Tag Archives: Amy Winehouse

Just Say “I Gotsta Get Me Some” (Then Go Get You Some… At the Recca-Sto’)

Yesterday I bigged up Blueprint for sampling classic Soul. Today I’ve gotta give it up to some folks who are recreating that vintage Soul sound the old fashioned way. Yeah, I know, the whole retro-Soul thing is like the biggest fad of the last two years and everything. But being the ubiquitous […]

Easy Does It, Do It Easy, That’s How I’m Doin’

Hump-day or not, Wednesday isn’t gonna get in the way of my attempts at keeping my mood relaxed and easy-going this week. For me it’s just another opportunity to ease some smooth sounds into your ear with the same finesse I’ve been using to ease myself from a standing to sitting position and back […]

“Uncle El” Knows the “Future of the Funk” When He Sees It!

While all of that James Todd Smith “future of the funk,” “let’s push things forward” like Mike Skinner, visionary artist stuff I was popping in yesterday’s post is fine & dandy that doesn’t mean we should forget “old school” music or neglect to pay it homage. I mean, how else can we expect artists to […]

Since They Succeeded in Making Her Go to Rehab…

At times over the last year I’ve felt like I was the only person on the planet who didn’t care about the troubled personal life of Amy Winehouse, the UK songstress whose star-making turn was an anti-rehab protest. Don’t get me wrong, I never like seeing public figures I dig spiral out of control, harm […]

Mixtapes I Don’t Hate: Ced Hughes Ced and the Technicolor Sound Wave

I haven’t done one of these “Mixtapes I Don’t Hate” posts in a long time. I guess that just goes to show how few mixtapes I really enjoy? Either that, or how few I actually bother to listen to. I’m gonna go with a mix of both. Regardless, it’s been a minute since I listened […]