Digging Our Own Crates: Dusty Springfield – Dusty in Memphis
Dusty in Memphis is so much more than its iconic song “Son of a Preacher Man.” I wouldn’t have known so until I listened to its entirety for this series, but Dusty Springfield’s honey-soaked blue-eyed soul album has a lot to offer to willing listeners.
Digging Our Own Crates: Grace Jones – Slave to the Rhythm
The first thing you think of when you hear “Grace Jones” may not be music. It’s more likely to recall her androgynous look, distinct fashion, or maybe even her sporadic acting choices. But that is precisely what makes Grace Jones so iconic—she occupies so many spaces and does all of them without flaw.
Digging Our Own Crates: East of Underground – Self titled
Composed of seven musicians, East of Underground was an American army band formed in Germany during the Vietnam War. After winning second place in a special forces music competition, a limited run album was released by the Armed Forces Radio Network featuring covers of Curtis Mayfield tracks and a clever fusion of Funkadelic’s “I’ll Bet You” and “California Dreamin.”
Binky Griptite
For more than a decade, Binky Griptite was the voice of the Dap-Kings, the hard-hitting funk and soul eight piece behind the incomparable Sharon Jones. As the band’s guitarist and emcee, Binky would introduce the group as it warmed up, then in the style of James Brown cape man Danny Ray, announce the arrival of “100 pounds of soul dynamite” as Jones danced her way to center stage.
What’s Playing @ Dust & Grooves HQ – April 2017
Here’s what’s been playing at the Dust & Grooves HQ in April 2016. Same deal still… If you nodded your head at least once during... Read More
Keb Darge – London, UK
The name Keb Darge has been a synonym for vinyl record culture for the past four decades. The outspoken Scotsman, responsible for starting more than his share of music scenes for the past 40 years, knows all too well the ups and downs of a record collector. Having owned and sold many of the world's rarest records in his lifetime, he has seen the many of these leave his record box more than once, without regrets. Credited for discovering unknown records and bringing them to the public, Mr. Darge has been adamant about one thing: the music.
Mix – Ollie Teeba (Soundsci / The Herbaliser)
DJ Ollie Teeba (Soundsci / The Herbaliser) with a mixtape full of soundtracks, breaks, hip-hop classics, funk and jazz. Read the full interview with Ollie... Read More
Ollie Teeba – (Soundsci / The Herbaliser) – London, UK
Sometime in the 1990s, I walked into Jack's Records in Red Bank, NJ and bought Blow Your Headphones by The Herbaliser without even hearing it. I had been turned on previously to them from some other music lover that passed it on to me. I dug it. Their brand of funk, soul, and jazz filled with samples and superbly crafted hip-hop beats had me nodding my head before, so I was sure they wouldn't let me down this time. They didn't.
Jeff “Chairman” Mao – Harlem, NY
A humble Harlem brownstone apartment with a massive vinyl collection.
Justin ‘Rambo’ Salinas – Minneapolis, MN
Up and Down the Mississippi: On the Hunt for Chicano Soul