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What do Black Panther, Black Lightning, John Stewart, Black Goliath, Luke Cage, John Henry Irons, Sam “Falcon” Wilson, and Martha Washington have in common? Easy: they were created in whole or in part by white (or Jewish) dudes. Your boy John Shaft? His origin lies in a novel written by Ernest Tidyman, a white guy from [...]
Mainstream Isn't So Bad...Is It? (Free subscription) | 02/09/2010
How could I fire off a bunch of African music posts without touching on the great Fela Kuti ? Back in November you might remember me mentioning how Knitting Factory Records was planning on re-issuing all of Kuti's catalog over the next year and a half. To start it off they released the compilation teaser The Best of the Black President , and now the first batch of re-issues is here and ready for you....
PA Pundits (Free subscription) | 02/09/2010
Monday Brief from The Patriot Post The Foundation “No government, any more than an individual, will long be respected without being truly respectable.” –Federalist No. 62 Culture “The U.S. Census Bureau … squander[ed] $2.5 million on a half-minute Super Bowl ad starring D-list celebrity Ed Begley Jr., plus two pre-game blurbs and 12-second ‘vignettes’ featuring...
look back in anger (Free subscription) | 02/08/2010
anna was born i l.a. and began her career at age four. between the years of 1919-1961 she made a total of 55 movies. though popular and extremely special, she never was given a starring role. even worse, her characters always perished. she stated that her tombstone ought to read: 'she died a thousand times.' much had changed in hollywood since her hey day which was at a time when california law forbid...
The Offside Rules (Free subscription) | 02/08/2010
Since there ain't a damn thing going on in soccer today I'm just going to give the whole day over to music. Did you see the car commercial during the Super Bowl last night with all the kids dolls/toys going buckwild in Vegas? The soundtrack to that was a song called "How You Like Me Now?" by The Heavy. Basically if you put Fishbone & Ocean Colour Scene in the studio to do a track for...
Moistworks: An MP3 Boombox (Free subscription) | 02/08/2010
WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN James Brown Hell Polydor : 1974 [Buy It] When I was fourteen or so, I went to a summer-camp-type-thing for kids interested in high school debate. I think that my parents were trying to find some way to make lemonade out of the fact that I argued all the time. When I was there, I met a girl from New Orleans. She was one of the first people I liked as a person, without...
Booker Rising (Free subscription) | 02/08/2010
The moderate-liberal columnist in New York City opines : "The Academy Awards grow closer, and the two black women of 'Precious' - Gabourey Sidibe and Mo'Nique - have been nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. Oprah Winfrey, at the encouragement of Tyler Perry, was shown the film and got behind it just before its release. Because so many are jealous of the power, the influence...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 02/08/2010
They're both in Lawrence, but each will be worth the drive: Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears are coming to the Bottleneck on March 7, a Sunday. Tickets $12. Recommended if you like James Brown, Wilson Pickett, etc. The Arctic Monkeys (above) will be at Liberty Hall on April 12, a Monday. Sleepy Sun will open.
PowerPop (Free subscription) | 02/08/2010
Okay, this has basically nothing to do with the theme of this here blog, but I've always liked it so I thought I'd share. So, from the summer of '67, please enjoy Spyder Turner 's version of Ben E. King 's oft-covered "Stand By Me." Complete with vocal impressions of Sam Cooke , Eddie Kendricks , James Brown and several other greats of soul and r&b. This is the uncut album version, BTW;...
The Nylvi Blog (Free subscription) | 02/08/2010
Something that always turns us on here at Nylvi is people with dedication and passion. People like the great guys at Secret Stash Records who have just released the first volume of Soviet Funk, a compilation of funky rarities recorded in Soviet between 1971 and 1976! Here they have, together with Pavel Sysoyev, dug up [...]
Queens Crap (Free subscription) | 02/08/2010
From Historic Districts Council Newsstand : We just received word that the Landmarks Preservation Commission is planning to calendar a historic district in the Addisleigh Park neighborhood on Tuesday. This suburban neighborhood in Southeastern Queens was home to numerous major African-Americans figures such as James Brown, Roy Campanella, W.E.B. DuBois, Count Basie, Lena Horne, Jackie Robinson and...
Duncan's TV Ad Land (Free subscription) | 02/08/2010
FloTV, Qualcomm’s mobile television service, has a range of television advertisements to be shown during and around the 2010 Super Bowl game. CBS sports commentators Jim Nantz and James Brown appear in 30 second commercials, while The Who’s collaboration with will.i.am and Slash in a remix of their track My Generation provides viewers with a [...]
The Jockstrap Chronicles (Free subscription) | 02/08/2010
5:20 p.m.- We’re about an hour away from Supe XV-whatever the hell. Live from the living room at the Gross family compound. We’re watching the LA Open because my dad is here and he’s all about golf, and because there’s only so much pre-game hype/analysis/color/pageantry/Shannon Sharpe’s necktie a body can stand. I had a column on [...]
Rantburg (Free subscription) | 02/08/2010
By Michelle Malkin The U.S. Census Bureau will squander $2.5 million on a half-minute Super Bowl ad starring D-list celebrity Ed Begley, Jr., plus two pre-game blurbs and 12-second "vignettes" featuring Super Bowl anchor James Brown. It's a drop in the Census boondoggle bucket (otherwise known as the tax-subsidized National Democrat Future Voter Outreach Drive). The Obama White House has...
Off My Plate (Free subscription) | 02/07/2010
Super Bowl Kickoff time is just hours away. If you are having a gathering, then I assume that cooking and preparations have commenced. Getting antsy for Super Bowl coverage, then tune in to CBS for Superbowl Today from 2-6pm for interviews and updates lived from Miami's Sun Life Stadium. Look for James Brown as the host accompanied by Dan Marino, Boomer Esiason, Shannon Sharpe, and Bill Cowher. I hope...
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speedi35np | 12/17/2009
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