Isaac Hayes passed away on Sunday the 10th of August 2008 at his home in Memphis, Tennessee, aged 65. The man is a legend of soul and funk music. He started off as a session musician playing organ and keyboards in the Stax house band on Otis Redding cuts such as the Otis Blue album…
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Sleeping Alone – Mix
Haven’t posted in a while, so thought may as well use this post to throw up my first mix for the site. Not gonna say much about it, its culled from old and new italo, a few edits and some other random bits n’ bobs from the early 80’s. Runs at just over an hour….
I’d buy that for a dollar…
So I’ve been a bit quiet of late, mainly because I’ve not had much work and consequently have been pretty poor, which has meant that I haven’t really bought any vinyl for a while. I’ve still been nosing round charity shops however, mostly coming away empty-handed, but today my luck changed… I was in one…
Bye bye CBS
Just a quicky for anyone not already aware, but the mighty Cybernetic Broadcasting System closed shop today. I-f’s announcement can be read here. It seems it just wasn’t viable for them to keep the station going, which is a sad example of how we can take sites like this for granted. But they don’t run…
Another Lazy Friday Round-Up Post
Honestly, I almost feel guilty writing these but sometimes this is what is called for. First up, next week is the debut of the new monthly event I am doing with my man Eric Justin, No Way Back: Brought to you by this here blog and Pittsburgh House Underground, No Way Back will be taking…
LOSING SIGHT OF WHAT’S IMPORTANT
Joy is not in things; it is in us. Richard Wagner Some of you may remember me. I was a contributor to ISM and three of my posts still survive. Some personal problems I have experienced of late have had some catastrophic results, including the destruction of the majority of my record collection. This, however,…
Sure we can clean it up in the (re)edit
I’m not sure if it’s just by coincidence that I’m buying more of them at the moment, but there seems to be a resurgence in the disco re-edit in the last couple of years. Maybe it’s the recent rise in popularity in all things cosmic or maybe I just didn’t notice it before. Either way…
Quick Friday Update
I’ve been lazy about doing basically anything for the past week, lazy enough that I almost feel bad about it. The doctor checked out my knee the other day, he said I likely have a slightly torn meniscus that shouldn’t need operated on unless it gives me great pain and irritation, which it hasn’t for…
The Madness Begins
We’re about to roll out of the Burgh on our way to Detroit in just a few minutes. Despite no love on the press pass tip, we will be providing our coverage of DEMF 08 to you starting tonight and continuing through late Monday night. I will try to provide a substantial post every day,…
BOO!!
First up, a quick hello. It’s a pleasure to be contributing to ISM, I’ve been reading here since it’s inception, have had tons of good record tips, and enjoyed the no-nonsense style of the blog. Plus, the artists and range of styles covered are right up my street. I’m a vinyl junkie too, so should…