MY CANONBALL PICK: AL GREEN’S I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU
First of all…sorry for being gone for so long. Here’s a smattering of “sh– I’ve been up to” (thus keeping me away from the site): V...
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Cody Chesnutt: Landing on a Hundred – review
(Kickstarter/One Little Indian)Soul music often does a good line in redemption narratives; Cody Chesnutt's is particularly mellifluous. Success proved elusive for the swe...
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411 Music Top Five 08.07.12: The Top 8 Beatles Covers
From U2's "Helter Skelter" and Al Green's "I Want to Hold Your Hand" to Sarah McLachlan's "Blackbird" and more, 411's Jeremy Thomas ranks his all-time top 5 covers of Bea...
→ 7 August 2012 11.02am — Comment on this
Warren G – “Still In Love”
West Coast legend Warren G releases some new music. Sampling Al Green, “Still In Love” is taken from “Coast 2 Coast Vol 200″ mixtape. Take a liste...
→ 16 July 2012 10.17pm — Comment on this
New band of the day – No 1,305: Gin Wigmore
Can New Zealand's good-girl-turned-bad (ish) squeeze herself into the already over-represented retro-soul bracket?Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand.The lineup: Virginia Cla...
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Robin Gibb, pioneer of disco, dies at 62
Bee Gee who notched up dozens of hits both with his brothers and solo dies after a protracted struggle against cancerRobin Gibb, one-third of the Bee Gees and a singer-so...
→ 21 May 2012 1.27am — Comment on this
Titus Andronicus, Al Green, Madonna
Titus Andronicus @ Bar 96 for BV-SXSW 2012 (more by Amanda Hatfield) The 4/28 Bowery show is sold out, but tickets are still available for Archers of Loaf' 4/29 Music Hal...
→ 30 March 2012 3.02pm — Comment on this
Politicians: Sing when you're winning... or not
Who knew Barack Obama could be a one-man stimulus package for a beleaguered music industry? When the US President belted out a couple of lines of Al Green's "Let's Stay ...
→ 23 February 2012 12.00am — Comment on this
President Obama Sings The Blues!
The POTUS has busted out his singing chops again!President Obama first displayed his skillz while singing a few Al Green lyrics a few weeks back. Now, he's swtiched to t...
→ 22 February 2012 7.10pm — Comment on this
Barack Obama sings the blues, confidently
US president's refrain of Sweet Home Chicago reveals a confident voice, albeit a little awkward and straining on the high notesThere's nothing new in Democratic president...
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Obama Sings With Mick Jagger, B.B. King, Buddy Guy
Last month, Barack Obama, the President of the United States Of America, sang a few bars of Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” at the Apollo Theater...
→ 22 February 2012 2.56pm — Comment on this
Valentine's Day songs
From Al Green to Yello, this is dedicated to the one you loveLove, like an elephant, is difficult to describe, but you know it when you see it. And it can be found in une...
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Basement Songs: Al Green, “Let’s Stay Together”
Al Green gets funky in this week's Basement Songs
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[VIDEO] Obama's Crooning Ignites Sales Increase for Al Green's 'Let's Stay Together'
They're up 490 percentÂ…
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