All posts tagged "In the Trunk"
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IN THE TRUNK: The Moodymann Take On Parliament Funkadelic’s “Cosmic Slop”
From the forthcoming Ace Records complication Funkadelic Reworked by Detroiters that pays homage to the genius of Detroit’s very own, Parliament Funkadelic is a series of remixes from today’s...
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IN THE TRUNK: “El Botecito” by Los Orientales de Paramonga
My brother Miguel once told me about a blog called Super Sonido run by Joseph Franko. On it, I found this incredible classic cumbia called...
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IN THE TRUNK: Patrice Rushen – “Givin’ It Up Is Givin’ Up” (Audio)
I remember playing this record out in my headphones as a teen. I had discovered it through The Coup’s sampling of it on their album Genocide...
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IN THE TRUNK: Moe Koffman – “Days Gone By (Egyptology)” [Audio]
“Days Gone By (Egyptology)” is a perfect tune for a rainy day. I love moody and matter of fact records. This one comes from an...
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IN THE TRUNK: “Dukey Stick” by George Duke (Video)
George Duke was born in San Rafael, California and raised in a historically black neighborhood Marin City. Influenced at an early age by artists such...
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IN THE TRUNK: “I Love You” by Weldon Irvine (Audio)
A Tribe Called Quest introduced me to Weldon Irvine almost 19 years ago. I’m still getting to know his sound and the musical legacy he...
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IN THE TRUNK: “If We Loved” by A Taste of Honey (Audio)
I remember the first time I picked up this record and thought, ‘Some fine sisters? Who sing and play guitar too?! Uhh, hell yeah!!’ A Taste of Honey’s...
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IN THE TRUNK: “Ceciliana” by Max Roach (Audio)
Max Roach started drumming at an early age, playing in church like so many musicians, then later on studying music. Born in North Carolina, but...
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IN THE TRUNK by Rob Trujillo: Eddie Kendricks – “Intimate friends” (Audio)
Eddie Kendricks has one of the coolest, high pitch voices you’ll ever hear on a soul track. I still remember painting a mural in the...
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IN THE TRUNK: Lonnie Liston Smith – “A Chance for Peace” (Audio)
The first time I heard the bass line from this song was on a loop called “Savage Intelligence,” by Bay Area MC’s named Konceptual Dominance...
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IN THE TRUNK: “Baby I Love You So” by Colourbox (Audio)
I remember hearing this song on one of my dad’s mixtapes. I searched for this song many times at Amoeba Records before the days of...
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IN THE TRUNK: Cymande – “Bird” (Audio)
Coming from the UK via the West Indies (Jamaica and Guyana), Cymande started making funky jams that have become mainstays for party rockers in the US and...
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IN THE TRUNK: Thee Midniters – “Whitter Blvd” (Audio)
Thee Midniters are one of those unmistakeable California Chicano rock bands. I didn’t know their name at first, but remembered their sound every time I...
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IN THE TRUNK: “When Love Has Grown” by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (Audio)
“When Love Has Grown” is one of my all time favorite duets; it makes me wonder what happened to the idea of beautiful duets in...
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IN THE TRUNK: Stevie Wonder – “Sylvia” (Audio)
“Sylvia” is one of my favorite Stevie Wonder songs. It’s not very well known but is a gem from the 1966 Down to Earth album...
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De La Soul Wear Their “Royalty Capes” in New Video
The legendary rap group, De La Soul give us the third visual treatment for the single “Royalty Capes,” taken from their crowdsourced album Anonymous Nobody which was released in...