A Northern Soul

11.28.11

[Unreleased] Amy Winehouse – Halftime A Northern Soul, R&B, We Got The Jazz | (0)
When first reported in July of 2010, imaginations began to stir: what brilliance would spring forth from the collaboration of Questlove, Salaam Remi and Amy Winehouse? Continue Reading...
04.20.11

[Acid Soul] Leftside Wobble – Still Goin’ On A Northern Soul, ACID HOUSE, Electronic Music, Re-Edits, Soul Sides | (0)
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04.07.11

[Thursday Throwback] Marvin Gaye – What’s Happening Brother A Northern Soul, Musique Non Stop, R&B, Soul Sides, Thursday Throwback | (0)
When What's Going On was released in 1971, things were sort of like they are now -- America was mired in war, the economy was in turmoil, and popular music reflected two very conflicting pictures of our culture. Continue Reading...
03.31.11

[NEW MUSiC] Booker T. Jones – Representing Memphis (feat. Matt Berninger & Sharon Jones) A Northern Soul, Memphis Music News, New Music, R&B, Soul Sides | (1)
It seems like Memphis was overdue for a song that lets you know where we all come from (there just aren't any, are there?), and it appears that "Representing Memphis" may well be the one. Continue Reading...
10.06.10

VIDEO: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – “If You Call” A Northern Soul, Music Videos, Soul Sides | (0)
Brand new video from Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, y'all.
07.09.10

Cee-Lo Green – Georgia (Prince Klassen Intro Outro Edit) A Northern Soul, Re-Edits | (0)
My money makin' Mexicano brother Prince Klassen, the cultural ambassador of all that is cultural, has decided to head to Japan for the summer to celebrate his 14th year of deejaying. Before he busted his move, however, he hit up my inbox with this simple re-edit of Cee-Lo Green's latest single, "Georgia". Dig it and hey -- if you're in Japan, I hope you run into Cristobal. Super-kakkoii. Cee Lo Green - Georgia (Prince Klassen Intro Outro Edit) by loudersoft [PURCHASE: Georgia - Single - Cee Lo Green]
07.06.10

The Roots – Right On (feat. Joanna Newsom & STS) A Northern Soul, ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS, Hip Hop, New Age Soul, Ones To Watch | (0)
The Legendary Roots Crew are called that for a reason. You know, these cats didn't really have to prove it to anyone, but they did: they're much bigger than hip-hop. The Roots have always been the unique light that shone from within hip-hop, the ones whose solidarity as a musical unit profoundly demonstrates that hip-hop holds a much greater power than its humble beginnings of MC's and a DJ. The Roots as a band, intentionally or unintentionally, represent the struggle of real musicians & artists to stick together through whatever may come, seeming to remain friends and ...
04.08.09

HOT TRACK: DJ Day and Miles Bonny do justice to Raphael Saadiq. A Northern Soul, Game Changers, Neosoul, Ones To Watch | (2)
Two of my favorite talents in the extensive world of music remain the illustrious DJ Day and Kansas City's #1 soul brother, soul singer and virtuoso Miles Bonny. DJ Day, whom I have written extensive praises of, wrote on his own blog, Like A Throttle, about how he came to generate this genuinely soul-stirring rendition of "Still Ray" by Raphael Saadiq. I came home and listened to it, figured out the piano part and played everything else from there. Once I was finished I called my man Miles Bonny to lay down vocals and trumpet like only he can and ...
02.23.09

Don Blackman’s self-titled soul-funk odyssey still bumps. A Northern Soul, ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS, Funky Breaks | (2)
Through time and circumstance, a lot of what record fans consider to be "classic" falls by the wayside. Such is the fate of the critically-acclaimed and oft-sampled solo album by soul master, funk pioneer and session mastermind Don Blackman. This 1982 record is still available as an import for a whopping $39.99 in the U.S. However, it's worth every cent of that and more. Flawless keyboard arrangements and vocals, tight funky-basslines, synth and Moog progressions that are unlike anything you're likely to hear anywhere else, the album transcends its out-of-print status on repeated listenings. Funk fans, take ...
12.18.08

Loudersoft’s Picks: The Top Songs of 2008 A Northern Soul, DISCO!, Electro, ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS, Fashion, Hip-Hop Notes From Underground, Hype Train!!, Music News, Musique Non Stop, Ones To Watch, Pop Music, Pop-Punk, Power Pop, RAP, REMIX! | (1)
Last year, I procrastinated heavily. I think there were a lot of good records that came out the last couple of years, but I started to think that for every record that came out, there was an equal number of these "best-of" lists being bandied about. At first I thought, "Wow, it's finally happened. Everyone's a music critic." Then, with this pervasive thought entrenched in my gourd, I started reading these other lists before making my own. I suddenly felt small. So deadlines for the "best of 2007" rolled around, and I was in a tailspin, dogged by ...