Anyone who lived through the '80s knows that back then the surest route up Billboard's Hot 100 (after securing tons of radio airplay) was getting your video played on MTV. But did you realize that the next fastest track into the Top 40 went right through Port Charles, the fictional upstate New York town that provides the setting for love in the afternoon on General Hospital , which turned 50 on April 1? During the '80s, GH was responsible for directly or indirectly launching at least six hit singles, including three chart toppers. [...]
Herb Alpert Presents “presented” to the world a unique group and sound that entertains and impresses in equal measure At the young age of 25 Sergio Mendes was already an experienced musician in the burgeoning bossa nova movement. He had already paid his dues by playing in the night clubs during the 50’s and had already released a few albums. However, it was not until the release of “Herb Alpert Presents” that Sergio Mendes really solidified the sound and style that would characterize his musical career for decades. [...]
Victory in the hunt. The Demagogues go is search of the White Buffalo and return with renowned artist and illustrator Raymond Pettibon. Discussions on art, ethics, stacking paper and tearful reminisces on L.A. punk ensue. Big Medicine. Subscribe Through iTunes 01-The Cargo Culte Audio Field Report // At Least IGot To See Vegas %s1 / [...]
Sélection spéciale pour les fêtes, dans laquelle nous vous proposons une série de morceaux de Noël inattendus et souvent oubliés. Certains sont amusants, d'autres difficiles à comprendre. Kitsch, inappropriés, drôles, franchement ratés ou plus rarement plutôt bons, ils sauront donner une touche inhabituelle à votre playlist du réveillon... Si votre famille vous laisse la diffuser. Joyeux Noël à tous! Ils ont osé le chant de Noël bizarre: La liste des coupables Jon Bon Jovi & R2-D2 [...]
Brasil 662 : Lani Hall in the front in red From the 19702s and onwards, Lani Hall was a solo artist with a string of albums and singles but for bossa nova fans, she will always be remembered as the original voice of Sergio Mendes ' "Brasil '66." A chance meeting with Sergio Mendes during a performance in 1966 was the start of a successful but short-lived collaboration. During her 5 years with the band she toured and recorded influential albums such as " Equinox " and met her future husband Herb Albert [...]
I'm gonna f*** it up again I'm gonna do another detour Unpave my path And if you wanna make sense What you looking at me for I'm no good at math And when I find my way back, The fact is I just may stay, or I may not I've acquired quite a taste For a well-made mistake --Fiona Apple, "A Mistake" I think it started sometime around 1996 when I first read The Talented Mr. Ripley . I was on holiday in Prague, and I [...]
Joe writes: Excellent choice of theme for the Channel 4 Paralympics coverage, giving Public Enemy their first hit in a while (it's no. 11 on iTunes UK at the time of writing). If this is the first Public Enemy track you've heard then I recommend you go for Rebel Without A Pause next, but that might prove difficult as the original version isn't on iTunes or YouTube (it is on Spotify though). Fortunately my favourite bootleg of all-time is on YouTube, Rebel Without A Pause (The Whipped Cream Mix) [...]
Joe writes: Excellent choice of theme for the Paralympics, giving Public Enemy their first hit in a while (it's no. 11 on iTunes at the time of writing). If this is the first Public Enemy track you've heard then I recommend you go for Rebel Without A Pause next, but that might prove difficult as the original version isn't on iTunes or YouTube (it is on Spotify though). Fortunately my favourite bootleg of all-time is on YouTube, Rebel Without A Pause (The Whipped Cream Mix) by Evolution Control Committee, [...]
Today is Herb's 77th birthday.
Awesome cheeky lil' relick of Rise (famously recognised by many for the Biggie Small's sample usage in Hypnotise) from fellow Londoner and Bicep pal Sophie Lloyd! Great summery party vibes, which is nothing short of what you can expect in any of her sets! Check out more here . Sizzle. DOWNLOAD
Découvrir un nouvel artiste intéressant chaque semaine n’a en fait rien d’évident. En parcourant l’actualité des sorties du mois en Suisse alémanique, je fais un peu la grimace. Janvier ne nous réserve en effet pas beaucoup d’excellentes surprises excepté quelques groupes que je vous garde de côté parce qu’ils ont bientôt un concert dans la région. Les moins courageux d'entre vous peuvent sauter quelques lignes et aller directement après la deuxième vidéo. Les autres sont prévenus. Comme toujours, on trouve plusieurs groupes gentils de pop mignonne et un peu chiante comme on aime malheureusement [...]
