Filed under: The Hit List The summer of 2000 belonged to ' Thong Song ' and ' Who Let the Dogs Out .' The dog days of 1997 would have been unrecognizable without ' MMMBop .' But the truly timeless songs of summer are the ones written about the season itself. These all-time summer hits are hotter than black vinyl car seats in Arizona and more fun than running through the sprinkler. 10. ' In the Summertime ,' Mungo [...]

Martha & The Vandellas - Dancing in the streets ( DJ Prince remix) [ mp3 ] an old classic remixed by DJ Prince into a nu classic we smell a summer hit here
Nazz jr is a good natured kid. However, when provoked, he's got quite a temper. As he is now in double digits, and starting a new school next year, I have been ruminating on teaching him how to fight. While I do not advocate violence, I think it's important for a kid to know how to defend himself. I was a small kid and got picked on (at least till I hit puberty). Despite my dad's best attempts at sending me to Karate school and Boxing gyms, I never had it in my heart to fight [...]

Artwork by Andy Parrish Nothing says good times like songs with handclaps. And boy, are there a lot of good times to be had out there. So to start, here are some favorites from a time when people were so much cooler than today. I'll follow up with some favorites from more recent eras. Big Joe Turner - Shake, Rattle and Roll Big Joe Turner is the man. He's always ordering his women around and threatening them with [...]

It's difficult to fault the 1985 pairing of rock royalty David Bowie and Mick Jagger on a version of the Motown classic Dancing In The Street . The idea was formulated and preformed in the form of a video for the global Live Aid concert that year to combat famine in Africa, but - charitable aspects aside - the union is hardly remembered as a high point in the career of either superstar. Bowie, who had made a major career comeback two years earlier with the mega-successful Let's Dance , the hit title track as well [...]
Ceiling of Union Terminal Cincinnati, Ohio Martha & The Vandellas - Heat Wave

I have always had an interest in photography (even though I've always sucked at it), so I picked some random tunes and tried to find an interesting picture that relates to the song in a thoughtful or humorous way. If nothing else it's a good excuse to highlight some tracks that I might not otherwise, and also have a look at some cool photography. You can click on any photo if you want to find out more about it, they will open in a new window. [...]

Photography by Pixelwelten Happy new year! Hope you enjoyed (and are still enjoying) our Most Awesomest Tsururific Albums of 2007 with Accompanying Mixtape!!! Though I never understood people's fascination with zeros in dates or "new years" (it really is just another day afterall), I do understand the need to move on and put the past to rest, a man-made day called "new year's day" is as good a time as any, right? So, I thought to myself, what better [...]

Wazzup y'all I know it hasn't really gotten too hot yet... but Summertime is on it's way, so i'm tossing in a few potental summertime playlist faves fer yer perusal... As May fades away I do note that it's been a good month for music archiving and purchasing tunes fer moi I suppose... Been sinking my ears lately into all sorts of cool turf & terrain... In addition to recent revelations I've been digging like The Mains, Avett Brothers, and Teddybears...I'm always digging in the crates and looking up new finds & [...]
The National Recording Registry was established by the Library of Congress , under the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000. The registry celebrates the richness and variety of the nation’s audio legacy and underscores the responsibility to assure the long-term preservation of that legacy for future generations. The Library announced the current 2005 Registry on April 1, 2006. In announcing the registry, [...]