When John Hulburt’s private press release Opus III came out in 1972, his hometown Chicago was awash in the sounds of Curtis Mayfield and Alligator Records. Isolated from the solo acoustic scenes happening in Berkeley, […]
Month: August 2015
Pat Thomas And Kwashibu Area Band
“The Golden Voice Of Africa” – Pat Thomas . A regular collaborator with Ebo Taylor, Thomas was a mainstay of the ‘70s and ‘80s Ghanaian highlife, afrobeat and afro-pop scenes. Via Strut Records …And Kwashibu Area Band reunites Thomas with Ebo […]
Geronimo Getty :: Greyhound Blues
As a child, songwriter Aaron Kyle spent spent a lot of time on the road, staring out the window of a Greyhound bus. His mother didn’t fly, and she didn’t take trains, which meant trips […]
Francis Bebey :: Douala, O Mulema
The late Cameroonian musician Francis Bebey has been the subject of two excellent compilations over the past several years, African Electronic Music 1975-1982 and the subsequent Psychedelic Sanza 1982-1984 . While the former (an absolute party of a record) […]
SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show (Noon EST, Channel 35)
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU , channel 35, can now be heard twice, every Friday — Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. SIRIUS 400: Jean Michel Bernard — Générique Stephane ++ […]
Los Sonidos De FM :: Tema De Los Adolescentes (1969)
“Tema De Los Adolescentes”, one of the all time grooviest slices of Latin Soul, was buried as the b-side of a very lightweight and downright forgettable instrumental. Los Sonidos De FM were a studio group […]
Dave Davies :: Creeping Jean (1969)
During a period when the Kinks commercial stock was at a particular low ebb, both Ray and Dave Davies were experiencing songwriting and performing peaks that, while appreciated early on by a core group of […]
Nick Ashford :: I Don’t Need No Doctor (1966)
A soul classic, the most famous recording of “I Don’t Need No Doctor” was cut by Ray Charles, and later, by many a rock & roller (Humble Pie and Chocolate Watchband being two notable examples). […]
The Lost Rhythm & Blues of Betty James
Discovered on the Baltimore club scene in the 1960s, Betty James cut six original sides of raw, sizzling, rhythm and blues for Chess Records. Though largely obscure (she’s been artistically dormant since her last recording […]
William Tyler: Live In Huntsville, Alabama / July 2015
On July 2nd, 2015, William Tyler , sidestepping I-65, drove his new-to-him Toyota south from his home in Nashville, down Hillsboro Pike and Highways 106 and 431, through Franklin, Lewisburg, Fayetteville, Hazel Green, and Meridianville, to downtown […]
Deloro :: S/T
Having lurked in Toronto’s shadows for a number of years, Deloro stepped into the light in 2011 with this, their self-titled debut, and only release to date. Along with visual artist Tony Romano, the five-piece is […]
Bomboclat! Island Soak 6 :: Vintage Rocksteady II (A Mixtape)
The return of Bomboclat!: Volume Six. A twenty-two track compilation of crate digging Jamaican vintage with just the right amount of soul and funk to move your feet and shake your seat. Download: Bomboclat! Island […]
SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show (Noon EST, Channel 35)
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU , channel 35, can now be heard twice, every Friday — Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. SIRIUS 399: JJean Michel Bernard — Générique Stephane ++ Kevin […]
The Everly Brothers :: Roots
The Everly Brothers released Roots in 1968, a pioneering country-rock album that found them covering material from their influences both past and present — including the likes of Merle Haggard, George Jones, Jimmie Rodgers and Randy […]
Bill Dees :: Tennessee Owns My Soul (1969)
Rough around the edges with driving drums, catchy guitar melodies, and even catchier harmonies and leads, the sound of Bill Dees’ “Tennessee Owns My Soul” is not unlike Black Lips pre-Good Bad Not Evil material. […]