Monday, August 11, 2008
Isaac Hayes: 1942-2008
One of my all-time favorite albums is Isaac Hayes: Live at the Sahara Tahoe which my Dad played in the house many a Sunday when I was a kid growing up. This was the record which introduced to me to Hayes' music long before there was such a thing as hip hop to revitalize his work by introducing it to a new generation. One of the coolest memories I have was meeting the man himself and asking him to sign a CD copy of that album to give my Dad as a Christmas gift a few years back. I'm also happy I got off my ass and went to see him perform live at BB King's for the first time a few months back. Black Moses, R.I.P. - you will be missed....
Bonus:
Get DJ Wonder's Isaac Hayes Samples and Originals Tribute Mix from this morning's Shade 45 morning show. [Sharebee mp3 D/L link via DJ Wonder's blog]
Labels: Isaac Hayes, Stax Records
Sunday, February 10, 2008
DVD trailer: 'Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story'
More from the stash of promo swag that had piled up at my PO Box since November:
Featuring rare performance footage of Otis Redding, Booker T & the MG's, Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers etc. etc. If you don't know about Stax Records, just go kill yourself (or rent/BUY
the DVD).
Also out: the Dreams To Remember: The Legacy Of Otis Redding DVD. (BUY it here)
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Featuring rare performance footage of Otis Redding, Booker T & the MG's, Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers etc. etc. If you don't know about Stax Records, just go kill yourself (or rent/BUY
the DVD).Also out: the Dreams To Remember: The Legacy Of Otis Redding DVD. (BUY it here
)Labels: Booker T and the MG's, Isaac Hayes, Movies, Otis Redding, PBS, Stax Records, The Staple Singers
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Rosenberg does Rock the Bells...
Hilarious! Blogger underground hip hop radio fave du jour Pete Rosenberg braves Rock the Bells 2007 - the 'whitest concert in rap history.'
More on RTB from the hip hop blogosphere:
Oh Word
Nah Right
Flying the Sky
And shout to Corey Smyth who me and G.G. saw at the Soulive show at Canal Room last night. How were they? Let's just say I left early and G.G. said, "I'd rather have kept hearing Corey's stories about working on the 'Dave Chapelle show.'" Ouch!
Online:
Rock the Bells - website
Rosenberg Radio - website
Soulive - preview the new album No Place Like Soul just released on Stax Records yesterday here.
Labels: Pete Rosenberg, Rock the Bells, Soulive, Stax Records
Saturday, March 03, 2007
The Return of Soulsville, USA!
This probably fits better on my other site but, since I update it so infrequently and this is culurally MAJOR news, I'm posting it here instead. The legendary Stax records, unquestionably one of the greatest record labels of all time, is back to celebrate its 50th anniversary:
Video streams: windows | real
Semi-Related: Amy Winehouse "Love is a Losing Game" - along with the return of Stax, if this song doesn't evoke a 60's world of sleek E-type Jags, all-nighters in Soho basement clubs and Gitane cigarettes for you I don't know what to say. An amazing song from her about to be released Back to Black, an overhyped album that actually deserves its hype.
More to click:
Stax Records: Website | MySpace | BUY the Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration 2-CD Box Set here
Amy Winehouse: Website | MySpace | BUY Back to Black and other music by Amy Winehouse here
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Video streams: windows | real
Semi-Related: Amy Winehouse "Love is a Losing Game" - along with the return of Stax, if this song doesn't evoke a 60's world of sleek E-type Jags, all-nighters in Soho basement clubs and Gitane cigarettes for you I don't know what to say. An amazing song from her about to be released Back to Black, an overhyped album that actually deserves its hype.
More to click:
Stax Records: Website | MySpace | BUY the Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration 2-CD Box Set here
Amy Winehouse: Website | MySpace | BUY Back to Black
and other music by Amy Winehouse hereLabels: Amy Winehouse, Stax Records
