WFMU's Beware of the Blog — On Surface Noise, Joe McGasko presented a show decked with soul. Listen to this New Birth. song. After annoucing, he continued with late 1970's Isaac Hayes. Compare the lush instrumentation to modern, mechanzed grooves: Small Change returned to W... more info

MVSW — Geto Boys ~ “Mind Playing Tricks On Me” This is always one of my favorite Old School Wednesday posts. Geto Boys from back in 1991. Bushwick Bill’s verse makes this a Halloween joint, even though it wasn’t even close to Halloween… Samples Is... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Snoop Dogg, Drake, Lex Luger and B.o.B all took home top honors at BMI's Urban Awards in Hollywood on Friday.Snoop joins a list of past honorees that includes George Clinton, The Jacksons, James Brown, Isaac Hayes, Little Richard and Chuck Berry. more info

Culture Bully — A look back at Ween's contribution to 1998's Chef Aid compilation: the group's collaboration with Isaac Hayes titled The Rainbow. more info

Guardian Music — Tricky's unlikely collaboration with Beyoncé was just the start, as Morcheeba and co set the production tone for 2011When Beyoncé headlined Glastonbury earlier this summer, the biggest surprise wasn't that she managed to pull it off – in spite of... more info

Guardian Music — 1974: Number 2 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicThe precise identity of the first rapper is likely to remain forever shrouded, but DJ Hollywood has a strong claim. A Harlem DJ who by the mid-70s had drifted do... more info

Guardian Music — Songs in the UK chart in 1976-77 that are likely to be included in BBC4's archive showsTop 40 hits of early April 1976 1 Brotherhood Of Man Save Your Kisses For Me2 Barry White You See The Trouble With Me3 John Miles Music4 Billy Ocean Love Really Hu... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Any Major Dude said... ANY MAJOR CHRISTMAS SOUL VOL. 1 1. The Flirtations – Christmas Time Is Here Again 2. Rotary Connection feat. Minnie Riperton – Christmas Love 3. The Emotions – What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas 4. The O’Jays – Christ... more info

411 Mania — From Jay-Z, Guns N' Roses, Fleetwood Mac and Iron Maiden to Joy Division, Isaac Hayes, Jimi Hendrix, Garbage and more, the 411 Staff continues their way through the alphabet with their top 5 favorite artists starting with the letters F to J! Check ou... more info

Totally Fuzzy — CATASTO ELETTRICO said... Ian Carr's Conversation with the Blues - BBC Studios (Jazz In Britain) London, March 17th 1980 http://catastosfriendlyfire.blogspot.com zerode said... Song of the Day: From Red to Blue - by Billy Bragg Analysis/discussion ... more info