The "First Lady of Country Music," Loretta Lynn, will be gracing the stage at Keswick Theatre this evening. The Appalachian songstress's last album, 20042s Van Lear Rose, is one of more than sixty studio records Lynn has released since her first #1 hit in 1967, "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin (With Lovin' On Your Mind)." Tickets for tonight's ... Continue reading
Your own eerie Halloween soundtrack.

CLASSIC 802s ELECTRO EDIT How many Brooklyn rap crews nowadays are fronted by a male stripper dressed as Zorro? Not enough , that's how many. The world would be a more cheerful place if thugs, instead of wearing snap-backs and shit-myself-trousers, dressed as swashbuckling heroes of yore. Nhan Solo gets to work on a neatly sampled refix of the classic 802s Whodini track "Friends" Free download on the Soundcloud.
Goin’ Old School isn’t a trip down music memory lane, it’s a mugging in the dark alleyway of nostalgia: One of Pet Shop Boys ’ finest moments (and that’s saying something), 1986’s ‘Suburbia’. 1982’s biggest anthem in the form of Ultravox ’s ‘Hymn’. Epic! It’s 1982, Hip Hop is about to get as cool as it ever will with Whodini ’s ‘ Magic's Wand’. You can buy most of this music from: [...]
Watch Cee Lo Green, Goodie Mob, Kurtis Blow, Big Daddy Kane, Naughty By Nature, and Whodini cover Heavy D's hits at the Soul Train Awards.

Were you at Philly's First All-Rap Spectacular? We found this poster (above) for a show at The Spectrum on July 5th, 1986 featuring Run DMC, the Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, Whodini and Jam Master Jay on the DogIsland tumblr and we couldn't resist sharing it.

See Also: The 50 Greatest Producers of All-Time #50-41 40. Battlecat At the risk of excluding forgotten pioneers, you can trace the local roots of LA hip hop production to five names: Dr. Dre, Joe Cooley, Egyptian Lover, Arabian Prince, and DJ Battlecat. The latter broke in as a 16-year old DJ in the early KDAY era and remains one of the most influential architects of West Coast rap. When Snoop went into the studio last month [...]

In a couple more years I'm going to have run out of Halloween themed funk records, why did they never release the soundtrack to Bride Of Blackenstein? I would have been good to 2014. Whodini - The Haunted House Of Rock Whodini - The Haunted House Of Rock (vocoder version)
I bought this red leather jacket recently. Totally unwearable. Thought it was the best thing ever, but I haven't worn it once. It will just make me look like the Indian Michael Jackson. Not something that I think the girls of Sydney are ready for. MP3: Gravediggaz - Diary of a Madman MP3: Run DMC - Ghostbusters | Buy MP3: [...]
A weekly feature in which our writers share their favourite tracks of the week. Whodini - 'Friends' (chosen by Aoife Barry) Listen to Tyler the Creator and his bitch-smacking rhymes? No thanks. I’d rather keep it old skool and turn to a group like Whodini, who managed to write a completely inoffensive song about friendship – yes, friendship – and twist it into a super-sweet jam. It’s the synths that make this track, and it might not come as a surprise to hear these guys once worked with Thomas Dolby (on 'Magic's Wand'). Contemporaries [...]

Fans of old school 90s hip hop take note. Salt N Pepa will be hitting the Richmond Colisuem for their Legends of Hip Hop Tour . Other acts on the tour include Whodini, Rob Base, Kurtis Blow, Doug E Fresh, Biz Markie, Naughty By Nature, MC Lyte, Big Daddy Kane, Kool Moe Dee, Slick Rick and Chubb Rock . Some of my favorite Salt N Pepa songs. Salt N Pepa - Push It Salt [...]
Getting you caught up on all the Music City news you missed this week: JEFF the Brotherhood just released the duo's new Live at Third Man 123. Those who were at the show can now head down to Third Man to pick up their black & blue split color ( the regular vinyl can be purchased here ). After hitting Atlanta on New Year's Eve with Heavy Cream , the guys are heading over to Europe to crank out 13 dates before the end of the month ( tour [...]

We continue our Halloween Music Video Countdown today with this novelty rap treat from Whodini , an early to mid-802s rap group from Brooklyn (before Brooklyn was overtaken by indie-rock hipsters). They had some hits back in the day with songs like "Friends," "The Freaks Come Out At Night," and "Five Minutes Of Funk." They also had a novelty song that made the Halloween mixtape rounds with "The Haunted House Of Rock," a synth-driven jam about a haunted house of rock where inside, there was "music bein' played by The Grateful Dead," and "Dracula was [...]

Yesterday, I tuned in for the Crookers ' live listening stream/party for their upcoming album, Tons of Friends . It got me moving...and it also got me thinking. It's been a while since I made any sort of push on the "hey follow me on twitter " front, so here you have it. If you aren't already following, why don't [...]

Whodini " Freaks Come Out At Night ": Any DJ worth his weight in holiday-specific playlists should have this classic in their arsenal. Any horror film "expert" worth his weight in dusty reels should have Freaks in their collection. RTD tonight - and save me some candy!
Spooky - Andy Williams Halloween - The Dream Syndicate Haunted House of Rock - Whodini

Halloween Eve is upon us and the halloweeners are preparing their costumes. Hope you've got one ready since society only allows the masses one day to act a fool. Only one day to dress up to our heart's content. Wearing a costume on February 21st? You're deemed crazy. Wearing a costume on June 12th? You're nuts. Wearing a costume on October 31st? Hoooo, that's a different story, that's acceptable. Hope you jive turkey's are having awesome Halloween nights filled with ____ and ____ and ____, mmmm. Whodini - Freaks Come Out at Night [...]

The Misfits - "Astro Zombies" Harry Belafonte - "Day Oh" ( Beetlejuice ) Blitzen Trapper - "Furr" David Bowie - "Dance Magic" ( Labyrinth ) Whodini - "Haunted House of Rock" [...]
Sad to hear Mr.Magic died earlier this month of a heart attack. Magic found fame with his and Marley Marls 'Rap Attack Show' which debuted in New York City on WB LS in 1982 and was the first major station show to promote early hip hop. Jalil of Whodini explains the stroy behind the above track: 'Jive Records heard about Mr. Magic. He was the first DJ in the US playing hip-hop on the radio. They [...]

Classic jam from the godfathers of hip hop, Whodini , who are arguably the most successful at exploiting the theme of Halloween in early 80s rap. Besides, you gotta know we're suckers for vocode vocals by now. Whodini - The Haunted House of Rock (Remix Version)