Monday, January 17, 2011

The YouTube Challenge



The story is a basic one but a one I wanted to share, as a Drum And Bass fan and YouTube user I obviously linked the two and found many DnB delights on YouTube including UKDrumAndBass and Liquicity. At several times dissapointed by their lack of uploading, shameful dubstep and commercialisation I decided to start my own channel featuring just good drum and bass songs, mainly Liquid / Funk and Breakbeat DnB I began compiling a list of songs and uploading them to YouTube with only one purpose, so people can hear good music! If they like what they hear there are links inside each tracks description linking the listener to the record label or artists website for more information, this YouTube channel Ive made is of no commercial gain or profit to anyone involved. 

After being the first to upload the Full Vocal Remix of E-Z Rollers "Tough At The Top" tune I quickly gained 50,000 views and have continued to approx 81,000 views as of today. 

My goal is simple; to share great music with those in need! - Keep the music coming, keep adveritisng the channel and by the end of 2011 have 500,000 combined views on all videos. Im not bothered about specific channel visits, subscribers or likes etc just to achieve half a million cumulative views on my music videos.

339 days to go.

Peace,
TGM

Sunday, January 09, 2011

Do You Like Indian Food? Are You A Man Or A Mouse?

Over the festive period I had my wonderful visitor from Singapore over again, Miss Latifah. Her appetite for food in General is astonishing for a tiny tiny Asian girl, the Girl can really eat!


Her favourite foods include Full English Breakfasts, Sushi, Pizza's, Fish And Chips, Bacon Sandwiches and last but by no means least, Indian Food, spicy Indian Food.


We went to 3 different places in my hometown of Sunderland, UK and at each one she ordered the spiciest curry on the menu, Vindaloo. Each time the waiter / serving staff looked at her with a look of disbelief that this tiny girl was ordering the hottest thing on the menu.. and subsequently, each time she ate the curry was hot but not hot enough..


During the Christmas period we took a short trip to the lovely city of Edinburgh and we decided to dabble in some Punjabi Cuisine....


The place was called Khushi, and the waiter was one of the nicest guys ever!




Located @ 32 B Broughten Street, Edinburgh City Centre this restaurant really is a gem.


I ordered my usual, Chicken Madras and Nisa ordered herself a Lamb Jalfrezi but "Vindaloo" hot. My Madras came first and holy shit it was hot, no word of a lie, it was well and truly the spiciest thing I have ever eaten in my entire 25 years on this planet. Although it was destroying my taste buds and making me knock back the Cobra Lager like it was water just to cool my mouth it was incredibly moreish and I couldn't help but going back for more.


Nisa's Jalfrezi on the other hand was out of this world, it made me Madras taste like a Chicken Korma. Seriously hot, too hot for her although she probably won't admit it :)


After our delicious food, the waiter explained to us that my Madras had 1/2 tablespoon of special Chili powder, where Nisa's Vindaloo Hot Jalfrezi had 2 FULL TABLESPOONS!


The purpose of this post is two fold, one to emphasize the fantastic Punjabi cuisine available from Kushi in Edinburgh but mainly to emphasize how awesome my Nisa is :)


So if you are ever in Edinburgh, and you consider yourself a curry fan, you need to put your dedication to the test and visit Khushi!


Peace
TGM