This is about right. Canadian DJ/producer/cool dude Skratch Bastid has catered his latest remix to big chilling worldwide, by melding together War with Bob Marley. Yes, somewhere there’s irony in there. Read the rest of this entry »

I can’t stand when  rappers let the beat ride out for anything over 30-40 seconds.  You’re a rapper, rap over it or get on with the next song.  But when real musicians do it, everyone is better for it.  War is one of those groups and “The World Is A Ghetto” is a great example of this. Read the rest of this entry »

Besides picking up gobs candy & suckers for cheap on November 1st, another prime reason I love Halloween is because it gives me a reason to post Lee Oskar’s harmonica. Read the rest of this entry »

Last week while hanging out with my dad, the topic turned to jazz after he heard me playing a Donald Byrd album he’d never heard before. After looking through my iTunes and asking where I got it from (TSS obviously) he asked me what else could I get? My answer: “With an album title and artist probably anything.”

So two hours later he’s still racking brain trying to think of obscure jazz records he used to own and still had on vinyl down in the basement. Hearing him talk about scouring through liner notes to find out who the sessions players were and see what albums they had out made me realize why I still enjoy going through them to see what samples were used. We found a great deal of albums and since I know we have some jazz fans amongst the crew I’ve decided to start sharing what I find with you guys. Read the rest of this entry »

Hip-Hop doing good. *Doffs hat*

Kanye West, MTV Prep War Veterans Documentary [Billboard]