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Here, you can find the latest cd's for your favorite local band or music artist. Use the dropdown menu at the top right to find more music titles.
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Black Snake Moan: Black Snake Moan |
| | This soundtrack to the film written and directed by Craig Brewer is as steeped in the Southern blues as his Hustle and Flow was in hip-hop. The biggest surprise here is how well actor Samuel L. Jackson (who seems to have a thing for "Snake" films) holds his own as a blues singer against selections from Son House and R.L. Burnside. He sounds like a throwback to the classic Delta bluesmen on "Just Like a Bird Without a Feather," does a convincing take on the Blind Lemon Jefferson title track, and rocks the juke joint on "Alice Mae" and a down-and-dirty recasting of "Stack-O-Lee." Produced by the Bo-Keys' Scott Bomar (who also scored Brewer's previous movie), the 17-cut soundtrack features a kaleidoscopic array of blues, from the primal throb of the Black Keys' "When the Lights Go Out" and the funk of Bobby Rush's classic "Chicken Heads" to the spiritual lilt of Precious Bryant's "Morning Train" and the North Mississippi Allstars' expansive finale, "Mean Ol' Wind Died Down." --Don McLeese
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Stax: Wattstax: The Living Word |
| | Calling this August 1972 concert comprised exclusively of Stax artists "Wattstock" or even the "black Woodstock" pushes the boundaries of the day-long event past its breaking point. But there is no doubt that Wattstax, held in a jittery post-riot Watts atmosphere, was an iconic cultural milestone deserving of a better recorded legacy than the two double albums that initially emerged from it, both of which were surreptitiously padded with studio tracks to enhance the roster. This three-disc, nearly four-hour-long deluxe 35th anniversary edition gets it right--or more right--by excluding the bogus material, adding a over an hour of previously unreleased music, and presenting it in an expanded package that includes a detailed essay by Stax historian Rob Bowman. The show's gospel aspect is further highlighted with plenty of Staple Singers, the amazing Rance Allen Group, and obscure blues harp player Little Sonny ripping into an instrumental version of "Wade in the Water." Comedy snippets from a young Richard Pryor and Jesse Jackson's opening speech, which appeared in the associated film, could have been excised, but nearly entire sets from Carla and Rufus Thomas, the Bar-Kays, and David Porter are worthy additions. Only the ubiquitous "Theme from Shaft" remains from Isaac Hayes's hour-long closing, but his full performance is available separately. The Emotions, Johnny Taylor, Little Milton, and a few others who didn't play the actual festival were recorded at other L.A. venues in the days around the concert, bringing a bit of a spurious element to this otherwise classy souvenir from a historically important and vibrant occasion. --Hal Horowitz |
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Various Artists: Memphis '70: The City's Funk and Soul In the Decade After Otis 1968-1977 |
| | 2008 collection of rare Soul gems released in the wake of the death of Otis Redding in late 1967. Memphis 70 shows what happened next as local musicians emerged from Otis' shadow and created new and exhilarating sounds. The earliest cut is the in-demand Funk/ R&B groove of Stacy Lane's 'No Ending' produced by the legendary Packy Axton, the founder of the Mar-Keys. We have plenty of funky grooves for those that want to keep the dancefloor moving, such as Alvin Cash's duet with Doris Porter, 'Tip Toeing', the incredibly rare 'Hard Times' by Billy Cee, the collectible break-beat 'Mississippi Mud' by the Smithstonian, and an amazing unreleased version of 'Shake' by the Ovations. There are also great slices of Funk by the Optimistics, Lillian Hale, Blackrock and Bow-Legs Miller. The whole lot is rounded up with some fantastic pictures, in-depth notes and an amazing cover image to make this a fine set. BGP. |
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Dani: Dani Advance Listening E.P. |
| | Beautiful and moving Dani creates a soulful texture with her unique brand of county/blues/pop on her new E.P "Dani Advance Listening" |
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Jeffrey Evans: Iv'e Lived a Rich Life |
