50 years ago, James Brown's proud moment calmed a tense city
With incendiary lyrics and performances, Lamar takes aim at racial injustice and police violence . Mars, meanwhile, is an entertainer who makes songs that are played at wedding receptions.
View ArticleThe James Brown Concert That Calmed Boston
Some describe America in the spring of 1968 as a country hell bent on tearing itself apart over two issues: the Vietnam War and civil rights. Martin Luther King Jr. had led the civil rights movement...
View ArticleGateshead International Jazz Festival - hear how Maceo Parker can't wait to...
I must admit that when the line-up was first announced for Gateshead International Jazz Festival, which runs from Friday to Sunday in Sage Gateshead , one particular name jumped out immediately. The...
View ArticleCocktails to pair with everything from the Clash to Run-DMC
The best way to listen to David Bowie's The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is with a fizzy champagne cocktail in hand. Dropping the needle on James Brown's Live at the Apollo...
View ArticleWhat's on TV Saturday: 'Saturday Night Live' and 'Ransom'
A "Black Panther" star hosts "Saturday Night Live." And depending on your tastes, watch a Chuck Norris marathon or a new series about poetry.
View ArticleBlues Brothers tribute show coming to Runcorn
The Chicago Blues Brothers is described as a high-octane, adrenaline-pumping musical mash-up that presents the best material from the original Blues Brothers movies. The show is jam-packed with songs...
View ArticleNorthwest Author Trying To Get Movie Rights Clear Of Weinstein Company
A Northwest author is hoping the movie rights to his recent nonfiction bestseller shift away from The Weinstein Company. The Hollywood studio's upcoming bankruptcy court auction may offer an opening.
View Articlethe Chicago Blues Brothers Comes to Belfast
On April 27th, 'The Chicago Blues Brothers - Back In Black Tour' - the award-winning spectacular that is Europe's biggest and best-loved production of the Blues Brothers come to The SSE Arena, Belfast....
View ArticlePizza al fresco: Domino's will deliver to beaches, parks
Domino's, which has been bringing pizzas to doorsteps for more than half a century, will now deliver to the great outdoors. The pizza chain said Monday that its drivers can meet customers at U.S....
View ArticleDomino's Will Deliver To Non-Traditional Addresses
Full disclosure: I love pizza! It's a food that contains everything from veggies, cheese, bread, meats, etc. And let's be honest, sometimes you're doing something away from your home and maybe hanging...
View Articleif music could talk: If Music Could Talk - April 15 2018, Segment 1
Enoch Light And The Light Brigade - Swamp Fire from - Dimension - 3 - Waikiki Boys "Tahauala" from Hawaiian Holiday James Brown "Song for my father" from James Brown PLays James Brown James Brown...
View ArticleDurand Jones & The Indications Spin Gold Out of Lo-Fi Origins
The legend of Durand Jones & The Indications' self-titled debut focuses on its barebones recording budget, exemplified by the use of a microphone repurposed from an American Idol -branded karaoke...
View ArticleJames Brown's Lesson On Creating Beauty From Accidents
Here David Deal highlights how clever performers are able to turn what initially seems like slip-ups or mistakes on stage into carefully tailored 'moments' that only enhance their presence in front of...
View ArticleRural War Room Radio: Change Agents Again Record Store Day Pt 3, Segment 1
James Brown - I'll Go Crazy / Please, Please, Please The Pretenders - Precious / Tattooed Love Boys Roxy Music - Street Life / Amazona Joe Satriani - Time Machine / Dweller At The Threshold The Beatles...
View ArticleThink protest music and anger go hand-in-hand? Not when Mwenso & The Shakes...
Mwenso & The Shakes are based in Harlem. Their upcoming show at Scat Jazz Lounge is their first in Fort Worth.
View ArticlePlease Please Please Come Celebrate Cincinnati's Acquisition of King...
King Studios, Listermann Brewing Company and design/print shop We Have Become Vikings will release Hops, Hops, Hops beer at 10 a.m. on May 5 Listermann Brewing Company, King Studios and design/print...
View ArticleLittle Steven releases surprise album before tour launch
Little Steven Van Zandt and his Disciples of Soul are marking the kickoff of their tour this Sunday by dropping a surprise album. It's appropriately titled SOULFIRE LIVE! -- a whopping 24-track live...
View ArticleNew York Times Editorial Board Begs Justice Kennedy Not to Retire
Remember all those times during the Barack Obama presidency when the New York Times begged Justice Anthony Kennedy to not retire from the Supreme Court? No? Well, that's probably because it never...
View ArticleThe Best Free and Cheap Things to Do in May Across the U.S.
For Mother's Day, you may want to get in the car, hop on a plane, or bike it across town to visit your mom, bring her flowers, and take her to brunch. But during the rest of month, consider enjoying...
View ArticleJames Brown Drummer John 'Jabo' Starks: 5 Classic Tracks
Speaking to NPR in 2015, the late John "Jabo" Starks explained the origin of James Brown 's famous dual-drummer lineup, which produced some of the Godfather's funkiest tracks from the mid-Sixties...
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