The new RIBS mix for this week has now been posted. It’s a day late but worth the wait, as I like to say. This week is a “Bonus Hours” mix that focuses on a single album from our chosen artists. The albums this week are:

1. A Song For You (Temptations)
2. Open Up Your Love (Whispers)
3. Thelma and Jerry (Thelma Houston/Jerry Butler)

RIBS TPTD: Temptations, Whispers, Thelma and Jerry

Check it out and enjoy!

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Hopefully you’ve heard about it by now, this great, new soul music/social community called “Soul Commune”. I’ve been spending quite a bit of time over there these past few weeks and it is just fantastic! Here is the text of the first newsletter that was sent out today, wanted to post it here for all (especially those of you who have not joined yet) to check out:

Soul is defined as:

The immaterial essence, animating principle, or actuating cause of an individual life; the quality that arouses emotion and sentiment; and a spiritual or moral force.

Commune is defined as:

To be in a state of intimate, heightened sensitivity and receptivity, as with one’s surroundings.

Greetings Soul Communers,

I would like to take the opportunity to thank you for being a part of the Soul Commune experience!

The idea to create SoulCommune.com stems from a conversation I had with my friend, an indie soul artist promoter and advocate in November. He brought to my attention the tremendous challenges faced by the many talented artists and promoters alike of this genre.

I was surprised that such great artistry was being overlooked, and we both found it unacceptable that fans of soul music and, particularly, the immensely talented artists of this genre continue to

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First, let me apologize for the lack of updates here on NetInfoWeb.com. A few things IRL and other places online have taken up the majority of my time and things here have sort of gotten away from me. We’ll be getting back to a sense of normalcy soon.

With that said, the new JSOB, “Jazz with a Side Order of Blues” mix has been posted over on RIBS. This time around we have, Stanley Turrentine, Koko Taylor and ZZ Hill:

RIBS JSOB: Stanley, Koko and ZZ

Check it out, you’ll like it!

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As of 6:00AM on Saturday, March 1, 2008 SoulCommune is now up to:

794 members

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As of 6:00AM on Friday, February 29, 2008 SoulCommune is now up to:

762 members

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As of 6:00AM on Thursday, February 28, 2008 SoulCommune is now up to:

724 members

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Just saw in a message over on the SoulCommune site that Buddy Miles passed away on Tuesday. Here is the official message from his family on BuddyMiles.com:

It is with tremendous sadness that we must share with all Buddy’s fans around the world that Buddy passed away peacefully and quietly at his home last night (Tuesday, February 26, 2008) in Austin, Texas surrounded by his family. Buddy will be greatly missed as a wonderful person and as a truly gifted musician who gave so much to so many through the years.

The family ask for your prayers and that you respect their privacy. A tribute show will be announced within a short period of time and all are welcome to come and share in the magic that was Buddy Miles.

Fans, friends and family will all join in a celebration of the life and music of this talented and big hearted musician, so we hope everyone can be a part of this fond farewell.

God Bless each of you, Buddy truly appreciated EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU.

Also, here is the obituary from the Los Angeles Times:
Buddy Miles, 60; Drummer with Hendrix, voice of California Raisins

Rest In Peace, Buddy.

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As of 6:00AM on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 SoulCommune is now up to:

669 members

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As of 6:00AM on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 SoulCommune is now up to:

620 members

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As of 6:00AM on Monday, February 25, 2008 SoulCommune is now up to:

531 members

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Sometimes things happen. Sometimes things happen that are defining moments. Defining moments for an individual, or a group of people in particular, or even a community in general.Sometimes we miss or at least overlook these moments, that is until they get so big and all encompassing that even Ray Charles could see it. Then, every now and then, we can perceive the event, sense that “something big, something exciting is going on here” as it is being born and starts to unfold.

I believe that the SoulCommune community is just such an event… something wonderful is happening over there!

I just found out about the site a few days ago and joined up as member #215, the membership has more than doubled since that time. Well, since these are the kinds of things that pique my interest, I thought I would follow the growth of the SoulCommune site on a daily basis for the next week or so and see just how big (and fast) thing grows.

As of Sunday, February 24, 2008, 12:35PM the SoulCommune site has:

464 members

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I apologize for the lack of activity here on NetInfoWeb this week. To be honest I think I’ve been suffering a little bit of a “love Hangover” from the flurry of activity that surrounded the Cupid’s Hunt podcast event of last week/weekend. Whew, what a ride that was!

Anyway, slowly but surely we’re getting back to normal and we’ll be posting our ‘SoulSites” discoveries for you to check out and our weekly “Stars of the Podiverse” podcast roundup.

One Thing I did want to mention is a brand new (to me at least) soul music community/social site called: SOULCOMMUNE

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This is a very well put together site that looks like it will be THE place to go online for those of us who are soul music fans. I’m sure I’ll be talking about this place a lot more in the near future, but for now go check it out I’m sure you’ll like it!

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The Big La has surfaced!

Contrary to the popular rumor, Mrs. Kelley did not have him tied up somewhere feeding him grapes as a part of his Valentine’s Day gift! {smile} It seems that some last minute technical glitches caused him to have to perform some major surgery on the machine. Well, the good news is that the patient made it through the procedure with flying colors and has been given a clean bill of health. Therefore, it is with great pleasure that I can present to you…

Todd Kelley’s (aka the “Big La”) - Love Hop: The Cupid’s Hunt Mix - 2008

As we’ve been tellin’ ya… it’s not just Valentine’s “Day”, it’s Valentine’s “Weekend”. The good vibes and the great music never stops!

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Wow! This is starting to turn out even better than I ever imagined. Many of our CH podcasters have already posted their mixes today. As a matter of fact, I believe at least four dropped right around the Midnight hour last night!

I’ll be updating this post throughout the day to keep you posted on who’s who and what’s what with the event. Gotta run out the door right at this moment though, so check back in a couple hours for the first real update.

Update #1
Whew, lots of stuff going on today online and IRL! Let’s catch up a little bit and run down a list of our Cupid’s Hunt podcasters and the links to their podcasts:

1. Fave & Eve - Friday Favecast - Cupid’s Hunt Edition
2. Anji Bee - The Chillcast - Cupid’s Hunt Valentine’s Special
3. Nikki - Infinite Ink-Valentine’s Day Mix
4. Calinative - Cupid’s Hunt - Love 1994
5. Fresh - Cupid’s Hunt Valentine’s Day 2008 - The Love Journey
6. DarrenKeith - My Love For Music - Cupid’s Hunt 2008
7. DJ Diva - Cupid’s Hunt: Sexy Music by Sexy Men
8. luv Sels - Cupid’s Hunt - Love Is You
9. DJ GrantLOVE - My Funny Valentine
10. DJ GrantLOVE - Would U Be Mine?
11. anewLIS - Cupid’s Hunt: Love Letter
12. anewLIS - Cupid’s Hunt: The Flipside
13. KB - Cupid’s Hunt: What Is Love (KB’s Bleek Mix)
    
14. Macedonia - One For Beth-A Valentine’s Day

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Officially, the big event doesn’t start for approx seven and a half more hours, but the first two Cupid’s Hunt mixes are already available for you to enjoy:

DJ GrantLOVE - DJ GrantLOVE Presents: My Funny Valentine
(BTW… it’s his birthday today… “Happy Birthday, GrantOVE!”)

and

“The Sensei”, EJ Flavors - OSW: CH - Valentine’s Day, 2008

Check ‘em out, check ‘em out, check ‘em out!

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