Notes From the Shaolin Drunken Monk (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Here's a little mix i did last week before i left.. Thought i'd stick it online for y'all to get your funk on too... here's the tracklist: Artist - Title Larry Youngs Fuel - Turn Off The Lights Big Boss Man - VIP 223 Tomorrow - Space Eddie Bo - Hook and Sling Brian Bennett - Solstice Churchill - Here We Are Big Pimp Jones - Cocoa Butter 6ix Toys - Giggle Binky Griptite - The Stroll Pt2 Pete Eye Trio...
Munich Machine - Munich Machine I know, I know, I should be on E, but I got the munchies for some M&Ms. You thought the last album I posted was the decline of western civilization, well think again. If this shit doesn’t scare & thrill you at the same time, well crawl back in you’re October coffin. You’re dead, Jim. Giorgio (Hansjoerg) Moroder, an German-speaking Italian from...
I found their group through Facebook and figured it was worth joining that for updates about meetings and things. They’re having a general meeting next Sunday so I RSVP’d myself. I suspect it’ll be worthwhile to get involved and meet other like-minded folks in the area. I could use an improved social network, as well. I [...]
In 1992, to celebrate their 40th birthday, NME enlisted 40 bands to cover Number One hits by other artists, and the results were nothing if not interesting. David Medsker serves up the first of three discs in this week's Pop Goes the World.
Bananarama's story starts a new chapter with the release of "Viva," an exciting, new album with both feet planted on the dance floor. The new self-penned material is, once again, the result of Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward identifying the right collaborators for the right point in their career something that they did so successfully in the 80s. This time, they've found a perfect foil in...
The US National Heart Institute's Framingham Study of the health conditions of 15000 odd residents and their descendents of Framingham, Massachusetts, since 1948, has yielded several interesting results (like identifying the positive role of "good" cholesterol) about the risk factors for heart disease. Now, the NYT Magazine draws attention to the work of a pair of social scientists, Nicholas...
Several months ago, I suggested we watch the Three Degrees perform MacArthur Park because it is truly wonderful, and now I suggest we watch four of the fluffiest bimbettes of the King family perform a relentlessly cheery song that even Mama Cass couldn't save in her hit cover of it. In 1969 so many different things were co-percolating in music. British invasion, Motown, folk, rock, etc. (Think of the...
Because no good idea can ever go unrepeated, let’s examine another year of the British charts and compare the Number-One hits to those in the States, like we did with 1976. This time: 1974. Five songs that topped the American charts in 1974 also reached Number One in Britain: “Seasons in the Sun” by Terry Jacks, [...]
A great excuse to enjoy a night out in Blackpool - The Three Degrees is coming to town and will be entertaining at the one of a kind Blackpool Opera House With countless numbers of people in Blackpool and beyond hoping to attend Blackpool Opera House, be sure you purchase a ticket now rather than later [...]
Fayette Pinkney sang with the Three Degrees, the female vocal group who were dubbed “Charlie’s Angels” after the Prince of Wales declared them to be his favourite group. Pinkney, a founder member, had left by the time this royal endorsement led to a performance at Buckingham Palace for the Prince’s 30th birthday and at a party to celebrate his marriage to Lady Diana Spencer....
"A soulful singer, Cynthia Holiday reaches highs and lows with ease. She swings, teases, moans and seeks to continue the tradition of jazz women who sing the Blues. . ." -- Sheila E. Anderson, Late Night Jazz, WBGO, 88.3 FM HARTFORD, CT, July 12, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- An exciting jazz and blues singer who always gets a strong reaction from her audience, Cynthia Holiday is a veteran...
A great reason to enjoy a night out in Blackpool - The Three Degrees is showing in Blackpool and will be performing at the excellent Blackpool Opera House The event is certain to be popular with fans from around Blackpool certain to book tickets ahead to watch at Blackpool Opera House; be definite you don’t miss [...]
In the 1970s, the Three Degrees embodied a certain style of classy, sophisticated, orchestrated soul, and were equally at home on Top Of The Pops, TV variety shows, in cabaret or in the presence of royalty. Indeed, the easy-on-the-ear, easy-on-the-eye girl trio from Philadelphia who topped the UK charts in 1974 with the soft, smooth, seductive "When Will I See You Again", became favourites...
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