It's been a busy month here at OD HQ, but a bit slow on the music side of things. Yet again Jim Sharp is passing through with another smart edit. This time he's tackled The Notorious B.I.G. and added the extended original sample from Herb Alperts track Rise. Hypnotize (Jim Sharp Edit) by Jim Sharp If you'd prefer not to hear Biggie's vocals then how about this funked up retouch of the original from DJ Moar. Check out his Soundcloud [...]
Cette semaine, après plusieurs artistes un peu sombres, la musique que je vous propose est plus douce et plus épurée. L’artiste de ce soir nous vient de Berne et s’appelle Nadja Stoller. Nadja Stoller, ce n’est pas exactement une débutante. Avec différents projets, cela fait déjà de longues années qu’on peut l’entendre sur la scène musicale suisse. Elle nous a proposé du jazz avec le Nadja Stoller Trio ou un son plus pop ou chanson avec le groupe Lumi , qui partait déjà parfois dans des sonorités [...]
Alright it's official, labor day has passed so it's no longer cool for chicks to wear white and summer is fictionally over. You gotta love labor day, yet another completely random holiday with no real significance. I refuse to acknowledge this symbolic end of the season so until the sweaters and jackets are back in rotation it's all s u m m e r: a n t i - w i n t e r over here baby. Speaking of which, mixtape connoisseur Ryan Radler sent me his latest installment of the anti-winter series over the weekend and I've been [...]
So continuing on the Native Tongues series, we have Black Sheep who I first heard in my later years of high school through a an older more musically savvy friend. I slept on it for a little while, then one day in a record store and P's to spend I saw 'A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing' at a bargain price so I copped it and from then on much love for that. I remember walkin away feeling quite smug about my crafty purchase (sometimes I'm a cheapskate). Anyways usual drill so lets get down to it. The group [...]
One morning, as Stuart Lamour was waking up from anxious dreams, he discovered that despite only a minor insertion wound his right hand had begun to resemble not so much the one he went to sleep with, but the proboscis of the ant which had bitten him. Marsha Hunt - Oh, no! Not the Beast Day! Being of a generally positive disposition he went about his day as if this were a normal occurrence, which would eventually dissipate. The first signs of something inherently [...]
Reading my Weekly Guide to Bay Area contest can be very beneficial... You always know what great shows are coming to town, and every great once in a while, we get you into one of those shows. This week, we will get one loyal reader into see Montreal-born DJ & producer A-Trak playing with one [...]
As you can imagine, Wayward receives a ton of albums. Talented writers review many of these albums, but rarely mention an album's cover art. Well, those days of silence are now behind us. I re... Continue reading "Awkward album covers: DJ Jabberock (now), Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass (then)" >
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Artist: Herb Alpert Label: A&M Catalogue: AMS 7500 Date: 1980 Format: 73 Highest Chart Position: 46 [US Billboard Hot 100 Singles] Herb Alpert - Rotation This track comes from the album Rise [Buy From Amazon] which was a huge hit. The title track stayed at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for something like 7 or 8 [...]
OK, so the last video we posted (see below) was obnoxious and had a lot of rude language. Yes, we agree. But you notice we haven't taken it down. So here is one the whole family can enjoy: "Tijuana Taxi" from 1965, by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. Ahh. Thanks to the unbelievably awesome Scopitones.com website
THEME FOR GREAT CITIES
Bnovamusic
The Cargo Culte
Azimut
The World's Greatest Music
Keep the Coffee Coming
Feel my Bicep
Oh Death
Et Musique Pour Tous
The Word Is Bond
20JazzFunkGreats
Spinning Platters
Wayward Blog
Loudersoft
30 Days Out
Daft Punk Random Access Memories (Alternate Version)
Fauve ≠ - Blizzard [EP en écoute]
The Dodos – “Confidence”
