Filed under: Around the World What a playlist! Some African folk songs mixed with the African-American R&B of Otis Redding , Aretha Franklin and James Brown . Sidney Bechet and Bollywood. Santana's 'Samba Pa Ti' and a South African lullaby. And it all works together perfectly. It would be tough to find a better mix on any hour of even the most eclectic radio or club DJ set. But it's on 'Oyo,'...
Today's Guest: Jody Glenham I accidentally took my friends iPod home the other night.. I thought it was mine until I put it on shuffle and a very unfamiliar Slayer song came up. I had a chuckle and then kept on listening. Old tracks I had forgot about ( Belly’s ‘Feed the Tree’ ) , new songs I fell deeply in love with ( The Avett Brothers “I and Love and You” ) it was...
The Orange County Register (MCT) -- Death doesn't have to be the end. It also can be the beginning ... of a lively conversation. Last week, in the wake of Michael Jackson's posthumous success at the box office, I compiled a list of the 20 dead celebrities who left behind the most unfulfilled promise. The list included actors such as James Dean, Heath Ledger and River Phoenix, as well as singers Otis...
Try this on your next bike commute. When you feel yourself zoning out, getting immersed in the up-down-up-down metronome... stop . Spot a path you've never taken, and ride toward it. See what's at the end. I promise you'll only be couple minutes late to work. And you might get to finish out your ride whistling Otis Redding.
We start with prison work songs from Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas; then we dive down to Jamrock to catch up to reggae songstress Cherine Anderson; and we end with an exploration of "Work Song" by lyricist Oscar Brown Jr., composer Nat Adderley, Joe Williams, Michael Wolff, Terry Callier, Cannonball Adderley, Nina Simone and Afro-German vocalist [...]
I've always liked the Christmas song Merry Christmas Baby. The first version that I ever heard was the blues singer Charles Brown's version. According to Wikipedia; "Merry Christmas, Baby" is an R & B Christmas standard written by Lou Baxter and Johnny Moore. It has been covered by many artists including Otis Redding, B.B. King and Chuck Berry. Perhaps the most notable cover of this song...
Today's New York Times has a very encouraging article about the cultural and organizational changes that are happening at GM in the wake of their bankruptcy. I was simply delighted to read about changes like this, where GM is finally...
I'm feeling blue. I need Green. From my archive of Al... Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Jackie Wilson, Curtis Mayfield, Ike Turner…they are all gone dammit. Gone. How any self respecting (or self flagellating) Christian thinks I should believe in God is beyond me. Not that I need God necessarily, or that I don't believe (in something), and yet, when I hear that true soul survivor,...
So according to Gawker this is the latest pop export from Britain. But does anybody really need to turn Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" into a mawkish piece of treacle backed by strings? It's as if Michael Bolton was allowed to cover Otis Redding... Oh wait... *sigh*
01. MP3: Syl Johnson – Different Strokes 02. MP3: Syl Johnson – Come On Sock It To Me (streaming only) It’s not unusual for friends and acquaintances to ask us how a person should start “getting into” soul music. The general situation looks to be something like this: Soul, though it hasn’t suffered any loss in sheer [...] Related posts: Boogaloo Times : A Discourse...
We're back on the gravy train, headed for a freesville, baby. That's right, FSR's elite team of covert operatives have returned with more sweet swag to give away to our most prized readers.
King Khan & The BBQ Show just dropped a new collection of garage rock classics called Invisible Girl . Chuck Berry meets Circle Jerks? The Seeds meet MC5? Otis Redding meets the Sex Pistols? Here's some tunes from the past to get you acquainted if you aren't already. Desert Mile - King Khan I'll Never Belong - The King Khan & BBQ Show Blow My Top - King Khan & BBQ Show Hold Me Tight - King...
I just purchased Rod's new CD and this is one of the best songs on it. His voice hasn't changed at all. Smokey is singing the background vocals and it really is better than chocolate! Did you... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Boat That Rocked (retitled Pirate Radio for US release) is an ensemble comedy film, released in the UK on April 1st 2009 and currently scheduled for a US release on November 13th 2009. Set in 1966, it tells a story about a fictitious pirate radio station broadcasting from a ship to the United Kingdom. The film was written and directed by Richard Curtis and made by Working Title Films for Universal
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