There is a great album from the rare bird known as Tal Ross (or Tawl, or Lucious, or Detrimental Vasoline) that came out in 1995 called Giant Shirley that you might have missed. The mysterious Tal is the original OG … Read the rest
Author: ezzy
Live P Always Satisfies
George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars came through my town last Friday night and I managed to grab some tickets right before the sell-out.
Like many times in the past, I wasn’t sure what to expect from the show, given … Read the rest
When The Weekend Comes – Live Bobby Womack
… You Threw My Ferns In My Face?
Crooked River Vote Strength
99.95% strong and always underestimated by Turd Blossom himself, here’s a look back to the madness of election night on Fox on the night of this State of the Union Address.
Coming soon, Megyn’s walk of shame, but first enjoy … Read the rest
Beautiful Namibian Nights
Stunning
Namibian Nights from Squiver on Vimeo.… Read the rest
You Make My Lonely Heart Sing – Sugar Spinnin
More Sugar, More Ohio Players. Never sounded better. RIP.
… Read the restYou’re Stepping So High – Legendary Slave
Electrofunk Rises Again – Classic Midnight Star
What I call electrofunk was hip-hop dance music created in the early 80’s, reflecting and using the first generation of affordable computers to help make this modern sounding music.
In 2013 the most popular music of the moment is called … Read the rest
The Early Years – Classic Freekbass
Is 14 years long enough for a song to be called a classic? When you drop some true Ohio funk, sure why not.
Check out this non-LP release from Cinci’s Freekbass and Bootsy, doing the 2YK:
I’ve been digging through … Read the rest
You Want It They Have It
I love me some Cleveland Brown:
Slow Funkin With 2MERICA
… NRA Logic
1 – If a criminal can break a law, then we shouldn’t create that law in the first place.
2 – Your child should have several armed guards watching them at all times.
3 – Your house/apartment, car, and person … Read the rest
The Curious Case of W. Axl Rose
It’s been 4 1/2 years, seemingly the right time to revisit something you might have dismissed, you know, 4 1/2 years ago. I dismissed this Axl Rose character, thinking for some unspecified reason that he was no longer the powerfully-voiced … Read the rest
Hot Fun In The Caribbean Summertime – Live Graham Central Station
February 1st, middle of winter, Ohio USA. Need warmth….
Pt 1 of a great set from?Larry, Cynthia, and the rest of GCS from the Sinbad Summer Jam series, one of the finest collections of rare live funk around.
Stevie Makes The World Go Round – Live Stevie Wonder Cover
O-H-I-O: The Land of Sugar
Great radio show on OP featuring an interview with Sugar:
… Read the restA Legend Passes – Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner, Guitarist & Sanger for Ohio Players, 69
We have lost an underrated musical genius, the voice of a generation, the creator of a new singing style, and an influence to countless other musicians (perhaps most notably Prince)…. Mr. Leroy Bonner, better known as Sugarfoot or just … Read the rest