Tag Archives: Gil Scott-Heron

Records at Random, Vol. 73: Labelle Nightbirds

November 7, 2008 – 10:30 am
Before I jump into the usual blah-blah-blah-blogging I want to take a minute out to aknowledge that yes I know there is a problem with the comments on the blog. You can’t leave comments, and neither can I. I have no idea what’s wrong but I appologize to anybody who’s attempted to leave […]
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Records Reissues at Random, Vol. 71: Sixto Rodriguez Cold Fact

October 17, 2008 – 10:30 am
Early in the week I praised Tabacco and his group Black Moth Super Rainbow for the druggy, psychedelic quality of their music. This might seem odd coming from a person like myself who’s proud of the fact that they abstain from ingesting things like actual tobacco, in both it’s traditional and “wacky” varieties, and […]
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The Cool, the Buff, the Dark and the One With Glasses

August 14, 2008 – 9:08 am
Another one of my favorite acts, Queens, New York emcee Cool Calm Pete, dropped a new sort-of single earlier this week. It’s a laid-back dedication to Summertime indiscretions with the fairer sex set to a soulfully dilatory trot of a beat a catchy vocal sample called “Gitty Up Baby” and is available as a […]
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For Losers as Well as Super Stars

July 9, 2008 – 10:59 am
I spend so much of my time digging through obscurities that I often don’t hear about what’s going on well-established artists until the last minute. My underground fetish withstanding, this may have something to do with general skepticism of the things people in the entertainment industry say about their future products. I guess […]
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