http://www.audiotraffik.com keeping it underground Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:25:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://iguessimfloating.blogspot.com/2010/08/video-yeasayer-madder-red.html It’s my birthday today (that’s right, me, Sean Penn and De Niro, motherpluckers). Since I’ve already given myself a birthday gift, I wanted to share one with all of you. Before me and Wil’s weekly party at the Short Stop ended, we had planned on making a mix-CD ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/o-dub/dqRL/~3/j6N8001bH_w/ Stevie Wonder: Hey Love From Down to Earth (Motown, 1966) Seriously? How the f— have I never posted this before considering it’s pretty much one of my favorite Stevie Wonder songs of all time which is another way of saying it’s one of the greatest songs of all time. ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/o-dub/dqRL/~3/60NK6FQ2Ax4/ Allen Toussaint: Soul Sister Fingers and Toes From Life, Love and Faith (WEA, 1972) i originally posted this song almost exactly five years ago, albeit under very different circumstances. At the time, it was following the Katrina disaster and I was mentally and emotionally spent and I posted a ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/o-dub/dqRL/~3/5sEWBHogOLQ/ Marius Cultier: The Way It Should Be Nathalie Ochung Zouk From My Way (Magidisco, 1976) Grupo Los Yoyi: Banana Paco La Calle From S/T (Egrem, 1977) This is easily one of the most extraordinary albums I’ve come across in a long, long time. Cultier represents one of those ultimate ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/o-dub/dqRL/~3/RZjoRk8_xi4/ Cachao y su Orquesta: El Manicero From 7″ (Maype, 1968) Johnny Sedes: El Manicero From Mama Calunga (Fonseca, 1969) Ranil and His Tropical Band: El Manicero From Ranil’s Jungle Party (Masstropicas, 2010) “El Manicero (The Peanut Vendor)” is easily one of the best known Cuban compositions in the ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/o-dub/dqRL/~3/4hQ8YiBSgiw/ Andres Landero: Perdi Las Abarcas From Con Las Mejores Cumbias). Also available on Historia Musical de Andres Landero (Editor’s Note: Bardo Martinez is one-third of Chicano Batman, a great local L.A. group I “discovered” when Sonido Franko sent me their new EP earlier in the summer. Among their other ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/o-dub/dqRL/~3/uSCTol0LO6s/ If you’re anywhere near Durham, NC, do yourself a favor and take thee to the Nasher Museum of Art and go see this new show, The Record, which opened today and goes through early February. It looks incredible. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/o-dub/dqRL/~3/FdnZx9n5onU/ The Checkmates: Got To See “U” Soon From F/S/O (Rustic, 1974) (Editor’s note: I’ve spoken Matthew Africa’s praises many a time before but all that needs to be said is that he’s is one righteous dude when it comes to both his taste in music as well as the ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/o-dub/dqRL/~3/zVYcj7xBZDk/ During my recent guest blogging stint for Ta-Nehisi Coates’ excellent Atlantic Monthly blog, one of the things I wrote about was listening to the Doobie Brothers’ “What a Fool Believes” and making the mistake of looking up the lyrics. To me, it just made me appreciate the song less ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/o-dub/dqRL/~3/mLpTn8ueuCs/