R.I.P. Don Cornelius
Feb 1, 9:59am
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TMZ reports that Don Cornelius, the mahogany-voiced creator of the beloved TV institution Soul Train , was found dead early this morning at his home in Sherman Oaks, California. The cause of death appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Cornelius was 75. Born in Chicago, Cornelius started out as a journalist before launching Soul Train in 1971. He produced, wrote, and hosted the show for 22 years, finally letting a succession of other hosts take over for him in 1993. The show mixed up live performances with the moves of the Soul Train [...]
Time for a little bit of aural time travel. Let's look back, reflect, and contemplate... what were we listening to one year ago? Listen to the January 2011 Mix and find out. You can stream (and scrobble ) all the songs in this mix using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can just download any or all of the tracks at your leisure and play them using a digital media player of your choice. Downloadables: Constant Future [...]
The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the great soul and blues wailer Etta James died of complications from leukemia this morning in Riverside, California. She was 73. As a teenager, James was discovered in 1950 by the bandleader Johnny Otis (who also died this week), and she scored her first minor hit, "Roll With Me, Henry," in 1954. She toured with Little Richard and went on to sign with the great blues and early-rock label Chess, where she recorded for 18 years. Her best-known song, "At Last," is one of the all-time classic first-dance wedding [...]
The Associated Press reports that Johnny Otis, the Greek-American singer and bandleader who did a ton to introduce black music to white audiences, died on Tuesday at home in Altadena, California. He was 90. As a bandleader, Otis scored is first hit with "Harlem Nocturne" in 1945, but he's still best-known for 19502s "Willie And The Hand Jive." In the immediate pre-rock era, Otis dominated Billboard's R&B charts, and talents like Etta James and Big Mama Thornton sang in his bands. He later worked as a radio host and wrote "Every Beat Of My Heart" for Gladys [...]
Rolling Stone reports that Jimmy Castor, the great '70s hard-funk bandleader, died of unknown causes in Las Vegas yesterday. He was 64. As the main behind the Jimmy Castor bunch, Castor perfected a form of nasty, uncompromising dance-funk, perhaps best exemplified by the utterly crushing 1973 hit "Troglodyte." (Chuck Eddy, the great iconoclastic rock critic, ranked the Jimmy Castor Bunch's Phase Two as one of the 10 greatest metal albums of all time in his book Stairway To Hell, which ought to give some idea how heavy this stuff sounded.) Castor's songs have [...]
So we typically toss a video onto a post when highlighting a new band, a show preview, or something and let you draw your own conclusion about it. Sometimes we'll just round 'em all up for you. Most of these videos are of artists we have previously talked about here on Draw Us Lines, so we won't be telling you much about the bands themselves, just some musings that really aren't worth a damn. If a picture is worth 1000 words, then a video must be worth a trillion. Do it! [...]
For your streaming pleasure, here is what will probably be the last installment of Friday Night Vids for the year numbered 2011... Streamable: Where Your Head Goes (youtube) by Ty Segall Streamable: Gold Sneakers (youtube) by Wax Idols Streamable: In The Trees ( Al Lover Remix) (youtube) by Moon Duo [...]
The Washington Post reports that soul-pop singer Dobie Gray died yesterday morning in Nashville. He was 69, and no cause of death has been reported. Gray was famous for hits like "Drift Away," "The In Crowd," and "Loving Arms." Born Lawrence Darrow Brown in Houston, he came to soul music through gospel. Over a long and varied career, he also dabbled in country-pop, psych-rock, and musical theater, even spending more than two years in the L.A. production of Hair . (Actually, "Drift Away" is itself practically a country song.) He scored his final hit in [...]
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Funnyman Patrice O'Neal quietly suffered a stroke last month in his New Jersey home last month and amidst his recent health issues, the 41-year-old comedian has passed away. Most recently, [...]
Spinner reports that Andrea True, the singer behind the immortal 1976 disco hit "More, More, More" died earlier this month in Kingston, New York of undisclosed causes. She was 68. True had one of the weirder and more interesting life stories of any hitmaking singer. Born in Nashville, True had attempted to launch a career as a legitimate actress before becoming a full-time porn star - a career she returned to after her music career ended. She recorded "More, More, More" while stranded in Jamaica, where she'd filmed a commercial. After that one hit, she recorded a [...]
TMZ reports that the absurdly charismatic late-'80s/early-'90s rap star Heavy D died earlier today at a hospital in L.A. He was 44, and this is just massively sad. The Overweight Lover was born in Jamaica and moved to New York as a child. He and his group, the Boyz, first arrived with their 1987 album Living Large ; their 1989 follow-up Big Tyme was one of the first rap tapes I ever owned. On these records, Heavy pioneered a lively, friendly, hugely accessible form of pop-rap that, along with records by DJ Jazzy [...]
