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By O-Dub 
Thomas Brenneck keeps a few pots on the stove, including as the guitarist for the Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, and is also a part of the Budos Band and the El Michels Affair. In the last few years though, he’s gone from sideman to bandleader with the Menahan Street Band and their work with Charles Bradley. He and the MSB have been touring behind Bradley’s recent album and he’s currently at work on a new MSB album. We talked about his songwriting history, sitting across the table from Jay-Z and why his latest [...]
Continue reading SIDEBAR #7: TOM BRENNECK OF THE MENAHAN STREET BAND
By O-Dub 
Patrick Huang, aka DJ Phatrick, helped create and hosts the monthly Devil’s Pie party (Bay Area, L.A. and New York). He used to be the DJ for Native Guns and still regularly tours with Bambu. His day gig involves teaching music to middle and high school students in Los Angeles.
Phatty (seriously, they call him that) rolled down to the home studio to talk about the music tastes of teenagers, being the token Chinese DJ for Filipino rappers and…his summer song choices. Yup, we’re bringing the summer songs series to the podcasts (which is good [...]
Continue reading THE SIDEBAR #5: DJ PHATRICK OF DEVIL’S PIE
By O-Dub 
Back in August, me and Rani D put together two different summer songs themed sets right towards the end of the season. Devil’s PIe now has ‘em available for download. Here’s the tracklisting:
PART 1 – DJ O-DUB
1. Heatwave “Star Of The Story”
2. Smif N’ Wessun “Ain’t Nothing More But the $”
3. Erykah Badu “Fall In Love”
4. Stro “BTL”
5. Fat Joe “Slow Down”
6. Gary Wright “Love Is Alive”
7. Big City “Love Dance”
8. Organo Bailable “El Preso”
9. TNT Band “Making Tracks”
Continue reading SUMMER MEMORIES
By O-Dub 
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 generosity in sharing it, whether on his blog or as a long-time DJ on KALX FM. Ever since I met him back in the ’90s, his passion and knowledge of music continues to impress and inspire. –O.W.) This is the third year in a row that [...]
Continue reading SUMMER SONGS: MATTHEW AFRICA
By O-Dub 
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 strengths, the group really has a sense of what a good summer song sounds like so I reached out to Bardo for a post and he didn’t just lace us with a really cool cumbia, he provided a huge historical back story behind it. Bueno! He also [...]
Continue reading SUMMER SONGS: BARDO MARTINEZ
By O-Dub 
(Editor’s intro: I first met Lauren Onkey at the EMP Pop Conference where she gave this incredible paper on Black bands in Liverpool and all I could think was, “ok, I need to meet this person.” Since then, I’ve come to value both her knowledge and passion and I’m glad that someone as capable as she is working at the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame. I was overdue in getting her to write a summer song post for us but here she is, talking about that “Sweet Sticky Thing.” –O.W.)
The Ohio Players: Sweet [...]
Continue reading SUMMER SONGS 2010: LAUREN ONKEY
By O-Dub 
My man Ted Jahng put together a pretty nice lil summer mix.
01. Floating Action – So Vapor
02. Paul Parrish – English Sparrow
03. Sublime – Steppin’ Razor
04. Nairobi Sisters – Promise Land (Dub Mix)
05. Francoise Hardy – Je T’ Aime
06. Gal Costa & Caetano Veloso – Que Pena
07. Bibio – Jealous of Roses
08. Shuggie Otis – Inspiration Information
09. Seu Jorge – Mania de Peitao (Jamais Plus Jamais Mix)
10. Mgababa Queens – Akulaiwa Esoweto
11. Hermas Zopoula – [...]
Continue reading HOT DAY/LAZY ASS MIX
By O-Dub 
Ghostface Killah feat. Raekwon, RZA and Slick Rick: The Sun
Deleted from Bulletproof Wallets (Epic, 200*)
(Editor’s note: Ever since he worked at the original Sound LIbrary in the East Village, Jared Boxx has become one of the city’s favorite merchants of grooves, as celebrated for his record knowledge as he is for a disposition a gazillion times sunnier than what you’ll find at some other boutiques. Outside of his new store – Big City – Boxx stays busy as part of the Bump Shop crew, guesting on radio and dropping his own killer soul mixes. [...]
Continue reading SUMMER SONGS 2010: JARED BOXX
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