UK Uni Bboy Champs 2012 Final Battle Footage

Footage from the final battles at the 2012 UK University Bboy Championships at Northumbria university in Newcastle last Saturday. The solos was between Lee-Roc (La Familia/Mixed Blood Brothers) and one of Bad Taste Cru’s youngest non-Jirish (Jordy/Irish – a rare and very special breed) members Bboy Justice. Winner: Lee-Roc The final of the crew battles [...]
Mar 16, 2012 | Categories: B-boying, Battle Footage | Tags: 2012, Bad Taste Cru, Justice, Lee Roc, Newcastle, Northumbria University, UK Uni Bboy Champs | Leave A Comment »
Just Jam 2011

Bad Taste Cru’s 4th International Bboy battle “Just Jam” took place last weekend at Dance City in Newcastle. Part of the Juice festival the event consisted of a theatre show (Jam N’Juice) showcasing local Hip Hop dance talent and a one-on-one bboy battle. For those of you that couldn’t be there here is the Breaking [...]
Nov 02, 2011 | Categories: B-boying, Reports | Tags: Bad Taste Cru, Just Jam | Leave A Comment »
Almost here – Just Jam 2011!

Bad Taste Cru’s annual International breaking (breakdancing) event Just Jam returns to Newcastle Upon Tyne in just under 3 weeks time. Taking place on the weekend of the 22nd/23rd of October at Dance City this two-day dance extravaganza is a central part of the Juice festival. Just Jam celebrates the hard work of the local [...]
Oct 06, 2011 | Categories: B-boying, Events | Tags: Bad Taste Cru, Just Jam, Just Jam 2011 | Leave A Comment »
Euro Cultured Bridges the Breaks

Celebrating the diversity of European culture Manchester’s largest 2-on-2 bboy jam took place two weeks ago as part of the city’s International Street Festival Euro Cultured. The main stage was located beneath the Oxford Road train station bridge and the two roads leading to it were pedestrianised for the occasion. The breaking competition was spread [...]
Jun 10, 2011 | Categories: B-boying, Reports | Tags: B-boying, B-Boys, b-girl, B-Girls, Bad Taste Cru, Battle, Battles, Bboy, Bboying, bboys, Breaking, Competitions, Eastpak, Ghet Low Pirates, La Familia | 1 Comment »
Tear It Up

Presenting the 2011 International Bboy Championships TEAR IT UP, The Soul Powered team returned once again to Liverpool’s annual HUB Festival on the weekend of the 21st of May. Taking place over 2-days the championships is one of Britain’s largest breaking competitions. Having started planning 6 months earlier organiser and MC of Tear It Up, [...]
Jun 03, 2011 | Categories: B-boying, Reports | Tags: B-Boys, B-Girls, Bad Taste Cru, Battles, Bboying, bboys, Breaking, Competitions, Dance, Eastpak ATD, Flowrex Soul Powered, Tear It Up | 3 Comments »
Review: Bad Taste Cru’s “Tribal Assembly”

On a sunny day in Brighton, a crowd begins to gather on the promenade opposite Brighton’s West Pier. Those who are expecting a typical gritty street show on concrete are in for a pleasant surprise. On the surface, it would appear as though Bad Taste’s piece, Tribal Assembly, were a conventional bboy show. A straightforward [...]
Jun 01, 2011 | Categories: Editorial, Reviews, Theatre | Tags: B-Boys, Bad Taste Cru, Bboy Jelly, Bboying. B-boying, bboys, Breaking, Brighton Festival, Dance, dance theatre, Hip Hop Dance, RawB, Review, Rukus, Tribal Assembly, Without Walls | 2 Comments »
Leeds…ATD has Arrived!

On Saturday 29th of April ATD took Leeds by storm at its much-anticipated homecoming. Having toured the country, Leeds ATD was by far the largest event Jamie Bell and Flo Gonthier had run to date. Held at The Wardrobe, a regular haunt for Soul/Jazz/Hip Hop music lovers and the local Yorkshire breakers, ATD attracted a [...]
May 20, 2011 | Categories: B-boying, Reports | Tags: Attention to Detail, b-boy, b-girl, Bad Taste Cru, Bboy, Bboying, Bgirl, Breaking, Eastpak ATD, Leeds | 2 Comments »
Kool Herc Fundraiser in Manchester – Creative Change Makers

FINAL: Flo (Born to Rock/Ghet Low Pirates) vs. Doke (BTC) WINNER: Doke (BTC) The Northern Kool Herc fundraiser was organised by the Creative Change Makers. Music by DJ Wispa + DJ P-Nuts MC: 10 Tonn Sponsored by Speak to the Streets, THTC, Viticus Clothing, Eastpak and Baa Bar. Check out the Breaking News Facebook Page [...]
Mar 25, 2011 | Categories: B-boying, Reports | Tags: B-boying, B-Boys, B-Girls, Baa Bar, Bad Taste Cru, Born to Rock, Breaking, Creative Change Makers, Eastpak, Ghet Low Pirates, Sin Cru, Speak to the Streets, THTC, Viticus Clothing | Leave A Comment »
Uni Champs 2011

WINNERS Solos: B-Boy Error Crew Battle: For the 5th year running…Edinburgh! Hosted by Ken Masters + RawB. DJ Timber on the one’s and two’s. Judges: Ill Boogs (Sin Cru/Born to Rock), P (BTC) and Flo (Born to Rock/Ghet Low Pirates). Organised by RawB (BTC). Sponsored by Sole Searchers and Eastpak.
Mar 16, 2011 | Categories: Reports | Tags: B-boying, B-Boys, B-Girls, Bad Taste Cru, Breaking, Eastpak, Edinburgh, Ill Boogs, Newcastle, Sole Searchers, Uni Champs | 2 Comments »
HipHopFiend WHQ February 2011

FINAL BATTLE: Rukus vs. Phrenik WINNER: Rukus (Bad Taste Cru)
Feb 25, 2011 | Categories: B-boying, Reports | Tags: Attention to Detail, B-boying, B-Boys, B-Girls, Bad Taste Cru, Breaking, Eastpak, Eastpak ATD, Hip Hop Fiend, WHQ | 2 Comments »
JustJam Raises the Roof and Brings the House Down.
Oct 27, 2010 | Categories: B-boying, Reports | Tags: Bad Taste Cru, Competitions, Just Jam, Newcastle | 4 Comments »
