
The Steam Co. is lucky to have some pretty awesome friends (just like you, loyal reader and accidental, happy passer-by!) - and our lady Di is one of those. This acclaimed brow guru (really! check her out in NY Mag's best of NYC here ) takes her fabulous self to the Upper East side each morning, and asked us for some help get her ready for Brooklyn on her subway ride home. Here's to you Di - it's quittin' time: Welcome back to the BK! "Beastie Boys - No Sleep Til' Brooklyn" [...]
Here at Flavorpill, we're into music. And like any group of music nerds with access to the internet, we like garnering suggestions from people we trust about the best bands out there. So who better to suggest some great musicians than, well, some great musicians? After all, they should be experts on the subject. Here, we've compiled a list of our favorite musicians' own favorite musicians for your listening - and obsessing - pleasure. After all, if you live, breathe and sleep Frank Zappa (as yours truly admits to doing for a spell in her teenage years), now you know which [...]
Secondo Billboard sarebbe in lavorazione un film sulla vita di Sam Cooke e basato sul libro "Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke". A breve cast e regista. Sam Cooke biopic pubblicato su Indie For BUNNIES
Filed under: News , Exclusive , Rock Hall Gor Megaera Singer Darlene Love will never forget the day she learned she would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- she was in a limousine en route to Atlantic City when the phone rang. "It was the people from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland," she tells Spinner, "and they said, 'Welcome to the family.' I said, [...]
First, check out this INSANE Hounds From Gert Town tune via a YouTube post (hey, it's all I can do right now) ... And, without further ado, here is thee Top-10; it's a doozy: 1. Sam Prekop (Solo album = ... Continue reading
Is anyone as excited as us about the return of Melanie Fiona. This is the first single off of her sophomore album. It's a love ballad in a music era that loathes ballads, commercially speaking. Well, let's hope for the best. Something tells us that she has a very strong second single. Related Articles Melanie Fiona Shines In Rocawear's Spring & Summer Campaign [PHOTOS] (hellobeautiful.com) Melanie Fiona's "Gone & Never Coming Back" [NEW MUSIC] (hellobeautiful.com) [...]
Not going to lie...I didn't know who Anya Marina was until recently. Well actually, I did. I had heard her music but didn't know it was her's. After scoping her out on MySpace and doing some research, it became apparent that though we may not recognize her name, you've probably heard her music via Gossip Girl, [...]

MP3: Sam Cooke - Twistin' the Night Away Alright boppers, here's a little something to get you moving and grooving through the hustle and bustle that is Monday. Stay strong: we are with you.

Sam Cooke: Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha [ purchase ] James Taylor: Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha [ purchase ] Things heat up a bit as we move from one title theme to another this week, leaving behind songs that use the same word twice to start a set of songs which mention dance styles or dance moves in their title. Yes, folks, it's a Star Maker Machine Dance Marathon, and if [...]
A little old time Gospel music for you this Sunday featuring one of the best voices in the history of the world, Sam Cooke.
The story of Blue Moon — its transition from a movie song that was rewritten several times to jazz song and then pop hit — was told in The Originals Vol. 40 , which included the first version, The Bad In Every Man, sung on film by Shirley Ross. This collection of 38 versions covers all manner of approaches. There are the early jazz interpretations, most of them with vocals (though Gene Krupa, Django Reinhardt and in 1944 the Cozy Cole Allstars do it instrumentally). Then it became something of a torchsong number in the hands of [...]
Every Wednesday, our resident Gleek Eric Garneau gives his take on last night’s Glee covers. Call me Esperanza Spalding, because I'm about to upset some Justin Bieber fans. Earlier this season, when some press outlets reported rumors that Glee would spend an entire episode paying tribute to Justin Bieber, my heart sank a little. Fortunately, those rumors were blown out of proportion; instead of a whole episode, Glee gave over only a couple songs to the teenage sensation. Still, those 20 minutes or so when Bieber provided the central focus for the show's plot created a pretty horrific viewing experience. [...]
For as long as there's been music, there's been music about love. And so it's an imposing task to pick and choose songs about the feelings that make us do extraordinary - and extraordinarily petty - things, all for one mix. I don't think a day goes by when I don't hear a song that's [...]

Valentine's day is a test for those of us who are both cynics and romantics. The cynic in us wants nothing to do with the day, knowing that it's a purely commercial holiday that so many folks feel forced into celebrating. But the romantic in us loves it: it's a day when you get free rein to be mushy and be public and unabashed about your love. Guess which side I'm taking here? Yeah, I'm knee-deep in love these days. My wedding was just a few weeks ago, and my new wife Katie and I have been so [...]
Watch live streaming video from cbsnews at livestream.com For me, there is no better soundtrack to today than the sound of celebration in Tahir Square as millions celebrate President Mubarak of Egypt finally stepping down but we asked our Twitter followers to come-up with a few choice songs to further help set the mood for [...]

Filed under: Picture Book Each week, in Picture Book, we present an iconic photo from rock 'n' roll's past or present, accompanied with insightful commentary. Whether it's a famous picture or an unearthed rarity, these striking images will serve to illustrate the visual side of music. Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images Sam Cooke, RCA Recording Studio, Los Angeles, 1959 When Sam Cooke [...]

MV TIME MACHINE // Sam Cooke Hey Vags, I’m starting a new series of posts where we highlight amazing artists and performances from back in the day. All of today’s artists have been been able to push the envelope like never before because of the trail blazers of music’s past. We will highlight artists that have shaped the future of music, notable performances in history and just down right cool-ass shit will be posted sporadically. Sam Cooke and others in the soul movement of the 50’s and 60’s set the stage for modern R&B and soul [...]

One of the lasting legacies of the Harlem Renaissance was that it gave African Americans a united culture. Previously, middle-class black people living in New York had tried to integrate with the local white population. What the literature and music gave them was a cultural heritage to be proud of. It blended the soul and jazz of the southern immigrants with the piano, considered a more middle-class instrument than the brass of the jazz band and a staple of the more affluent New York African Americans. While it has its critics - they argue that the movement relied [...]