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T-Roy aka Reezy "Dance Like It's 92" Feels Like Summer Before Social Media Existed by NWO Sparrow (Official Video)
Play by Play Analysis Beats — 10/10 The production is flawless in execution. From the moment it starts, it establishes a smooth, soulful pocket that never breaks. The Cali throwback aura is consistent all the way through. There are no unnecessary switches or distractions. It knows exactly what it wants to be and delivers that from start to finish.
By NWO SPARROW2 months ago in Beat
Exploring the Music of GreenHouse 2
The Exploration For about 25 years my musical partner, Jose, and I had taken different paths. He joined a new band called Hundred Acre Wood, and I formed a hard rock band called the Thunder Lizards and then sang with a Gospel choir.
By Rick Henry Christopher 2 months ago in Beat
Why Carmen Sinata's "24" Feels Like the Soundtrack to Time Slipping Away
There comes a moment in many people's lives when they stop measuring time by birthdays and begin measuring it by memories. One day you're chasing waves, convinced summer will last forever. The next, you're looking back wondering where the years disappeared to.
By Navigating the World2 months ago in Beat
Iron Maiden: 14 Minutes I'll Never Get Back
I need to say, before anything else, that Iron Maiden are one of the great loves of my life. I have shouted along to " The Trooper " in fields. I own the shirt. If you cut me open, you will find NWOBHM in the blood work. So it pains me, it genuinely pains me, the way it pains you to tell a friend their new haircut isn't working, to say that " Rime of the Ancient Mariner " is the sound of a band who had just discovered they were allowed to do whatever they wanted, and decided the correct response was everything, all at once, for thirteen minutes and forty-five seconds.
By Diane Foster2 months ago in Beat
Indeed I Do, Indeed He Shouldn't Have
I should tell you upfront that I think Northern Soul is, musically speaking, a filing error. Somewhere in the 1960s, a load of American B-sides that nobody in America wanted got shipped to Manchester, and instead of everyone agreeing " yeah, fair enough, bin it, " an entire subculture grew up around dancing to them until 4 am on a diet of amphetamines and talcum powder. I say this as someone who has sat through approximately one thousand hours of it against my will, propped against a wall at Wigan-adjacent events, holding two coats and a plastic cup of warm lager, waiting for it to be over.
By Diane Foster2 months ago in Beat
Feline Like A Song
Introduction I was not sure that I had already done and looking through my stories I don't think I have. I didn't think there were that many songs that related to cats apart from those from Disney films and "Love Cats" by The Cure, but then I started to remember that there was quite a lot in my collection. The beat generation referred to the cool ones as cats so there may be a few where the feline referral is more than a little ambiguous.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 months ago in Beat
The Spotify Playlist That Turned a Family Road Trip Into a Multi Generation Sing Along
I have to say that my 20 year old niece has an impressive array of music on her Spotify account. Then again, many of you would be fair in purporting that she has great taste in music all round. Why? Firstly, she is into vinyl records, and secondly, this playlist impressed the majority of my Generation X family in the car, as well as yours truly (a Millennial, and such an unexpectedly cool playlist being worthy enough to share this intimate ten track playlist globally). And of course this playlist impresses her as part of Generation Z.
By Justine Crowley2 months ago in Beat
The Put Down (You Got A Lotta Nerve To Say That You're My Friend). Content Warning.
Introduction I am not sure what prompted this, and I don't normally do pieces that are maybe negative towards others, but a line from Doctor John Cooper Clarke came to mind, that reminded me of a Graham Parker song that reminded my of the Bob Dylan song where almost every line is a vicious put down.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 3 months ago in Beat
Temptation - A Playlist
Introduction To quote Oscar Wilde: "I Can Resist Anything But Temptation" and today I wrote an excellent poem inspired by photos (of landscapes if case you were wondering) shared by my friend Cherri, you can read the poem and see the pictures below.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 3 months ago in Beat
