The real Torino
Many moons ago my ambition was to work on A&R for a record company. Way back in 1996 I decided to apply to some record companies to do work experience. Acid jazz, one of my favourite record labels of the time answered my call and I spent a few weeks working in their warehouse and [...]
Retro not tacky
Anyone who has had the pleasure of speaking to me about music while drunk has most probably heard my rant about disco. The short story: disco has gone from the classy days (to sordid days) in the 70s to (a lot of the time) just pure tack. Of course every music form has its tack, [...]
And now for some Donnie
Right, over the last several posts I’ve got well into the tech. I still am, but there is so much more to this world. So, back to some soul.
One of my favourite music blogs is called Soul Sides, it covers more than just what its URL suggests. It delves into funk, prog rock etc. and [...]
Al Kent’s million dollar orchestra
For so long now I have been listening to disco. It was the first form of music to be made with clubs in mind, DJs would play it and it brought people together.
There have been a few groups set up to sound similar to 60s funk and soul (Sharon Jones & the Dap kings and [...]
To do: must listen to Innervisions
Anyone who knows me will know, despite my geek lifestyle, I am also a soul and funk nut. I’m pretty sure a lot of geeks like this sort of music, but it’s not usually attached to the geek brand I guess.
I watched “In pursuit of happiness” over the weekend, which I thought was a fantastic [...]
The Pharcyde
1995, what a year for music, for those of you with a penchant for hip hop, it should mean something. Beats Rhymes & Life was about to be released, and a group called the Pharcyde released Labcabincalifornia, produced by the late, great Jay Dilla. I loved this era of hip hop, it just felt [...]
Moses Mayes
Another music thing for you. I’ve just been sent an email from the lovely people at last.fm to say they have just started to put video on their site with a customised email of the bands I’ve been listening to. Fantastic. It re-introduces me to a lot of bands/singers I have been listening to recently, [...]
Bite that hand!
“Don’t bite the hand that feeds you” as the saying goes. And essentially it’s true, unless you’re signed to a record label. I’ve heard nightmarish stories of groups such as Boney M and certain others (Small Faces I think) not getting a dime for their work because of a dodgy contract.
Now I could be wrong [...]
Crazy P
After my post on Seasick Steve and Ty, I thought I’d continue a write up on who else I saw at The Big Chill who has made me spend more of my hard earned cash on music.
Crazy P who hail from Nottingham, right here in blighty. Fantastic live, and really damn good on CD, vinyl [...]
Seasick Steve
I’ve started turning my musical tasting sights to the blues. There is so much out there though, do I wade right in with the obvious? Or go straight underground? I don’t know.
I saw a guy called Seasick Steve at The Big Chill festival this year (when people introduce him, it sounds like C-16, beware). He’s [...]