Gecko Bloggle (Free subscription) | yesterday
(Posting from my Blackberry, so we’ll chalk up any sentence/grammar weirdness to Transit rage). Hey there. Been a couple of months (seriously, MONTHS') since I last posted but wanted a quick “Don’t delete my RSS feed yet” before I forget entirely that I even have a blog. Twitter’s been my primary method of getting the word [...]
Britannica Blog (Free subscription) | 02/08/2010
Forty-five years ago, on February 8, 1965, Motown Records released The Supremes‘ “Stop! In the Name of Love.” Recorded over the course of three sessions the previous January, the song wasn’t the first of the great anthems the songwriting and production team of Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Brian Holland would concoct, but it was arguably the greatest of their early productions....
Undercover Black Man (Free subscription) | 02/05/2010
Word is spreading today through the P-Funk online grapevine that vocalist Mallia Franklin has died. She had suffered a stroke last summer. I hope her passing does not go unnoticed by the news media... at least in her home town of Detroit. Mallia Franklin was a lead voice in George Clinton’s first female spinoff group, Parlet . Her (credited) background vocals with Parliament- Funkadelic date...
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The Boombox Music Blog (Free subscription) | 02/03/2010
Filed under: Hip-Hop , Hip-Hop News , Television Auto-Tune king T-Pain has produced an animated homage to 1990's Atlanta Spring Break fiesta Freaknik, which is scheduled to air on the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim on March 7. The one-hour special, 'Freaknik: The Musical,' took Pain two years to create , and features vocal appearances by Lil Wayne (playing Jesus), Snoop Dogg , Keri Hilson , Kelis ,...
Music Is The Heart Of Our Soul (Free subscription) | 02/02/2010
::Download:: T-Pain "Reverse Cowgirl (feat. Young Jeezy)" ::Download:: In other T-Pain news, you can catch him in his own animated special Freaknik: The Musical March 7 at 11:30 p.m. on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. It is descibed as an hour-long extravaganza detailing a group of kids' quest to "successfully resurrect the spirit of Freaknik ... the biggest spring-break party known to...
Mainstream Isn't So Bad...Is It? (Free subscription) | 02/01/2010
This morning I cracked my knuckles, did some serious diggin', and came up with a PHENOMENAL haul of LPs (ten of them) and 45's (twenty nine to be precise) for only about $50. It was probably my best outing ever, so when I got home it was difficult deciding what to throw on. I must have gone through the 45's a dozen times trying to figure out what I wanted to flip first, and in the end, I just took...
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 01/29/2010
T-Pain, Lil Wayne, Big Boi, Snoop Dogg, SNL’s Andy Samberg and Bill Hader will all provide voices for Adult Swim’s upcoming one-hour animated special Freaknik: The Musical, premiering on Cartoon Network on March 7th. T-Pain headlines the all-star cast of voices, which also includes Lil Jon, Cee-Lo, Bootsy Collins, Kid of Kid & Play, Rick [...]
MTV News (Free subscription) | 01/29/2010
Lil Wayne, Rick Ross and Snoop Dogg will also take part in the Cartoon Network special. By James Montgomery T-Pain Photo: Mike Flokis/ Getty Images With his penchant for top hats, we suppose this was inevitable: T-Pain is getting his own animated special. On March 7, Cartoon Network's Adult Swim will premiere "Freaknik: The Musical," an hour-long extravaganza detailing a group of kids' quest...
PopMatters Music (Free subscription) | 01/22/2010
The San Francisco DJ's second solo album is no sophomore slump. Sophomore rump , maybe, as Bootsy Collins makes an appearance. On first listen, Bird Brain is so smooth, so effortless, it seems to float by like so many other "artist albums" by respected DJs. It sounds just fine making its way through your ear lobes but never really registering in your frontal lobe. With repeated listens, though,...
LAist (Free subscription) | 01/21/2010
Last week NAMM took over Anaheim, bringing its endless expanse of music equipment, some serious weirdness, and attracting some of the best musicians in the biz. Big hitters this year included Yoko Ono, Steve Vai, Rancid, Bootsy Collins and Shela E. During Saturday's closing, the entire convention center was serenaded by Ted Nugent's Star Spangled Banner (...and you, sir, are no Jimi Hendrix). The...
Passion of the Weiss (Free subscription) | 01/20/2010
Such is the influence of Fela Kuti that a compilation dedicated to the music he inspired could conceivably include almost anything made in Central and West Africa during the decade of this outfit. He was John Lennon and Bob Marley rolled into one Lincoln log-sized cone of igbo (Indian Hemp). He created a viscous solution [...]
Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 01/20/2010
A protégé of Bootsy Collins, such as the local bass player and bandleader Freekbass, obviously has a little Dr. Funkenstein in him. But we must also remember that everyone has a little Captain in them - Captain Trips, that is.
Discobelle.net (Free subscription) | 01/16/2010
I’d like to do a quick summary of Australia. Overall it was a great trip with some amazing highlights in Brisbane, Byron Bay (all 6hrs – thanks!), Melbourne and Sydney. Thanks to Tim and Stuart for taking care of me and putting the awesome tour together. dirtybird… But for once I’m not going to talk [...]
Film Forno (Free subscription) | 12/29/2009
Who You Lookin’ At? Here’s a very cool film by a dedicated smart filmmaker. I’ve only seen the trailer but it’s excellent, I hope to see the film soon, maybe at a local cinema. The film is Modus Operandi and the filmmaker is Frankie Latina. The things that impress me about this project are many, first [...]
URB Magazine Latest Updates (Free subscription) | 12/24/2009
This monster of a track was first aired on Tony Touch’s Toca Tuesdays earlier in the week. Everyone goes in, but none of them shine quite like Jay Elect. I have yet to hear him deliver a verse and not leave me stunned in awe. Instant classic. You can thank Shake for the CDQ. Download Reflection Eternal Ft. Jay [...] Related posts: VIDEO Reflection Eternal Back Again MP3: Reflection Eternal ft....
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