It’s karaoke night and if there’s one song I never tire of singing (okay, so there’s more than one song that goes in that category but still), it’s The Ronnettes‘ “Be My Baby.”
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I’ve been listening to this song a lot lately. It’s from Broken Social Scene‘s newest album, Forgiveness Rock Record, released earlier this spring.
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“All to All” by Broken Social Scene
A gentle summer Friday afternoon. Listen with me:
“Ghetto Man” by Roy Cousins and the Royals
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It’s summer today in an un-overbearing way. Like this song by Local Natives.
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KEXP chose this as song of the day this week and I have been feeling it.
Aloe Blacc is represented by Stones Throw Records. His new album, Good Things, which contains this track, will be released in September. For any of you who’ve seen the new HBO series, How To Make It In America (not me), this is the theme song for the opening credits.
Good news for NYC! Aloe Blacc is performing tonight at Southpaw in Brooklyn and tomorrow with Raphael Sadiiq at Summerstage! I wish I could be there! Check the schedule and details here.
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“I Need A Dollar” by Aloe Blacc
Everybody is clamoring for summer jams. I’ve been finding mine through the new independent label, Modern Shark, started by friend and music-maker, Baje One of the duo Junk Science. It’s not just the jazzy shark logo that has me feeling summer, it’s the offering of free tracks and samplers from a mix of creative artists including J. Howells Werthman, Cool Calm Pete, Instant Cities and Tone Tank & Scott Thorough.
Yay for Brooklyn; yay for friendly sharks and yay for making good things happen!
Listen with me to a sampling of tracks I downloaded courtesy of Modern Shark:
“Crack Selector” by Tone Tank & Scott Thorough featuring Kool A.D.
“Twee” by Serengeti & J. Howells Werthman
“Tender Moments In The Funny Part Of Town” by Instant Cities
“Millins” by Junk Science featuring Cool Calm Pete
I find this song uplifting, motivating and energizing. Just what a Friday afternoon should feel like on a beautiful day such as this!
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“Strange Overtones” by David Byrne and Brian Eno
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I have been spending time with Ella these days, listening to discs from the box set titled “Twelve Nights in Hollywood” that was reissued on CD last year. It is a collection of live recordings from a two week stint of Ella Fitzgerald and her band at The Crescendo Club. The quality of the recordings are tremendous and intimate. Ella’s humor and musical abilities have never been so enjoyable. I picked three tracks from the set today for three different reasons. I’ll be sharing more with you over time. I hope you like it!
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For the sass: Lorelei
For the title: Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe
For the treatment: Blue Moon
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I love Miriam Makeba. Her voice is a bell and feels good with this sunny day. And of course, South Africa is on our minds with the World Cup in full swing.
Enjoy three tracks selected from a compilation titled Mama Africa.
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My dad surprised me with this album, Sinatra/Jobim: The Complete Reprise Recordings yesterday. I’d never seen it before but have been enjoying a long listen all day in the studio today. Ultimately, I think a few of these songs still sound best sung by in Portuguese by Brazilian vocalists but Sinatra is Sinatra. I thought this track in particular suits him really well.
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“The Song of the Sabiá” by Frank Sinatra / Antonio Carlos Jobim
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