Public Enemy’s Chuck D: „Get our new album while it’s free!“ (until July 4)

Public Enemy: Nothing Is Quick In The Desert

On Public Enemy’s Bandcamp page, Chuck D just announced:

After 30 years, 106 tours across 105 countries and countless records, THANK YOU! This one is on Public Enemy. Get it while it’s free.

„Nothing Is Quick In The Desert“ will be available until July 4. I am listening to it right now – what I’ve heard so far is great!

Rolling Stone reports:

The 13-track album features guest appearances from Ice-T, PMD of EPMD, Easy Mo Bee, Sammy Vegas and Solé. Longtime collaborator David „CDOC“ Snyder produced the record, with help from Stetsasonic’s Daddy-O, DJ Pain 1, Mike Redman, Dejuan Boyd, JP Hesser and Public Enemy’s Professor Griff and DJ Lord.

Everything you always wanted to know about music genres but were afraid to ask!

On the amazing website Every Noise at Once you find samples of 1436 styles on one map:

Favorite Funk of 2015 … Including Glorious Soul by Judith Hill

Judith Hill (Photo: Medill DC / This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. / Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Judith_Hill_crop.jpg)

Listening to entries on fellow funkateers‘ „Best of 2015“ lists made me realize that I missed several great new albums last year. My instant favorite was „Back in Time“, the October release by Judith Hill whose funky soul adds justification to her middle name „Glory“. Her debut was produced by Prince who has a spotty history with regard to picking female protegées who are worth of his musical genius and whose own talents equal their looks.

With Judith, Prince apparently found the perfect match. „Back in Time“ contains many of the elements which I liked during Prince’s heyday (and I am not a full-fledged fan – I am not to keen on many of his greatest non-funky hits; e. g., „Purple Rain“ and „Let’s Get Crazy“). It has raw funk, sultry soul (without the „sexcesses“ we are used to), irresistible grooves, punchy horns annd intricate arrangements.

„Pop around the clock 2015“ bei 3sat: Festtag für Musikfans (Download-Tipps)

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Heute ist mal wieder ein Festtag für Freunde der Live-Musik: Seit 6.20 Uhr zeigt 3sat​ beim jährlichen „Pop around the clock“ jede Menge Konzertmitschnitte, die alle parallel alle schon jetzt in der Mediathek verfügbar sind. Das bedeutet, dass ihr sie auch mit der kostenlosen Software MediathekView (Windows, Mac, Linux) herunterladen könnte – einige davon in HD-Qualität. Weitere Informationen und Installationstipps findet ihr im Blogbeitrag „MediathekView: Der schnellste Weg zu ‚Das TalkGespräch‘ und anderen ö.-r. TV-Sendungen“ aus dem vergangenen Dezember.

Dabei sind unter anderem Konzerte von Frank Sinatra, Tina Turner, The Who, Die Fantastischen Vier, Annie Lennox, Bruce Springsteen & Friends, Eric Clapton, Miley Cyrus, Kylie Minogue und Revolverheld.

Tina Turner

Die Fantastischen Vier

The Who