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New band of the day – No 940: Star Slinger

5071 days ago
Guardian MusicDarren Williams trawls second-hand record shops like a music-store magpie, giving old R&B hits the J Dilla treatmentHometown: Manchester.The lineup: Darren Williams (music, production).The background: We're feeling a bit nervous because in about five... more info

Billy Taylor obituary

5078 days ago
Guardian MusicJazz pianist who became the music's most articulate and widely heard advocateCharles Seeger, father of the folk singer Pete Seeger, once told a revealing jazz story which he heard on a 1950s trip to a conference of musicologists. An eminent delegat... more info

Great moments in jazz: How Miles Davis plugged in and transformed jazz...all over again

5085 days ago
Guardian MusicHow the tireless musical innovator came to make, in Bitches Brew, one of the biggest-selling jazz albums of all timeBetween 1945, when he hustled his way on to New York's new bebop scene as Charlie Parker's teenage trumpeter, and the turbulent year o... more info

Audio advent calendar: Domino's Christmas playlist

5085 days ago
Guardian Music24 December: And so we reach the end. For our final audio advent calendar entry Domino has put together several hours of festive favourites. Happy Christmas!We finish our audio advent calendar with four hours of Christmas music chosen by Domino to g... more info

Sharon Jones, Now a Soul Star With the Dap-Kings, Got There the Hard Way

5086 days ago
Spinner.comFiled under: Between the Notes In a better world, as James Brown once sang, 'Santa Claus Goes Straight to the Ghetto.' Sharon Jones, who was born in Brown's hometown, Augusta, Ga., grew up singing and dancing to the city's Soul Brother Number One. ... more info

Seriously Delinquent Christmas Mix

5087 days ago
Lost In Your Inbox I am so sorry. I have been seriously delinquent in posting here at the blog. I wouldn't blame you if you thought I'd packed it in. I suppose I should put up some Christmas music to make up for it, shouldn't I? 'Tis the se... more info

the first wednesday batch of updates

5087 days ago
Totally Fuzzyjazzlover said... Ebba Jahn - Rising Tones Cross (1985) John Zorn’s Electric Masada In Nancy Jazz Pulsation (October, 14 2003) http://jazzarchives.blogspot.com Jizzrelics said... Rava / D'Andrea / Vitous / Humair - QUATRE (1989 GALA records) http:... more info

Our album of 2010: Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid

5092 days ago
Guardian MusicWas it cerebral hip-hop? Freaked-out funk? Or an updated Innervisions? There is no point trying to pigeonhole the Guardian's favourite album of 2010 – just sit back and enjoySome years the most celebrated albums are perfect jewels whose brilliance ... more info

James Brown :: Soulful Christmas

5094 days ago
Aquarium DrunkardFurther proof that James Brown loves you. Taken from the Godfather’s late sixties Funky Christmas collection. MP3: James Brown :: Soulful Christmas MP3: James Brown :: Go Power At Christmas Time —————— __________________________________... more info

Stones Throw to Release Album From Tony Cook, Long-Time James Brown Drummer

5098 days ago
XLR8RIn Stones Throw's bio of 30-year James Brown drummer Tony Cook, it is said that Cook's 1984 single "On the Floor" was originally a rap record. Cook says, "...we didn't know what to call it, but it definitely wasn't a rap record. W... more info

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