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 Penis
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 (used to be Crazy Penis, but had to abbreviate for obvious reasons) who hail from Nottingham, right [...]
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 [...]
Downloads vs. other formats
I’m in a bit of a decision rut at the moment. I’ve been a member of emusic.com for about 6 months now and every 4th of the month I get 40 track points so I can download to my heart’s content.
While I am a fan of the service, one of the best there is, especially [...]
Hip hop I like
Ok, I’m sure there are plenty of sites, blogs, and people in general slating hip hop. I like hip hop, I have done since I was quite young (admittedly I considered good hip hop being MC Hammer at that time, so I can’t lay claim to being a connoisseur).
However, over the last 10 years it [...]