Worth Checking Out: Quasamodo

Image Source: Quasamodo

Another find through SoulSeduction.com. You can check out their MySpace page, but to sample the Truth be Told discs you can stream clips here.

Of course, you can also head to iTunes for tracks like:

* Do Yo Thang
* Tutti Booty
or
* Afrifunk

Worth Checking Out: The Coup

Image Source: Dusty Groove America

Another find while browsing MySpace Music.

Worth Checking Out: Pacha Massive

Image Source: Nacional Records

I was grazing MySpace Music this morning and stumbled across a few bands whose songs will be soon added to my collection. First one is Pacha Massive, a band from the Bronx that plays what they describe as a "rhythmic blend of funky Latin jams with Colombian cumbia, Afro-Cuban son, Jamaican reggae-dancehall, dub and drum-and-bass". That sounds about right. They have a number of their songs available for mini or full preview on their MySpace profile. Below are iTunes links to the ones that I was digging most.

* Don't Let Go
* Cruisin'
* Al Ritmo de Pacha
* Pachaqueando

USA 2.0 Mashup - Laotian Rap

Image Source: MySpace.com/asianriders

Another tip from Current TV, and [of course] YouTube. Actually, it's not bad, either. Move Some'm, by Lao Crimino.

Originally posted 3/23/07

You Should Check Out Gonzales:The Jewish-Canadian Hip Hop Prankster

Photo source: TuneTribe

His name is Gonzales and he hangs out with Puppetmastaz.
Saw him on Current. Reeled in by the subtle brilliance of declaring himself a "Jewish-Canadian Hip Hop Prankster", I found a little more on YouTube [of course]. Learned that Mr. Maloke [in top hat, below], announced the Congress of Puppetry, in Berlin.

Photo source: Nouveau Monde

Not for nothing, but Gonzales looks a bit like a cross between Lou Ferrigno and Bronson Pinchot.

Originally posted 3/10/07

Helsinki Complaints Choir

Saw a pod on Current a couple of weeks ago, then was prompted to check YouTube for it when I saw the repeat. You can learn more about the project here. Haven't seen them all yet, but there is something oddly catchy about the Helsinki version. Love the line about idiots on the escalator. Feels like some kindred Finnish soul represented my personal griefs for me.
Originally posted 2/11/07

Even his criminal offenses were funky - James Brown, legend, dies

Found this article while heading to check out sports news. Sad day for America. Two quotes in particular struck me:

(1) "James presented obviously the best grooves," rapper Chuck D of Public Enemy once told The Associated Press. "To this day, there has been no one near as funky. No one's coming even close."

(2) In September 1988, Brown, high on PCP and carrying a shotgun, entered an insurance seminar next to his Augusta office. Police said he asked seminar participants if they were using his private restroom.

They have to be related. It's the curse of genius. If you are going to have the kind of brilliance he had to create the music he created, you are also likely to have the occasional misunderstandings with insurance seminar attendees.

Originally posted12/25/06

You should have this on your iPod

My current recommendation.





Get it.

Originally posted 11/29/06

Soma FM

Found this through the iTunes radio lists. Worthy eneavor, throw them some dollars.




Originally posted 11/26/06