Verve Records might just be sitting on one of the most desired jazz and blues vocal collections from the 50s and 60s containing records from artists including Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Marlena Shaw and others. Every few years or so, Verve dives into their vaults and gives modern DJs and producers a [...]
Syclops lends itself as a bit of a mystery. Little is known of the “Finnish trio” featuring Sven Kortehisto, Hanna Sarkari, and Jukka Kantonen since they don’t tour, do interviews, take press photos, or reveal much information about themselves. The “band” does however play live shows, but only for themselves, not audiences. [...]
Aw shit! Better pack up those earplugs, Immodium, and Emergen-C’s because the 2008 SXSW Music Festival is just 2 days away. I’m pussing out for the second year in a row, but in classic form, Nghia, Paul, and Theo will be representing FRICTION NYC down in Austin this year. I think this [...]
Eli “Paperboy” Reed and his band The True Loves made their way through Philadelphia and New York City last week, leaving audiences thirsty for more of their classic rhythm and blues stylings. I missed the Philadelphia show at M Room, instead catching dream-poppers A Sunny Day In Glasgow at Johnny Brenda’s, but there are [...]
Expect to be hearing BIG things in the coming months about British retro-soul songstress, Duffy, after she drops her new single “Mercy” on February 25th. The 23-year old Welsh singer, who has drawn comparisons to Dusty Springfield already sold out most of her forthcoming UK tour. While I dig the retro-soul/R&B stylings and [...]
Gregg Foreman, to say the least, is a pretty well known guy in Philadelphia. Sometime around Thanksgiving this year I was introduced to the new incarnation of his pioneer ’60s and ’70s soul music dance party called Turnaround, which has now joined forces with Philly’s other kick ass soul/psych party, Immediate!. To say [...]
I have a little sticky note next to my desk that says “talk less, listen more” as a way to remind me to keep my mouth shut and listen to what people have to say. Over the years I’ve found that I was one of those people that just cut into a conversation and [...]
The first track (“Trust Your Child”) on Numero Group’s new compilation Home Schooled: The ABCs of Kid Soul takes on one of the most prevalent teenage gripes, the apparent lack of freedom. The song makes me think of my teenage late nights out, sneaking out and sneaking back in, sometimes successfully, most of the [...]
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