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Patients, free yer minds and stethoscopes because today the doctors and nursemaids here at the asylum are bringin’ the funk from the soulful sounds of Buddy Miles' 3rd album, Them Changes . (Side Doctor's Note: You could hide a collection of drum sticks and switchblades in that afro there). In 1970, the former Band of Gypsys drummer released an 8-track LP filled with blasts of electric church music...
Pop music and jazz figures Bob Popescu, 77; co-owner of Catalina Bar and Grill, turned the Los Angeles club into one of the top jazz venues in the country (Jan. 5) Ken Nelson, 84; longtime Capitol Records talent scout had an ear for country music (Jan. 6) Lew Spence, 87; composed "Nice 'n' Easy," the Grammy-nominated Frank Sinatra song (Jan. 9)...
Favorite band? Not even a contest. Ever since I was 12 my favorite musician of all time has been Jimi Hendrix. Like so many thousands of young kids from that era, he’s the whole reason I picked up a guitar. Although my list of influences has broadened greatly since that day neearly forty years ago when [...]
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Experience Hendrix LLC announces the release of At Last... The Beginning: The Making of Electric Ladyland DVD and companion Electric Ladyland Collector's Edition CD + DVD. The packages will be released on December 9th through Universal Music Enterprises, coming forty years after the initial release of Electric Ladyland, the third and final album by The...
Mitch Mitchell died a few days ago of natural causes in his Portland, Oregon, hotel room, just days before he was to return to England after completing a Hendrix tribute tour. Most of the news stories about this event covered Mitchell’s membership in the legendary Jimi Hendrix Experience, but one key detail was not mentioned. [...]
The great explosion of hard-hitting rock music in the 1960's was powered by an unparalleled crew of distinctive, hard-hitting drummers: John Bonham; Keith Moon; Ginger Baker; Charlie Watts; Mitch Mitchell.While all these drummer knew and played jazz, Mitchell was probably...
Photo: Keeman / Redferns / Retna Acclaimed Jimi Hendrix Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell was reportedly found dead in a Portland, Oregon hotel this morning. Early reports indicate he died due to natural causes. Mitchell and bassist Noel Redding comprised Jimi Hendrix’s rhythm section from 1966 until 1969, with Mitchell joining the guitar great on all three [...]
Awww yeah, people. Grab the mix, put on your dancin' panties, and go vote early. North Carolina starts tomorrow, and you can still register to vote throughout the early voting period. No excuses. Click for full-size Unfunkked 8: That Ain't...
Marvin Holmes “Listen - Marvin Holmes & the Uptights - Ride Your Mule Pt2 - MP3″ Greetings all. Today’s selection is a great slice of Bay Area (San-fran-siskee Bay, that is…) funk from the mighty Marvin Holmes and his equally (supportively) mighty Uptights. Marvin Holmes was one of the major movers and shakers of Bay area soul and [...]
Hinkle is one of the most diverse Texas performers currently working in the Blues/Jazz idioms today. Spending his early years with the likes of Marcia Ball, Doyle Bramhall Sr., doing shows with Albert Collins ,John Lee Hooker Sr., Buddy Miles, Stephen Bruton, U.P. Wilson and Fort Worth Blues Legend Robert Ealy we are finally seeing this "new" Texas talent rise up . Hinkle 's latest CD Blues Now Jazz...
I'm going to go ahead and declare a tie from our edition two weeks ago with The Bridge and Mr. Blotto refusing to quit as the votes go higher and higher - so we'll call them both winners from when we looked at covers of Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys . Last week's however has a clear winner, no big surprise here as Jerry Garcia & David Grisman received the majority of votes when we examined covers of...
Buddy Miles is probably best known for is association with Jimi Hendrix, he played on Electric Ladyland. This DVD is in part a tribute to Hendrix, Buddy gives us his versions of ‘Purple Haze’, ‘Voodoo Child’ and ‘Hey Joe’. While they may not be quite the same as the original article, they are never the [...]
