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tonight's vinyl vibe: "Ma" by Rare Earth
From the band that brought us "I Just Want To Celebrate" comes a funky-bluesy-gritty album that was released on the Motown label in 1973. The title track is 17 minutes of delicious raw groove. The bassline sounds like it's coming up out of the murky mud of a hot Georgia swamp. And "Big John" just rawks! I'm working late tonight, and the album is ( Read more... ) -
Funk It, It's Saturday
I'm working a copy of Grand Funk Railroad's "Survival" which I bought at The Rat's Nest, here in the NoDa neighborhood of Charlotte. In a city where everything old is discarded, razed or demolished, it's nice to have a shop that manages to hold onto the best of pop culture of the last 40 years. The "I ran into Tammy Faye At The Mall" t-shirts were ( Read more... ) -
Take this job and.... well, you know
I've finally got a new job lined up, and just gave notice at the old one. This sweet golden-oldie came to mind.....
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You'll be missed, Lena.....
I'll be paying a personal tribute to the life of Lena Horne (who died yesterday) by playing "Give The Lady What She Wants" - the only vinyl album of hers that I own.
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Lieutenant GaGa? Lady GunGun?
I usually can't stomach Lady GaGa, so if I have to listen to her, at least the video better look more like this....and Big Rob (who I assume is the one on the right) can shake that freedom maker ( Read more... ) -
Internet killed the vinyl star
I was just reading "What Has (And Hasn't) the Internet Killed?" by Dan Tynan of PC World, via the msnbc.msn.com site.
Guess what #5 is? Listening to albums. So true....
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It's all about Tower Of Power today......
I'm groovin' to Tower Of Power's 1973 self-titled LP today. Lenny Williams is a great lead singer,and the band is tight. Check out their guest spot on Soul Train to promote the single "So Very Hard To Go." Dat's sum good 'ole soul....
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