The Family Umbrella
There was a point and time not so long ago when tape cassettes were the prefered method of distributing mixes. Much more compact than the reel-to-reel tapes that preceeded them, they acted as the DJ's... More »
The Family Umbrella
Nevermind that it's actually taken us a week and a half to amble into week 4 of our stroll through the Chicago House vaults, this entry is more than worth the wait. Last time around... More »
The Family Umbrella
The FU Chi-town time machine is now in its third week of rifling through a selection of stellar tunes that first graced airwaves and nightclub soundsystems back in the mid to late 1980s. Last week... More »
The Family Umbrella
We can readily admit to our snail-like pace when it comes to utilising today's social networking tools, but we've finally taken the plunge and created a Facebook page for WestsideWax DJ School . There may... More »
The Family Umbrella
Last Tuesday was the first episode of our weekly glimpse into the lesser known corners of Classic Chicago House. We hope to ignite some fond memories in our Oldschool readers and pique the interest of... More »
The Family Umbrella
While the infamous Eric B. and Rakim statement, "It ain't where you're from it's where you're at" , is artfully sound advice, from a DJ perspective an appreciative sense of history is also important, as... More »
The Family Umbrella
Courtesy of the FU advertising department, here are some special December deals we've concocted for Toronto kids who would rather spend their school holidays getting down to some serious fun on the ones and twos... More »
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Peruse a selection of electronic music message boards (particularly North American ones) and you might be led to believe that the once mighty record (be it 12" or LP) has been relegated to the dustbin,... More »
The Family Umbrella
Wow, has it really been a month since I last added new material to FU? Tsk, tsk... FU's focus has definitely shifted over the past month, as my non-Techno endeavours have had to take the... More »
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(click the pic for a larger version) Here's a little something I rattled off yesterday afternoon...it wasn't really going anywhere, and I had other chores to tend to, so it's a truncated version of what... More »
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