Rare Byrds Soul 45 Poster
This just in: someone finally made a poster for all us diggers, beat heads, collectors, and record nerds. Dave over at Rare Byrds out of Brooklyn has put together this […]
Monthly Archives: January 2012
R.I.P.: Johnny Otis and Jimmy Castor
It is with great sadness that I report the death of another great from this music game, Johnny Otis. He lived a long life, and at 90 years young, Mr. […]
Step Up Your DJ Bag Game
When the dude says “Get on my level”, the dude is not joking. If he’s not opening for Lady Gaga, playing gigs in Dubai, or dropping knowledge over at CosmoBaker […]
DJ Format: Statement Of Intent Album Sampler Video
This is how a promo should be done. Bringing it back to the concrete streets, DJ Format, plus a gang of artists deliver us a sample of music from the […]
Big Ups with DJ Gu
Our Label Records own DJ Gu talks Keb Darge, pasta, Urban Jazz and more Continue Reading
Gil Scott, Stevie and MLK
Check out the Guardian article with excerpts from Gil Scott-Heron’s memoirs that tell the story of Stevie Wonder, the Hotter Than July Tour in 1981, and the fight to get […]
Creative Source – Who Is He And What Is He To You
Creative Source was a short lived band out of Los Angeles, California. Comprised mostly of mostly unknown musicians, the band put out four Lps, 2 on the mighty Sussex label, […]
You Be Illin’, Mike D Gets Grammatical
Mike D: rapper, producer, ex-label mogul, style maker, taste maker, heart breaker. Now add Grammatical doctor to his resumè. Mister Diamond took to the airwaves and the Colbert report to […]
The Brothership: Led Zep Meets the Boom Bap
We all know there is good sampling and bad sampling. Sometimes there is a gross misuse of said sample, and well, let’s face it: it doesn’t work brother. However, this […]
Big Ups with Small Professor
Philly producer Small Pro talks beats, choco chips, Just Blaze and more Continue Reading
Flea Market Funk 