New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — These days, soul music is a genre often stuck in the side aisle of the record store or passed off into smoky cafés and '70s reunion shows. The originators of American soul music — Ray Charles, Otis Redding, and early James Brown — commandeered e... more info

Altsounds — The golden era of ‘60s and ‘70s soul music boasts a great tradition for Christmas songs and, following in the footsteps of classic Christmas albums from the Motown stable and James Brown, Strut enter the festive spirit this November... more info

NME - The Bands Blog — The new issue of NME is dedicated to lost musical legends. James Brown was a sheer force of nature. I remember seeing some old colour film of him dancing to ‘It’s A Man’s World’ in a TV studio when I was about 12 or 13. It was before punk an... more info

Soul Sides — Sly and the Family Stone: Sing a Simple SongFrom Stand (Epic, 1969)Ike and Tina Turner: Bold Soul SisterFrom The Hunter (Blue Thumb, 1970). Also on Bold Soul Sister.Deadeye: Silly SongFrom Gathering at the Depot (Beta, 1970)Please: Sing a Simple Song... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — Ventures in Space Weird Mighty Mouse: Goons From the Moon JFK's Innaugaural Gala featuring The Rat Pack 1975 anti-drug PSA with Star Trek cast Forty-five delicious minutes of James Brown for the hardrive Gas Pump Girls (1979) Everything Beatnik, ... more info

MVSW — Here’s the old school for this week: Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth ~ “They Reminisce Over You” Here’s a classic off Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth’s 1992 debut album Mecca and the Soul Brother. Samples: Tom Scott ~ “Today“ The Beginning of the En... more info

Soul Sides — As I've gotten older, I've appreciated the complex brilliance of complicated arrangements and layers of melodies and rhythms. But hey, sometimes you just like getting back to the basics: a good bassline and a breakbeat. It's certainly one of the soli... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — Robert Lusson & Some Cast Of Characters - Free James Brown (3:41) On September 24, 1988 James Brown went kinda nuts in Augusta, Georgia resulting in a total of 11 charges, including assault and battery with intent to kill, drunken... more info

Soul Sides — Melvin Bliss: Synthetic SubstitutionFrom 7" single (Sunburst, 1973)UBB: Synthetic SubstitutionFrom 7" single (Street Beat, 2009)It took a long, long, long time, but I finally got around to copping Melvin Bliss' breakbeat classic, "Synthetic Substitut... more info

MVSW — Here’s the old school for this week: Naughty By Nature ~ “Hip Hop Hooray” Naughty By Nature, not cuz I hate ya… Samples: James Brown ~ “Funky President“ Five Stairsteps ~ “Don’t Change Your Love“ Isley Brothers ~ “Make Me Say i... more info