Myele Manzanza – OnePointOne (Live at the Blue Whale)
The always interesting First Word Records is back once again with another stellar release for your record shelves. This time they get with drummer Myele Manzanza and catch him with […]
Category Archives: Los Angeles
Leonard Charles – Basement Donuts
J.Dilla’s Donuts is a record near and dear to my heart. Not only have I been able to enjoy the genius of this record, the producer’s legacy, and all his […]
Maurice Smith – Can’t Fight The Felling
There have been some great tracks coming out of the Soulside Productions camp as of late, and this time they team up with Top Notch productions to give you soul […]
F Spot Records Fires On All Cylinders
Los Angeles, California record label F Spot Records is doing what they want to do. What they want to do is make good music and put it out on vinyl […]
Kamasi Washington – Re Run Home
Not in a long time have we been this excited about a new jazz release. We swooned over Gregory Porter live and in the studio, but this 3 volume, 172 […]
Firewalker – The Movie
This has been a long time coming, and when it was put up early this week, we knew we had to get it out to you. Jungle Fire took the […]
Orgone – Los Angeles
For over a decade, the band Orgone and their extended family has been making music. Not just any old kind of music, but the kind of music you can feel: […]
Jungle Fire – Tropicoso
Photo Courtesy of Duran Castro When you get a record from a band, you just know they are going to make an impact. Such was the case when FMF got […]
Miles Tackett: The Fool Who Wonders
If you collect Funk records, follow the Funk and Soul scene, or were a resident of Los Angeles in the last 20 years, you know who Miles Tackett is. A […]
Aretha Franklin – Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)
Today’s a day to celebrate. The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin is 71 years young today. My experience with Aretha came in my youth, when songs like “Respect” and “Rock […]
Flea Market Funk 