Stix Bones and Bob Beamon
Olimpik Soul (Bone Entertainment). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Tag: Isaac Hayes
Garage Sale Vinyl: Bonnie Raitt
Ever-focused on finding (affordable) vinyl treasures, Christopher Long returns this week with his latest gem — a reasonably well-cared-for LP copy of The Glow, the 1979 studio classic from Bonnie Raitt.
Soul’d Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection
Soul’d Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection overwhelms Carl F. Gauze with 12 music CDs reprising the 1972 benefit concert to rebuild Watts, Los Angeles, seven years after the riot.
One Armed Boxer
Jimmy Wang Yu gives his right arm for revenge in his kung fu classic, One Armed Boxer.
Knock! Knock! Knock! On Wood: My Life in Soul
Soul survivor Eddie Floyd (“Knock on Wood,” “634-5789,” “Big Bird”) writes a memoir detailing his life in music.
Tanika Charles
The Gumption (Record Kicks). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
The Hunt Sales Memorial
Get Your Shit Together (Big Legal Mess / Fat Possum). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Albert King
Born Under a Bad Sign (Stax). Review by James Mann.
Donald Fagen
Sunken Condos (Reprise Records). Review by James Mann.
The Black Keys
Brothers (Nonesuch Records). Review by Eli Didier.
Isaac Hayes
Black Moses / Juicy Fruit (Disco Freak) (Stax). Review by Scott Adams.
Gospel According to Al Green
Robert Mugge’s documentary about Al Green’s tragedy-strewn return to the Church is given the deluxe 25th Anniversary DVD treatment. Can Scott Adams get an amen?
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Chapterhouse
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Little Feat: The Last Farewell Tour
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Wandering Ginza Butterfly Collection
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