Guardian Music — Fans of Will Oldham and Bill Callahan will find much to admire in the work of MC Taylor, a revivalist who also lectures in folkloreHometown: San Francisco.The lineup: MC Taylor (vocals, instruments), plus band.The background: Because country and soul... more info

melophobe — Courtesy of 2DopeBoyz, you can download all of the G.O.O.D. Friday releases at once. They’ve kindly grouped all thirteen tracks into one .zip file, except for the recent holiday release of “Christmas in Harlem,” though I’m not sure if that co... more info

Totally Fuzzy — zerode said... Soul for Sunday/Song of the Day: Curtis Mayfield, "Right On for the Darkness" Brief discussion of the song and the album, 1973's "Back to the World" Links to more info and to buy or download the album. http://zerode.wordpress.com hana... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Live @ Double Door Chicago 9/25/10 - photo: Grateful Web Chicago soul funk band Lubriphonic have put together another set of tasty grooves and ballads. The Gig Is On is their sophomore studio release. They convinced Ivan Neville that he should play ... more info

Guardian Music — Public services are being laid to waste and benefits shorn, but popular culture's voice of dissent remains strangely silentFor those of us who still spend far too much time thinking about what used to be called popular culture, these are fretful time... more info

Stereogum — Another G.O.O.D. Fridays track from Mr. West, a man who you could claim is overexposed these days if you were being a dick about it. This one features Jay-Z and Kid Cudi, some vocals from Charlie Wilson, and a samples of Curtis Mayfield’s velvety �... more info

Topix — This week Kanye West was exposed to the whole internet , just like he warned us about. more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Kanye is still pumping out free songs on Friday. This weeks treat is the classic sounding “The Joy” which features Pete Rock, Jay-Z, Charlie Wilson, and Kid Cudi. The old school sound is due in part to the timely sample of Curtis Mayfield’s son... more info

Between Thought and Expression — Kanye West - The Joy (MP3) When am I going to stop posting about Kanye? When he stops posting fire every weekend. Just released this morning on Kanye's site. It features an old school Curtis Mayfield groove. Just click at the bottom and enter yo... more info

All About Jazz — I had grown to enjoy drummer Mike Pride's playing in hell-for-leather duet settings with saxophonist Jon Irabagon like the wonderful I Don't Hear Nothin' But the Blues, but I wasn't prepared for the subtle nature of his approach to this album with hi... more info