February the month of luurv (or not).  We've got a mixed up issue this month. We've been interviewing a few interesting people including the likes of Beardyman and Tempa T of TEEEEEEEMPPPPPZZZZ fame.  [Ex]:TV returns to your computer screens and also we've got our birthday party slap bang in the middle of the month at rouadhouse on the 17th.  Expect a few words from Skeptical prior to his performance there.  More Techno reviews are on the way as we ease example into regular techno coverage plus loads more sick stuff. Keep locked.

This month Dub Phizix gathered together a number of records and assembled them into an order on some record decks for the Broken Audio podcast. After some effort he managed to get a few of them to match up.  DRS then did several raps over the whole thing and now its been uploaded to the world wide web.  Cop it on this soundcloud link...

Art'ing about in Manchester Expand your horizons in 2011 and get some culture in you. Here are two free exhibitions to get you thinking and may even inspire you to throw some shapes. Art stylee.

Recorders

A live and interactive exhibition created by Mexican-Canadian electronic artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. Recorders is a great exhibit which curiously uses the modern technology borne out of CCTV Britain and the surveillance state to actively involve the usually impotent passer by into creating their own artistic moment.

Using technology such as CCTV cameras, airport scanning machines, fingerprints, and stored digitalised information. Loranzo-Hemmer encourages us to look more carefully at the prominence of ID in modern day id-entity, and the many ways in which information is collected and utilised.

The exhibit is on the top floor of Manchester Art Gallery, it's free and you've got til January 30th so make moves. http://www.manchestergalleries.org/whats-on/exhibitions/index.php?itemID=73

Cuts & Grazes

Cuts & Grazes is an exhibition straight from the student voice of Manchester. The collection offers up an expression of the lived in-experience of the government with two heads. Nicely set on the new artistic offshoot of Fallowfield's Trof bar, the exhibit aptly showcases the creative responses to the coalition government using a variety of mediums from distorted furnishings, edited government publications, angst ridden drawings of restricted human emotions to a modern day transparent tapestry featuring the inauguration of the coalition government over the space of 100 days.

Featuring offerings from: Richard Birdseed, Helen Collet, Frances Copeman, Jane Lawson, Joshua Miller & Nicky Watson, David Picken, Duncan Robert, Jackie Raybone and Uncle Ratbone. Cuts & Grazes offers an intriguing commentary on an impassioned subject whose impact is only just beginning to be felt. The exhibit provides an enjoyable evening with a sombre injection of much needed thought for the future and, for the now. Exhibit is free and on from Tuesday to Sunday, 11am til 7pm up until January 30th, http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=180143005330939

FULLFAT is a brand new night starting in Leeds playing host to the developing sounds of Drum & Bass and Dubstep, as well as Garage from the past & present.  The aim is to promote the freshest DJs & Producers from across the country alongside the finest up-and-coming local talent.

 The launch night is on Monday 24th January @ Stinky’s Peephouse and features Metropolis resident & Radio 1 supported, Loz Contreras, emerging Vagabonds & Outlook festival high-fliers Wachs Lyrical (Leeds) & Dubloke (Brighton), with exclusive support from underground DJs such as Goda & Kaewan.

 Having smashed several house parties at the end of last year, FULLFAT plans to apply the same exciting vibes to a Funktion One Soundsystem; launching in the immediate aftermath of University exams and expected to go off!"

check out the flyer below and get on it... 

Bloc's even close now than it was even a minute ago when i started writing this post.  Its getting closer all the time.  If you haven't already been tempted to try it out by our coverage of it last year or the outstanding lineup which they've put together for you then i suppose you had better have a look at this kaleidoscopic promo video.  If you've still not been taken in then you're obviously a spod.  In which case stay at home.  Oh and by the way Laurent Garnier is closing the festival now.

Bloc 2011 from Bloc. on Vimeo.

Popular whacked out american turbo lets get pissed and also sugar rushed off our nuts drink 4 loco was banned over the christmas holidays. Which is a shame.  It seems that in the land of the free you're not only denied from pretty much any method of getting smashed but now you're not even allowed to have sugary booze.  Meanwhile in a seemingly unrelated turn of events  US purple dinosaur costume wearing producer Mochipet is releasing a brand new tune on Daly City Records.  To coincide with the release hes running a competition to find a sick illustrator to design his ingle's artwork.    Basically they're looking for a piece of visual art as you would expect.  The winner not only gets their artwork used but gets to choose of one of three prizes.

1. Mochipet will come to your house and DJ at your party  (i suppose youll be having one if you win)

2. Mochipet will come and cook you dinner.

3.  Mochipet will send you a handmade purple dinosaur costume thing.

The deadline is January 24th  click HERE for more info.

The Drum and Bass Awards are open get on there and vote for your favourites...

Example is Two years old and we're picking up pace all the time.  Last year was an amazing year all round and thanks again go to the Example Family and all of our loyal readers.  After the mayhem of last month one of our best issues ever, especially since it contained our HUGE advent calender, Its time to focus on 2011 the new decade. This time ten years ago Dubstep didnt exist, Grime was in its very infancy Garage was smashing it in the charts.  Lots changes in ten years. I wonder what our music scene will look like when we hit our 11th birthday in 2020.  We'll be documenting it every step of the way so don't worry. You won't miss anything.

 Check out our snowy cover this month. Bet you've never seen a digger on an underground music blog. You have know.