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Review: The Last Empire – The Final Days of the Soviet Union – by Serhii Plokhy
When the Soviet Union ended and thus the Cold War ended on Christmas Day 1991, it was probably one of the biggest political events of my lifetime. This well-researched, detailed book, by Ukrainian author Serhii Plokhy, details the last 18 months of the Soviet Union’s existence. After USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev’s revolutionary policies of Glasnost… Continue reading
AMerica, August 1991, August coup, Baltics, Boris Yeltsin, CIS, cold war, Commonwealth of Independent States, Communism, Crimea, Dacha, domino effect, end of cold war, Estonia, fall of communism, george bush, George H.W. Bush, glasnost, Gorbachev, KGB, Latvia, Leonid Kravchuk, Lithuania, Mikhail Gorbachev, Party Centre, perestroika, President Bush, Russia, serhii plokhy, Soviet Union, the last empire, Ukraine, USA, USSR, Yugoslavia -
Review: Cocaine Nation – How The White Trade Took Over The World – by Tom Feiling
This is an enthralling, well-researched book, that reveals many unknown new facts about the global cocaine industry. The book opens with a chapter focussing on the USA, the biggest market for the Cocaine industry, where 66% of Cocaine users exist. We then enter into the producing and transit phase of the drug and examine Colombia,… Continue reading
Cali, caribbean, Cartel, COcaine, Cocaine Industry, Cocaine Nation, Colombian Civil War, crack, crack cocaine, Cuba, FARC< AUC, Gulf, Haiti, Holland, Jamaica, Juarez, Los Zeatas, Medellin, Mexico, narcotics, Portugal, Shower Posse, Sinaloa, Tijuana, Tom Feiling, United Kingdom, United Nations, USA, White House -
Review: Agent Storm – My Life Inside Al Qaeda – by Morten Storm
This real life tale of espionage is fast-moving and thrilling. It is a real edge-of-the-seat tale of true grit, the lead character, Morten Storm, leading a bewildering double or even triple life, his journey a myriad tour of far-flung places and his work at the key cutting edge of the War on Terror. After a… Continue reading
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Review: Cartels At War – by Paul Rexton Can
The author is a military expert and the phrase he coins to determine Mexico’s narcotics problem is a ‘mosaic cartel war’. This book analyses in detail the various cartels that are present in Mexico that operate in a highly competitive, highly profitable, highly illegal, immensely violent global industry. The Mexican cartels mainly provide a distribution… Continue reading
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Wez G – Tribute To The Loft (DJ Set 69)
The Loft was the location for the first underground dance party (called “Love Saves The Day”) organised by David Mancuso on feb 14th 1970 in New York City. It’s a legendary club where the roots of dance music took hold. This rare Wez G tribute DJ mix explores the Loft’s music and delivers disco beats… Continue reading
1970s, 280 West, All I Do, Atmosfear, Bam Bam, Blackbirds, Chuck Mangione, classic, Could Heaven Evewr Be Like This, Dance, dancing, Dancing in Outer Space, David Mancuso, Devotion, Disco, dub, Future, Going Back To My Roots, Heaven, House, I wanna Be Free, Idris uhammad, James Brown, Joe Gibbs, Joe Gibbs & The Professionals, Love, Love Honey Love Heartache, Love Is The Message, Love Train, Love’s Masquerade, Man Friday, Manu Dibango, MFSB, New York, New. York City, Nightclub, nightclubs, O’Jays, Outer Space, Risco Connections, Soul, Soul Makossa, Space, Stevie Wonder, the future, The Loft, The MEssagee, The Winners, Tribute To The Loft, USA, Walking in Rhythm, Wez G -
Shuffle Show – XPress Radio – WEEK 5
The Shuffle Show with Wez G – WEEK 5 – 30.11.14 – XPress Radio This week’s Shuffle Show on XPress Radio hosts guest DJ, from the Woodville, Cathays, James Alexander aka Apollo Chief. :::TRACKLISTING::: # Artist name Track name 1 GL Won’t You See (Gerd Janson Dub Mix) 2 Kasper Bjorke Rush feat. Tobias Buch… Continue reading
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Waves 004
The fourth edition of Waves, Wez G’s weekly chill podcast… The groove is again global in this episode of Waves… we travel through Arabia and then across the Atlantic to Cuba, with some nice sounds from more general chill artists also. :::Tracklist::: # Artist name Track name 1 Passionista Her, You and Me (Ibiza Beach… Continue reading
A Guy Called Gerald, Alfrewdo Valdes, ambient, Arab, Arabia, Atlantic, Balearic, beach, Brush The Heat, Cafe Del Mar, Canto A La Vueltabajera, chill, Chillout, Cuba, Deep Blue, Definitely Forevewr On My Mind, downtempo, Electronica, Fish Go Deep, Foulek, funky, Funky Town, Grainface, Her You and Me, Humanity, Ibiza, Ibiza Beach, Layback, Louise Rhodes, lounge, Love, Love Emotion, Meadowland, Miami, Miami Meltdown, Nagual Sound Experiment, Passionista, Sabah El Kheir, The R.E.G. Project, trip hop, USA, Waves 004, Wez G -
Shuffle Show – XPress Radio – WEEK 3
The Shuffle Show with Wez G – WEEK 3 – 16.11.14 – XPress Radio This week’s Shuffle Show on Xpress Radio sees host Wez G joined by Fran from Traffic, Cardiff University’s underground clubbing and Djing society. Also from Traffic, guest DJ Dom Varndell spins a minimix. :::TRACKLISTING::: # Artist name Track name 1 Scan… Continue reading
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Wez G Sessions – Episode 14
Episode 14 of the Wez G Sessions has a bit of a hip hop theme with plenty of tracks taken off Grandmaster Flash’s latest compilation album. :::Tracklist::: # Artist name Track name 1 A Tribe Called Quest Can I Kick It? 2 Deew She Will Never Learn 3 Ninjah Predator 4 M People Don’t Look… Continue reading
A Tribe Called QUest, Alrick Wilson, Audiosapien, C.R.E.A.M., Can I Kick It?, Cardiiff, Chepstow, Colombia, Dave Wired, Dirtbox Crew, Don’t Look Any Further, Grandmaster Flash, Harder Than You Think, Heather Small, hip hop, Los Tigres Del Norte, Mexican, Mexico, New York, New. York City, Ninjah, NYC, Podcast, Pop, Pop Music, Predator, rap, She WIll Never Learn, Tantrum Records, Techno, USA, Wez G, Wez G Sessions, Wez G Sessions Episode 14, Wired, Wot is Terrorizm, Wu Tang Clan -
Review: Translation and Identity in the Americas – by Edwin Gentzler
The book I read from Cardiff’s Translation section explores linguistic and cultural struggles in the Americas, particularly focusing on issues of translation. It addresses topics like the monolingualism in the USA, Quebec’s linguistic identity, Brazilian cannibalism, and border area challenges. Overall, the book deepened my understanding of translation studies. Continue reading
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