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"Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto" by James Brown from his Christmas Collection: 20th Century Masters. Also: "Hey America." Awesome socially conscious holiday music from the Godfather of Soul. Both MP3s courtesy of AmpCamp....
Everyone else seems to be posting up their "Best of 2006" lists, yet I prefer to wait until the year is actually over to start on that mess. Call me crazy. But as my insomnia was kicking my ass last night, I had to find something to exhaust my brain. So what did I do? I updated my holiday mix and recorded it for you all. I did one last year and used it as a place holder for this site until it was officially born, but since many of you weren't readers back then... I figured I'd [...]
It might be hard to believe, but Morebounce used to be kind of a dumbass. On the real: I used to do really stupid shit - like walk out on jobs, shoplift, and wear high heels with parachute pants. And I remember saying that I would never, ever listen to blues. That shit was for old white drunks; and really, it was one belt buckle away from country western. But this sister is grown now, and music isn't so black and white to me any more. If you listen to music with a critical ear, you [...]
I got an early Christmas present this year... the most awesome weekend of football ever (well, not ever, but in a long time anyway). My alma mater, Middle Tennessee , is going to their first bowl game in 42 years. Montana won their I-AA quarterfinal game and are one win away from their third national championship game in six years. Today I got to witness the Titans finally get the Colts monkey off their backs with Rob Bironas' game ending 60 [...]
Well, I stole the photo, so I guess I should post the damn link... Hooray! It's the first of December! The advent of Advent! The moratorium on things Christmassy has been lifted! Cue engorgement on atrocities like egg nog and fruitcake! Bring on fevered, last-minute shopping for novelty stocking stuffers! Roll out and repeat ad nauseam syrupy-stringed muzak versions of "Winter Wonderland"! Better get me a bucket... Heck, old Snow Miser even dumped a ton of snow on us here in Vancouver to jam it down our throats. [...]
Since it is Black Friday, you can official start listening to Holiday Music. Below is the much request repost of my Xmas in July mix. I have attempted a zip file of all the tracks. With any luck, if you want the whole kit-and-caboodle, it'll work for you. Just a heads up, look for two more Holiday Music Mixes in the near future. (I assembled this last year) 1 ~ Ed Harcourt: In The Bleak Midwinter 2 ~ The Arcade Fire: [...]
Okay, not évery X-mas song I like has to include death and/or despair, I like it when it's funky as well (and has a socialstudy-ring to it). Santa's got a brand new bag, and the Godfather of Soul's in it. This song was also nicely covered by, yes, Belle & Sebastian James Brown - Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto
Faithful visitors to this blog may remember a time, nearly 350 days ago, when I attempted to post 60 songs throughout the course of November. All was going well and I was on track to complete my task when suddenly, in a post about Jenny Lewis's cover of the Travelling Wilburys' "Handle With Care," STEREOGUM linked to my site where the original was hosted. Literally thousands of people visited PIMPS OF GORE in a matter of hours, and my bandwidth for the month was kaput. I found it a little bit amusing that my site was crippled not [...]
There are hot girls out there. A lot of them. Especially in these East Side urban centers in which BadmintonStamps, aka the baddest boys of the blogosphere, dwell. What's more, SkinnySlim is just goshdarnnit flamboyant enough to holla at 'em. But there's one type of hotness that makes the Slim get all meltyheartsoftie up in the club. I'm talking about the hot girls in red lipstick and black stockings. A woman can simply never go wrong with red lipstick and black stockings. It's a well established sex appeal fact...
James Brown - Hot (I need to be loved) (re-edit) I've not actually heard the original, so I can't tell what's gone on with the edit, but its a great little number. I understand (and never knew before) that David Bowie (the object of my teen lust in a cerebral, not actually wanting to have sex with him kind of way) ripped off the guitar for the sleazy funk riff for "Fame", which is a bit of a cheeky half inch really. When I first heard this, I presumed that the edit actually involved laying the [...]
100 Years (in Ten Jumps) 1956: James Brown, Hold My Baby's Hand. The G-Clefs, Ka-Ding Dong. Bob Landers, Cherokee Dance. Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All Stars, Love Me or Levey. Lata Mangeshkar, Panchhi Banoon Udti Phiroon. The Louvin Brothers, Let Her Go God Bless Her. The Skylarks, Holili. Tony Bennett, Just in Time. Muddy Waters, Diamonds At Your Feet. Rex Harrison, Why Can't the
Alright so we can keep pulling out the school/work excuse (because it's the truth) here are some things to listen to while we try to get on track again. Psychic Ills-January Rain (1) Jackie-O Motherfucker-Rockaway (5) Twine-Girl Song (1) Old Time Relijun-Mystery Language (1) James Brown-The Payback (3)
Whether you know him as Soul Brother Number One, Mr. Dynomite, the Funky President, the Hardest Working Man in Show Biz, the Godfather of Soul, James Brown is James Brown is James Brown is James Brown. If you live in LA, you might have heard that he was performing at the Hollywood Bowl, and I was fortunate enough to be invited to see the legendary James Brown perform (for the first time in public) his “Soul on Top†album. To my surprise, at 73, James Brown still has all the moves, looks, and the [...]
James Brown: Your Cheatin' Heart + September Song From Soul On Top (King, 1970) I was very fortunate to have the opportunity to work on a story for the L.A. Times that ran today about James Brown's "Soul On Top" concert he's giving tomorrow at the Hollywood Bowl . The article breaks down the history of the project but here's the short version: Soul On Top was a 1970 album Brown recorded with a 20 piece big band lead by [...]
There they are, in all their campy glory. Three winners, three honorable mentions. Congrats to Scott Williams (no not you, Skunt) who won the J.Dilla package, Greg Scott, the winner of the OBEY print, Rising" "Quiet Storm" - Smokey Robinson used in "Breakadawn" Thanks again to everyone that entered the contest, as well as Antimc for providing many of today's tracks. Also, those of you in the
Labor Day is approaching fast and with it, your friendly neighborhood infoleafguy will be heading out to the West Coast for the first time in many moons. I think the last time I was in Cali was back in college when Adam Swientek and I ventured out to San Fran for the first ever Tibetan Freedom Concert . Too bad there was no blogging back in the halcyon days of 1996, because we had a great time out there. If I remember correctly, the best sets were by John Lee Hooker (he was A-MAY-ZING), Pavement, The Beasties (Ad [...]
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Après avoir recueilli les play-lists de musiciens, la Blogothèque a décidé d'aller fouiller chez des auteurs de bande dessinée pour découvrir à quels rythmes ces derniers noircissent leurs planches. Premier invité : le divin Blutch. Blutch est un auteur à part entière dans le monde balisé de la bande dessinée contemporaine. S'il a dès ses débuts choisi le noir et blanc comme mode d'expression (à une exception près : l'étonnant Vitesse Moderne), c'est pour mieux en détourner les codes et en repousser les limites. Surtout connu (...)
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