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BILLY PRESTON: PUTTING A JOHN HENRY ON YOUR HEART

5525 days ago
Soul Sides — Billy Preston: John Henry Without a Song God Is Great From I Wrote a Simple Song (A&M, 1971) Billy Preston is one of those soul men who I’m constantly rediscovering (and damn happy when I do). I guess I don’t associate him on the same level as a... more info
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Jay-Z and Kanye West facing lawsuit over Watch the Throne sample

5558 days ago
Guardian Music — Soul singer Syl Johnson claims rappers used 1967 song without permissionJay-Z and Kanye West may face legal action over an unauthorised sample on their latest album. Soul singer Syl Johnson is considering suing the rappers over a clip on Watch the Th... more info
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More New Kanye And Jay-Z!

5587 days ago
Perez Hilton — Sometimes more is not more! 2 is not greater than 1! We love them both individually, but we have not been feeling the songs we've heard thus far from < Kanye West and Jay-Z's Watch The Throne. Check out The Joy, featuring Curtis Mayfield, above. Anot... more info
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Jay-Z and Kanye West take to the Throne

5588 days ago
Guardian Music — Hip-hop heavyweights rename themselves for hotly anticipated collaboration album. No jokes about toilet seats, pleaseJay-Z and Kanye West have revealed the name of their forthcoming team-up. The hip-hop heavyweights are calling themselves the Throne ... more info
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(Just Heard) Kanye & Jigga over some "Otis"

5594 days ago
Impose Magazine — One of the best G.O.O.D. Music Fridays tracks that Kanye gave out was easily "The Joy," which with the help of Pete Rock manipulated some warm Curtis Mayfield soul. The track felt like a trip down memory lane, not only for the Curtis, but as an homag... more info
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A 45 FROM BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS (Part 1)

5597 days ago
The Vinyl Villain — I'm digging deep into the cupboard this week and bringing out some very fine 45s that were released by singers or bands before they became better known.  First up, we go back to March 1986 and the second ever single released by The Housemartins, t... more info
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Mowest, mo' problems: the glorious failure of Motown's Californian outpost

5614 days ago
Guardian Music — In 1971 Motown set up a Californian arm, Mowest. As a new compilation shows, it put out some terrific music, but it was a commercial disasterIf success was purely a question of aesthetics, then Mowest could have ruled the world. The label logo certai... more info
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Haçienda launches

5630 days ago
Guardian Music — May 1982: Number 10 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance musicOn 27 January 1984, music show The Tube visited the Haçienda. As part of the evening, Madonna was filmed lip-syncing Holiday with a couple of dancers. The clip still... more info
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BT - These Humble Machines (album stream)

5682 days ago
Totally Fuzzy — Track 1: Vocals by BT and Christian Burns Track 2: Background vocals by Christian Burns Track 3: Lead vocal by Jes. Background vocals by BT and Christian Burns Track 6: Vocals by BT. Background vocals by Christian Burns. End chorus sung by Kaia T... more info
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Charlie Hunter – review

5698 days ago
Guardian Music — Vortex, LondonCharlie Hunter specialises in coupling an R&B rhythm-guitarist's choppy propulsiveness with jazz-improv melodic variations and a driving bassline – but all on his own. The Rhode Island-born guitarist has ingeniously redesigned his g... more info
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