I must confess that I find it hard to mourn the death of Amy Winehouse. Don't think of me as a man possessed of a callous heart. Of course the death of a young, talented woman is a cause for sadness. But Ms Winehouse did not die in a tragic accident, as Otis Redding did, nor did a dread disease claim her, as it did Minnie Riperton. Amy Winehouse was a victim of her own excess; she lived a self-destructive lifestyle which first wounded her talent and then (as it appears) ended her life. My empathy is directed at her [...]
Bill Kreutzmann, Papa Mali and Matt Hubbard brought the 7 Walkers to NYC's Brooklyn Bowl on Tuesday night for a few classic Dead songs, some originals and a bunch of guests to fill the stage. [All photos by Jeremy Gordon ] Sousaphone were tabbed to hold down the bass lines. Previously announced guests Henry Butler joined in on keyboards for a few songs and Joan Osborne - who toured [...]
The first mix of soul covers was very popular (and great fun to compile), so I hope that subsequent compilations will also find an audience.I think I have at least two more in the works. There are a few surprising covers in this mix. Maxayn reshape the Rolling Stones song entirely, while the wonderful Zulema Cusseaux, a gifted songwriter in her own right, perhaps even tops my favourite solo McCartney track. And could there be soul versions of Wild Thing? Jagger's ex-squeeze Marsha Hunt gave it a shot. Scanning the tracklisting, there are some wonderful [...]
Don't even think of missing the one and only Ponderosa Stomp next week. It's the swingin'-est, funkiest, rockin'-est musical entertainment show ever put on anywhere at anytime. It's only great. And it's blasting into New York City for three crazed nights of soul, rockabilly and swamp pop and most of it will fly out over the WFMU airwaves! For the uninitiated, in the past decade the Stomp has been responsible for celebrating the legacies and careers of the unsung heroes of rock & roll, soul, garage, swamp pop and the unnameable (i.e.: Legendary Stardust [...]
Wikipedia vous en dira plus (surtout en version anglaise ), mais si on va à l'essentiel : le mouvement Northern Soul est né à la fin des années 60 dans le nord ouvrier de l'Angleterre. L'heure de gloire de la Tamla et de la Motown est passée depuis longtemps, mais des Anglais veulent continuer à danser sur ces airs entrainants. Des DJs et des clubs (notamment le Wigan Casino, une salle de bal près de Manchester) vont se spécialiser dans une programmation de morceaux soul de la grande époque, sur des rythmes plutôt rapides, car la Northern [...]
From the looks of things the doctors and nursemaids here at the asylum are gonna have to start a musical daycare center for the dockloads of dusty tracks that we have dug up with our trusty rock 'n roll stethoscopes. Today patients, we have a dose of New Orleans swagger from the Crescent City Siren, Tami Lynn. Or is it Tamie Lynn, Tamia Lynn or Tammi Lynn? Who really knows patients, all that we know is that we will be callin' her Tami Lynn, she sang backup on the Rolling Stones' Exile on Main Street [...]
I've been too busy to post for a while with, among other things, research for an investigation over at Red Kelly's Soul Detective into some circumstances that came to light after a post I did here last year. Since it really turned out not to have much to do with New Orleans, as interesting as it is, I turned it over to Red and anyone else who wants to try to solve some music business mysteries. We are pursuing leads there now. Check it out. It's been several months since I've featured [...]
Any Major Dude With Half A Heart
Hidden Track
WFMU's Beware of the Blog
I Predict a Riot
Doctor Mooney's 115th Dream
Home of the Groove
The Corner Laughers “Poppy Seeds”
Pictures Of Andre 3000 As Jimi Hendrix
