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 […]
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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 […]
This live footage of Parliament Funkadelic shot in Houston, TX back in 1976 is actually part of one of the most incredible bills I’ve ever heard. Opening for Parliament Funkadelic was Sly Stone and the […]
Is there anything more American than funk? Or James Brown? Or Soul Train? Or how about James Brown on Soul Train? i’d say no. So check out this compilation of Soul Train appearances made by the godfather […]
Turkish producer and recording artist Alpman’s latest single “Resist!” is inspired by the people and the events of Occupy Gezi in Istanbul, Turkey. I won’t pretend to say that I’m knowledgeable enough to know all […]
AM and Shawn Lee’s sophomore effort, La Musique Numerique (translated from French, it means “Digital Music”), was released earlier this month through Park the Van Records. And from the first few singles, including a cover of […]
“Thoughts Can Wait” is the latest single from Turkish producer/DJ and electronica artist Alpman. Starting off with some dreamy, bubbling synths, before some darkly throbbing bass, and some really trippy organs. In some way, the […]
Stones Throw Records will be releasing Troubadour, the follow-up to the Stepkids’ breakout, self-titled debut later on this year – it’s slated for the fall. The trio was enlisted to take part in Red Bull’s new […]
The Fort Knox Five are celebrating their 10th anniversary as a band, and to commemorate their anniversary, they’ve gone into their vaults and personally selected 15 of their favorite original songs for a compilation 10 Years […]
The Gainesville, FL-based quartet of Morningbell has been incredibly prolific as they’ve released 5 albums and 9 EPs in the past 9 years. Boa Noite, the band’s sixth effort continues the band’s prolific reputation while revealing that […]