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Elvis Presley's Young Man With the Big Beatnew
lvis Presley had been stirring up regional success for a year and half with his sides for Sun Records in Memphis when, on January 10, 1956, two days following his 21st birthday, RCA Victor Records took him into its Nashville studio where he cut a blues-imbued song titled "Heartbreak Hotel."
East Bay Express |
Lee Hildebrand |
10-06-2011 |
Reviews
Darondo: Listen to My Songnew
Berkeley-born singer, songwriter, and guitarist William Pulliam, who recorded under the name Darondo, released just three 45 RPM singles during his brief recording career. Ubiquity Records tracked him down seven years ago and issued a CD made up of five of his six sides and four other tunes from tapes Darondo had in his closet. And now, with Listen to My Song, we finally get to hear another batch of long-lost tracks.
East Bay Express |
Lee Hildebrand |
08-24-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Darondo
Les Nubians: Nu Revolutionnew
Les Nubians' third album (and first in eight years) opens with a Cameroonian drum circle weaving an accelerating rhythmic web.
East Bay Express |
Lee Hildebrand |
05-23-2011 |
Reviews
Married to the Mobnew
Punk Funk Mob is a resolution, and a stylistic departure.
East Bay Express |
Lee Hildebrand |
03-09-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Punk Funk Mob
Howard Wiley and the Angola Projectnew
Howard Wiley wields his saxophone like a blowtorch. Sparks sputter out of the bell of his horn while he rips through chord changes.
East Bay Express |
Lee Hildebrand |
11-11-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Juan Calle and His Latin Lantzmennew
Many American Jews, particularly in New York City, caught mambo and cha-cha fever during the 1950's.
East Bay Express |
Lee Hildebrand |
09-01-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Juan Calle
Detroit Soul Singer Dwele Fuses Hip-Hop with Classic Rootsnew
Dwele's soaring high-tenor tones on Sketches of a Man have a decidedly old-school vibe. But his at times stream-of-consciousness lyric flow and seemingly out-of-sync drum 'n' bass syncopations come from hip-hop.
East Bay Express |
Lee Hildebrand |
08-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dwele, Sketches of Man
