This year looks to be the year that Stones Throw Records‘s Dam Funk blows up on the national scene. This past summer saw the release of Dam Funk’s incredible collaboration with Slave’s Steve Arrington. However, December marks what may be […]
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Howard Ivans, the lead singer of the Rosebuds and Gayngs is stepping out to do the solo thing with the release of the Red Face Boy/Pillows 7 inch which Spacebomb Records will release on November 19th. And […]
Daptone Records Super Soul Revue at Williamsburg Park feat. Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens, Budos Band and Charles Bradley 9/19/13
Daptone Records Super Soul Revue feat. Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens, Budos Band and Charles Bradley Wiliamsburg Park September 19, 2013 Back on an early autumnal, mid September evening, I was in the converted […]
I recently got a hold of the latest single from Turkish producer and artist Alpman. Titled, “Augustus,” the new single is full of wah wah pedal, sinuous organs and handclap. In some way, the track […]
Congo Sanchez, Hydroponics and Groove Status are teaming up to form a new label, Herb Records. And the first order of business for the new label is to proudly make it’s arrival known – with […]
Snoop Dogg and Dam Funk are collaborating together in a project they’ve dubbed 7 Days of Funk – and of course, the project’s sound owes a great debt to the G Funk era, and to […]
2013 may well be a huge year for Stones Throw Records‘s Dam Funk. The summer saw the release of Dam Funk’s incredible collaboration with Slave’s Steve Arrington. However, December marks what may be his biggest collaboration with — […]
2013 may well be a huge year for Stones Throw Records’s Dam Funk. The summer saw the release of Dam Funk’s incredible collaboration with Slave’s Steve Arrington. However, December marks what may be his biggest […]
Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner is the latest in a long run of funky bass playing virtuosos, and earlier this year, he released his latest effort, Apocalypse, which was produced by Flying Lotus to critical praise as it offers […]
Album Review: Rubblebucket’s Save Charlie EP
Rubblebucket Save Charlie EP Communion Records Release Date: September 24, 2013 Track Listing Save Charlie Patriotic What A Fool Believes Six Hands Save Charlie (Big Black Delta Remix) What a Fool Believes (Fun Secret Remix) […]
Russ Manning, a member of Twin Shadow, released one of my favorite albums last year, +1 EP under the moniker Rush Midnight. The material on that EP is reminiscent of the slickly produced, seductive, synth-based R&B you’d hear on WBLS’s […]
Album Review: Don Cavalli’s Temperamental
Photo Credit: Marie Planeille Don Cavalli Temperamental Everloving Records August 13, 2013 Track Listing 1. Temperamental 2. Garden of Love 3. Me and My Baby 4. Santa Rita 5. Gonna Love You 6. […]
The Slims are a Gainesville, FL-based duo that consists of Jackie Slim, a.k.a. James Brawn, a.k.a. Jimba Lushi (a.k.a. Morningbell’s Travis Atria) and Jimmy Slim, a.k.a. Merlin Brando, a.k.a. Jamba Lushi (a.k.a. Collin Whitlock), and with […]
Steve Arrington has been one of those “whatever happened to …” artists – the sort that the regular public has forgotten but has become beloved among musicians and artists. Thanks to his work as a […]
As a music blogger, I get a ton of emails about artists, new releases and tours from labels, pr firms and from the artists themselves, and as you can imagine the amount of email I […]