Tag Archives: The Budos Band

And the Winner Is… (My Man…) SPEEECH!!!

November 5, 2008 – 10:30 am
Like a lot of people, I cast my ballot in the historic election yesterday for Barack Obama, a candidate who ran on a platform of hope and optimism. That hope was rewarded last night when he was declared the winner of the lengthy and contentious contest. Being full of hope and optimism I began planning […]
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Lunch @ 45RPM’s

June 12, 2008 – 10:28 am
I closed out yesterday’s post with a surprise video clip from one of my favorite new Hip-Hop dudes of the year, Saint Louis, Missouri’s Black Spade. When I originally bigged up homeboy’s debut album To Serve With Love I likened my reaction to it to my reaction to hearing the Below the Heavens, the […]
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Mixtapes I Don’t Hate: Wale The Mixtape About Nothing

June 9, 2008 – 11:28 am
The other day a guy on regional news claimed that temperatures in the northeast over this past weekend and the first few days of the week were going to be under the influence of “the hottest airmass of the year.” Seeing how Summer has only just recently gotten under way unofficially and is still […]
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“Uncle El” Knows the “Future of the Funk” When He Sees It!

April 15, 2008 – 10:49 am
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 […]
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Perky is the new Funky

July 23, 2007 – 11:08 am
Considering I spend a portion of every day looking for new music, then either writing about it, or playing it for people on the public airwaves, it should be evident that I love modern music. And since I also spend a portion of at least one day a week writing about music from two-or-more decades […]
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