Spinner.com — Filed under: Between the Notes In a better world, as James Brown once sang, 'Santa Claus Goes Straight to the Ghetto.' Sharon Jones, who was born in Brown's hometown, Augusta, Ga., grew up singing and dancing to the city's Soul Brother Number One. ... more info

Lost In Your Inbox — I am so sorry. I have been seriously delinquent in posting here at the blog. I wouldn't blame you if you thought I'd packed it in. I suppose I should put up some Christmas music to make up for it, shouldn't I? 'Tis the se... more info

Totally Fuzzy — jazzlover said... Ebba Jahn - Rising Tones Cross (1985) John Zorn’s Electric Masada In Nancy Jazz Pulsation (October, 14 2003) http://jazzarchives.blogspot.com Jizzrelics said... Rava / D'Andrea / Vitous / Humair - QUATRE (1989 GALA records) http:... more info

Guardian Music — Was it cerebral hip-hop? Freaked-out funk? Or an updated Innervisions? There is no point trying to pigeonhole the Guardian's favourite album of 2010 – just sit back and enjoySome years the most celebrated albums are perfect jewels whose brilliance ... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Further proof that James Brown loves you. Taken from the Godfather’s late sixties Funky Christmas collection. MP3: James Brown :: Soulful Christmas MP3: James Brown :: Go Power At Christmas Time —————— __________________________________... more info

XLR8R — In Stones Throw's bio of 30-year James Brown drummer Tony Cook, it is said that Cook's 1984 single "On the Floor" was originally a rap record. Cook says, "...we didn't know what to call it, but it definitely wasn't a rap record. W... more info

MVSW — Blackstreet ~ “No Diggity” Samples James Brown ~ “Blind Man Can See It“ The Charmells ~ “As Long As I’ve Got You“ Kool & the Gang ~ “Jungle Boogie“ Bill Withers ~ “Grandma’s Hands“ Lyrics You know what I like the playettes No ... more info

Guardian Music — 7 December: Our Christmas countdown continues as She & Him's Zooey Deschanel and M Ward introduce their playlistTo explain their playlist, She & Him's Zooey Deschanel and M Ward wrote us a little line about each track ... She & Him's audio advent pla... more info

The Telegraph — For all the fancy footwork and palpable star quality Monae felt more like Betty Boo than James Brown. Rating: * * * more info

Guardian Music — Alexandra Palace, LondonIf pop music were a school, Vampire Weekend and Janelle Monáe would be near the top of the class, gaining extra credit for drama club and diction. Though they are hardly identical, they both aspire to make music that is cleve... more info