Live Daily — On paper, the mere thought of 68-year-old Bob Dylan [ tickets ] croaking his way through a set of Yule-tide standards could have inspired the brains behind the "Golden Throats," those collections of hilariously bad recordings, to start compiling a ho... more info

Sixeyes — Nick Cave put his own spin on the oft recorded story about Lee "Stag Lee" Shelton, and called his take "Stagger Lee", on the classic 1996 album Murder Ballads. I say "his take" because other recordings have various versions of the name (and details)... more info

All About Jazz — The name Marty Sheller may not ring a bell. But anyone hip to Latin-jazz is aware of his enormous contribution to the music. First, that's Marty's trumpet solo on Mongo Santamaria's 1962 hit recording of Watermelon Man. The single helped launch the b... more info

MVSW — Here’s the old school for this week: Heavy D & The Boyz ~ “Gyrlz They Love Me” Off of the 1989 album Big Tyme. Samples: James Brown ~ “Hot Pants” James Brown ~ “Funky President” The Meters ~ “Thinking” *sorry but this was the ... more info

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