“I wanted to try to make a Hip-Hop version of Marvin Gaye’s What’s Goin On,” said the leader of Public Enemy, Chuck D. “Something that was there, something that was a staple, something that no matter how many times you played it, you had to go back to it again and again.”
After their first album, the members of Public Enemy gained a new social perspective, and these self-proclaimed prophets of rage articulated the anger implicit in the hard beats and bottomless bravado of ghetto-born rap. It’s not that Chuck D was smarter or more ambitious than his contemporaries – certainly, KRS-One tackled many similar sociopolitical tracts, while Rakim had a greater flow – but he marshaled considerable revolutionary force, clear vision, and a boundless vocabulary to create galvanizing, logical arguments that were undeniable in their strength.
Join us as we celebrate 30 years since the release of a milestone in rap music.
The album is available here.
London
Time & Date: Sunday June 17th 2018 16:00 – 19:00
Venue: Brilliant Corners, 470 Kingsland Road, London, E8 4AE
Tickets: £10 plus booking fee in advance here
Presenter: Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy with Normski
Audio Menu: Dynavector D17D3 MC Cartridge, Rega P9 Turntable, Rega IOS Phono Stage Audio Note Jinro Integrated Amp, Chord Signature Speaker Cable, Chord Signature Tuned Aray interconnects, ISOL-8 Substation Integra Power Conditioner and Klipschorn Loudspeakers
Chicago
Date and Time: Sunday June 10th 2018 5:30 – 8:30 pm
Venue: Saturday Audio Exchange, 1021 W Belmont Avenue, Chicago IL, 60647
Tickets: $5 in advance soon
Presenter: Jim Burchill from CHIRP Radio
Audio Menu: Klipschorns provided by Klipsch Audio and McIntosh Tube amps provided by Saturday Audio
Washington DC
Date and Time: Sunday June 17th 2018 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Venue: Songbyrd Music House and Record Cafe, 2477 18th St NW, Washington DC 20009
Tickets: $5 – $7 in advance here
Presenter: Joe Lapan, Timothy Anne Burnside, Marcus Dowling, DJ Bee of Fresh Radio
Audio Menu provided by Audioism.
REGA Planar 3 turntable with Elys MM Cartridge, REGA Fono MM Phono Preamp, Audioism MicroZOTL Preamp (David Berning Design), Audioism Venue-Class Playback System, Xcilica HD System Processor, Audioism ZOTL Amplifiers (David Berning Design), Class AB Hybrid Amplification for Subs, WyWires Audio Interconnects
Oslo
Venue: Kulturhuset i Oslo, Youngs gate 6, 0181 Oslo
Tickets:100/50NOK in advance here.
Presenters:Kent Horne with journalist Martin Bjørnersen
Audio Menu installed by Duet Audio: Cartridge: Dynavector XX2 MK2, Turntable: Dr. Feickert Blackbird, Tone arm: Jelco750 LB 12″, Amplifiers: 4 x Monoblocks Auralic Merak 2x800W, Preamp: Ayon Auris, Loudspeakers: Piega Classic 80.2, Interconnects: Midas Reference Flavia, Speaker Cable: Midas Reference Silje, Power Conditioner: Isol-8
Fukuoka
Date and Time: Sunday June 17th 2018 8:00pm – 11:00pm
Venue: Desiderata Fukuoka 1-15-3, 3F Imaizumi Chuo-ku Fukuoka 810-0014 Japan
Tickets: ¥1,000 – email: info@desiderata.jp
Presenter: Masuo (Lighthouse Records founder / CAS Fukuoka)
Audio Menu
Klipschorn Loudspeakers, Mark Levinson 23.5L Power Amplifier, Mark Levinson No.26 Preamplifier, Pioneer Exclusive P3 turntable, Koetsu Cartridge and Stepup Trans.
New York City
Date and Time: Sunday June 24th 4:00pm – 7:00pm
Venue: Magick City, 37 Box Street, Brooklyn NY 11222
Tickets: $10 in advance soon
Presenters: Paul Raffaele and Barbie Bertisch (Love Injection Magazine)
Audio Menu: Rega Exact MM Cartridge, Rega P9 Turntable, Audio Note UK pre-amplification and power amplification, AudioQuest Interconnects and cabling, Klipschorn Loudspeakers, Klipsch SW-115 Subwoofers
Stavanger
Time & Date: Sunday June 24th 2pm – 4pm
Venue: Kunsthall Stavanger, Madlaveien 33, 4009 Stavanger, Norway
Tickets: 50 Nok in advance soon
Presenter: Tarjei Nygård
Audio Menu supplied by Spaceworld Soundgarden
Turntable – Electrocompaniet Ecg-1 Platespiller – Sort, Pre-Amp – Electrocompany Ecp2 Riaa, Amp – Electrocompany EC4.8 Preamplifier, Mono Block – Electrocompany AW600 Nemo Monoblock, Loudspeakers – Electrocompaniet The Nordic Tone Model 1 Gulvstående Høyttaler
Miami
Date and Time: Sunday June 24th 5:00pm – 8:00pm
Venue: Sweat Records, 5505 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33137
Tickets: $6 in advance soon
Presenter: Lauren Reskin – Sweat Records
Audio Menu: Audio Note T1 Turntable, Audio Note 1Q1 cartridge, Audio Note M2 Phono Preamplifier, Audio Note Conqueror SET Amplifier, Deja Vu Audio Custom Genoa Vintage Speakers, Audio Note Lexus Cables
Sydney
Date and Time: Sunday July 1st 2018, 5 to 8 pm
Venue: The World Bar
Tickets: $10 at the door or in advance here
Presenters: Jim Poe (Bondi Beach Radio)
Audio Menu: Turntable: Rega RP6, Cartridge: Rega Exact, Amp: Accuphase E-202 Integrated Amplifier, Speakers: Klipsch Heresy, Subs: Klipsch R-10SW
