Core News — “No FM show this sunday but enough time in transit from airport to airport to give you some goodies I’ve listened to this week. Opening with a classic Poets of Rhythm, loved that tune a while back… Of course, I have a lot of new goodies includi... more info

Impose Magazine — Towards the end of a Skype-enabled interview with JJ Whitehead, the German-raised and based funk instigator asks if I want to hear an unreleased song that samples one of the funk groups he's been a part of over the years. He says one of the major... more info

Soul Sides — This is kind of apropos of nothing but I think one thing that holds true about retro-anything (but especially in retro-soul) is an implicit – and in many cases, explicit – hostility towards its equivalent in the contemporary moment. I mean, th... more info

Rollo & Grady — Lyrics Born (Myspace) Hometown: Berkley, California Album: Same Shit Different Day (Buy) Label: Quannum Projects Lyrics Born Featuring C. Holliday & The Poets of Rhythm – The Bay Uptown Funk Empire (Myspace) Hometown: Lyon Croix Rousse – Franc... more info

KEXP Seattle — The Whitefield Brothers are a “raw-soul” outfit that pulls no punches whatsoever. Formed by Poets of Rhythm founding members Jan and Max Whitefield this German duo pulls together what equates to a steam engine’s worth of auditory... more info

Soul Sides — Per Daptone newsletter:Daptone Catalog on Sale! For a limited time, the entire Daptone Records .mp3 catalog is on sale at Amazon.com for $6.99 each. You can also download a FREE sampler featuring a track from every one of our full-lengths.Dapton... more info

Music for Robots — Tommy Guerrero - Salve Tommy. Guerrero. What a rap sheet this (growed up) kid has: 80's skateboarding star, skate label co-founder, deck art director for Krooked boards, and oh yeah, dude makes music too. To the tune of collaborations with Lyric... more info