This seems only appropriate today.
On a related note, the Queen of Soul is "doing very well" following surgery (it's been reported she's suffering from cancer). She's expected to be released from the hospital this weekend.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
First official teaser trailer for "Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
Answers the question of what really happened during the Apollo 11 mission.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Turning back the clock with...Gil Scott-Heron
Monday, October 4, 2010
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
Turning back the clock with...Steve Winwood
In 1986, "Higher Love" usurped Madonna's "Papa Don't Preach" from the top of the Billboard charts. Factoid that may only interest me: soul sister No. 1 Chaka Khan sang the refrain.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Turning back the clock with...UB40
Neil Diamond sang the original version, which peaked at number 63 in 1968. Twenty years later, UB40 rereleased "Wine" and the song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Max-A-Million prescribes some 'Sexual Healing'
Heard this last night at the Tiki Lounge in Kihei. Good times.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Truly 'One in a Million'...RIP Aaliyah
The world misses you, cereal pies and all.
On a separate note, former Playa frontman (and producer extraordinaire) Static Major died in 2008 at 33.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Monday, June 7, 2010
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
Daft Punk, Snoop recreate Mos Eisley Cantina scene
David Beckham, Franz Beckenbauer, Noel Gallagher, Ian Brown, Ciara, Jay Baruchel and DJ Neil Armstrong also make cameos.
G-Dep laments about his everyday struggles
"I had a cigarette for breakfast, just for beginners/pride for my lunch and sleep for dinner."
New jack is back in full swing
In real life, Christopher Williams' career post-New Jack City met the same fate as that of his on-screen character.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
A little 'Electric Relaxation' to drift off to...
While visions of sugar plums and Bonita Applebums dance in your head.
Another dose of '90s R&B..
Sadly, their music is now the stuff of late-night Time Life infomercials hawking the GREATEST collection of oldies '90s music.
Breaking down the science of breath mints
Slim and Roland school Mike on why it's best to avoid orange Tic Tacs.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Ray Parker Jr. demystifies a woman's needs
He's got the whole "Billy Dee Williams in Mahogany" look going.
Santana's travels through 'Europa'
Few sounds evoke such vivaciousness as those emanating from Santana's guitar.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
I was listening to Jay when he still had a trema in his name.
Mercifully, the era of splicing a Scarface sound bite into every hip-hop record has passed.
Nasir takes us back to the genesis
Another gem from the Lost Tapes.
"While they broke up furniture and smashed plates on the wall/
I wondered if I am born will I be safe at all/
This place they call the world though my view was so large/
Couldn't wait to get up, grow up and take charge"
Monday, May 31, 2010
The incomparable Mr. Gaye
Oh, to be a fly on the wall at one of these sessions, during his self-imposed exile in Europe.
This M.I.A.-New York Times beef is getting out of hand
All this over truffle-flavored French fries. Oh, and there is a history here.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
The Isleys say 'Goodnight'
In truth, I only discovered the Isleys after moving to Portland seven years ago. As sacrilegious as that sounds, once I got on board there was no turning back. I was hooked.
For the record, Dilla did do the record justice.
Turning back the clock with Kool & the Gang
Great song, but the video is enough to induce epileptic seizure.
So much beautiful music came out of the '90s...
Never understood what possessed Sisqo to bring a baby tiger to a family barbecue, but hey, whatever finds your lost remote.
Many Americans' worst fear of what would happen when the first Black president ascended to office
Brilliant sketch from the "Richard Pryor Show," although it doesn't really pick up until the 2:54 mark (check out the John Witherspoon cameo). The highlight comes when the president fields a question from a Christian Women's News reporter.
Dave Chappelle and Eddie Murphy are forever indebted to him for it.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
'Zambezi' is this summer's feel-good anthem
Friday, May 28, 2010
Mama Africa sings "Pata Pata" down Johannesburg way
Inspiration can come from anywhere.
South African songstress Miriam Makeba often sang out against the iniquity of apartheid in her native South Africa. A New York Times obituary quoted her as saying:
"I kept my culture. I kept the music of my roots. Through my music I became this voice and image of Africa, and the people, without even realizing."
Years later, she told an interviewer:
"I'm not a political singer. I don't know what the word means. People think I consciously decided to tell the world what was happening in South Africa. No! I was singing about my life, and in South Africa we always sang about what was happening to us — especially the things that hurt us."
Hear the original studio version.
Five Degree Fridays...K-Ci & JoJo to Buzz Aldrin
Chaka Khan channels the Kid
Prince and Chaka. I'm still undecided on whose version I like better. Stevie Wonder and Melle Mel were also featured on the 1984 incarnation.
Arguably the most important record in hip-hop history
The record has been sampled by everyone from Father MC to the Fresh Prince, (most famously the crew out of Englewood, NJ). "Rapper's Delight" was a turning point for hip-hop, introducing the form to mainstream America.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
Nas reimagines a Slick Rick classic
Nasty Nas channels Rickey Walters on the latter's 1988 classic "Hey Young World."
Nas for Levi's Pioneer Sessions from nation on Vimeo.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Interview with survivors of the largest wave ever recorded (1,720 ft)
Just to place things into perspective, the Willis (formerly Sears Tower) checks in at just over 1,450 feet.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Google satellite imaging of the world's largest beaver dam
Canadian-based ecologist Jean Thie claims he discovered world's largest beaver dam in Alberta's Wood Buffalo National Park, using Google Earth.
Friday, May 7, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Saturday, May 1, 2010
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