So I'm sure I've shared this before, but I'm not a TV watcher. I can curl up on the couch and watch a movie every once and a while, but watching a weekly show just isn't my bag. I think that might change though. I've been listening to the soundtrack for the TV show Glee nearly non-stop for the last couple of weeks. Here's the show's description: "GLEE, the genre-defying new musical comedy serie...
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Glee!
From Ella to Jill
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I've been sitting on this one way to long. Listening to Amy Serrata's debut self-titled album is really quite refreshing. I keep coming back to it over the last few months, and every time, it's just as fresh. On it, Serrata pulls in influences from other female songstresses as diverse as Jill Scott and Ella Fitzgerald. Especially in the first half of the album, the Ella comparison really jumps ...
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Playing For Change
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“Music is the universal language of mankind”-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow"As a human race we come together for birth, we come together for death. What brings us together in between is up to us. Stop and listen to the universal language of music and bring that positive energy with you everywhere you go"-Mark Johnson, director of the Playing for Change projectI don't think I need to explain the qu
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Dillanthology 3
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So as all good things must come to end, so does the Dillanthology series that Rapster Records has been releasing this year. The third volume, Dilla's Productions, hit shelves at the end of last month. Want to know more about it? Start by reading about the first volume (which highlighted Dilla's production work) and the second volume (which focused on his remix work), and then prepare yourself f...
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Wake Up Contest
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This song / video from French artist Sliimy is just quirky as all get out (and reminds me quite a bit of the old Peter Gabriel video for Sledgehammer). In high pop song fashion,I have no idea what he's singing about and why, but it's enjoyable never the less. It comes from his album Paint Your Face, which at the moment is only available physically as an import, but is available digitally now fo...
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The emergance of Ethio-jazz
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So I was listening to From New York City to Addis Ababa: The Best of Mulatu Astatke, the compilation just released by Strut Records, when I got to Lanchi Biye and realized the tune has been boosted by Somalian rapper K'naan on his latest effort, Troubadour (which I wrote about earlier this year), for the song America. Now I don't have a physical copy of it, so I couldn't tell you if he cited h...
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Jazz Brunch Jam - Dr. Funk
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Although the name Vince Guaraldi might not mean anything to you, I can almost guarantee that you've heard his work. His piano is the magic behind the music of Peanuts, that timelessly classic cartoon featuring Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, and the gang. All together, Guaraldi produced the music for 15 network Peanuts cartoon specials, and in doing so, assured his place in pop culture. Most proba...
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Sunday Soul - Explore Karl Denson's Tiny Universe
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Karl Denson is such a consummate performer, one who appears here, there, and everywhere. He got his big break back in 1988 when Lenny Kravitz asked him to play on his song (and eventually the entire album) Let Love Rule (as well as joining him on tour). Two more albums later, Denson decided to change paths to the jazz road, eventually co-forming the Greyboy Allstars ( one of the first songs he ...
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It's Halloween!
Music Is Awesome. Yeah, I couldn't agree more. It's also the name of the latest soundtrack for the entertainingly off kilter TV show Yo Gabba Gabba!. You might remember that about a year ago, I wrote about the show's first musical release. This new album is longer (21 tracks vs. 13) and has about 2/3rds of the songs from the first release. Just like the first album though, the tracks speed by a...
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Jealous Swingers hit the reception
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This video cracks me the frick up. Seriously. And the song thumps pretty well, too.Genuine Guy - Jealous Swingers : Jealous Swingers EPVisit his label Tigerbass Records and become his friend on MySpace.
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Spilt Milk
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now you say it's better to have loved then lostmaybe you never loved me at allhave you ever been a victimof a hit and runyou never turned to see what you'd doneso don't say i'm crying over spilt milk againdon't say i'll bounce backcuz i won'tdon't say a wordor i might lose controlcuz this time i lost it allTonight I've got something a little jazzy for you. Something a little silky smooth. Somet...
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Jazz Brunch Jam - C.T.A.
The CTA, RedlineHere's a classic bebop cut from an album recently remastered by recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder, featuring a handful of jazz luminaries (not only including Trane, but also Donald Byrd and Art Taylor) just tuning into their personal musical paths. Its freneticness calls forth images of rush hour on the C.T.A.The Red Garland Quintet with John Coltrane - C.T.A. : Dig It! (Rudy V...
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Sunday Soul - All For the Love of a Woman
every man out thereis trying to finda woman somewhereif she's a woman that's truethere ain't nothing he won't doto show her how much he caressome men will liesome men will crysome men will even go out and dieall for the love of a womanWilliam Bell - All For the Love of a Woman (stereo) : All For the Love of a Woman 7"William Bell - All For the Love of a Woman (mono) : All For the Love of a Woma...
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The Day After Forever is Today
Just a quick post today with a couple of tracks suitable for weekend enjoyment from Oakland's Crown City Rockers. Their latest album, The Day After Forever, dropped at the close of last month, roughly five years since their last, which is, in a way, unfortunate, because this feels like a summer spin if I've ever heard one. Embracing the new direction in hip hop, CCR hits it up with an album fu...
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Last Night I Awoke in the Midst of a Dream
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waking up beside youlast night i awoke in the midst of a dreamyou were beside me againwith a love in your eyes you looked at melike i don't remember wheni try not to think about you at allrunnin' round out therewithout meand i know you're happy nowi know you're freebut i prefer not to think about that at allsee i used to know youi was your friendi'm sure i could take you for granted againonce i...
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This Woman's Work
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RegretsI should be crying, but I just can't let it showI should be hoping, but I can't stop thinkingAll the things we should've said,That we never saidAll the things we should've done,But we never didAnd all the things that you needed from meAnd all the things that you wanted for meAnd all the things I should've done,But I didn't.Oh, darling, make it gomake it go awaynow.The original was by Kat...
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Win some Kings, Queens, & Jamie T
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Jamie T - The Man's MachineJamie T | MySpace Music VideosDo you ever buy an album thinking "I hope it's as good as the last one," and then realize it's been over two years since the last one? Time flies sometimes, as is the case with my bloke Jamie T. He just released his sophomore follow-up to his Mercury nominated debut a few weeks ago, and it's titled Kings & Queens. Obviously when you get n...
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Win Rosanne Cash's List
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Today's selection is a guest post from a long time reader of MISB and frequent commenter Jane. Previously this year Jane wrote a lovely review of Kate York's album For You, and today she was kind enough to share her beautifully written opinion of Rosanne Cash's latest, The List.-Sean-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Rosanne Cash's The List is not the typical covers album. It features t...
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Sunday Soul - Is It Love Or Desire
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When it comes to smokin', sizzlin', gritty, sexified funk, there's only one stop you should plan on making: Betty Davis. Although commercially a failure in the early 70's, her music artistically outclassed its contemporaries in ways that just weren't appreciated at the time. Thankfully that's changed with time, and there's been a resurgence in interest in her material. With that resurgence come...
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Do What You Want, Be What You Are
In the past I’ve mentioned the early roots of my musical education, much of it revolving around my parents’ record collection. One of the artists that I enjoyed discovering during my childhood that slipped away from me as I set out on my own was the duo of Daryl Hall and John Oates, otherwise simply known as Hall & Oates. Not to date myself, but this was around the time of their musical heyday
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