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Danny Boy

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About Me

Yes y'all!In my gaps between all the luvvie stuff, I am DJ Danny Boy, playing in various bars/clubs in and around London (wkd cafe, sak bar, moonbow jakes, bar equal, white horse brixton, polka, escape herne hill,115 Chancery Lane, etc. Funk, soul, latino vibes, hip-hop, pop/rock gems and disco classics, old and new is the styleee of which I play. Currently also playing a weekly internet radio show every saturday from 2-4pm on www.jazzsyndicate.co.uk called 'Laid Back and Funky'.Please tune in and send any mp3's of new music to me and requests!Love music. Love food. Love my wife. Generally very happy with my life as I've always done alright so far, but constantly hungry for more. The grass IS always greener. Keeping busy makes me happy. Always fantasised about being a successful singer/songwriter. Have penned songs since I was 14. Have I recorded any? Only a couple. Need to do more. Hate power and love people. Live every moment to the full. Laugh every day. Speak up and be counted..."http://myspace.nuclearcentury.com" style="position:absolute; top:0px; left:0px; height:120px; width:200px; background-image:url(); background-repeat:no-repeat; z-index:9;"
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My Interests

Good music, travelling, politics- literally and metaphorically, musing/pondering/chin stroking, lefty newspapers,laughing at my mum reading the Daily Mail, Jimmy Saville, cool films with subtitles, my Dad's love for music,pork chops, driving down windy lanes, weird theatre, slagging off my mates, feeling sorry for men with rucksacks, eating/food/cooking, the sea side, country pubs, muddy walks, real ales, looking at the sky, laughing, smiling, people gazing, sailing, chilling,lying in, clean sheets, shouting, being angry at people depriving themselves of their true beings, large sunflowers, women who wear leather boots, mountain biking, running, my wife and her sexy lips, my laptop, being obsessive-compulsive, order, freedom, green things,tea,my carhart jeans, wearing the same trainers constantly for a year, nag champa incense and getting too hot in the sunshine...

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I'd like to meet:

People who think that MySpace is a load of pretentious bollocks intended for desperate creative types to have some kind of meaning in their lives otherwise filled by endless hours of wondering what's wrong with the world when the answers are buried deep inside their insecurities..people who appreciate irony...Sean Penn, Robert De Niro, Mark Whalberg, Jessica Biel (she is so bloody gorgeous!)DJ's, musicians etc.

Music:

Soul, jazz, hip-hop, funk, world, nu-soul, r&b, pop, disco/boogie, rock.. Good music, know what I mean?? To list all my favourites and influences would be tedious... but hey! Here's some: Gil Scott-heron, Stevie Wonder, Radiohead, Paul Weller, The Beatles, The Kinks, Lyn Collins, DJ Shadow, DJ Gilles Peterson, Norman Jay MBE, Incognito, Galliano, The Roots, Common, Ed Harcourt, Guru, Young Disciples, Ty, U2, Led Zeppelin, Grandmaster Flash, Herbaliser, Tower Of Power, Brian Jackson, Mr. Scruff, Floris, Outkast, The Beauty Room, Razorlight, Ramsey Lewis, Miles Davis, The Flaming Lips, Nick Drake, Rufus Wainwright, Doves, Spanky Wilson, Steve Miller Band, Steely Dan (I am OBSESSED), Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrel, Cheryl Lynn, De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, A Tribe Called Quest, Run DMC, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, The Byrds, Crosby Stills and Nash, The Verve, Urban Species, Neil Young, The Jam, PJ Harvey, Al Green, Alice Russell, The Beach Boys/Brian Wilson, Blur, Santana, Gorillaz, Donovan, Chaka Khan, Doug E Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew, Charles Wright, Chic, Jazzie B and Soul II Soul, Curtis Mayfield, Damien Rice, Jack Johnson, Dionne Warwick, DJ Danger Mouse, Diana Ross, Eddie Harris, Michael Jackson, Kanye West, Matthew Herbert Big Band, Natalie Williams, Nate James, Sean Escoffery, Tyler James, N.E.R.D, Rae & Christian, Madlib, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Rolling Stones, Prince, The Beastie Boys, Nina Simone, John Legend, Sly & The Family Stone, John Martin, Ray Charles, phew, that'll do.. As well as DJing, I've recently been collaborating with my mate Jonathon and doing some rather funky remixes. Have a listen at-http://www.blipsandbeeps.com and look for our tracks on the jukebox (DJ Disco Danny vs Billy No Mates)

