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Music Review: Sugar & the Hi-Lows - Sugar & the Hi-Lows

4434 days ago
TopixIf you listen to R&B from the 1960s, there's a smoothness, optimism, and energy to it that modern artists aspire to but rarely achieve. Classic groups like The Temptations and The Isley Brothers and artists like Otis Redding and Marvin Gaye all had t... more info

The Isley Brothers :: Ohio / Machine Gun (1971)

4437 days ago
Aquarium DrunkardNext to Buddy Miles version of “Down By The River,” this is one of the stronger explorations of Neil Young’s work in the vein of soul/r&b. Culled from the 1971 album Givin’ It Back, the Brothers set the tone with a military drum cadence befor... more info

Gilles Peterson Worldwide 2012-02-29 All-Vinyl Brownswood Basement Retrospective with Madlib, DJ Shadow and Roy Ayers

4439 days ago
Core News“This week Gilles kicks off the first of four retrospectives with an all-vinyl Brownswood Basement show. As well as dropping some priceless records from Celia, Isley Brothers and Ebo Taylor, Gilles also revisits the classic Madlib mix from 2005, DJ... more info

Dodgy: Stand Upright in a Cool Place – review

4451 days ago
Guardian Music(Strike Back)Even at the height of Britpop's triumphalism, Dodgy's anthems such as Staying Out for the Summer had a bittersweet undercurrent of melancholy just being held at bay. Their first album since 1996 finds the reunited threesome allowing it t... more info

Old School Wednesday ~ Ice Cube

4459 days ago
MVSWIce Cube ~ “It Was a Good Day” Today was a good day. Samples Isley Brothers ~ “Footsteps in the Dark“ The Moments ~ “Come On Sexy Mama“ Parliament ~ “Sir Nose D’Voidoffunk (Pay Attention- B3M)“ Lyrics Just waking up in the morning g... more info

Ice Cube’s “Good Day” — 1/20/92 or 11/30/88, Probably

4466 days ago
StereogumIn Ice Cube’s classic 1992 single “It Was A Good Day,” the L.A. rap legend, flowing over an atypically laid-back Isley Brothers sample, lists off all the reasons why the day he just had was a good one: He got laid, he beat his friends at domino... more info

Readers recommend: call-and-response songs – results

4472 days ago
Guardian MusicYou called out your favourite tracks for this week's topic. Now it's our turn to respondWhat is call-and-response? What's that? I can't hear you! Yes, that's right, it's a technique commonly used by live bands to connect with their audience. For this... more info

F&M playlist

4493 days ago
Guardian MusicOur music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offZoe Rahman Kindred Spirits On her fifth album, Rahman explores her English, Irish and Bengali ancestry. Rahman's a formidable jazz pianist in post-Herbie Hancock territor... more info

Marco Z: I'm A Bird

4530 days ago
Here Comes The Flood Marco Z, an indie country folk pop singer from Hasselt, Belgium has just released his I'm A Bird EP. His songs deal with heartbreak (My Ears) and regained freedom in the title track. His acoustic cover of the Holland-Doziet-Holland song This Old He... more info

Old School Wednesday ~ Kris Kross

4620 days ago
MVSWKris Kross ~ “Jump” For some reason this song came up in conversation yesterday, so I thought I’d blast it for OSW. Jermaine Dupre is credited with writing and producing this jam… Check this article for anyone interested in where they are now... more info

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