
As we transition from summer to fall, I think it's only appropriate that we kick summer's angry ass out the door Adios Lounge style. Here's a compilation of music that's helped keep me sane during a summer of continuous 100+ degree weather. I think it's a good mix of soul and rock, but those designations are a bit loose. The soul stuff rocks and the rock stuff has soul, so everyone wins. Incidentally, if someone asked you what the Adios Lounge sounds like, you could probably do worse than send them this mix. I'll [...]

Cory Chisel & the Wandering Sons - "Born Again" the son of a baptist minister, cory chisel grew up immersed in the spiritedness of gospel music. a spiritedness that still informs a sound further influenced by iconic artists like howlin' wolf, aretha franklin, and sam cooke. the native of the upper midwest breathes a refreshing vitality into a sometimes inwardly-focused prosaic genre. we really dig cory (and his wandering sons), if you're not already up on him, familiarize yourself. buy "born again" the wandering sons on myspace [...]

" Sam (Cooke) had a way of singing, it was like Mahalia Jackson . She could sing a Christmas carol and people would cry. Sam had that same communication line. He could sing to an audience and he would have their complete (attention). I would look down the rows from the stage and everybody would be looking him, man. They couldn't take their eyes off him." --Leo Morris, drummer for Sam Cooke in 1960, to Peter Guralnick, Dream Boogie: The Triumph Of Sam Cooke , p. [...]

A fair amount of time has gone by since any covers found their way onto Eclectic Eavesdroppings. There are some very original takes here, that at times out-shine their originals. Without further ado, I present you with more coverage. Florence & the Machine – Halo (Beyonce Cover) [...]
Les Paul , the legendary guitarist and inventor died on Thursday. He was 94. Paul changed the course of music through his electric guitar innovations and groundbreaking work with multi-track recording. He also recorded a string of hits and is regarded as a masterful jazz guitarist. According to Gibson Guitar, Paul died of complications from pneumonia at White Plains Hospital in New York state. His family and friends were by his side. Paul was probably best known for his namesake guitar, made by Gibson since the 1950s, however he was equally influential as an innovator of [...]

Electric guitar innovator and extraordinaire Les Paul died today at the age of 94 of complications from pneumonia. According to the Associated Press , his family and friends were by his side. Born Lester William Polfuss, Paul helped pioneer the solid-body electric guitar—which more or less gave birth to rock and roll—as well as recording innovations including multitrack recording, overdubbing, and delay. Paul, an accomplished jazz guitarist, once said about playing music: "It's not technique. It's what you have to say." Sam Cooke [...]

So recently I received an email of the anonymous kind simply with Sam Cooke in the subject line. Already, I was intrigued. Sam Cooke is, in my opinion, the best singer of all time. Aretha Franklin can wail, don't get me wrong, she's amazing, but Sam Cooke is effortless in his eloquence. For instance while Aretha was still running around in Detroit Sam Cooke was with the Soul Stirrers performing Gospel music at it's finest. I digress, the email. So here's what it said: Enjoy your site immensely. No one in the world has these live [...]

As incredible as the music was back in the days of Sam Cooke - I've never once wished to have live through that era. The prejudice and discrimination in the US at the time inspired Sam Cooke to write what would become the most important song during the Civil Rights Movement. The song wasn't a big hit in terms of chart success - but essentially it was never intended to be. After writing the song, Cooke was skeptical about recording it due to his large white fan base however an incident in 1963 where he and [...]
#169 - What's The Story Morning Glory? - Oasis With grunge puttering out after the suicide of Nirvana lead man Kurt Cobain, Metal long since past it's glory days & punk still not having gotten it's second wind Oasis introduced the second British invasion. With the constant storyline of the ever-bickering Gallagher brothers it would seem music would suffer (it eventually did), but it was just the opposite. What's the Story Morning Glory? was one of the best selling albums of the 90s with 20 million records sold. The influence of the [...]
If you listened to my radio show you almost definitely heard me play soul and you probably heard me play some soul gospel. There's so compelling about some of it-fervor mixed with hard soul. I've pulled out some my favorites to share here. If you want to hear even better selection of this, hope Deep Fried and Sanctified comes back on the air at KZSU. Gospel Soul 8 : Shirley Ann Lee - There's a Light (mp3) ( buy [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News "It's been a good year!" an exuberant Bettye LaVette told the crowd at Central Park's Summerstage as she launched into a scorching set of songs. Recording professionally since the age of 16, LaVette's eclectic musical range -- from blues to country to disco and rock -- kept her from finding a solid audience until 2005, when at the age of 59, she recorded the critically acclaimed 'I've Got My Own Hell to Raise,' a compilation of tunes by women songwriters including Aimee [...]

