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yeah, I used to be obsessive with websites like hiphopdx.com, datpiff, and blogspots but it was up to the point that they have reflected rap industry where it's all about the money so they only focus on website traffic and getting PAID with their side advertisements that they flooded their sites with the wackest stuff i've ever heard cuz there seems to be more rappers than fans out there...so I stopped that because filtering through pages of wack albums and playing every song just to find sparse gems wasn't my thing...so I made playlists of every dope song out there that I've came across thus far and had them on repeat to the point that I don't need to play the track to know how the lyrics go. current situations aren't giving me the fix that i want on my hip hop craving so i'm basically mentally starved since I have high expectations of what hip hop SHOULD be and artists aren't putting out lyrics on production to that caliber.
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Recommended Songs (sorted by most recommended songs)

She'd Rather Be With Me : The Turtles (Score = 63.59)
Under My Thumb : The Rolling Stones (Score = 55.7)
Time Between : The Byrds (Score = 54.01)
People Get Ready : The Impressions (Score = 51.6)
Die! : The Mummies (Score = 49.15)
Silly Kids Games : The Damned (Score = 47.46)
I'm Alive : The Hollies (Score = 46.02)
Cry to Me : Solomon Burke (Score = 41.57)
Electric Sweat : The Mooney Suzuki (Score = 40.79)
Mr. Soul : Buffalo Springfield (Score = 40.01)
Mo' Onions : Booker T. &Amp; The Mg's (Score = 39.21)
Money (That's What I Want) : Barrett Strong (Score = 38.73)
When a Man Loves a Woman : Percy Sledge (Score = 37.54)
Space Junk : Devo (Score = 35.69)
Supersonic : Oasis (Score = 35.54)
Ain't No Mountain High Enough : Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Score = 35.53)
Rainy Day, Dream Away : The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Score = 35.51)
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Here’s a tape that’s not powerpop. Featuring Motown, (Northen) Soul, 60s Girl Groups and Beat Music as well as other miscellaneous genres by modern groups influenced by them. (No Supremes or Diana Ross though, sorrey) I’m a big fan of the 60s divas – Lesley Gore, Helen Shapiro, Evie Sands and Ronnie Spector. I’ve picked more than a few songs written by Ellie Greenwich, it’s pretty hard to find a song that wasn’t written by her. The new stuff is pretty diverse some how Fucked Up do soul songs too... that gives you some idea of the influence.

There was a ton of stuff from the modern era that I wanted to fit on the b-side but just couldn’t for the length of 45mins. Sahara Hotnights do a great cover of In Private (Dusty Springfield). Heaps of great modern soul beat bands like The Booze, Soda Pop Kids, Nobunny. Lots of covers from new and old groups. I’m going to have to post an outtakes of these songs so stay tuned for that one.

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1 TV on the Radio - Dear Science
2 Santogold- Santogold
3 Dr. John & The Lower 911 - City That Care Forgot
4 Babel - Crooked Timber
5 Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Lie Down In The Light
6 Joan As Police Woman - To Survive
7 Irma Thomas - Simply Grand
8 Grace Jones - Hurricane
9 Novice Theory - At The End We Listen
10 Cold War Kids - Loyalty to Loyalty

AUGUST 5, 2008

Amy Ray Didn't It Feel Kinder (Daemon Records)
Barricade Digital EP (Hand Of Hope)
Birdmonster From The Mountain To The Sea (Fader)
Helms Alee Night Terror (Hydra Head)
Jim Boggia Misadventures In Stereo (Bluhammock)
Jimmy Sturr Let the Whole World Sing (Rounder)
Kids Like Us 80's Are Dead (Eulogy)
Meantime Meantime (Double Or Nothing)
Mike Gordon The Green Sparrow (Rounder)
Mike Mangione Tenebrae (Oarfin Distribution)
Reflected Paradise Found (World Records)
Tony Rice The Likes of Me: The Singer Songwriter Collection (Rounder)

AUGUST 8, 2008

The Clips Matterhorn (Unfamiliar)

AUGUST 11, 2008

Fightstar Alternate Endings (B-Sides And Rarities) (Institute)

AUGUST 12, 2008

Irma Thomas Simply Grand (Rounder)
Shock of Pleasure It's About Time (UMG/Fontana)
Sick of Sarah Sick Of Sarah (Adamant)

AUGUST 19, 2008

Blackmore's Night Secret Voyage (SPV)
Family Force Five Dance Or Die (Tooth & Nail)
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If you didn’t already get this (in your podcast or otherwise), let me remind you that the most recent recordings of Mama's Funky Flow are available for you listening pleasure. Part one here, second part here. Both recorded at the Queen's Night party at the SJU.

Tracklist:
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The Soul Snatchers - Sniffin' and Snatchin'
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Caldonia - Barbados Stew
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The Diplomats of Solid Sound & The Diplomettes - Come in My Kitchen
Robert Moore - Make it Alright
Spanky Wilson & The Quantic Soul Orchestra - Waiting for Your Touch
The New Mastersounds - One Note Brown (Lanu Remix)
The Sound Stylistics - Shake and Hip Drop
Flying Fish - Mr. Matatwe (Keep it Up)
Kraak & Smaak - Squeeze Me (feat. Ben Westbeech)
Jumbonics - Jezebel (Diesler Mix)
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Me&You - Banksy Fashion
KW Griff - Respect (Mooqee & Russ Cuban edit)
Flow Dynamics - Better on Stage
The Herbaliser - The Turnaround
Toots & The Maytals - Funky Kingston
Kinny & Horne - Balangdesh
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I have 501 artists listed with at least three plays on last.fm. From They Might Be Giants and Bob Dylan to Irma Thomas and Baobab, that's a lot of artists, isn't it? I mean, do other people listen to that many different artists? I guess I could go around and check other people's lists, but I'm just not feeling like it at the moment.

Right now I'm listening to the Moxy Fruvous version of Psycho Killer. Tomorrow, if all goes well and my voice doesn't give out, I shall be singing this song myself for the entire population of school district employees at the annual school year kick off dealio. Should be fun. Also, The Weight, which I'm now listening to, particularly the first few seconds so that I can play it approximately right. Luckily, it's one of those ragged songs that sounds good when you play it kinda right, since we're one of those ragged bands that play songs kinda the way they're supposed to sound.

We'll also be doing some Van Morrison, as we always do, and probably a Ray Charles tune. …