BANNED RADIO SHOW RETURNS!

Monday, April 8, 2002
8PM - 10PM (Pacific Standard Time)
Online stream from www.vulcanradio.com
(choose the "live stream 1/mothership studios" from the top of the pop-up window)

After being kicked off of KPFA, "Scratch Attack" — the Hip Hop Slam produced skratch radio show — returns to broadcast on Vulcan Radio (choose the "live stream 1/mothership studios" from the top of the pop-up window). The show will be re-broadcast on WFMU this summer. It will also be filmed for New Zealand television by the visiting "Mo Show" TV crew.

Scheduled guests include:
'89 Skratch Gangstaz vs. Cat Five
Worlds famous Finger Bangerz
DJ Qbert & percussionist Sly T
The Oakland Faders
Female skratch duo Deeandroid & Celskiii
DJ Flare
DJ Marz
Tico, Ales One, and H.O.P.

… along with the Scratch Attack crew including: Munkifunk, Pone, Bas-1, Yve-1, Mosi Reeves, Syntax, Nzinga, & Billy Jam

SCRATCH ATTACK: TOO HARD FOR THE FUCKIN RADIO
Popular Hip Hop Slam Radio Show Kicked Off the Air

March 1, 2002 — "Scratch Attack: I Want My Battle Record Back You Bastard!" the Hip Hop Slam produced two-hour, monthly radio show dedicated to the skratch art-form was recently kicked off Berkeley radio station KPFA where it broadcast from January 2001 until February 2002. During it's thirteen month run the show, which was also streamed live on the web, featured a mix of recorded & live DJ skratch sessions plus scratch DJ news and interviews. It's long list of guests included Kool Herc, Grand Wizard Theodore, D-Styles, DJ Flare, DJ Shortkut, DJ Apollo, DJ 8-Ball, DJ Relm, DJ Inesha (Alien Army), DJ Quest, Pam the Funkstress (The Coup), Afrika Bambaataa, DJ Malik ("The Real World"), Namane (Local 1200 DJ's), DJ Pone, Mike Boogie, Snayk Eyez, (89 Skratch Gangstaz), Golden Chyld, DJ Ngobility, (Finger Bangerz), DJ Stoic, DJ Streak, 2 Fresh, DJ Sniper, DJ Tu Ki, Prince Jam, DJ Platurn & DJ Spair (Oakland Faders), The Backspin Boyz, DJ Marz, Pal 58, DJ Cavo, Toadman, H.O.P., Tico, The Horizons DJ Project, & Christie Z (Tools Of War). The show also included regular skratch news reports by DJ Munkifunk and Billy Jam, graf reports by Yve-1, & DJ battle reports from Bas-One and DJ Pone. Other regulars included DJ Gamin (videographer), Mosi Reeves (editorials), and DJ Syntax (board engineer & dank tales) plus a myriad of guests who stopped by just to hang out and enjoy the skratch-friendly environment.

The reason given for the show's abrupt cancellation was an allegation of drinking and smoking in the Pacifica radio station building. "Yeah, right, whatever!" said producer Billy Jam, "But ultimately it is the listeners' loss especially since on the next show we were scheduled to have the DJs from the 'Scratch' tour stop by." Associate producer DJ Pone added that, "By no means is this the end of a Hip Hop Slam scratch show," noting that a similar (only better) type show would soon be broadcasting on the web in a streaming audio/video format. (For details/updates on this next skratch show, check this site regularly.)

And for those who missed the KPFA run of "Scratch Attack" Hip Hop Slam will be releasing two CD compilations featuring highlights of the short-lived show.

"Scratch Attack: I Want My Battle Record Back You Bastard!" is the name of the current Hip Hop Slam radio show which began broadcasting in January 2001 and airs the first Monday of every month @ Midnight on KPFA 94.1FM. The two hour show (midnite-2am), hosted by Billy Jam & DJ Munkifunk along with Yve-One, Bas-One, DJ Pone and Poly Vinyl Chloride features new and classic DJ-produced scratch and break tracks, all the latest battle-break records, guest DJs spinning or being interviewed, plus all the latest DJ news from the global turntablist community including details of all the DJ battles. Past guests have included Grand Wizard Theodore, Afrika Bambaataa, DJ Quest, DJ Disk, 89 Skratch Gangstaz, Golden Chyld (Finger Bangerz), Sugarcuts (Tableturns), D-Styles, and DJ Cue. Scheduled future guests include QBert, DJ Shadow, Rob Swift, Tony Vegas (Scratch Perverts), Tu-Ki (Ireland), DJ Inesha (Alien Army, Italy), Peanut Butter Wolf, and Triple Threat DJs. As well as broadcasting on 94.1FM in the greater Bay Area and on 88.1 KFCF in Fresno "Scratch Attack: I Want My Battle Record Back You Bastard!" can be heard around the globe on www.kpfa.org/forms/0_aud.htm

For current Scratch Attack New Items, check the Hip Hop Slam News section!