Daphne A. Brooks, associate professor of English and African-American studies at Princeton University, socks it to Amy Winehouse in an article for the Nation, Amy Winehouse and the (Black) Art of Appropriation: What makes this act slightly less than amusing...
Stereogum debuted this new Kaiser Chiefs track yesterday and Mark Ronson appropriately followed up by playing it on his Authentic Shit Radio Show last night, along with some new Wale and Daniel Merriweather. According to Stereogum, the band has been playing "Never Miss A Beat" at their live shows for quite sometime, but now Mark Ronson has put his masterful touch on the song, and despite not hearing a mastered version yet, the extra time in the studio sounds like it really paid off for the Chiefs and Ronson alike. There's no trace of the Mark Ronson signature soul-funk sound [...]
Saturday August 16th Battles (!!!!!!!!!!!), Black Dice (yes, again!!), and Gang Gang Dance are totally gonna get all crazy-like in Central Park (at the SummerStage ) Sunday August 17th will host Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings . Those cats are gonna take over with the kind of old fashioned 60's soul that will funk you right out of your blues. Bet you didn't think it was possible to make such funkedafied (how the hell do you spell that word??) noises in the wake of the [...]
Saturday August 16th Battles (!!!!!!!!!!!), Black Dice (yes, again!!), and Gang Gang Dance are totally gonna get all crazy-like in Central Park (at the SummerStage ) Sunday August 17th will host Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings . Those cats are gonna take over with the kind of old fashioned 60's soul that will funk you right out of your blues. Bet you didn't think it was possible to make such funkedafied (how the hell do you spell that word??) noises in the wake of the [...]
Saturday August 16th Battles (!!!!!!!!!!!), Black Dice (yes, again!!), and Gang Gang Dance are totally gonna get all crazy-like in Central Park (at the SummerStage ) Sunday August 17th will host Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings . Those cats are gonna take over with the kind of old fashioned 60's soul that will funk you right out of your blues. Bet you didn't think it was possible to make such funkedafied (how the hell do you spell that word??) noises in the wake of the [...]
Saturday August 16th Battles (!!!!!!!!!!!), Black Dice (yes, again!!), and Gang Gang Dance are totally gonna get all crazy-like in Central Park (at the SummerStage ) Sunday August 17th will host Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings . Those cats are gonna take over with the kind of old fashioned 60's soul that will funk you right out of your blues. Bet you didn't think it was possible to make such funkedafied (how the hell do you spell that word??) noises in the wake of the [...]
After attending two big music festivals every summer since 2005, it's easy to feel burned out and unmotivated. But you can still have a great time if you just turn off your grouchiness, relax, and float downstream. A mind-blowing headliner helps, too.
Great news! The incomparable Sharon Jones will play at Central Park SummerStage this summer. The soul funk diva has been touring all spring and summer throughout the world with her Dap-Kings in support of last year's much acclaimed, Motown infused 100 Days, 100 Nights. The Soul Sister #1 will be back in her adoptive city [...]
photo by Mustafah Abdulaziz 1. Metronomy - "Hearbreaker" (mp3) One of my most anticipated albums this year is London-based Metronomy's 2008 effort, Lights Out . Front man Joseph Mount writes, records and remixes music under the aforementioned moniker. And if you've been reading Bwank!, then you're familiar with his remixes. Lights Out is, without a doubt, a strong contender for the Top 100 Albums of the year. "Heartbreaker" kicks into gear with twangy bass lines, reinforced and doubled by guitars, and, oddly as it may seem, a loop [...]
'I Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)' was Kenny Rogers' second single with his group The First Edition. It made the US Billboard Top 10 in 1968 and rode the crest of the psychedelic wave that was sweeping the music world at the time - "I tripped over a cloud and [...]
Photography by Grace Oh man, how long I've waited for this album, and how perfect is this, the day before we head to New Orleans??? This morning, I woke up to find the follow-up to Naturally (one of 2005's best albums), Soul Sister #1 Sharon Jones and her incomparable Dap-Kings 100 Days, 100 Night s has leaked on the preservers of vinyl, on the keepers of funk & soul, on the label of no equal, that's right, [...]
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Critical Acclaim![Kaiser Chiefs - Never Miss A Beat [Studio Version]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/youtube/gTQyoWfkAZ8_130.jpg)
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