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New band of the day – No 1,104: This Many Boyfriends

4581 days ago
Guardian MusicThis Leeds band play the sort of indie you'd expect from a group named after a Beat Happening song. But don't call them twee…Hometown: Leeds.The lineup: Richard (lead vocals), Tom (bass), Laura (drums), Dan (lead guitar), Pete (rhythm guitar, backi... more info

Soul Serenade: Otis Redding, Wardell Quezergue, Stax Reissues

4586 days ago
PopdoseOtis Redding would have turned 70 tomorrow. The great New Orleans musician Wardell Quezergue died this week. Ken Shane pays tribute to both artists more info

Old School Wednesday ~ De La Soul

4587 days ago
MVSWDe La Soul ~ “Eye Know” From back in 1989. 3 Feet High and Rising is easily one of the greatest albums of all time. Check the songs sampled on this track! Samples Lee Dorsey ~ “Get Out of My Life, Woman“ Sly & the Family Stone ~ “Sing a Sim... more info

MTV VMAs: Kanye West, Jay-Z remind everyone they released album

4597 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissKanye West and Jay-Z were the big early MTV Video Music Awards surprise, although the appearance was leaked/tipped the media long before the show began. Walking out to a sample of Otis Redding's “Try a Little Tenderness,” Kanye and Jay did little... more info

Steve Cropper: Dedicated – review

4605 days ago
Guardian Music(Fontana)As house guitarist with Stax records in the 1960s, Cropper was one of the architects of southern soul, a moving force behind Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and more. Dedicated salutes one source of Cropper's terse but slinky style, the half-fo... more info

Jay-Z & Kanye West: Watch the Throne

4614 days ago
Guardian MusicJay-Z gets all the best lines, but it's Kanye who seems to be in creative charge here, says Alexis PetridisYou have to be impressed with Jay-Z's resolve when it comes to the matter of collaborative albums, perhaps the one chequered area in an other... more info

Serafin – Never Leave Her feat. Otis Redding (Original Mix)

4629 days ago
White Folks Get CrunkNot sure if its by coincidence or not that this dropped a few days after the Jay Z & Kanye joint that also samples Otis Redding. I mean the man made nothing but classics so there is a good chance it is coincidence. Around the 40 sec mark this joint c... more info

Jay-z And Kanye West Have Redding Blessing

4629 days ago
ContactMusicJay-Z and Kanye West have the blessing of Otis Redding's family to sample his track 'Try a Little Tenderness'. The hip-hop superstars sampled the late singer's classic tune for their track 'Otis' on their The Throne project, but had to get permission... more info

Jay-Z and Kanye West take to the Throne

4630 days ago
Guardian MusicHip-hop heavyweights rename themselves for hotly anticipated collaboration album. No jokes about toilet seats, pleaseJay-Z and Kanye West have revealed the name of their forthcoming team-up. The hip-hop heavyweights are calling themselves the Throne ... more info

10 Tracks You Have To Hear This Week - 30/07/11

4630 days ago
NME - The Daily Download1. Kanye West & Jay-Z – ‘Otis’ Who needs a chorus when you’ve got Otis Redding? Not Kanye and Jay-Z, who unveil the much-hyped ‘Watch The Throne’ by sampling the pipes of the world’s greatest soul singer. “Does it make it eeeeeeaasier... more info

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