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Jockey Slut

Jockey Slut was a British music magazine which ran between 1993 and 2004, focusing mainly on dance music and club culture.

 

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LTJ Bukem, MC Conrad: LTJ Bukem and MC Conrad in... Mission Possible

Report and Interview by Emma Warren, Jockey Slut, October 1996

LTJ Bukem, the man behind the 50,000 selling Logical Progression album, the excellent Good Looking and Looking Good labels and drum 'n' bass classics 'Music', ...

Bryan Gee, DJ Dazee, DJ Die, DJ Krust, Flynn & Flora, Henry & Louis, Massive Attack, Peter D. Rose, Roni Size and Reprazent, Smith & Mighty, The Wild Bunch: Bristol responds to Bass

Report and Interview by Emma Warren, Jockey Slut, December 1996

More than any other British city Bristol has always had an identifiable musical sound. From Smith and Mighty, Massive Attack, Tricky and Portishead, to current ...

The Prodigy: Road Rage!

Report by Kris Needs, Jockey Slut, February 1997

THE PRODIGY HAVE TAKEN LIVE DANCE MUSIC TO ANOTHER LEVEL, INCORPORATING ROCK ICONOGRAPHY, PARENT-QUAKING HAIR AND A FIERCELY LOYAL AUDIENCE. KRIS NEEDS REPORTS FROM THE ...

DJ Krush: MiLight (Mo' Wax)

Review by Emma Warren, Jockey Slut, August 1997

TOKYO B-BOY DJ Krush, purveyor of the original spooked instrumental head nodder, is back. Alongside Shadow, and Mo' Wax's beat symphonies, Krush and co helped ...

Norman Jay, Kylie Minogue, Primal Scream, Danny Rampling: "This will not be a party weekend."

Report by Toby Manning, Jockey Slut, October 1997

CAFE DEL MAR ALBUM ON ROTATION, TIM WESTWOOD SILENT, RECORD SHOPS SHUT AND CLUBS PLAYING 'WONDERWALL'. HOW DID DIANA'S DEATH AFFECT THE CLUB WORLD? ...

A Guy Called Gerald: Have You Ever Ridden a Horse? A Guy Called Gerald

Interview by Emma Warren, Jockey Slut, October 1997

IS SPEED GARAGE SELFISH? IS EVERYONE A NUMBER? DOES DERRICK MAY LOOK LIKE EDDY MURPHY? GERALD SIMPSON THINKS SO AND HE'S SEEN BIGGIE AND TUPAC ...

Is the dance shop dead?

Report and Interview by Toby Manning, Jockey Slut, October 1997

WITH THE SHOCK CLOSURE OF LONDON'S FAMOUS FAT CAT RECORD SHOP, THE SHUTTERS OF PETE WATERMAN'S CHAIN OF SPECIALIST DANCE SHOPS FIRMLY SHUT AND THE ...

Air: Moon Safari (Virgin)

Review by Emma Warren, Jockey Slut, December 1997

PARIS' PREMIER sound sculptors have long advocated the beauty of sound over dancefloor considerations, and with Moon Safari they've nailed their flag to a vocodered ...

Air: Get some Air!

Interview by Emma Warren, Jockey Slut, December 1997

AIR ARE THE MOST SOPHISTICATED DUO TO EMERGE FROM THE PARISIAN SCENE. EMMA WARREN FINDS THEY HAVE MORE IN COMMON WITH DEBUSSY THAN DAFT PUNK ...

Kraftwerk play Tribal Gathering

Report and Interview by Toby Manning, Jockey Slut, December 1997

HOW ON EARTH DID UNIVERSE ENTICE THE TECHNO INNOVATORS BACK ONTO A STAGE? LET'S FIND OUT. ...

Propellerheads: We've been expecting you...

Interview by Toby Manning, Jockey Slut, December 1997

WITH THEIR DEBUT SINGLE SNAPPED UP BY ADIDAS TO SELL TRAINERS, A TOP TEN TUNE VIA A REWORKED BOND THEME, AND SHIRLEY BASSEY TAKING VOCAL ...

Ed Rush & Optical: Ed Rush and Optical: Jungle Fever

Interview by Emma Warren, Jockey Slut, February 1998

ED RUSH AND OPTICAL HAVE JOINED FORCES WITH VIRUS, THEIR NEW IMPRINT DEDICATED TO DIRTY DRUM 'N' BASS. EMMA WARREN GETS INFECTED. ...

Matthew Herbert: Ladies and gentlemen, introducing Radioboy

Interview by Emma Warren, Jockey Slut, February 1998

MATTHEW HERBERT HAS KILLED OFF HIS EGG WHISK PLAYING WISHMOUNTAIN GUISE TO CREATE THE SUIT PEELING RADIOBOY! EMMA WARREN TUNES IN. ...

