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The Voice Contestant Anthony Riley Found Dead

3549 days ago

Time — Anthony Riley, a breakout contestant on season 8 of NBC’s The Voice, was found dead Friday, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. He was 28. Riley, a beloved street performer in Philadelphia’s Center City, was chosen by all four judges within second... more info

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Floyd Mayweather's Dad -- FALLS HARD ... At Pre-Fight Dance Party (Video)

3583 days ago

TMZ — At least ONE Mayweather went down this weekend ... Floyd's father ... who ate it HARD during a pre-fight concert ... and TMZ Sports has the video. Floyd Mayweather Sr. got up and stage and did his best James Brown… more info

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LOS AFRICANOS: SAME NEW DAY

3603 days ago

Soul Sides — Los Africanos: Together People (Pamoja Watu) (TK, 197?, 7″) I love “shadow covers” – songs that heavily, ahem, “borrow” from existing hits as part of their core melodies or rhythms but aren’t necessarily true covers. Case in point,... more info

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'Blurred Lines' verdict a blow to creative expression

3638 days ago

L.A. Times - Entertainment — In the moments following the verdict that awarded the Marvin Gaye estate $7.3 million in a copyright infringement suit against musicians Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke, the outraged comparisons looped through social media. Imagine, someone wrote ... more info

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Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show 2015-01-17 The Funk and Soul Years

3689 days ago

Core News — “Craig launches ‘The Funk & Soul Years’, which will run throughout 2015. We’ll be starting off in 1965, which was a huge year for the Funk & Soul Scene. James Brown was teaching us to do it on the 1. Wilson Pickett had been sent down to Memph... more info

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MELODIYA ENSEMBLE: EASTERN GROOVES

3696 days ago

Soul Sides — Melodiya Ensemble: Why Am I Treated So Bad? (Melodiya, 1973) Soviet jazz album. Melodiya was the state-run music label in the USSR and the Melodiya Ensemble was made up of musicians taken from across the Soviet empire in that era. Apparently, Co... more info

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Lefto – Show #603 2014-11-23 New music from Party Supplies, Tink, Pusha T, Flying Lotus, Sza, Theo Parrish & Paleman

3745 days ago

Core News — “This week’s show opens with James Brown’s ‘Sunny’…what a lovely tune…. right into a new Party Supplies tune w/ Action Bronson coming out on Fools Gold, from the Netherlands I have a new Lefties Soul Connection, a new Pusha T as well, a... more info

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Chadwick Boseman: Mick Jagger Taught Me How To Play James Brown

3748 days ago

MTV.co.uk News — The actor stars in new biopic ‘Get On Up’ produced by Sir Mick, who also advised him on how to portray the frontman… more info

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Get On Up review: A pitch-perfect story of James Brown's life

3748 days ago

The Daily Mail — The overwhelming triumph of an amazing, electrifying performance by Chadwick Boseman as Brown, is that he captures all the dimensions of the man as well as the legend, writes BRIAN VINER. more info

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