WFMU Record Fair Oct 28 - 30 Starting next Friday Octo 28th through Sunday the 30th at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan (125 W. 18th St) WFMU is hosting their annual Record Fair . It's been an amazing trip to see all sorts of young folks thinking it's cool to own a piece of music and not just digital copy. All weekend they will be spinning 452s and featuring the recent Italian documentary Vinylmania by Director Paolo Campana. I hope to attend on Friday to rummage the crates of records. A [...]
State Champion has a new record called Deep Shit out on Sophomore Lounge, and the band is playing an album release show this week with Obits and Bottomless Pit . It's this Thursday (Oct. 20) at the old Pour Haus (now Club 21), and I'm not sure if the place will be standing after this hootenanny. In honor of the auspicious occasion, we're giving away a pair of tickets and the new State Champ LP on vinyl to one lucky [...]
mp3s :: The January 2011 Mix
Jan 30, 8:43am
GIMME TINNITUS
GIMME TINNITUS
Time for a little bit of aural time travel. Let's look back, reflect, and contemplate... what were we listening to one year ago? Listen to the January 2011 Mix and find out. You can stream (and scrobble ) all the songs in this mix using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can just download any or all of the tracks at your leisure and play them using a digital media player of your choice. Downloadables: Constant Future [...]
Joe Paterno Dies At 85, Questions Loom
Jan 22, 10:20am
The Smoking Section
The Smoking SectionIn what will undoubtedly become bigger news in the sports world, legendary former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno has passed away at the age of 85 with family [...]
Obits: Legendary Singer Etta James Dies At 73
Jan 20, 12:28pm The Smoking Section
The Smoking SectionSoul singing legend Etta James passed away this morning at age 73, as confirmed by her manager Lupe De Leon. The incomparable artist, known to most for her remarkable voice [...]
R.I.P. Etta James
Jan 20, 12:02pm Stereogum
StereogumR.I.P. Johnny Otis
Jan 19, 2:39pm Stereogum
StereogumR.I.P. Jimmy Castor
Jan 17, 12:21pm Stereogum
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Rolling Stone reports that Jimmy Castor, the great '70s hard-funk bandleader, died of unknown causes in Las Vegas yesterday. He was 64. As the main behind the Jimmy Castor bunch, Castor perfected a form of nasty, uncompromising dance-funk, perhaps best exemplified by the utterly crushing 1973 hit "Troglodyte." (Chuck Eddy, the great iconoclastic rock critic, ranked the Jimmy Castor Bunch's Phase Two as one of the 10 greatest metal albums of all time in his book Stairway To Hell, which ought to give some idea how heavy this stuff sounded.) Castor's songs have [...]
Here's a Video, There's a Video
Dec 23, 2011, 8:33am
Draw Us Lines
Draw Us Lines
So we typically toss a video onto a post when highlighting a new band, a show preview, or something and let you draw your own conclusion about it. Sometimes we'll just round 'em all up for you. Most of these videos are of artists we have previously talked about here on Draw Us Lines, so we won't be telling you much about the bands themselves, just some musings that really aren't worth a damn. If a picture is worth 1000 words, then a video must be worth a trillion. Do it! [...]
friday night vids :: Ty Segall + Wax Idols + Al Lover + Obits + ZULUS + ZAZA + Little Girls
Dec 9, 2011, 2:10pm GIMME TINNITUS
GIMME TINNITUS
For your streaming pleasure, here is what will probably be the last installment of Friday Night Vids for the year numbered 2011... Streamable: Where Your Head Goes (youtube) by Ty Segall Streamable: Gold Sneakers (youtube) by Wax Idols Streamable: In The Trees ( Al Lover Remix) (youtube) by Moon Duo [...]
Artist: Little Girls Title: White Night Link Text: White Night File Name: 01 White Night.mp3 Genre: Alternative Year: 2011
Artist: ZAZA Title: Distance Creator Link Text: Distance Creator File Name: 02 Distance Creator.mp3 Bitrate: 247 kbps Genre: Alternative Year: 2011
Dobie Gray R.I.P.
Dec 7, 2011, 1:50pm Stereogum
StereogumObits: Comedian Patrice O'Neal Dies At 41
Nov 29, 2011, 1:45pm The Smoking Section
The Smoking SectionR.I.P. Andrea True
Nov 22, 2011, 5:03pm Stereogum
StereogumIn Photos: Stars Pay Tribute At Heavy D's Funeral
Nov 19, 2011, 12:24pm The Smoking Section
The Smoking SectionHeavy D. received a sendoff befitting his "Mr. Big Stuff" nickname as rap luminaries and entertainers across the board gathered at Grace Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon, NY for a [...]
