• Funk

    Sly’s Fillmore Funk

    April 2, 2008 /

    It is time. It is time to be funked.

    Here we have Sly and the Family Stone, live at the Fillmore East, October of 1968. The quality is great, and the funk is flyin’. So wake the neighbors, eat a pork sandwich and call yourself Jim (or Wanda). Yes, that made no sense.

    Sly & the Family Stone
    Live at the Fillmore East, New York City
    October 5th, 1968

    M’Lady
    Life
    Are You Ready
    It Won’t Be Long
    Color Me True
    Dance To The Music
    Love City
    Turn Me Loose
    Outro

  • BritPop,  Folk

    New Tunes: Newton Faulkner

    April 1, 2008 /

    Dreds UK

    Here’s a cool cover of Massive Attack’s “Teardrop”, courtesy of 23-year old Brit-folk-popster Newton Faulkner. Good ol’ Newt will see the release of his U.S. debut album, Hand Built by Robots, on April 29th. But a 3-song iTunes exclusive EP is available right now, featuring the first single, “Dream Catch Me”.

    Faulkner has a cool hand-tap percussion / bass / strumming technique on his guitar. You can see it in action in the video below. Pretty sweet.

    Check out “Teardrop” and show the Newt some state-side looove…

    Newton Faulkner – Teardrop (mp3)

    Check out his official site at NewtonFaulknerMusic.com.

    [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=droZGvBt5DY 300 248]

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Boss: Trapped in Seattle

    April 1, 2008 /

    I made it the whooole day without falling for an April Fool’s prank. That is until I read the Backstreets review of last night’s show in Vancouver, BC. Good God, I believed the Anne Murray bit. I believed until I saw the Photoshopped Weird Al on stage with Bruce. *shakes head*

    Here’s the opener from Seattle a couple of nights ago: Jimmy Cliff’s “Trapped” – a tune that also made it into last night’s non-April Fool’s Vancouver set list!

    Trapped (mp3 from Seattle, March 29th)

    Ever heard the Jimmy Cliff original? Vastly different than the E Street version…

    Jimmy Cliff – Trapped (LastFM full track)