'Somebody's Watching Me' - Marvin (free download)

Marvin (formerly Marvin the Martian) has just dropped this mixtape via his blogspot.

Marvin streams consciousness over previously ignorance covered instrumentals (I think, I'm only guessing, I don't really listen to ignorant rap but it sounds like some these beats once belonged to some gangsta wannabe's - no offence if they didn't). There are instrumentals from the likes of Masta Ace and Joell Ortiz on here too so it's not all like I just said!

Anyway, tracks like 'Line for the Toilet' commentate on situations and ideas that Marvin has an opinion about and he does it in an entertaining way.

Well, it's free so what are you waiting for? Download it!

Stig Of The Dump, Dr Syntax, The Last Skeptik, Marvin the Martian and Akira the Don To Play New London Festival

Shoreditch Shuffle is a new event covering all sorts of interesting things like 'old, current and new talent across the realms of music, fashion, art, short film, comedy and poetry & literature'.

Music, since that's why you're here, comes from the likes of Five o’Clock Heroes, Kid Carpet, 28 Costumes, 5 Minute Pop Promo, Akira The Don, Assembly Now, Depot London, Eskimo Disco Gary Go, Ghostcat, Ist, Jacob’s Stories, Joe and Will ask?, Kids Love Lies, Little Man Tate, Mama Shamone, Marvin the Martian, Me My Head, Minus IQ, Miss Odd Kidd & Dekker (Live), Model Horror, Public Service Announcers, Rank Deluxe, Substatic, The Coolness, The Fighting Cocks, The Gadsens, The Ghost Frequency, The Sexual Hot Bitches, The Standards, Thomas Tantrum and Vincent Oliver.

You, the reader will possibly be interested in Akira the Don and Marvin the Martian both being Hip Hop acts and you'll be also interested to know that Stig of the Dump, Dr Syntax and The Last Skeptik will playing - those would be the shows I'd get to.

The Shoreditch Shuffle takes place on the 13th and 14th of September 2008. Tickets are £20 for one day and £30 for the weekend from these dudes: http://www.ticket-text.com/ and you can keep up-to-date on the happenings at the Shoreditch Shuffle blog.