Mad Dog and the Pups – Bring It To the Light
Oliver Cheatham, vocalist from Mad Dog and the Pups It’s no secret that Detroit (and Michigan itself) had a thriving music community other than Hitsville USA. Labels like Mutt, Diamond […]
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J-Live: The Live Identity Mixtape
Today wasn’t supposed to be an all “J” day, but to hell with it, we’re all celebrating. NYC is definitely in the house today, a Big Ups with the one […]
Mickey and the Soul Generation – Chocolate
Photo courtesy of Mickey and the Soul Generation FMF Photo Archives Records tend to show up in the most curious places, usually far away from their state of origin (but […]
Everyday People – I Like What I Like
Everyday People photo courtesy of Pamela Marsh I always welcome covers over here at FMF, and it’s probably why I bought this record back in the day. It had a […]
Hip Hop: A Cultural Odyssey The Book
Photo courtesy of Hip Hop: A Cultural Odyssey Who doesn’t like a good coffee table book? In today’s “I want it now” generation of instant gratification: music downloads, Twitter, text […]
Roy Ayers Project Beat Submission Compilation Vol. 1
Roy Ayers painting by HVW8 on Wax Poetics issue 7. You all know that I love Roy Ayers over here at Flea Market Funk. I’ve used his music in mixes, […]
Anatomy of a Sample: Al Hirt
I love that I found this in some antique store with a grip of CTI releases. Let’s take it back to ’94, Gangsta Rap is still in full effect, W’s […]
Etta James – Out On the Street, Again
In light of another Etta James death hoax, I figured I’d pull out a side that I was sitting on for a while. The other day I got a message […]
Les McCann and Eddie Harris – Compared To What
In light of the passing of the great Gene McDaniels, writer of this song, I figured I’d visit a record that helped to jump started me in the Jazz category, […]
R.I.P. Gene McDaniels
If you ask many crate diggers or DJ’s, Eugene McDaniels Headless Heroes of the Apacolypse is the holy grail of grails as far as records go. Sampled by a plethora […]
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