| | Every bluesman needs a catch phrase. Mississippi Fred McDowell's was, "I do not play no rock & roll." Well, Monsieur Jeffrey Evans isn't strictly a blues guy, but it is one of the ingredients in his long-simmering musical stew (along with folk, country, bluegrass, and rock & roll). His catch phrase -- at least for the purposes of this recording -- is "I've lived a rich life." That he has, and it's what the album is all about. Yet even by Evans' idiosyncratic standards, it's an unusual one. (The "Monsieur," incidentally, attached itself to his name sometime after the demise of the Gibson Bros.). You might be expecting a collection of acoustic ballads, but that isn't what's going on here. I've Lived a Rich Life is, instead, more like an oral biography or music history lesson (Evans refers to it as a "workshop"). Recorded in the parking lot of Shangri-La Records in Memphis, TN, he talks about his life (both personally and professionally) and illustrates the story with snippets from his catalog and those of his favorite artists. The end result is more talk than music, but Evans is a natural raconteur. The casual fan may be left a bit flummoxed by the proceedings, but the dedicated Evans aficionado is sure to find I've Lived a Rich Life to be quite an interesting and amusing -- let alone insightful -- affair. ---by Kathleen C. Fennessy |
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Jay Reatard: Matador Singles '08 |
| | "In this short span of time, Reatard has cranked out more memorable songs than some acts do in their whole careers" --Pitchfork
For the six months leading up to this release, Matador has put out a limited edition 7-inch by Memphis boy wonder Reatard. Each generated more attention, but was released in a progressively more limited run, starting with 3,500 copies for the first and ending with 400 copies for the sixth. This package collects all six (excluding the Deerhunter track on #4), plus one extra song. Each tune is a perfect snarling pop-punk gem. |
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Ross Johnson: Make It Stop!: The Most of Ross Johnson |
| | Career-retrospective from possibly the ultimate anti-careerist! Legendary nutsoid drummer for Tav Falco's Panther Burns, heard ranting on Alex Chilton's Like Flies On Sherbert... yeah that's him on Baron Of Love Pt 2! Includes his Sugar Ditch recordings, Adolescent Music Fantasy stuff with Jeff Evans, tracks with REM's Peter Buck in Our Favorite Band (dig "My Slobbering Decline" and "Rockabilly Monkey-Faced Girl"), tracks with the Young Seniors, Ron Franklin, and more more more!
Superb booklet as well, with essays from Ross, It Came From Memphis' Robert Gordon, John Floyd, and Andria Lisle. |
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Lord T and Eloise: Chairmen of the Bored |
| | Letter to the Bored
We hold this to be self-evident, that all men and women are endowed by their Creator with a certain unalienable Crunkness — That to secure this Crunkness,understandings are instituted among men and women, deriving their just powers from the consent of the listeners, that such crunk be of good and noble quality — That whenever any Form of crunkness becomes foolish or destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new crunkness. For prudence, indeed, dictates that when a long train of such musical abuses and usurpations occur, it is the right, it is the duty, of noble-minded crunk men and women to join together in unity to evict such blandness, and provide in themselves the new Guards for the future security of Crunk.— Such has been the patient sufferance of the watchful eyes of thos MCs who have congregated together here now--these generals of the jaded, these Chairmen of the Bored--and of those men and women who follow their lead, all rising in direct defiance to the establishment of a bland and tiresome musical Tyranny. To prove this, let these Tracks be submitted to a candid world.
Welcome, ye Chairmen of the Bored! |
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Joecephus and The George Jonestown Massacre: Smothered and Covered |
| | Joecephus and The George Jonestown Massacre are back and more pissed off than ever than ever with their second release. This is cowpunk at it's finest, with a style that mixes late 70's outlaw country with early 80's punk rock. If you love Black Flag just as much as you love Waylon Jennings, Smothered and Covered is the cd for you. |
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