ceiling even at the mere whiff of an e number or additive) and

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Charles Dexter Ward & The Imagineers – The Ghost of Charles Dexter Ward Single Release

May 18, 2011

I once shat myself I was so excited on my first holiday without parents to Ibiza when I was 17. It was 2 hours before my flight was due to go, and I just lost control of my bowels. The clean up was swift, and I foolishly mentioned it to all my mates who all

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Last ever Gamma Funkula!

May 18, 2011

COVENTRY’S longest running resident music night for drum and bass rave events, Gamma Funkula looks set to end after many years at the forefront of the Midlands’ scene. Growing from a small scale event with just 3 big DJs and 2 MCs, it has since grown to 7 big DJs (2 international acts included), a

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Ghostpoet, Young Montana? & Sixtyfours @ Kasbah Sat 7th May

May 5, 2011

You like cutting edge beats yeah? You want some of the UK’s finest lyrics fed to you on a plate? You prefer it all for one night to be on your doorstep? You have a feeling deep DEEP down inside that something is happening that you perhaps want a piece of? Well you’re bang in

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Blank & Kytt

May 5, 2011

Coventry duo Blank & Kytt have been on our radar for a little while now, a duo with beat mastery skills way beyond their years putting together some old school MPC Dilla tinged Hip Hop chopped up sample business, with a Flylo twist, that wouldn’t be amiss in the clubs of LA. A couple of

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Worldwide Festival 2011 Sete

May 4, 2011

Its upon us again people. Festival time. One of our favourites is a sun kissed, beach side blowout courtesy of Mr Gilles Peterson in the beach town of Sete in the South of France. This years lineup includes man of the moment Ghostpoet live, Jamie XX, Flying Lotus live with Dorian Concept (Keys) and Richard

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Treacle clothing get its limited edition sweat on!

April 23, 2011

Philth Treacle Clothing Sweatshirt – treacle sponge – nice Our friends down at treacle clothing have been busy with two new limited edition sweatshirts for us! Bob from treacle sent the press release and as covert are about to intreview both philth and N4T4 ( never ready graffiti crew) I thought it be nice

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Geektastic – Chillax with Recording Sound In the Midlands Part 3 – Panel Interview – The Suit Interview #2

April 17, 2011

Its Sunday Morning. So have you got your Bacon Buttie at hand, your mug of tea and you reading glasses on? yes? Good as its time for the 2nd half of the interview questions on music recording in the midlands and this half is very chilled . 12. Software or hardware? Discuss Jon:

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Music Geek Extreme! Recording Sound In the Midlands Part 2 – Panel Interview – The Suit Interview #2

April 16, 2011

Ok – In the 1st part of the Interview we met the panel, and I bet you thought “that was nice but where are the actual questions” Well here they are!!! This is the first half and then tomorrow we’ll put up the second half. This is the proper muso geek stuff , so

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Get Ya Geek on! Recording Sound In the Midlands Part 1- Panel Interview – The Suit Interview #2

April 15, 2011

Its taken nearly two months to put together but here is coverts first ever panel interview. With the continuing rise of the bedroom producer I thought we’d start by giving some expertise back to ya! The panel that we’ve put together have expertise in dance to rock, from folk to electro. Some are professionals,

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