RIP Wall of Fame

For several years I've been keeping a collage of all kinds of memorabilia on my wall. It began with a gatefold sleeve of an old compilation of spaghetti westerns with some epic soundtracks and over the years several clippings, festival programs/wristbands/tokens etc were added and moved around with me a couple of times. Over the years it got neglected so now the time has come to take it down. Since it illustrates a significant period of time in my life I though it would be a shame to throw it all out without having anything left over - a few pics were in order.


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Scratch (2001)

A feature-length documentary film about hip-hop DJing, otherwise known as turntablism. From the South Bronx in the 1970s to San Francisco now, the world's best scratchers, beat-diggers, party-rockers, and producers wax poetic on beats, breaks, battles, and the infinite possibilities of vinyl. -imdb

It's simple really, this documentary is as essential as essential can get when it comes to hip-hop. A step by step walk-through of how it all began with dj-ing and evolved into scratching, juggling, turntablism etc. Passing through with insight, anecdotes, tips and tricks or general BS are oa.: Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Flash, DJ Krush, Mix Master Mike, DJ NuMark, DJ Q-Bert, DJ Shadow, X-ecutioners, Steinski, Cut Chemist, ... The feature won the audience price at the Atlanta Film Festival and was nominated for the Grand Jury Price at Sundance, so you know this is a decent documentary and not just a collection of home shot clips, it just looks real good too, just check the first few minutes below..





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Doug Pray (director) website