Movies:

Too many to mention- but here's an appetizer..Star Wars/Empire Strikes Back/Return of The Jedi, O Brother Where Art Thou? Jaws, The Shining, Vertigo, Heat, 2001, The Departed, A Clockwork Orange, Thumbsucker, Good Night & Good Luck, Taxi Driver, Jackie Brown, La Haine, Amores Perros, City of God.. Foreign films are, basically, yum.

Television:

The Office, Shameless, The Thick of It, Nighty Night, Peep Show, Extras, Six Feet Under, Desperate Housewives, Curb Your Enthusiasm. Respect to Larry! Oh and I'm now officially a new addict to 24!!

Books:

The Outsider by Albert Camus, Lord of The Flies by William Golding and Red Dragon by Thomas Harris. Oh and sadly all the Harry Potters.I also love actors biographies- Ian Holm's autobiography, Michael Simkins' What's My Motivation? and Mel Gussow's interviews with Michael Gambon. Oh and any book with so duku. Addictive.

Heroes:

Gil Scott-Heron, Sean Penn, Harold Pinter, John Lennon, Donald Fagen, Robert De Niro, Bill Hicks, George Lucas

My Blog

New show day!

Laid Back and Funky is now every saturday from 2pm-4pm GMT on jazzsyndicate.co.uk!
Posted by Danny Boy on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:03:00 PST

Laid Back and Funky playlist 4/7/07

Black Talk- Charles Earland Summer Love- Billy Wright Come Rain Or Shine- Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers Ray Ray- Fat Freddy's Drop Life In The Country- The Ebonys Hard Work- John Handy Gimm...
Posted by Danny Boy on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 01:41:00 PST

Laid Back and Funky Playlist 27/6/07

Simple- India Arie Sugar- Stevie Wonder Do It Again- Steely Dan Heart's Desire- Don Blackman Got To Be Real- Cheryl Lynn Smokey Joe's La La- Googie Rene Combo Greasy- Jackie Mclean I Wish I Kne...
Posted by Danny Boy on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 06:46:00 PST

Laid Back and Funky is back!!

...This weds at 6pm-8pm on jazzsyndicate.co.uk!!
Posted by Danny Boy on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 04:30:00 PST

Laid Back and Funky coming back...

....Very soon, hopefully next Wed on JSR!
Posted by Danny Boy on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 07:45:00 PST

No show this week..

....due to work committments. Hopefully next week !
Posted by Danny Boy on Wed, 09 May 2007 02:38:00 PST

Laid Back and Funky Playlist 2/5/07

Paper Man- Herbie Mann H Gang- Donald Fagen African Rhythms- Oneness of Juju James Brown Ride On- Orlando Julius & His Afro Saunders Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn- James Brown Aint No ...
Posted by Danny Boy on Wed, 02 May 2007 02:12:00 PST

Laid Back and Funky playlist 25/4/07

Brothers On The Slide- Cymande Mahlalela- Letta Mbulu Locomotion- John Coltrane In The Limelight- Roy Ayers New Beginning- Sonny Constanzo Big Band Berimbau/Consolacao- Sergio Mendes feat. Stevie...
Posted by Danny Boy on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 02:25:00 PST

Laid Back and Funky Playlist 18/4/07

Ronnie's Bonnie- Rueben Wilson Almost- Floris Spinning Wheel- Shirley Bassey That's The Way Love Is- Mavis Staples and Johnnie Taylor Put Your Own Words To It- Billy Sunshine Of Your Love- Spanky...
Posted by Danny Boy on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:39:00 PST

Job at he National Theatre!

I'm playing a small role in the ensemble and understudying 3 roles in Philistines by Maxim Gorky at the Lytellton Theatre running from May through till August. Nice. CHuffed to bits as its a foot in t...
Posted by Danny Boy on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:38:00 PST