Black Voices Blogs (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Filed under: Lifestyle , Style Spotter , Life and Style Black Voices Blogs : Brooklyn Fashion Week{end} was held this past weekend in East Williamsburg, BK. The borough bubbled with fashion minds and muses who attended Friday night's premiere. Style Spotter attended as well, with high heels and high hopes of viewing a chic,... Read more
http://shuffleboil.com/feed/ (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Featuring BioRitmo, Human Highway, The Fratellis, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Mano Negra, Brad Sucks, Nina Simone, Nouvelle Vague, The Wanna Dies, Gogol Bordello, Beulah, Deathray Davies, Komeda, The Real Tuesday Weld Listen to podcast.
motel de moka (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Billie Holiday & Lester Young - When You’re Smiling Billie Holiday and Lester Young Complete recordings 1937-1946 If I had to choose only one Billie Holiday song, without question it would be “When You’re Smiling.” Everyone plays like a genius on this one. Benny Morton’s gutsy and smooth trombone to kick it off, Buck Clayton’s impeccable [...]
Electric Roulette (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Okay. Take yer gaze away from the snap and read. There's a new Nina Simone boxset coming out, which'll please fans no end. I realise that the further down your eyes get with the words, the more inclined you be...
Slog (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Ever since last night's episode , when Kenley attempted to blame her hair-trigger bitchiness on having been "raised on a tugboat," I can't stop thinking about this song . Kenley is Pirate Jenny. (Even if you don't who Kenley or Kurt Weill is, you should listen anyway, for Nina Simone is amazing , and kind of terrifying.)
Popdose (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Nina Simone - To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story (Legacy, 2008) purchase this album (Amazon) Nina Simone made her concert debut in the early ’40s, as a 10-year-old girl named Eunice Kathleen Waymon. It was a less racially enlightened time all over the country, but little Eunice lived in North Carolina, which meant that as the [...]
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
The Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium/CBJC presents Jazz and Its African Elements, our 9th anniversary celebration, on Saturday, October 11, 2008 at Brooklyn's Jazz966 located in Fort Greene section of the borough, 966 Fulton Street, from 3:00 to 7:00 PM. Donations $20 in advance, $25 at the door. For information contact 718.569.1869 or info@cbjcjazz.org...
Band Weblogs (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Truly one of of the greatest African-American female vocalists of the 20th century Nina Simone (1933-2003) holds a special position of honor for the fearless role she played as an uncompromising ambassador of cultural pride at the height of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements ...
No Good for Me (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Herein we introduce our latest semi-regular feature, the nogoodforme IX -- a good old-fashioned list for your ADD-fueled lifestyle. Of course, we picked a doozy of a category to start with, and yes, we know we "forgot" a ton of...
Largehearted Boy (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Try It Before You Buy It features free and legal music downloads and full album streams from the week's music releases. MP3 downloads and full album streams from music released this week: Anberlin: New Surrender full album stream Angus &...
Largehearted Boy (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
The Jesus and Mary Chain 4-CD box set of b-sides and rarities, The Power of Negative Thinking, is my favorite new release this week. From the releases I have already heard, I can also strongly recommend Ani DiFranco's Red...
Hidden Track (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
A true hidden gem in the LA singer/songwriter scene, Gaby Moreno is beginning to make her presence felt with her unique, soulful, and sultry sound. Since bravely venturing out from her homeland of Guatemala at an incredibly young age, she’s promptly made an impact by being the first Latin artist to win the John Lennon Songwriting Contest , and releasing her debut full length album, Still the Unknown....
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
Filed under: Full CD Listening Parties Spinner.com : Ben Folds, 'Way to Normal' Power pop pianist and singer Ben Folds gives an honest account of his life, from his daily personal struggles to life on the road.... Read more
Heavenly Worldliness (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
1. Revolution Beatles (also Revolution 1 and 9) 2. Revolution Bob Marley 3. Revolution Nina Simone 4. Revolution, Revolutions Jean Michel Jarre 5. Talkin' 'bout a revolution Tracy Chapman 6. Children of the Revolution T Rex 7. Revolutionary Etude Chopin 8. The rebel jesus Jackson Browne 9. Changes David Bowie 10. Change Tracy Chapman
Toronto Mike's Blog (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
The best "hair" songs (or songs with "hair" in the title) Hair of the Dog - Nazereth Hockey Hair - Atmosphere Hair - The Cowsills Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair - Nina Simone Black Hair - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
