William Pulliam, who performed in the 1970s under the name Darondo , was a funk and soul singer that often drew comparisons to Al Green and Sly Stone. He wasn't well known by anyone except serious soul enthusiasts and he was rumored to be a pimp. However, he denies this claim. A native of the Bay Area, Darondo released three singles in the early 70s that were a perfect mix of low-rider soul with blues and r'n'b. Music had always been a hobby for Darondo, soon after the release of his three 45s he stopped recording. Darondo [...]
Oldie But A Goodie Tribune looks at the worst album covers ever? There are some classics in the mix. At least 30 laughs in this bunch.
Did not see this coming at all. I have a little cool story was when I was interviewing for the current internship that I am about to start in a week including Mark Ronson. So I called in and it was very loud so the interviewer said she would call me right back and when she did she was like oh I'm sorry it was very loud, Mark Ronson was in the studio. Maybe this song was being made? I can only dream so haha. This song is right up Mark Ronson's alley for those who are familiar with him [...]
Read today's article expressing love for 'I Can Change' here. Yesterday, we debuted See Green's cover of the tune. Last week, LCD Soundsystem performed at NYC's Terminal 5. We're giving away a fabulous LCD Soundsystem prize pack. MP3: LCD Soundsystem - Home (Diwon Mix)
It goes without saying that Mississippi Delta and Chicago Blues serve as two cornerstones in the foundation of American popular music. Delta Blues were first recorded in the 1920s with Chicago Blues following shortly thereafter. The major differences between the two are that the Chicago style is electrified and generally faster than that of the Delta. Pinetop Perkins , who is nearing his 97th birthday in July, is believed to be the oldest touring Delta bluesman. He started playing the blues, mostly piano, in the late twenties and has had so much fun he hasn't [...]
Tomo Nakayama performing Judy Garland's "The Man That Got Away" While BARE allowed us to see some of our favorite performers in a brand new way, it was Tomo Nakayama of Grand Hallway who stole the show with the most unlikely of song choices: a Judy Garland song and Sam Cooke's classic "A Change is Gonna [...]
Brace yourselves for Grinderman 2. It'll see daylight on 9/13. Visit Grinderman on MySpace. MP3: Grinderman - No Pussy Blues (Midfield General Mix)
When it comes to pirate metal bands I'm firmly in the Alestorm camp - I just don't find Swashbuckle to be very musically interesting, sorry - but that doesn't mean I take the whole thing too seriously. I mean... it's pirate metal, c'mon. At this year's New England Metal and Hardcore Festival, Johnny Orlando Jr. - [...]
I've been developing a nice summer playlist recently, songs the make me want to sit outside on a rooftop deck somewhere in bmore and sip on cocktails with umbrellas in them all day. This will be added to it. Check them out on myspace . Javelin "On My Mind"
The Amazing 's new release "Wait for a light to come" does not live up to PopMatters' expectations: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/r eview/125643-the-amazing-wait- for-a-light-to-come
Since the first moment we heard LITTLE DEADMAN 's " Shooting Seagulls ", we've been fans. Here's a live video from this month's RUMBLE: SAN DIEGO party at Bar Pink. alt=rss
Danish act Ghost Society created a soundtrack for the documentary film "Tankograd" about "modern dance in the most radioactively polluted place on earth" and are offering up a couple samples for free download: http://www.dpc-rec.dk/?p=948
Soundcloud is a vast place with more tracks than the stars in the known universe. Both good and bad tracks. With 1 000 000 users it's getting harder by day to find the music that rubs just the right way. Sometimes you discover the gem though. You give it another listen it sounds even better [...]
Motion City Soundtrack covers Pavement On the latest installement of A.V. Undercover , Minneapolis moog-keyboarding pop-punkers Motion City Soundtrack made their way to the A.V. Club 's studios in Chicago for a cover of Pavement's biggest hit single, 1994's "Cut Your Hair." Instead of drastically increasing the volume of the original or speeding the song up to 180 bpm, the band opts for a five-man acoustic campfire version of the indie classic. Hey, check it out, MSC lead vocalist Justin Pierre sounds an awful like Stephen Malkmus when [...]
A new music festival, FreeTulsa! , is filling the gap left behind by DFest . The festival will take place on July 30 & July 31 in downtown Tulsa's Brady Arts District. Bands: Submit at OKKLE.com ! Live music promoters Jeff Richardson ( Hard Work Records ) and Marc Matheos (owner of Crystal Pistol and The Marquee) have joined forces to put on an all-ages two-day music festival featuring top bands from Tulsa and surrounding areas. An [...]
It's been about four years since we've heard from the musical side of Xzibit. Sure, we have all heard and seen him on the endless stream of Pimp My Ride repeats, but he hasn't been musically active since 2006's mostly well received Full Circle . And while he teased fans with the late 2009 street single, "Hurt Locker," this track here represents the first actual single from his seventh record, MMX . "Phenom" finds the West Coast rapper sounding hungry as he blends some slick internal rhyming into [...]
It's been awhile since we checked in on the Gulf Coast and BP's not-so-good job of cleaning up/containing the oil spill. First, in the above video, Philippe Cousteau Jr. and ABC's Sam Champion dive into the water to check out what the oil slick looks like from below. And. It's. Not. Pretty. Actually, it's pretty upsetting and disgusting. And if you don't want to check out the video, but like looking at pictures of oil slicks broaching the beach, or animals covered in tar, then [...]
Swedish rock act Street Fighting Man are back after a couple years in obscurity with two new tracks for free download: http://streetfightingman.bandc amp.com/album/learning-to-die- single Look for their debut full-length "The shadow" to be released this summer.
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Christina Aguilera has pulled her US tour on the grounds that... well, she simply doesn't have the time: Aguilera's handlers cited timing issues related to the scheduled June 8 release of her album "Bionic" and the fall premiere of the feature film "Burlesque," in which she co-stars with Cher. "The singer felt she needed more time to rehearse the show and with less than a month between the album release and tour date this wasn't possible," read the statement. I'm just going to give a moment for your blood to warm up [...]
tsuruloosies: Washing down the bad with the good!
Mark Ronson And The Business Intl - Bang Bang Bang (new single!)
Stream Ratatat’s new album, ‘LP4′
