02/15/2008
New Adam Green, "Morning After Midnight"
Adam Green (originally of Moldy Peaches fame) is soon to release his fifth solo album, Sixes & Sevens. "Morning After Midnight" is an swinging upbeat number capturing the essence of the wee hours of the night turned morning. This is the ...
Read MorePosted by Joe on 02/15/2008 10:05 AM EST in Folk, YouTube, Soul, Indie-Rock, Highly Recommended | Permalink
02/14/2008
Otis Redding is Pushing Weight
Screw a pound of boxed chocolate for Valentine's Day, I want what Otis Redding is dishing out! In his "Loving By The Pound" single, he is offering some good, strong loving by either the ounce, pound, or ton. I'd say that trumps a dozen roses a ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 02/14/2008 11:11 AM EST in Soul | Permalink
02/05/2008
The Mighty Hannibal Loves to Have His Dog Jerked
The Mighty Hannibal is one of my favorite 60s soul singers. His single "Jerkin the Dog," is a classic example of a song your parents might have danced to at a high school party. At the time this single was released, Hannibal was both addicted ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 02/05/2008 1:14 PM EST in Soul | Permalink
01/15/2008
Mandrill: A Pre-Nitrous Balloon Jam Band
Before modern Jam Bands were (rightfully) stigmatized for catering to all of the orphaned Dead/Phish heads, there was Mandrill. Hailing from Brooklyn circa 1968, four multi-instrumentalist Panamanian brothers created their own hybrid of latin, j ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 01/15/2008 11:11 AM EST in Soul, Funk | Permalink
01/10/2008
Sexy 70s Spaced Out Soul Sisters- Klaus Nomi Style
If Klaus Nomi would have been a Sound-of-Philly Soul Man, based on their wardrobe, Labelle could have totally been his backup singers. Check out this "Rock Concert" footage of the ladies performing their humanitarian cosmic funk hit "What Can I ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 01/10/2008 3:50 PM EST in Soul, Funk | Permalink
01/09/2008
Unanswered Fan Mail to Philly Native, SANTOGOLD
Dear Santogold (aka Santi White), I believe in you, too. Hot DAMN, girl. You know how to mix it up and collaborate. I hear Diplo, Switch, M.I.A., Spankrock, and Björk think you rule. And you're from Philly's Mount Airy neighborhood, to ...
Read MorePosted by Robin on 01/09/2008 10:19 AM EST in Soul, Highly Recommended, Reggae | Permalink
01/08/2008
Black Randy Wants You to Pass the Dust, He Thinks He's Bowie
Black Randy was one of those late 70s Californian Punks who did his best to gross everyone out or piss off everyone. Dubbed the missing link between Iggy Pop and G.G. Allin, he loved practical jokes that involved smearing shit, singing about ga ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 01/08/2008 12:12 PM EST in Soul, Punk, Funk | Permalink
12/14/2007
Desmond Dekker's Israelites: Strugging By The Downpressor
In 1969 Desmond Dekker's rocksteady/reggae hit, "Israelites" significantly brought Jamaican music to the rest of the world. Dekker sings about poverty caused by "the man" (a Rastafarian reference to the Israelite's struggle in the Bible.) Dek ...
Read MorePosted by Joe on 12/14/2007 10:33 AM EST in 60's Pop, Soul, Ska, Reggae | Permalink
12/13/2007
Hit It! Sweet Soul Music Of The Ike And Tina Turner Revue: Live In '74
The Ike and Tina Turner Revue toured as a duo in the late 60's and 70's to excited audiences across the USA. In these live recordings from '74, they are heard playing at the University of Maine. There is something about a horn section raving ...
Read MorePosted by Joe on 12/13/2007 6:00 PM EST in Soul, Blues, Funk | Permalink
12/03/2007
Video: Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings, "100 Days, 100 Nights"
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings are a modern soul group from Brooklyn. I watched their video for "100 Days, 100 Nights" with the pretense that it was a from a new band. However, after viewing, I had to verify this fact since the video's look is s ...
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