|
In honor of the first day of summer (and in acknowledgement that my summer songs series has been folded into The Sidebar but won’t be free-standing this year), please read this excellent interview by the Village Voice‘s Jason Newman with DJ Jazzy Jeff about the enduring beauty of “Summertime.” By the way, how the hell did I not know about this Jazzy Jeff/Mick Boogie “Summertime” mixtape from last year?
Last October, right around when the SF Giants were about to take the World Series, I was asked by URB.com to interview DJ Shadow as part of the “Coachella Conversations” series. Over the years, Shadow continues to be my favorite artist to interview. He’s always thoughtful, honest and insightful and I think you’ll find all on display in this convo. Here’s a small snippet: And here’s the full conversation.
2 Hype. I cannot properly express how awesome this hour long interview is. Kind of wish it was in a podcast form but regardless, it’s worth your time.
Sitdown With DJ Premier & Pete Rock from DJPremierBlog on Vimeo.
For the last installment of my 2010 in review series, I chatted with Ann Powers, pop music critic of the LA Times, covering everything from Janelle Monae to Kanye (of course) to American Idol to the sensual charm of Bruno Mars.* [display_podcast] *For an outro song, I asked Ann what she wanted and she requested “a Bruno Mars medley”. I didn’t have time to pull together a true medley but I did create a hook-only version of “Nothin’ On You.”
Continue reading INTERVIEWING GURU IN 2003
A rare interview with the legendary Sly Stone was conducted by Chris Douridas from KCRW a few days ago and aired yesterday. You can listen to it here.
Poets Of Rhythm: Practice What You Preach Bus People Express: Augusta, Georgia Syrup: Chocolate With all the press that Daptone’s Dap Kings get for their funky soul roots revival (and deservedly so), many seem to forget the groundwork that Jan and Max Weissenfeldt (aka Whitefield) and their band of funky brothers from another mother laid down in the early to mid 1990s. Much of the time they were known as the Poets of Rhythm, but they had more monikers [...] Continue reading THE MANY SOUNDS OF WHITEFIELD |
 |
|
|
Copyright © 2012 Soul-Sides.com - All Rights Reserved |
||
chatter