Tuesday, April 22, 2003

FULL MOON UPDATE:

Remember to tune into Full Moon next Tuesday, April 29, 2003! Our next show after that will be on Tuesday, May 13, 2003. Remember to mark it down in your calendars to listen to the best in new East Asian grooves!
As always, the show is on from 10pm - after 11pm EST on CKLN 88.1 FM. Click here to listen live Online! Send your requests to: fullmoonshow@gmail.com.

WEBSITE UPDATE:
The new website is going well, and is in design & construction stage right now. Hopefully it will be online by June at the latest!
SANFRANDISCO/FULL MOON @ 360 CLUB!

On Friday, May 2nd, as part of the Mayworks festival, you'll have a rare chance to hear SANFRANDISCO spin a set of FULL MOON classics! Japanese/Korean/East Asian R&B, Hip-Hop, House and Pop grooves will be played alongside some current club favourites. Plus you'll be able to see many great new Asian performers, including jp sunga and Masia One! To attend, it's best to purchase tickets in advance. Here are the details!:

Take This Job and Funk It!

Friday May 2 8pm $6 - $10 s/s
The 360, 326 Queen St. W. just east of Spadina Ave. W/A

Take this Job and Funk It is a high-octane Asian Youth Cabaret with performances by poets, spoken-word artists, rappers, comedians, and musicians on labour issues, anti-globalization, and the celebration of Asian Heritage Month. The stand-up line-up includes: hip hop poet Dean Raphael Rhyman; poet Lean Lee; Much VIBE hip hop feature Masia One; Mayworks alumni Maewon; big boots contributing editor Sou Thammavongsa; comic Kironmoy Datta; knock-you-out Lal; beat box throw-down Jugular and jp Sunga; VOX host Shane Azam; and soulful Gurpreet Channa.

Post-performance party features the sweet sounds of East, Southeast and South Asian music spun by Sanfrandisco, DJ Malika Shara and I Am Robot and Proud. Come and funk it up and party for the cause in celebration of Asian Heritage with MCs Mariko Tamaki and Oporajito Bhattacharjee. This an age of majority event; ID is required.

Advance tickets are available at:

Toronto Women's Bookstore: 73 Harbord St. 416.922.8744
Timothy's World Coffee: 500 Church Street south of Wellesley 416. 925. 8550

Proudly co-presented with the Monkey King Collective of the Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter (CCNCTO) and the Council of Agencies Serving South Asians (CASSA), and sponsored by the Asian Canadian Labour Alliance.

SANFRANDISCO CHOICE CUTS APRIL 03:

Bob Sinclar - The Beat Goes On - Vendetta 12"
This rare Italian 12" collects the best remixes of Bob's smash dancefloor hit into one nice package. The Defected UK release had the remixes spread over 3 separate 12" singles, while this one only has the best mixes.
There's the electro disco of Bob's Original Mix; Junior Jack drops another trippy remix similar to his rework of "Shake It Baby" by DJD, and Roger Sanchez turns the track into a funky chunky tribal affair. Look out for mixes of the new single "Kiss My Eyes" soon to be in stores.

Craig David - Rise and Fall - Wildstar 12"
The original mix of this track featured Sting, who is nowhere to be heard on this remix package. On the A side, Kings of Soul turn out a mix quite appropriate for their name. It's sweet soulful House, though to me it's not that interesting. The B-Side features MJ Cole's mix, which is a wicked 4x4 Bumpy UK Garage style. Cut up vocals, guitar stabs and an MC help make this a perfect mix, which is my choice for the dancefloor.

Planet Funk - Who Said (Stuck In The UK) - Bustin' Loose 12"
Who Said is the latest single from this Anglo/Italo band, and it's a mashup between Rock and House. Both versions are wicked, with the irresistably catchy Album Version plus a re-rub from Moguai on the flip. Interesting enough, instead of a driving Trancer, Moguai decided to keep the original vibe and just pump up the groove while playing around with the vocals. I like this one a lot...Hopefully we'll see the Full-Length album from Planet Funk surface on our shores.

Frances Nero vs. K-Klass - Footsteps - SuSu 12" Test Pressing
Oh, how I live for songs like this! K-Klass turn this Frances Nero soul jam into a full-fledged disco track! Luscious strings, guitars and drums combine with her vocals to make a true Nu-Disco gem. I've been trying to find a copy of this with the full vocals ever since SuSu put out their sampler 2 x 12", and I'm grateful to have finally found it! Although this might not be for everyone, it's a Sanfrandisco classic!