Tag: fast-style

Topical, in view of Mark Little of Bristol Rovers’ social media attack, here’s a year-old message which, idealistically shouldn’t need repeating, but, unfortunately, seems it does.

And who better to deliver it than Wolverhampton’s Christopher MacFarlane, better known to the world as Macka B?

His righteous, yet witty DJ toasting style is often mimicked but never bettered. Since his early days on the Exodus sound system, through the eighties fast-style origination of Fashion Records, of which the late great Smiley Culture bought to mainstream charts, to today’s international recognition, award-winning Macka B never fails to breathe charisma and charm to a subject with intelligent and amusing verse.

The premise of his song is simple, the message is resounding.

And that’s my song for the day. Very good. Carry on….

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• Nottingham trio Girlband Kick off UK Instore Tour at Sound Knowledge, Marlborough
  Nottingham trio Girlband! are throwing open the doors to their debut self-titled album, out 13th November, and taking the party on the road with a … Continue reading “Nottingham trio Girlband Kick off UK Instore Tour at Sound Knowledge, Marlborough”
• PREVIEW – White Horse Opera’s La Traviata @ Wharf Theatre – 27th – 31st October 2027
  A Must-see Dazzling Production! by Andy Fawthrop It seems ages ago since I was last listening to the guys and gals of White Horse Opera … Continue reading “PREVIEW – White Horse Opera’s La Traviata @ Wharf Theatre – 27th – 31st October 2027”
• Joyrobber, You Need to Stop Doing This!
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• A Black Eye and a Bunch of Flowers for George Wilding’s New Album
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• Captain Accident’s Sayonara Paranoia
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• Cephid; Electronic Music Producer and Town Crier Partnership in Devizes
  Well, what else is there to oyez about? Congratulations must go to our Devizes Town Crier, Charlotte Howard-Macdonald, again today, as Brian Mathew MP tabled … Continue reading “Cephid; Electronic Music Producer and Town Crier Partnership in Devizes”
• Devizes; a Place for Festival, or Negativity?
  On the Festival of Discovery, other political discoveries, and is the Crammer full yet?! No to the latter, but local Facebook groups are full ….of … Continue reading “Devizes; a Place for Festival, or Negativity?”
• “Shakespeare’s Green-Eyed Monster” on tour, Central Wiltshire October 17th-24th 2026.
  by Ian Diddamsimages by Gill Morrell and Penny Clegg How all the other passions fleet to air,As doubtful thoughts and rash embraceddespair, And shudd’ring fear, and green-eyed jealousy– Merchant of Venice, Act 3 Scene 2, William Shakespeare O, beware, my lord, of … Continue reading ““Shakespeare’s Green-Eyed Monster” on tour, Central Wiltshire October 17th-24th 2026.”
• Shrek at Mac’s Theatre School
  “What are you doing in my swamp?!” Shrek asked a horde of fairytale creatures, exiled to his wood by Lord Farquaad in his namesake Dreamworks … Continue reading “Shrek at Mac’s Theatre School”