LISTENING POST: James Brown — "People Get Up and Drive Your Funky Soul" (remix) Rob Fields blog May 3, 2010 0#musicmonday Happy birthday to the Godfather of Soul! James Brown would’ve been 77 today. Enjoy this cut from the album...
LISTENING POST: Living Colour — "Burned Bridges" Rob Fields blog April 12, 2010 1#musicmonday This has always been one of my favorite songs from last year's The Chair In The Doorway, and I've...
LISTENING POST: Bad Rabbits — "Stick Up Kids" + Tour Dates Rob Fields blog April 9, 2010 0@badrabbitsband Is it me, or are a bunch of artists resurrecting sounds from the 80s? It’s not direct quotations, mind...
LISTENING POST: Noiseaux — "Cry of Rage," "Be Calm" + "Sirens" Rob Fields blog April 5, 2010 0(@noiseaux, #musicmonday) Black folks rockin’ out isn’t limited to here in the United States. There are bands and artists in...
LISTENING POST: Year of the Dragon — "Jailbreak" + "Bailout" Rob Fields blog March 27, 2010 0Rodcore (l) and Dirty Walt One of the bands I missed at SXSW. The YOTD album, Blunt Force Karma, is...
LISTENING POST: Ebony Bones — "Warriors" + "Guess We'll Always Have NY" Rob Fields blog March 10, 2010 1The first artist I've seen who could hold her own on a bill with Janelle Monae is Ebony Bones (above...
LISTENING POST: Pascal Toussaint — "Je Suis Malade" Rob Fields Artists/Bands March 3, 2010 2When somebody puts it on smash, you just gotta give it up. So, I'm giving it up for Pascal Toussaint. ...
LISTENING POST: Earl Greyhound — "Ghost and the Witness" + "Shotgun" Rob Fields blog February 18, 2010 2Earl Greyhound (l to r): Matt Whyte, Kamara Thomas, Ricc Sheridan Now that we’ve gotten through the anticipation leading up...
LISTENING POST: Janelle Monae — "Cold War" + tour dates Rob Fields blog February 16, 2010 4Cybergirl Janelle Monae returns with one of two singles (the other is “Tightrope” featuring OutKast’s Big Boi) that she’s releasing...
LISTENING POST: Sabatta — "Raw" Rob Fields blog February 16, 2010 0For those of you who haven't downloaded the compilation album yet, here's one of the tracks you're missing. This time,...