Electronic Village (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Soulclap to LaShawn for reminding me about this song from Bootsy Collins and his Rubber Band . I warn you in advance that this video is not appropriate for workplace viewing ... however, when you get it home I encourage you to enjoy the flow! Ain't no funk like the P-Funk !
Each Note Secure (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Cincinnati has always been known for tipping it’s cap to the sounds of great garage rock, but what happens when you take that sound and infuse pure unadulterated soul and funk into it? No, it’s not Bootsy Collins fronting Thee Shams (although we’d like to hear that too by the way). What you [...]
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Vocals - Janis Joplin I want the band to be fronted by a woman and Janis was one of the great female blues singers. She had a voice that could handle a very powerful band. Guitar - Stevie Ray Vaughn His work is really difficult for guitar players to play. Some blues guitarists are acoustic driven, he's an electric player. Every guitarist that I've met sights him as a huge influence. Bass - Bootsy Collins...
Gutter Broadcast (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
For those of you living under a rock Mr Claude Von Strokes Album just dropped and what a gem. I did a Dirty Bird Radio Show a little bit back and here it is with mixes from CVS and J.philp and a chat with Justin Martin PS: although this isn't a photo of the man him self it is my favorite press photo ever- those crazy martin brothers Nat Self Dirty Bird Special on Diesel U Music Artist- Track- (Remix)-...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
How best to describe slide trumpeter {{Steven Bernstein = 16405}}'s singular quartet Sex Mob? Maybe we should start with mercurial musical magician Bernstein himself, whose exotic career as sideman, musical director, arranger and composer has included ten years with {{John Lurie = 8915}}'s Lounge Lizards and stints alongside everyone from {{Bill Frisell = 6859}} to {{Sam Rivers = 10719}}, the Flying...
Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The first-ever documentary on the life of Bootsy Collins will air nationally at 8 p.m. Sunday on TV One. It's the most comprehensive look ever at Collins' life, covering his childhood in Cincinnati; his years touring with James Brown, Parliament-Funkadelic and his own band, and a motorcycle accident that threatened his career but helped him conquer drug addiction.
Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
To executives from TV One and Los Angeles-based production company A. Smith & Co., Bootsy Collins was an obvious choice for the third installment of the TV One biography series "Unsung."
Three Kid Circus (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
I'm realizing that my oldest looks more like Bootsy Collins than a White Cat, but there she is, feeling mighty awesome in her furry ensemble. A closer look at my boy: Life is swirly these days, with continued uncertainty about my sister's health. We met with the Nurse Navigator today, and received a giant binder of information and a book to review. We got her biopsy results, but still don't have much...
Blogcritics: Music (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
The Eric Muhler Quintet are captured live in 2008 on The Jury Is Out.
Bedrock Folders (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Artist: Claude VonStroke Album: Bird Brain Label: dirtybird Catalog#:DB030DJ Format: CD, Album Release Date: Oct 2009 Source: Digital Release Quality: 320 kbps Tracklist: 01. Claude VonStroke – Monster Island (Original Mix) 02. Claude VonStroke featuring Bootsy Collins – The Greasy Beat (Funk Bomb DJ Version) 03. Claude VonStroke – Vocal Chords (DJ Version) 04. Claude VonStroke –...
Cat Party (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
This is Bootsy Collins. We called her this mainly because it was a good name for a cat, and secondarily because it was the name of the bassist from Funkadelic. Either way, the first half of her night in chez Tai and Val was free of any major trauma. In fact, it was really fun and I think we were lucky to get such a sweet kitten. Aww (barf!!). Below is proof that Bootsy Collins' soul is alive and well,...
The Vinyl Word (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
For lovers of lists, here's one I found on the internet. Not a bad selection I have to admit. The Best R&B Male Singers according to DigitalDreamDoor.com http://digitaldreamdoor.nutsie.com/ 1. Jackie Wilson 2. Sam Cooke 3. Clyde McPhatter 4. Marvin Gaye 5. Tony Williams (Platters) 6. Curtis Mayfield 7. Smokey Robinson 8. Al Green 9. Roy Hamilton 10. Little Willie John 11. Solomon Burke 12. Ben...
RCRD LBL (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
When not getting greasy with legends like Bootsy Collins , San Francisco's Claude VonStroke is passing more insanely clean, hyphy-infused house tracks like "Monster Island," the lead to his new–and cohesive!–LP, Bird Brain . The minds at Pitchfork named it "Best New Track" yesterday, so if you're influenced by that sort of thing then you've probably already bought the...
MacTech News (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Gig-fx (www.gig-fx.com) has released the US$225 SubWah, a bass version of the MegaWah. According to the folks at Gig-fx, it captures the signature wide sweep range and funky low end of the Megawah, but has tailored the frequency ranges to bass guitar.The SubWah was developed with cooperation from pro bass players in Boston, Nashville and LA, including Bootsy Collins. The all-analog [...]
Pirate Cat Radio 87.9fm (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Claude Van Stroke / Bird Brain / Dirtybird Records Local house/techno producer and record label owner Claude Van Stroke is back at it with a new album, Bird Brain. He drops a lot of whomp on each plodding track, it sounds a bit like a rubber ball being dropped to a beat - which is [...]
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