NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Nonfiction, Week Of September 10, 2015
Daniel James Brown traces the story of an American rowing team from the University of Washington that defeated elite rivals at Hitler's 1936 Berlin Olympics, sharing the experiences of their enigmatic...
View ArticlePhil and Dave Alvin uncover more common ground on 'Lost Time'
When Phil and Dave Alvin, founding members of the Blasters, the L.A. roots-rock band Phil has continued to front since Dave left in 1986, reunited last year on album for the first time in nearly 30...
View ArticleFantastic Negrito rocks The Independent
Strutting across the stage like James Brown, Oakland's Fantastic Negrito gave a stellar, top-notch performance last night at The Independent , giving his all with each song. Energy radiated from Xavier...
View ArticleJames Brown - Live at Chastain Park - Wienerworld
Call him what you want; Soul Brother No. 1, Godfather of Soul or Master of The One or The Funkmeister, James Brown was THE greatest ever at doing what he did and that was GROOOOOOOVE.
View ArticleSuper-fan recruits leading musician to perform for learning disability charity
HE has played with some of the most famous names in the music business including Ray Charles, The Three Degrees, Sir Tom Jones, James Brown and Paul McCartney. One of the country's leading...
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So the kids on my team are in love with the Top 10 song "Marvin Gaye" by Charlie Puth , a lily-white soul singer from New Jersey. The song starts off with "Let's Marvin Gaye and get it on, you've got...
View ArticleWest Side Sound pioneer gets animated
In 1960, the Royal Jesters' lineup was Tony Arce , Louis Escalante, Henry Hernandez, Mike Pedraza and Oscar Lawson. The Royal Jesters are counted among the greatest pioneers of the fabled West Side sound.
View ArticleFriday A/V Club: That Time Thomas M. Disch Wrote a Miami Vice...
Thomas M. Disch , the man behind the New Wave science-fiction novels 334 and Camp Concentration , also wrote an episode of Miami Vice . It's about alien abductions, it stars James Brown as an aging...
View ArticleNPR Bestsellers: Paperback Nonfiction, Week Of September 17, 2015
Daniel James Brown traces the story of an American rowing team from the University of Washington that defeated elite rivals at Hitler's 1936 Berlin Olympics, sharing the experiences of their enigmatic...
View ArticleKris Humphries is off the hook in herpes lawsuit
It looks as if Minnesota-born NBAer Kris Humphries has prevailed in the 2012 lawsuit filed by a California woman who claims he gave her herpes after a 2010 romp. Kayla Goldberg's attorney did not...
View ArticleUncle Frank to Play Fat Baby at CMJ 2015, 10/17
Soul musician and drummer for New York rock/hip hop band, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Uncle Frank will play CMJ 2015 at NYC's Fat Baby, October 17. On the live stage, Frank's baritone vocals are complemented...
View ArticleAmerican author, artist and publisher Theodor Seuss Geisel, known as...
In 1988, singer James Brown was arrested after a high-speed chase through Georgia and South Carolina. He eventually was sentenced to six years in jail.
View ArticleMichael Jackson fixed James Brown corpse's hair: book
Singer Michael Jackson performs with soul singer James Brown before presenting him with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 3rd Annual BET Awards in Hollywood, June 24, 2003. More than six years...
View ArticleCharles Perry's 'Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat...
"The love child of James Brown , Aretha Franklin , Rick James , Tina Turner , Marvin Gaye and Randy Newman ." That's how singer/songwriter Charles Perry unabashedly describes the DNA behind the dynamic...
View ArticleNPR Bestsellers: Paperback Nonfiction, Week Of September 24, 2015
Daniel James Brown traces the story of an American rowing team from the University of Washington that defeated elite rivals at Hitler's 1936 Berlin Olympics, sharing the experiences of their enigmatic...
View ArticleCommercial Mortgages: Despite Fed action, commercial mortgages have remained...
Janet Yellen and the Federal Open Market Committee seem to have the yips with regard to raising interest rates, much like former Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star second baseman Steve Sax did when he...
View ArticleCourtney Roze Brings James Brown Tribute to Joe's Pub
Courtnee Roze, who has toured and performed with R&B vocalist J.Cole, leads a percussion-driven ensemble featuring congas, djembe, drums, bass, keyboard, strings, woodwinds, brass and taps. The...
View ArticleEccentric Little Richard the architect of influential rock and roll
The Rock and roll era was perhaps the most exciting and influential period in the history of popular music. It produced some of the most amazing performances and recordings by people like Jackie...
View ArticleRep's dazzling "Dreamgirls" captures a vital slice of American music
You would never think that it would take a slightly middle-aged white guy from England to take Milwaukee on a riotous tour of the black soul music that so enwrapped the lives of so many people, black...
View ArticleDance and auction to be held at Wycliffe College in Stonehouse
Money raised from the event will go towards the building of an oak-framed pavilion at the Preparatory School and the Burnet Ward Bursary. Music will be provided by funk and soul band The Peachys.
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