MVSW — Blackstreet ~ “No Diggity” Samples James Brown ~ “Blind Man Can See It“ The Charmells ~ “As Long As I’ve Got You“ Kool & the Gang ~ “Jungle Boogie“ Bill Withers ~ “Grandma’s Hands“ Lyrics You know what I like the playettes No ... more info

Guardian Music — 7 December: Our Christmas countdown continues as She & Him's Zooey Deschanel and M Ward introduce their playlistTo explain their playlist, She & Him's Zooey Deschanel and M Ward wrote us a little line about each track ... She & Him's audio advent pla... more info

The Telegraph — For all the fancy footwork and palpable star quality Monae felt more like Betty Boo than James Brown. Rating: * * * more info

Guardian Music — Alexandra Palace, LondonIf pop music were a school, Vampire Weekend and Janelle Monáe would be near the top of the class, gaining extra credit for drama club and diction. Though they are hardly identical, they both aspire to make music that is cleve... more info

Totally Fuzzy — paulamule said... Hi, Report about news, revieuws & concerts in Spanish: -The Rory Gallagher Music Library -Lemmy’s apartment -Ramones Museum in Berlin http://paulamule.blogspot.com Thanks Fuzzy! mij said... music-isms the incestuous post-punk liv... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Levin said... Friedrich Gulda - Gulda Non-Stop (1993) Sophie Zelmani - Time to Kill (1999) Bottle Rockets - Brand New Year (1999) Charly Blues Masterworks Vol. 26. - The Super Super Blues Band (1993) Fred Neil - Fred Neil (1966) Varga János Project ... more info

Guardian Music — (Soundway)The latest of Soundway's classy compilations, The Sound of Siam extends pop archaeology's reach to Thailand in the 60s and 70s. The results are an infectious fusion of Thai folk with western funk and rock. Luk-thung ("country song") was the... more info

AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) After years of beef, Detroit rappers Eminem and Royce Da 5'9 have reunited and released a new track titled "Living Proof." On the new 3:45 second track, Royce and Eminem trade verses over a loop of James Brown's famous breakbeat "Fun... more info

Guardian Music — Show based on life of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti faces $5m lawsuitHailed as the Muhammad Ali, James Brown and Bob Dylan of Africa all wrapped into one, modern hip-hop wouldn't exist without Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the late Afrobeat star.But Kut... more info

Popdose — To make up for the inexcusable absence of the King of Soul from his Soul Serenade column, Ken Shane offers up a double shot of James Brown. more info