Soul Sides — The Violinaires: Groovin' With JesusPut Your Hand in the HandFrom Groovin' With Jesus (197?)One of the best known gospel funk songs out there is the appropriate titled "Groovin' With Jesus" by the venerable Violinaires. This Detroit-founded group has... more info

Live Daily — Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers [ tickets ] have unveiled a lengthy US arena tour as the classic rockers anticipate the forthcoming release of "Mojo," their first studio effort in eight years. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers will kick off the exten... more info

Soul Sides — Sebastian: Living In DepressionFrom 7" (Brown Dog, 1975)Sebastian's "Living in a Depression" highlights a different kind of "cover" (even though it's technically not): the recording of a new vocal track over a pre-existing instrumental. This happens ... more info

Guardian Music — The troubled diva recently gave a car-crash concert in Australia. She should stop performing until she can deliver something worthy of her nameWhitney Houston has a problem. In fact, she seems to have a lot of problems. According to reports from Mond... more info

Live Daily — British singer/songwriter David Ford [ tickets ] will head to the US and Canada next month as he ramps up support for his forthcoming third studio album, "Let the Hard Times Roll." The trek kicks off March 3 in Philadelphia, and Ford will hit 18 c... more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonThis was the sixth outing by the ever-changing lineup of that admirable ­marketing project, the African Soul Rebels, and it was rescued by a ­dominant performance by the one real star on stage, Malian diva Oumou Sangare. Once ag... more info

Streetkiss Music — Where ? : Jérusalem When ? : 30 BC What ? : A cross Who ? : James Brown Ben Mono feat. Jemeni - Jesus was a b-boy (Moulinex remix) Myspace (Ben Mono) Myspace (Moullinex) And you ? more info

KEXP Seattle — April 5th, 1968, was the day after the murder of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. Most major cities in the U.S. were whirling with chaos. Looting, rioting, assault… A surprising reaction to the death of a man whose life was dedicated t... more info

Pop Candy — If you watched the Super Bowl, you might've seen several ads for FLO TV. They featured recognizable faces, like Will.I.Am and sportscaster James Brown and Jim Nantz. more info

All About Jazz — James Brown teaches James Brown's dance steps to James Brown's music. What could be better... more info