Tag Archives: Ross Allen

Caught By The River Social Club: Another Night Out

Caught By The River Social Club: Another Night Out in Soho with a couple of pints and a myriad of stories. As with the last session at the Caught By The River Social club, the upstairs room in the Queens … Continue reading

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An Antidote To Indifference… What a wonderful name!

Last Tuesday evening, I managed to hook up with broadcaster, DJ and roving A&R man Ross Allen along with former Chaser scribbler and music fan, Oakland CA based CK Smart. The meeting point was the excellent Queen’s Head freehouse in … Continue reading

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2012 RUNNINGS Pt. 3: ROSS ALLEN’S MELTDOWN!

OK people…I’m back from a windswept and bracingly elemental new year in north Cornwall … Having had no signal down there… yessss, off the worldwide web….. I’m itching to do a few posts. First up, I’m cheekily reprinting Ross’ excellent … Continue reading

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Welcome to SHADOW-LANDS at the The Boiler Room

Back in the day… way back in the day….  I met a young DJ Shadow at the Blue Note Club in Hoxton Square.  He was working with an even younger James Lavelle, who at that time was scribbling a column … Continue reading

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Something for the weekend… Gilles Peterson meets Ross Allen… the podcast!

Having penned the liner notes to Gilles P’s latest offering… ‘Masterpiece’ …from the Ministry Of Sound I was most happy to see GP has got together with my good friend, the ever feisty and seriously deep music fan’ Ross Allen … Continue reading

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