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A Saffiyah Khan Photo
Saffiyah Khan, Birmingham.
Formal-wear Tank Girl.
Got to be The Specials in Brum last year, can't get much better than them and Toots lakeside in the summer at sunset.
Black Flag pre-Rollins on one shoulder and post-Rollins on the other. Not that I make music. I'd like to be on the lineup, maybe I can compere a tombola between sets?
Skinhead, Post Punk, New Wave, Punk, Northern Soul.
Punk got me into it all when I was young. I used to go to gigs on my own when I was 14/15 at the shady punk pubs in Birmingham because no one I knew was up for it. Then the others followed after, I think Post Punk next - Sisters Of Mercy have a special place in my heart. Northern Soul is the best to dance to I find, which is why I DJ mostly that.
Jesus? Pick his brains, what was the deal with Mary Magdalene? Would you consider yourself a leftist? What's God like? Where do you stand on Brexit?
Du Blonde is incredible and a good friend. We walk Pam Hogg catwalk together regularly. She is one of the most talented and multidisciplinary people I know and you should go check her out!
The Night Owl in Birmingham.
'Niko Kao Ja' by Šarlo Akrobata, my Mom was a punk in Bosnia so that's what she was listening to when I grew up.
'My War' by Black Flag - felt very 'me vs you' as most do at that age.
'The Night' by Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons.
'Sports' by Viagra Boys.
Something by Amy Winehouse because she seems to know what I'm thinking sometimes. I love that interview she did where she called out modern music for being so "f*ck you" and making lovers so replaceable, then she goes on to talk about how Soul was always about laying your heart out for someone and being vulnerable. She was strong for going against that grain. So I'll pick 'Back To Black' for the times I've done the same.
Something to sing along to, 'Special Brew' by Bad Manners.
Something New Wave. I relate to Devo: Extravagant and uncomfortable. I'll go with 'Mongoloid', although it's naturally problematic.
'You Really Got Me' by The Kinks.
'The World Again' by Honey Townsend.
Finding new music is a slow process for me. Sleaford Mods and Viagra Boys are most recent.
Saffiyah Khan, Birmingham.
Formal-wear Tank Girl.
Got to be The Specials in Brum last year, can't get much better than them and Toots lakeside in the summer at sunset.
Black Flag pre-Rollins on one shoulder and post-Rollins on the other. Not that I make music. I'd like to be on the lineup, maybe I can compere a tombola between sets?
Skinhead, Post Punk, New Wave, Punk, Northern Soul.
Punk got me into it all when I was young. I used to go to gigs on my own when I was 14/15 at the shady punk pubs in Birmingham because no one I knew was up for it. Then the others followed after, I think Post Punk next - Sisters Of Mercy have a special place in my heart. Northern Soul is the best to dance to I find, which is why I DJ mostly that.
Jesus? Pick his brains, what was the deal with Mary Magdalene? Would you consider yourself a leftist? What's God like? Where do you stand on Brexit?
Du Blonde is incredible and a good friend. We walk Pam Hogg catwalk together regularly. She is one of the most talented and multidisciplinary people I know and you should go check her out!
The Night Owl in Birmingham.
'Niko Kao Ja' by Šarlo Akrobata, my Mom was a punk in Bosnia so that's what she was listening to when I grew up.
'My War' by Black Flag - felt very 'me vs you' as most do at that age.
'The Night' by Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons.
'Sports' by Viagra Boys.
Something by Amy Winehouse because she seems to know what I'm thinking sometimes. I love that interview she did where she called out modern music for being so "f*ck you" and making lovers so replaceable, then she goes on to talk about how Soul was always about laying your heart out for someone and being vulnerable. She was strong for going against that grain. So I'll pick 'Back To Black' for the times I've done the same.
Something to sing along to, 'Special Brew' by Bad Manners.
Something New Wave. I relate to Devo: Extravagant and uncomfortable. I'll go with 'Mongoloid', although it's naturally problematic.
'You Really Got Me' by The Kinks.
'The World Again' by Honey Townsend.
Finding new music is a slow process for me. Sleaford Mods and Viagra Boys are most recent.
The Specials ft Saffiyah Khan | Ten Commandments Live at The 100 Club
The Specials ft Saffiyah Khan | Ten Commandments (2019)