NME - The Bands Blog — The new issue of NME is dedicated to lost musical legends. James Brown was a sheer force of nature. I remember seeing some old colour film of him dancing to ‘It’s A Man’s World’ in a TV studio when I was about 12 or 13. It was before punk an... more info

Soul Sides — Sly and the Family Stone: Sing a Simple SongFrom Stand (Epic, 1969)Ike and Tina Turner: Bold Soul SisterFrom The Hunter (Blue Thumb, 1970). Also on Bold Soul Sister.Deadeye: Silly SongFrom Gathering at the Depot (Beta, 1970)Please: Sing a Simple Song... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — Ventures in Space Weird Mighty Mouse: Goons From the Moon JFK's Innaugaural Gala featuring The Rat Pack 1975 anti-drug PSA with Star Trek cast Forty-five delicious minutes of James Brown for the hardrive Gas Pump Girls (1979) Everything Beatnik, ... more info

MVSW — Here’s the old school for this week: Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth ~ “They Reminisce Over You” Here’s a classic off Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth’s 1992 debut album Mecca and the Soul Brother. Samples: Tom Scott ~ “Today“ The Beginning of the En... more info

Soul Sides — As I've gotten older, I've appreciated the complex brilliance of complicated arrangements and layers of melodies and rhythms. But hey, sometimes you just like getting back to the basics: a good bassline and a breakbeat. It's certainly one of the soli... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — Robert Lusson & Some Cast Of Characters - Free James Brown (3:41) On September 24, 1988 James Brown went kinda nuts in Augusta, Georgia resulting in a total of 11 charges, including assault and battery with intent to kill, drunken... more info

Soul Sides — Melvin Bliss: Synthetic SubstitutionFrom 7" single (Sunburst, 1973)UBB: Synthetic SubstitutionFrom 7" single (Street Beat, 2009)It took a long, long, long time, but I finally got around to copping Melvin Bliss' breakbeat classic, "Synthetic Substitut... more info

MVSW — Here’s the old school for this week: Naughty By Nature ~ “Hip Hop Hooray” Naughty By Nature, not cuz I hate ya… Samples: James Brown ~ “Funky President“ Five Stairsteps ~ “Don’t Change Your Love“ Isley Brothers ~ “Make Me Say i... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — LATHRUP VILLAGE, Mich. - If James Brown was the hardest-working man in show business, Vickie Winans should at least merit some consideration for the title of hardest-working woman. more info

All About Jazz — All About Jazz is celebrating Hiram Bullock's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Hiram BullockOver the course of his career, from his mid a€~70s run with The Brecker Brothers to his various stints as a a€oehired guna€ for ever... more info