Forward / Scratch is excited to present Threat Advisory, a new residency on 8Ball radio. Threat Advisory aims to share the sounds and histories of the fight for liberation of oppressed peoples. 

This episode premiered live on Feb. 3 from 9pm - 11pm featuring Rasanbleman Pou Ayiti, a diasporic Haitian group “dedicated to strengthening Ayiti, In the fight against exploitation, racism, imperialism and patriarchy.”

THREAT ADVISORY 01: Rasanbleman Pou Ayiti

Originally recorded for Bangkok Community Radio, this show by Palestinian DJ Erick Nidal shares poetry, political praxis, and underground sounds from his communities in New York, Bangkok, and Chicago. 

Original writings in Arabic, the voices of Ghassan Kanafani and Thomas Sankara, and native Thai instrumentation can be found alongside experimental jazz, unreleased house music, and other soul-stirring treats. 

1. Ahmed Kaabour "Ouanadikom" x original poetry
2. Omar Ahemad "Descended from a Wanaque Tree (Borrowed Memory) [Ki Oni Remix] x Ghassan Kanafani's "Sword and the Neck" interview
3. อภิชาติ ปากหวาน - สาละวัน Apichat Pakwan "Salawan"
4. Donis "A New State of Mind" x Thomas Sankara "The Imperialist is a Bad Student" speech
5. Ron Trent presents WARM "Cycle of Many"
6. Chiara Noriko "I AM"
7. unreleased Chez n Surco's Groove x Piero "What is Love" Acapella 
8. Lil Louis "Clap Your Hands" (PFM mix)
9. Mr. Fingers "Stars"
10. Ragtyme "I Can't Stay Away"
11. Jungle Wonz "Anybody Out There" (Mike Dunn Back On 63rd & Artesian Remix)
12. Ron Trent ft. Robert Owens "Deep Down" (Ron Trent Main Mix)
13. MAW "Pienso en Ti"
14. Hardrive: 2000 "Never Forget" Keycapella x Dance Ritual Mix


F/S PRESENTS: Erick Nidal ( نضال) - BCR

Forward / Scratch is excited to present Threat Advisory, a new residency on 8Ball radio. Threat Advisory aims to share the sounds and histories of the fight for liberation of oppressed peoples.

This episode premiered live on March 3 from 9pm - 11pm featuring Juventud Unida por la Independencia aka JUPI, a Puerto Rican diaspora organization dedicated to educating, organizing, and mobilizing Boricua youth, students, and their allies for an independent, anti-imperialist, and socialist Puerto Rico. 

THREAT ADVISORY 02: Juventud Unida por la Independencia

Forward / Scratch presents Threat Advisory, a monthly residency on 8Ball radio. Threat Advisory aims to share the sounds and histories of the fight for liberation of oppressed peoples.

This episode premiered live on March 31st from 9pm - 11pm featuring Property is Theft, a community space, venue, and info shop in Los Sures, Williamsburg.

THREAT ADVISORY 003: Property Is Theft

Forward / Scratch presents: Long Play, a discussion platform for building a transformative model of nightlife rooted in liberation, community and artist-empowerment, and overcoming the extractionist and unsustainable nature of the scene as it stands. 

This project begins from a basic question: with the precarious state of nightlife, how do we create the scene we truly want? 

Hosted by Cat Tran and Erick Nidal, Long Play will adopt a community-driven model that crowdsources ideas to cover and the voices we’d like to hear.

About this episode

Could you ever own a nightclub? Why are we seemingly drowning in vacant luxury condos but even well-attended clubs are going bankrupt? Should the government play a role in supporting nightlife? What has New York City done recently to support nightlife? Who decides whether a nightclub gets to open or not? How can nightlife workers earn a living, and how can we leverage our day jobs to support nightlife? Are nightclubs even meant to last forever?

We spoke with DJ Tara, a pillar of the New York nightlife community both as a legendary musical curator and expert in urban planning and development. Tara grew up in the Haitian community of Flatbush and went to school for Engineering and Urban Planning. She’s worked in developing supportive housing for seniors and the unhoused, knows the ins and outs of city planning from her time working for the Manhattan Borough President, and was a contributor to the Global Nightlife Recovery Plan for COVID-19.

This is the first half of a 2-part interview with DJ Tara exploring these questions and more.

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