in Chicago’s lounge scene after moving from Greensville, MS. He was only eighteen and was a country boy armed with funky big city dreams, but he could never quite get over the hill that would make him a bonafide star. He got close though.
Crook landed a deal with Capitol Records with the single In The [...]
Archive for May, 2007
General Crook got his start…
Posted in General Crook, fever in the funkhouse, funk on May 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
General Crook got his start…
Posted in General Crook, fever in the funkhouse, funk on May 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
in Chicago’s lounge scene after moving from Greensville, MS. He was only eighteen and was a country boy armed with funky big city dreams, but he could never quite get over the hill that would make him a bonafide star. He got close though.
Crook landed a deal with Capitol Records with the single In The [...]
Get Super Cool…
Posted in Uncategorized on May 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
with Ubiquity Records California Soul II, a collection of rare and raw soul from the west coast spanning more than a decade, from 1966 to 1982. Featuring everything from modern soul, funk, and disco, this anticipated release brings together unknown names that were session musicians and local heros that played with the likes of Fela [...]
Get Super Cool…
Posted in Uncategorized on May 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
with Ubiquity Records California Soul II, a collection of rare and raw soul from the west coast spanning more than a decade, from 1966 to 1982. Featuring everything from modern soul, funk, and disco, this anticipated release brings together unknown names that were session musicians and local heros that played with the likes of Fela [...]
In-studio performances are…
Posted in beastie boys, curtis mayfield, jimi hendrix, kcrw, live, radiohead, rolling stones, studio on May 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
personally my favorite. There is something about an unadorned space that creates an organic and inspired presence to the music. It is much like reading a book without any pictures in the aspect that your own imagination directs and produces the images that accompany the story. In the process, I believe, the music can become [...]
In-studio performances are…
Posted in beastie boys, curtis mayfield, jimi hendrix, kcrw, live, radiohead, rolling stones, studio on May 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
personally my favorite. There is something about an unadorned space that creates an organic and inspired presence to the music. It is much like reading a book without any pictures in the aspect that your own imagination directs and produces the images that accompany the story. In the process, I believe, the music can become [...]
The Lions are a…
Posted in breakestra, dub, lyn collins, noelle scaggs, orgone, reggae, the lions on May 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
project that include members of Breakestra, Connie Price and the Keystones, Rhythm Roots All-Stars, Orgone, Sound Directions, Plant Life, Poetics and Macy Gray (to name a few). Their inspiration is roots reggae, dub, soul, and riddims from Ethopia, Columbia , and Africa.They prove to be something special as they pepper their full-length for release. [...]
The Lions are a…
Posted in breakestra, dub, lyn collins, noelle scaggs, orgone, reggae, the lions on May 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
project that include members of Breakestra, Connie Price and the Keystones, Rhythm Roots All-Stars, Orgone, Sound Directions, Plant Life, Poetics and Macy Gray (to name a few). Their inspiration is roots reggae, dub, soul, and riddims from Ethopia, Columbia , and Africa.They prove to be something special as they pepper their full-length for release. [...]
Joao Donato started…
Posted in Brazil, a bad donato, bossa nova, funk, joao donato, piano on May 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
his career when he was just fifteen, playing piano and fronting bands in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro. By the mere age of 24 he was one of the most respected musicians in the area, yet his playing live and on record was limited due to his complex style and rhythm.Soon, however, he found [...]
Joao Donato started…
Posted in Brazil, a bad donato, bossa nova, funk, joao donato, piano on May 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
his career when he was just fifteen, playing piano and fronting bands in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro. By the mere age of 24 he was one of the most respected musicians in the area, yet his playing live and on record was limited due to his complex style and rhythm.Soon, however, he found [...]