Jeff Mills: Doing it on Purpose

Interview by Emma Warren, Jockey Slut, June 1998

JEFF MILLS, LAUNCHES HIS PURPOSE MAKER ALBUM, ABOUT LIFE IN THE 21ST CENTURY, WITH A PHOTO EXHIBITION OF HIS FAMOUS "FAST" HANDS AND LESS FAMOUS ...

Lo Fidelity Allstars: Allstars In Their Eyes

Report and Interview by Toby Manning, Jockey Slut, June 1998

LO FIDELITY ALL-STARS ARE TAKING OVER THE ROCK N' ROLL TOILETS OF BRITAIN. TOBY MANNING JOINS WREKKED TRAIN AND CO. ON THE ROAD. ...

Mogwai: You're experi-mentalists!

Interview by Toby Manning, Jockey Slut, June 1998

MOGWAI HAVE APPROACHED A BUNCH OF "DANCE" ACTS TO REMIX THEIR GUITAR NOISE TERRORISM. LET'S SEE HOW THEY ALL GOT ON. ...

Cigarettes: 121,000 deaths a year; Alcohol: 33,000 deaths a year; Ecstasy: between twenty and one hundred deaths in the last ten years

Report by Toby Manning, Jockey Slut, August 1998

CIGARETTES AND ALCOHOL KILL 400 TIMES MORE PEOPLE EVERY YEAR THAN DEATHS FROM ALL ILLEGAL DRUGS PUT TOGETHER. SO WHY ARE THEY LEGAL WHILE OTHER ...

Ed Rush & Optical, Grooverider: Grooverider: New Funk Theory

Interview by Emma Warren, Jockey Slut, August 1998

DRUM 'N' BASS' MOST POPULAR DJ IS JUST ABOUT TO RELEASE HIS DEBUT LONG PLAYER. EMMA WARREN TALKS DOUBLE JAZZ INFLUENCED CONCEPT ALBUMS WITH THE ...

UNKLE: Psyence Fiction (Mo Wax)

Review by Emma Warren, Jockey Slut, August 1998

New Adventures in Psy-Fi! ...

Bentley Rhythm Ace: Say it LOUD! We're Brum and we're proud

Report and Interview by Toby Manning, Jockey Slut, October 1998

AFTER CAUSING CHAOS AT PRETTY MUCH EVERY FESTIVAL THIS SUMMER. THE BENTLEYS ARE FINALLY BACK IN THE MIDLANDS. TOBY MANNING GETS AN EXCLUSIVE TOUR OF ...

On a Manumission!

Report by Kris Needs, Jockey Slut, October 1998

IBIZIAN VIRGIN KRIS NEEDS SPENDS A MONTH WITH MANUMISSION AND ENDS UP IN A WHEELCHAIR SURROUNDED BY BUNNY RABBITS. ...

UNKLE: HMV, Oxford Street, London

Live Review by Emma Warren, Jockey Slut, October 1998

Back to the Futura! UNKLE may not have mastered playing live yet, but they can still put on a show with a little help from ...

Andrea Parker: Underwater Love

Interview by Toby Manning, Jockey Slut, December 1998

LONDON'S ANDREA PARKER WANTS TO RECORD IN A SUBMARINE AND MAKES MUSIC THAT REMINDS PEOPLE OF "LITTLE GREEN ALIENS". TOBY MANNING FOUND HER LURKING IN ...

Armand Van Helden: You Don't Know Him!

Interview by Toby Manning, Jockey Slut, February 1999

ARMAND VAN HELDEN IS BACK ON FORM — AND BACK IN THE CHARTS. BUT WHAT'S THE MAN WHO SWAPS GENRES MORE OFTEN THAN SOCKS AND ...

Basement Jaxx: The House that Jaxx Built

Report and Interview by Emma Warren, Jockey Slut, April 1999

HAVING JUST COMPLETED THE ALBUM OF THE YEAR SO FAR, BASEMENT JAXX ARE ABOUT TO KICK HOUSE MUSIC INTO THE NEXT CENTURY: NOT BEFORE SHOWING ...

The All Seeing I, Jarvis Cocker: The All Seeing I: i Say i Say i Say

Interview by Toby Manning, Jockey Slut, August 1999

THEY'VE HAD TWO MAJOR HIT SINGLES, BUT YOU'D BE HARD-PRESSED TO NAME THEM BOTH. EACH SINGLE SOUNDS LIKE THE WORK OF A DIFFERENT BAND. THEIR ...

Todd Terry: Have you ever ridden a horse?

