Born: 24 March 1947 in Chiyoda

Sprawling group of hip-hop revolutionaries who brought to the rap mainstream their sparse

They adopted the name The Dead Boys when they relocated to New York City in July 1976 where they were active until 1979

He is one of the most celebrated and influential music artists of all time

Inspired by what we heard on these releases along with the recent inclusion of Dayzed on Downward’s So Click Heels Compilation

The Streets - Original Pirate Material (2xLP) Luminol Born: 24 March 1947 inMike Skinner born 27 November 1978 was brought up in Birmingham and now lives in Brixton. He started messing around with keyboards at the age of 5. He took several jobs in fast food restaurants to finance a failed attempt to launch his own record label. As a teenager he built a recording studio in a cupboard in his bedroom. At 19 he went to Australia for a year, taking his sampler along for company. The first two Streets albums were nominated for the