As much as we try to stay on top of new releases, every year there's inevitably is a handful of albums that slip under our collective radars, only managing to grab our attention months down the line. Thus is the case with the with remarkable story behind No Time For Dreaming , the debut record from the 63-year-old soul singer Charles Bradley , which was released via Daptone Records at the beginning of this year. Bradley's dreams of becoming a musician began all the back in 1962, when his sister took him to see James Brown play [...]

IVAN: The final day of Outside Lands would prove the most jam-packed, beginning with local gypsy punk act Diego’s Umbrella . Clad in matching gypsy outfits, they sounded as if a more ska-influenced Gogol Bordello. After a song about cowboys and a cover of Rihanna’s Umbrella, it was over to The Fresh and Onlys . Their 80s sad rock throwback vibe was something to make the goth kids sway. Diego's Umbrella Charles Bradley & The [...]

Nirvana dressed for a white wedding Breed (Nirvana Cover) by Titus Andronicus . Spin put a 20 year Nevermind comp out a little while back and I was surprised that TA broke their formula on this where they sound like a really rocking band versus a rowdy/horsy version of Crooked Fingers. Complete with octave pedal. Pretty good. Territorial Pissings MP3 (Nirvana Cover) by Local H . this is from a whole show of Nirvana covers. Kind of funny but if you think about it they are [...]

Like strawberry shortcake for the upcoming fall. [ mix cover image by Ling Meng ] September 2011 Mix 01 Intro 02 Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band - Stay Away (2011) 03 Clarence Lockley - Crowley Blues (1955) 04 Darling - Graveyard Girl (1996) 05 The Marketts - Balboa Blue (1962) 06 Brenton Wood - Who But A Fool (1968) [...]
A fine selection of tunes to get your groove on to - a few choice remixes, a couple of covers of Nirvana & Donna Summer songs, two hot Euro jams and the Chaka anthem, written by Ashford & Simpson - RIP Nick Ashford, who passed away his week. Dennis Coffey - All Your Goodies Are Gone feat. Mayer Hawthorne (Shigeto Remix) Tame Impala - Solitude Is Bliss (Time & Space Machine Remix) Grace Jones -

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's Nevermind and the 10th anniversary of The Strokes' Is This It which both happen this month, Spin magazine and Stereogum have each released free tribute albums. Newermind features bands like Meat Puppets and The Vaselines who Nirvana covered back in the day, alongside younger indie acts like Jessica Lea Mayfield and Titus Andronicus. Stroked is perhaps a little more under the radar, with Peter Bjorn and John and Morning Benders being the [...]
Friday, July 22, 2011 Today's Quick Mention: Two things! The first is that you should join me at Stubb's inside tonight for Country Mice. It's going to be great. The other item is that I'm off to Las Vegas this weekend, which means no content on the site until Wednesday. Be safe out there, friends. Let's get this ear party started. Enjoy. : M83 - Midnight City : Anthony Gonzalez (the main brain behind M83) is finally ready [...]
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There have been a number of legendary singer/songwriters that have covered Neil Young's Heart of Gold over the years such as Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson, but it's pretty safe to say we'll never see Bob Dylan taking a pass at it. In a 1985 interview with Spin Magazine Dylan explained his annoyance with Heart of Gold... The only time it bothered me that someone sounded like me was when I was living in Phoenix, Arizona, in about '72 and the big song at the time was "Heart of Gold." I used to hate [...]

Various Artists Album: Daptone Gold (Buy) Label: Daptone Records Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band - The World (Is Going Up In Flames) Bookmark It [...]

Holy crap is this late. If I didn't help run the thing I would fire me. Anyway, here it is featuring local Socalite Kenny Crucial as our guest host. Charles Bradley and the Menahan Street Band - The World (Is Going Up In Flames) free via Anyone's Guess Grandaddy - Alan Parsons in a Winter Wonderland free via ickmusic The Hives & Cyndi Lauper - A Christmas Duel free via The Killers - Human (Buy Day [...]

james hansen , director of nasa's goddard institute for space studies and probably the most preeminent authority on climate science, will deliver a talk wednesday (17 december) called "threat to the planet: implications for intergenerational justice and energy policies" about climate change, energy and the future of our planet as part of the progressive perspective series at uc berkeley. details can be found here . rsvp quick if you're interested b/c space is at a premium. charles bradley and the menahan street band - the world (is going up in flames)
Gisteravond naar The Budos Band gaan kijken in Trix . Superdope. Drie singeltjes gekocht, waarvan één in de veronderstelling dat het nieuwe nummers betrof. Dat had die gast in ieder geval gezegd. Verder niet naar gekeken, ik zei " one of each, please ". Bleek dat die tweede Budos 45 ook een albumtrack bevatte. Oh well. Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band - The World (Is Going up in Flames) label: Dunham jaar: 2007 kant a: The World (Is Going up in Flames) [...]