R.I.P. Heavy D
Nov 8, 2011, 5:45pm Stereogum
Stereogum
TMZ reports that the absurdly charismatic late-'80s/early-'90s rap star Heavy D died earlier today at a hospital in L.A. He was 44, and this is just massively sad. The Overweight Lover was born in Jamaica and moved to New York as a child. He and his group, the Boyz, first arrived with their 1987 album Living Large ; their 1989 follow-up Big Tyme was one of the first rap tapes I ever owned. On these records, Heavy pioneered a lively, friendly, hugely accessible form of pop-rap that, along with records by DJ Jazzy [...]
Obits: Boxing Great Joe Frazier, 67, Dies Of Liver Cancer
Nov 8, 2011, 10:26am The Smoking Section
The Smoking SectionSmokin' Joe Frazier passed away last night after a battle with liver cancer at the age of 67. He was a hall of fame boxing champion most famous for his [...]
R.I.P. Cody Smoot, Gwar Guitarist
Nov 3, 2011, 4:36pm Stereogum
StereogumCody Smoot, the guitarist who portrayed the character of Flattus Maximus in the theatrical Richmond art-comedy-metal band Gwar, was found dead of unknown causes this morning, as Metalsucks reports (via Brooklyn Vegan). Smoot performed with the band last night in Minneapolis, so his passing is a sudden shock, to say the least. Read More...
R.I.P. Cory Smoot, Gwar Guitarist
Nov 3, 2011, 4:36pm Stereogum
StereogumCory Smoot, the guitarist who portrayed the character of Flattus Maximus in the theatrical Richmond art-comedy-metal band Gwar, was found dead of unknown causes this morning, as Metalsucks reports (via Brooklyn Vegan). Smoot performed with the band last night in Minneapolis, so his passing is a sudden shock, to say the least. Read More...
Monday Afternoon Quick Fix
Oct 31, 2011, 4:24pm
loudloop
loudloopMonday Afternoon Quick Fix runs every Monday afternoon to showcase the best of Chicago music news, views and stories from around the interwebs and blogosphere that we might have missed. • The Tribune caught up with JC Brooks & The Uptown sound to discuss the group's beginnings . • Gapers Block reviewed last Thursday's sold-out Thrice show . • The Sun-Times follows up with White Mystery and we all discover that The Who was a turning point for a young Alex White . • [...]
WFMU's Vinylmania Record Fair 2011
Oct 24, 2011, 1:25pm
Review Stalker
Review Stalker
WFMU Record Fair Oct 28 - 30 Starting next Friday Octo 28th through Sunday the 30th at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan (125 W. 18th St) WFMU is hosting their annual Record Fair . It's been an amazing trip to see all sorts of young folks thinking it's cool to own a piece of music and not just digital copy. All weekend they will be spinning 452s and featuring the recent Italian documentary Vinylmania by Director Paolo Campana. I hope to attend on Friday to rummage the crates of records. A [...]
- Black On White Affair - Bold Soul Sister, Bold Soul Brother
- Nimbus - Lollipop
- Obits - Light Sweet Crude
- The Black Hollies - Run With Me Run
- Tinariwen - Tameyawt
Artist: Black On White Affair Title: Bold Soul Sister, Bold Soul Brother Link Text: Bold Soul Sister, Bold Soul Brother File Name: 01-Bold-Soul-Sister-Bold-Soul- Brother.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps Genre: R&B Year: 1970
Artist: Nimbus Title: Lollipop Link Text: Lollipop File Name: 02-Lollipop.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps Year: 1971
Artist: Obits Title: Light Sweet Crude Link Text: Light Sweet Crude File Name: 05-Light-Sweet-Crude.mp3 Bitrate: 256 kbps Genre: Rock Year: 2009
Artist: The Black Hollies Title: Run With Me Run Link Text: Run With Me Run File Name: The-Black-Hollies_01_Run-With- Me-Run.mp3 Bitrate: 259 kbps Genre: Rock Year: 2009
Artist: Tinariwen Title: Tameyawt Link Text: Tameyawt File Name: 06-Tameyawt.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps Genre: Pop Year: 2011
Contest: New State Champion LP, Tickets to Release Show With Obits
Oct 17, 2011, 9:00am
BUZZGRINDER
BUZZGRINDER
State Champion has a new record called Deep Shit out on Sophomore Lounge, and the band is playing an album release show this week with Obits and Bottomless Pit . It's this Thursday (Oct. 20) at the old Pour Haus (now Club 21), and I'm not sure if the place will be standing after this hootenanny. In honor of the auspicious occasion, we're giving away a pair of tickets and the new State Champ LP on vinyl to one lucky [...]
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