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    Ickmix

    Happy New Year! An Ickmix just for You…

    So how was 2007 for you guys and gals? I can’t complain here. I’m blessed with a beautiful wife and two precious girls, I have a steady job (knock wood), and my family and loved ones are healthy.

    I thought I’d punt the blog into 2008 with my premiere podcast on Ickmusic. I used Garageband for the first time, and it made podcast makin’ a breeze. I’ll have to figure out some of the bells and whistles so I can include sound effects and some DJ action next time. For now though, we stick strictly to music – some tunes that will get you kick started for a great New Year’s Eve, even if it only involves sitting at home. That’s what I’ll be doing! Woo hoo!

    Enjoy, and I’ll see you on the other side.

    Download: Ickmusic’s New Year’s Eve Ickmix (mp3 – about 42MB)

    Playlist (30:35):

    Reverend Horton Heat- “Cruisin’ for a Bruisin'” – from E Flat Boogie

    The Ramones – “Surfin’ Bird” – from E Flat Boogie

    The Clash – “Lose this Skin” – from E Flat Boogie

    Trouble Funk – “Trouble Funk Express” – E Flat Boogie

    Shaggy – “O Carolina” – from Oh Carolina

    Buckwheat Zydeco – “Ma ‘Tit Fille” – from The Big Easy: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Old 97’s – “W. Texas Teardrops” – from Too Far to Care

  • Old School,  R&B

    Go-Go with Kurt and Trouble Funk

    It’s 1982 in Washington D.C tonight as Trouble Funk mixes their homemade brand of go-go music with the freshest master rappin’ styles of the day courtesy of Afrika Bambaataa and the Soul Sonic Force. Their 1982 release, ‘Drop the Bomb’ was released on Sugar Hill Records, home to some of the earliest hip hop sent out to the world.

    Trouble Funk: Pump Me Up

    Nice groove huh? Well, the very same beat in this tune was sampled and looped a few years later into Kurtis Blow‘s “If I Ruled the World”, which showed up in the old school classic film ‘Krush Groove’ (aka the Fat Boys acting debut).

    Kurtis Blow: If I Ruled The World