Filed under: News , R.I.P. A self-professed "shark" who managed the Beatles and the Rolling Stones among others, Allen Klein died Saturday, July 4, in New York City after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Klein was most famous for his vigorous negotiations, unprecedented deals and the bitterness he left behind with some of his clients. As the founder of ABKCO Records, Klein worked with some of music's biggest names, including Herman's Hermits, Bobby Darin, and legendary soul singer Sam Cooke . But the [...]
MUSIC NEWS - Former music entrepreneur / manager Allen Klein , a no-holds-barred businessman who called himself a "shark" and who was known as a tenacious fighter for his cleints, which included the Beatles and the Rolling Stones has died. Born in Newark, NJ, he was 77 and lived in NYC. A publicist for Klein's company, ABKCO Music & Records, says Klein died today at his New York City home of Alzheimer's disease. Klein became one of the most powerful figures in the music world in the 1960 and was known for his strong methods in getting his [...]
Ik geef het eerlijk toe. Ik lust mijn ei alleen scrambled . Niet hard boiled , soft boiled of überhaupt boiled . Nee, ik lust mijn ei echt alleen scrambled . Dus ook niet met de sunny side up . Of Paolo Nutini ze wel zo lust weet ik niet, feit is echter wel dat zijn nieuwe album de titel 'Sunny Side Up' heeft gekregen. En met mijn ogen gesloten en neus dichtgeknepen ben ik het gaan luisteren. [...]
PEACE, AT LAST Chas Jankel Chas Jankel Angel Air : 1980 [Buy It] EVERYBODY WANTS TO FEEL LIKE YOU John Prine The Missing Years Oh Boy : 1991 [Buy It] GOOD TIMES Sam Cooke 1964 Available on : The Man and His Music RCA : 1986 [Buy It] CRUEL STAGE Graham Parker 12 Haunted [...]

Busy busy around these parts, so commenters, I don't want to see and "lazy" comments got it?? We're gonna throw out a few items here that have gotten us pretty hot and bothered today. You know by now that The Antlers have been signed to Frenchkiss and are re-releasing their amazing and now remastered record Hospice on August 18th. Today they released their second single "Two" which is our favorite track live and on record. Dig it. [mp3] The Antlers: "Two" [...]

I've decided to steal a page from Bob Dylan's book, and do a Theme Time Radio Hour type post. I'll pick a theme, and create a mix tape to correspond with the theme. I will probably not be doing them much, but it will be good posting material for those days when there just isn't much to post about otherwise. I'm starting today with one of the most obvious and simple ones, "Love". Lover, You Should Have Come Over- Jeff Buckley Are You Still In Love With Me- [...]
pppp MUSIC NEWS - KCRW DJ Chris Douridas will airpa rare interview with legendary musician Sly Stone on Memorial Day, May 25 at 11am PST on KCRW (89.9FM and KCRW.com) . The elusive musician talks about his personal history and career while Chrispplays classic hits from Sly's band Sly and the Family Stone , as well as a special unreleased track;p [...]
DJ Chris Douridas features a rare interview with legendary musician Sly Stone on Memorial Day, May 25 at 11am PSTKCRW (89.9FM and KCRW.com ). The elusive musician talks about his personal history and career while Chris spins classic hits from his band Sly and the Family Stone, as well as a special unreleased track– a song by his family's gospel band, The Stewart Four. Chris will be a guest host on Morning Becomes Eclectic, filling in for Music Director Jason Bentley, on May 25 and 26, 2009. on "As a child growing up in Chicago, [...]