Whenever a record company says they’ve found music by an artist that has been “recovered from the vaults”, I scratch my head. Like, do you guys have tapes in a dusty old storage room somewhere? I’m really not sure how that works. Particularly in regards to Motown-because stuff keeps turning up. Was there some shoddy bookkeeping going on or what?
At any rate, in the wake of Michael Jackson’s death, Motown unearthed a slew of previously […]
So, yeah. Michael Jackson’s the big news this week. However, there are a few other noteworthy albums making their way to storefronts (both physical and digital) this week. Here are a couple of highlights.
Jack Johnson “En Concert”-
I really dig Jack Johnson’s music. It’s soothing and relaxing. It’s like Bob Marley without the politics, you know? Perfect for imagining yourself chilling in a hammock on a white sandy beach. With that said, I’d imagine Jack Johnson […]
I remember watching the Soul Train Music Awards in 2007. It was PATHETIC. Everyone that won an award that night accepted via videotape. It was like no one even cared to attend…the only big names I remember seeing that night were The Isley Brothers and Robin Thicke (who was just in the process of blowing up). It was like the BET Awards came and knocked everything out of the box.
Well, the Soul Train Awards are […]