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The SA Rocks Blog (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008

Afternoon Aural: Graham Central Station

Queerty (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008

Jokes about Chopin, a capella, yodeling and loads of laser sound effects, Graham Central Station’s “Pow” is jam-packed with fun for the whole family. Whee!

Mechanical bulls make comeback at Valley nightspots

Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008

With the recent openings of Cadillac Ranch in Tempe, Scottsdale's Saddle Ranch Chop House and Hammerhead Jacks in Cave Creek, the Valley is suddenly a mechanical-bull-riding hot spot.

Hit-Maker Brian Culbertson to Release Bringing Back The Funk

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 04/16/2008

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, MAURICE WHITE OF EARTH WIND & FIRE AND CULBERTSON BRING TOGETHER AN ALL-STAR CAST OF ICONIC MUSICIANS LOS ANGELES, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 29, 2008, chart-topping musician Brian Culbertson will release Bringing Back The Funk on GRP Records. Colorfully revealed on the CD cover, Brian has been immersing himself in studies of The Funk from a very young age (he's shown...

Graham Central Station - It's The Engine In Me

Today's Blog Music (Free subscription) | 03/28/2008

in post You Got A Engine Too from Hello Vegetables .

Brandi Wells' Mother Ponders Daughter's Fate

HOLLY'S FIGHT TO STOP VIOLENCE (Free subscription) | 03/21/2008

BRANDI WELLS Missing Since: August 2, 2006 Age: 23 Missing From: Graham Central Station nightclub in Longview Sex: female Height: 4ft. 11in. Weight: 120 lbs. Eye Color: blue Hair Color: blonde, shoulder length Race: White Birth Date: November 28, 1982 Clothing Description: high heel sandles, rust colored Gaucho pants, dark, floral print tube top with a v cut over the hip On the morning of August 3rd,...

• Brandi Wells' Mother Ponders Daughter's Fate - Holly's Fight for Justice

The Missing: 3-Part Series Posted on Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Holly's Fight for Justice (Free subscription) | 03/19/2008

Last year, 836,131 people were reported missing in the United States. http://www.tylerpaper.com/article/20070731/NEWS12/70731012 Ellen Tant's daughter, Brandi Wells, became part of those statistics on Aug. 3, 2006. The 23-year-old disappeared in the early morning hours while leaving Graham Central Station club in Longview." Before Brandi's disappearance I would hear news reports on kids that go missing,...

• The Missing: 3-Part Series Posted on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 - HOLLY'S FIGHT TO STOP VIOLENCE

Tejano Thursday: Ruben Ramos & The Mexican Revolution

DosCentavos.net (Free subscription) | 03/13/2008

As I cruised YouTube, I found this recent video of the classiest Onda Chicana band..."El Gato Negro" Ruben Ramos and the Mexican Revolution . In the video, filmed on 2/22/08 at Graham Central Station in San Anto, the Revolution gives us Punalada Trapera and their signature hit, El Gato Negro . Sadly, a little over a week later, Ruben and the legendary Ramos family would lose their brother and bass...

'Black Magic' Soundtrack is Music for the Soul

Soulbounce.com (Free subscription) | 02/29/2008

On March 16 and 17, ESPN, in collaboration with Shoot the Moon Productions and filmmaker Dan Klores, will air Black Magic, a documentary chronicling the injustice black players and coaches from Historically Black Colleges and Universities had to endure during...

Graham Central Station - Tell Me What It Is

Today's Blog Music (Free subscription) | 02/04/2008

in post SOULFUL DISTRACTIONS PT. 2 from soul sides .

SOULFUL DISTRACTIONS PT. 2

Soul Sides (Free subscription) | 02/04/2008

Editor's Note: Here is part 2 of John Cameron Mitchell's " Soulful Distractions Sampler ." My thanks again to JCM for the contribution (you're welcome to guest-post any time). Strange Man - Dorothy Love Coates from Testify! - the Gospel Box (1999) [recorded 1967] Probably my favorite traditional gospel performance of all time. This was on an old cassette that the girl who played Wendy to my Peter Pan...

The CRDS Fat Tape Volume 3

coldrockdaspot (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008

Yep, I know they are becoming more regular, but that's a good thing right? my utmost gratitude for the dope comments and props, it is mad appreciated...now unwrap the plastic, take the cassette out of the case, place in a boom box and press record and it's on once again. 1-PHD- Keep It Real (Sha's Remix) (1993) from the Keep It Real 12" Produced by Sha (Blaq Poet) has always been a favourite of mine...

Tempe K9 injured during capture of suspect

Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008

Two men were arrested after reportedly threatening employees of Graham's Central Station with knives and fleeing police.

What Time Is It?

Now What Happens? (Free subscription) | 12/28/2007

Delmonti will know that another advantage of being single is that you can potter around at any time of the day or night without disturbing anyone. I'm not in that position, so I'm typing this very quietly at 4am, while listening to Larry Graham and Graham Central Station at a low volume. [Quiet funk? It's just not right!] Anyway, I was unable to sleep, so I decided to have a crack at re-designing the...

Soul Train: January 11, 1975

The Allmusic Blog (Free subscription) | 12/06/2007

Declared “the most exciting musical experience in the business today” by host Don Cornelius (who must have forgotten about Parliament/Funkadelic, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Led Zeppelin, and Earth, Wind & Fire), Graham Central Station “performed” not just two but three songs on the Soul Train episode originally aired on January 11, 1975. The band led [...]