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Bruno Mars - Bruno Mars' Admiration For James Brown

5029 days ago
ContactMusicBruno Mars says watching James Brown "changed his life."The 'Grenade' hitmaker revealed he would watch old recordings of the 'I Feel Good' singer - known as the Godfather of Soul - which inspired him to work hard in both his music career and his educ... more info

Ub40 - Ub40 Stars Face Bankruptcy

5034 days ago
ContactMusicFive original members of British reggae band UB40 are facing bankruptcy, according to a U.K. report.Liquidators are chasing Robin Campbell, Brian Travers, Terence Wilson, Norman Hassan and James Brown as part of an investigation into their finances. ... more info

Readers recommend: discordant songs – the results

5036 days ago
Guardian MusicWhether deliberately dissonant or simply playing out of tune, there's a thrilling world of uneasy listening out thereCaroleBristol identified three separate topics within this week's theme: "records that deliberately use dissonance", "records that ha... more info

Marva Whitney :: It’s My Thing (1969)

5037 days ago
Aquarium DrunkardOriginally released in 1969, Marva Whitney’s James Brown produced LP It’s My Thing plays out something like the JBs fronted by Betty Davis. Brown’s leading female vocalist during the late 60s, Whitney expertly works the material here (arranged ... more info

Liam Gallagher Doesn’t Mind If You Compare Beady Eye To Oasis

5039 days ago
Stopcryingyourheartout.comBeady Eye were born on August 28, 2009, the night Oasis died. Backstage at Paris’s annual Rock en Seine festival, Noel and Liam Gallagher, bedeviling each other since childhood, entered into what would prove their final altercation (involving the s... more info

NY exhibit pays homage to Apollo, black music greats

5039 days ago
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - From Michael Jackson to James Brown, Harlem's The Apollo Theater is famed for helping launch some of the most successful figures in U.S. black entertainment and marking their influence in popular culture. more info

Hip-hop's superstars owe DJ Kool Herc more than just respect

5046 days ago
Guardian MusicFew artists are true architects of their genre – but DJ Kool Herc has that distinction. It's time for hip-hop to pay him backIt's hardly a surprise that Clive "Kool Herc" Campbell is struggling to pay medical bills after an undisclosed condition re... more info

BBC Radio 2 axes Electric Proms

5047 days ago
Guardian MusicFive-year-old spin-off from classical music Proms axed because of efficiency savingsBBC Radio 2's Electric Proms has fallen victim to the corporation's latest-round of cost-cutting with last year's event, featuring Robert Plant, Neil Diamond and Sir ... more info

sunday afternoon updates

5048 days ago
Totally Fuzzya r n e l said... V.A. - Electro Breakdance, The Real Old School Revival V.A. - The Jazz Album 2006 [Box Set] http://bestfbothworlds.blogspot.com Levin said... Kate Bush - The Dreaming (1982)FLAC Simon And Garfunkel - 20 Greatest Hits (1991) Elvesz... more info

Lee Fields & the Expressions and Michael Leonhart & the Avramina 7 played Bowery Ballroom (pics & setlists)

5067 days ago
Brooklyn Veganphotos by Andrew St. Clair Lee Fields & the Expressions Throughout the 1970s, North Carolina's Lee Fields was better known as "Little JB," owing to his considerable debt to James Brown's indomitable presence both onstage and on record. Sporting a... more info

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