Adam Fox (aka Foxman)

I started doing the music for the Indymedia show on Monday nights back in June, 2009. The first tune I ever played on RTRFM was the theme music from The Third Man by Anton Karas. Soon after, I joined the Spoonful of Blues collective almost by accident when the presenter failed to show so I ran home, grabbed a pile of records and hosted the show myself.

I learnt how to use the desk on the fly with the help of one of the Indymedia crew that night and went from there. This was long before those paid training courses they have today. You don’t need to press too many buttons when you’re only playing vinyl. From there on I relentlessly pestered the coordinators of Soulsides until they welcomed me into the fold in 2010 and I’ve been running the show since 2011. I’ve also been on the collectives of Spoonful of Blues, El Ritmo and I help out on Rock, Rattle and Roll from time to time.

One program is enough.

In Perth: the very first Soulville presented by Land of 1000 Dances. Easily the best soul DJs in WA.

Elsewhere, playing at the 3rd birthday party of Bacon Fat, a monthly rhythm & blues 45 night held in ol’ Fitzroy. Melbourne audiences know to party. They rock up set to go and you don’t have to prove a thing to them and the DJs know how to look after their special guests.

In terms of attending, going to Soul in the Basement at the original Cherry Bar on AC/DC Lane in Melbourne was life changing. This was a weekly soul night running every Thursday from 9pm until 5am with two legendary DJs: Vince Peach playing the early set then Pierre Baroni (RIP) doing the late shift. I used to love sitting at the end of the bar nursing pint after pint just soaking up the tunes and shooting the BS with them. If I hadn’t of met Vince and Pierre my life would have been very different. If only we could do the same here!

Rock Rattle and Roll.