JamBase — WHEN THERE'S TRUST THERE'LL BE TREATSWHEN WE FUNK WE'LL HEAR BEATS Some albums are islands. Even if they leave breadcrumbs hinting at their origins we inevitably lose our way once we hit the water's edge. Despite their tectonic heft, these sor... more info

All About Jazz — Fourteen-track collection due March 31, 2009 – includes original Stax hits of the ‘60s and ‘70s later sampled by contemporary hip-hop artists All-Star Set Includes Isaac Hayes, Booker T and The MGs, The Emotions, William Bell, Da... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Frisian said...On Frisian’s Other FavoritesSoul/Motown;Supremes - A' Go-Go [1966]Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go [1964]Pop-Rock;Juliane Werding - In Tiefer Trauer [1972] Juliane Werding - Ohne Angst [1984]Bobby & Laurie - Bobby & Laurie [1965... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Cousin-Mike said...Fairport Convention – Hey Day (BBC 68-69)Little Jimmy Dickens Presents The Country BoysEver Call Ready (Country Gospel 1985)Various Artists – Spivey’s Blues ParadeMorning Glory – Two Suns WorthSavoy Brow... more info

JamBase — CHUCK D HONORS BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH COLLEGE SPEAKING TOUR Wrote Special Introduction To New Let Freedom Sing: Music of the Civil Rights Movement Box Set and Appears in Companion Documentary Airing on TVOne February 15 Chuck D Music icon and p... more info

Soul Sides — Soul Children: Move OverFrom S/T (Stax, 1969)Bob and Gene: You Gave Me LoveFrom If This World Were Mine (Daptone, 2007)Chuito and the Latin Uniques: Wish I CouldFrom From the Street (Speed, 1968)Someone asked for more sweet soul in the vein of Eddie ... more info

Pitchfork — -- On February 17, Rapster Records, the company that brought us the stuff-Daft-punk-sampled compilation Discovered, will release Protected, a compilation of stuff that Massive Attack has sampled. Somehow it's not all old Horace Andy reggae songs; rat... more info

Paste Magazine — Two of Isaac Hayes ' '70s albums, Black Moses and Juicy Fruit (Disco Freak), will be reissued on Stax Records on Feb. 24. more info

Pitchfork — Isaac Hayes is off kicking it with Xenu now, but back when he was in his prime, Hayes did some incredible things. He wrote some of the greatest Southern soul songs ever committed to wax, he helped to establish the latter-day Stax Records sound, he wr... more info

Pitchfork — Isaac Hayes is off kicking it with Xenu now, but back when he was in his prime, Hayes did some incredible things. He wrote some of the greatest Southern soul songs ever committed to wax, he helped to establish the latter-day Stax Records sound, he wr... more info