Interview by Toby Manning, Jockey Slut, August 1999

NEW YORK HOUSE MUSIC LEGEND TODD TERRY HAS ENTERED THE JUNGLE FOR HIS RESOLUTIONS ALBUM AND REMIXED THE HUGE 'IBIZA IN MY SOUL'. BUT CAN ...

Chicks on Speed: Speed Queens!

Profile and Interview by Toby Manning, Jockey Slut, October 1999

MUNICH'S CHICKS ON SPEED: THEY CAN PAINT FAST! ...

Basement Jaxx, The Chemical Brothers, Death In Vegas, Missy Elliott, Felix da Housecat, Layo & Bushwacka!, Leftfield, Moby, Underworld: Album of the Year: Never mind Talvin Singh, here's the bollocks...

Interview by Toby Manning, Jockey Slut, December 1999

High above central London, Jockey Slut assembled an illustrious panel to debate, Mercury Prize-style, the album of the year in the plush environs of Home's ...

Felix Da Housecat: This Katt is House Trained

Report and Interview by Toby Manning, Jockey Slut, December 1999

FELIX DA HOUSECAT HAS JUST MADE THE DANCEFLOOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR. TOBY MANNING FOLLOWS HIM FROM LIVERPOOL TO LONDON ANO TRIES TO MAKE HIM ...

Layo & Bushwacka!: Lowlife's Come...

Profile and Interview by Emma Warren, Jockey Slut, December 1999

LAYO & BUSHWACKA HAVE MADE AN ALBUM AS TASTY AS FOOD AT THE END'S AKA RESTAURANT. EMMA WARREN CHOWS DOWN WITH THEM ON SOME SUBTERRAIN ...

King Tubby, Augustus Pablo, Lee "Scratch" Perry: A Bluffer's Guide To Dub

Guide by John McCready, Jockey Slut, 2000

Note: This piece originally featured in Jockey Slut magazine and was written to serve as an introduction to those who had heard the word Dub ...

23 Skidoo

Retrospective and Interview by Bill Brewster, Jockey Slut, 2001

"What man is at ease in his Inn?Get out.Wide is the world and cold.Get out.Thou hast become an initiate.Get out."Aleister Crowley – 'Skidoo', chapter 23 ...

Princess Superstar: Queen Bitch

Interview by Lulu Le Vay, Jockey Slut, October 2001

From dork to doe-eyed sex kitten, Princess Superstar has seen the lot ...

The Streets: Street Life

Interview by Toby Manning, Jockey Slut, December 2001

Out of the garage and onto The Streets. Watch out, this boy makes bangers… ...

John Peel: An Audience With John Peel

Interview by Nick Doherty, Jockey Slut, 2002

Celeb 1: Howie B: With this playlist culture, when do you decide what's going to be played on your radio show? ...

The Streets: Quality Streets

Profile and Interview by Toby Manning, Jockey Slut, March 2002

GEEZERS NEED EXCITEMENT. WHICH IS WHERE THE STREETS, AKA MIKE SKINNER, COMES IN. THE PEOPLE'S POET IN TWO-STEP'S GARMS, HE IS THE WIMP MADE GOOD, ...

The Human League, Soft Cell: Bill Board: Recreating the '80s

Column by Bill Brewster, Jockey Slut, April 2002

Loving the '80s is one thing, says Bill Brewster. Recreating it quite another... ...

Jay-Z: Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse (Roc-A-Fella)

Review by Toby Manning, Jockey Slut, February 2003

TWO THINGS THE world doesn't need: another hip hop double album, and another album from Jay Z, right? ...

Missy Elliott: Missy Elliot: Under Construction (Elektra)

Review by Toby Manning, Jockey Slut, February 2003

PRE-EMPTING UNCHIVALROUS jokes, Missy Elliott describes herself in an intro as a project "under construction". ...

Electric Six: The Joy Of Six

Interview by Lulu Le Vay, Jockey Slut, February 2003

Electric Six are as rock'n'roll as Val Doonican. Thankfully, they don't sound it… ...

Tosca: Delhi 9

Review by Lulu Le Vay, Jockey Slut, March 2003

DELHI 9 — Richard Dorfmesier and Rupert Huber's third album — references the band the duo formed when they were still at school, surreptitiously smoking ...

The Go! Team: Working In Memphis

Interview by Toby Manning, Jockey Slut, March 2003

Brothers Ollie and Marc Jacob were once slackers in sneakers. Now they call Memphis Industries their empire… ...

Ted Nugent: Joseph Lanza: Elevator Music: A surreal history of Muzak, easy listening and other mood song.

Book Review by David Stubbs, Jockey Slut, May 2004

THIS IS A revised edition of a volume first published almost a decade ago. ...

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