SoulTrackin’ for 2007-07-29
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From sending one document to backing up an entire business, data storage is the key to everything nowadays. Due to popular demand, we’ve put together a list of more than 80 of the leading file hosting services, many of which are completely free.
RIBS: Triple Play Thurs-Day – Prayers For An Angel…
Filed under: DailyLinks, Music, Podcasts, RIBS, Soul/R&B, radio.blog
Please take a moment to check out today’s TPTD mix. A tribute to Angela Bofill as she struggles to recover from her second stroke in less than two years. Also, there is some information from her website on how to contribute to her recovery fund. Thank you.
SoulTrackin’ for 2007-07-24
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Online media is exploding…and with it, a new class of creative people producing their own music, podcasts, professional-level photography and video shows. We’ve compiled the largest list so far of useful tools for self-made photographers, videobloggers, podcasters and musicians.
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The NY Times has a very nice piece on the musician currently known as Prince. It discusses the artist’s work in taking control of his career, his music, and how he’s using many highly unconventional channels to connect with his fans. If there’s a model for how to stay rich and popular in the 21st century as a performing/recording musician, Prince just might be it.
SoulTrackin’ for 2007-07-22
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You’ve heard of widgets right? They’re the next hot Web 2.0, excuse me I mean Web 3.0, Web marketing tool. They are little boxes containing a feed from your site, that can be used on other sites. In some cases, they even work like mini application. For a better explanation, read Frank Gruber’s, of the blog Somewhat Frank, entry on Widgets and Web 2.0…
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On August 20, 1972, more than 100,000 music fans, paying a mere dollar for admission, packed the Los Angeles Coliseum for the legendary Wattstax festival…
SoulTrackin’ for 2007-07-21
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Michael Dean (A MAKE contributor) and Chris Caulder are giving away their book Digital Music – DIY Now! A guide to making a living making music out of your backpack, from anywhere, and everywhere, as a Creative Commons-licensed PDF file. On his website…
RFC: Request For Comments…
Even though sometimes I tend to forget it these days, first and foremost I’m a computer geek/nerd/enthusiast. And that’s where today’s message post title come from, RFC, “request for comments” (the link will take you to a formal definition of the term).
However, the goal of this RFC is not to request feedback on the formation of another Internet standard… it’s just to request a little feedback.
While I really enjoy authoring this site (and my companion MP3blog, Rhythms In Black Satin) and I know that people do stop by the sites to visit, I figured I post a friendly request that every once in a while during one your visits (I hope there is more than one! {smile}) you leave a comment in one of the message posts here or especially on the TPTD music mixes over on RIBS. Just quick word or two (although you *can* write a whole paragraph if you want {smile}) just to let me know what you like or what you dislike. This way I’ll have a better idea of what changes/modifications I can implement to make this place better and more appealing.
And the best thing of all… leaving a comment here is completely FREE. I won’t charge you a single penny! {BIG smile; couldn’t resist}
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RIBS: The Triple Play Thurs-Day Is Back!
After a two-week hiatus, I am happy to announce that, “Yes, Virginia, there is a Triple Play Thurs-Day this week!”
Scurry on over to Rhythms In Black Satin and journey on a trip back in time as we take a look at the early days of three groups that went on to enormous heights and, to a large extent, defined the R&B landscape of the 70’s, 80’s and into the 90’s…
So, What IS the Real “History of Blogging”?…
Ha, I love it! Nothing get the blogosphere more fired up than trying to define the ‘history of blogging’.
Yesterday I referenced Saturday’s Wall Street Journal article about the 10-year blogiversary of blogging. Now the blogosphere is in high gear with all sorts of corrections, criticisms and commentary on the “facts” presented in that article. I know this has nothing to do with the main music focus of this site (“Trackin’ the SITES, Trackin’ the SOUL”), but I have lived through the entire evolution of this thing we call blogging and I find it fascinatingly interesting. Here are a few links to some of the commentary:
rexblog.com: The history of blogging founding-myths–based solely on what I can rememberoff the top of my head
duncanriley.com: Wall Street Journal Tries To Re-Write Blogging History
Scott Rosenberg’s Wordyard: There Is No “First Blogger”
Declan McCullagh (CNET): Blogs Turn 10–Who’s The Father? (referenced in the Rosenberg post)
While it is far beyond me to specifically identify who the very first blogger was/is, my blogging “forefathers” are (in no particular order) Cameron Barrett (Camworld), Jorn Barger (robot wisdom) and Dave Winer (Scripting News). AAMOF, Userland’s hosted Manila application (Dave Winer founded Userland) and the follow-up, Radio Userland, were my first two weblog platforms. Later I moved on to Blogger by Pyra Labs (now owned by Google) and finally to WordPress my current platform of choice.
Technorati Tags: blogs, blogging, history, camworld, robot wisdom, scripting news, WSJ
WSJ: Blogging Turns 10…
TG’s Notes: Interesting article from the Wall Street Journal on the impact of blogging as it turns 10 years old this year.
It’s been 10 years since the blog was born. Love them or hate them, they’ve roiled presidential campaigns and given everyman a global soapbox.Featured here, then, are a dozen brief meditations on what the blog has come to mean and on the role blogs play in the usual tussles of any civilized society. The appropriate question about blogs, 10 years into their first appearance, is not whether they are a form of exhibitionism, or journalism, or theater. It is, instead, this, and I pose it with a courteous apology to Tom Wolfe: What would we do without blogs?
Technorati Tags: wsj, wall street journal, blogging, bolgiversary
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SoulTrackin’ for 2007-07-14
TG’s Notes: Another blog that found me recently. If you are into the Latin rhythms that, IMHO, are one of the important cornerstones music, be it jazz, funk, soul, rock, ballads or whatever, then I’m sure this place will entertain and educate. My “Thanks!” to the site’s author, Chip, for bringing another good, quality “SoulSite” to our attention!
Welcome to The Latin Jazz Corner – a Blog for Latin Jazz Fans and Musicians.
This blog serves as a resource for the Latin Jazz community. Fans of Latin Jazz can find explanations about the inner workings of the style, history, and listening recommendations; all written in a language that’s easy to understand. Latin Jazz musicians will find in-depth articles about playing Latin Jazz, transcriptions, and arranging ideas. Everyone will get CD and DVD reviews, artist announcements, and access to videos and MP3s. It’s a corner of the internet dedicated to jazz con sabor!
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SoulTrackin’ for 2007-07-07
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TG’s Notes: Excellent roundup of a large and wide variety of online music/audio sites and services from Mashable.com…Online music has always been popular, and now social networks, peer recommendations and personalized radio stations are helping fans find bands faster than ever before. Here are more than 90 sites for musicians, fans, and everyone who enjoys music.
SoulTrackin’ for 2007-07-06
Filed under: DailyLinks, Jazz, Music, Playlists, Podcasts, RIBS, Soul/R&B, SoulSites, SoulTrackin'
NetInfoWeb’s 1st Blogaversary!…
Today, July 5, 2007, is the 1-year anniversary (”blogaversary” as we like to call it) of this site (in it’s current format) and my companion MP3blog, Rhythms In Black Satin (although technically, RIBS didn’t show up until five days later on July 10th). Whooo Hoo! It’s been a fun year, filled with fun, excitement, making lots of new friends and, course, plenty, plenty, plenty of music.
Now, I had planned to mark this occasion today with a massive, 4-part, 4-mix post over on RIBS in celebration of this milestone. Well… due to some time constraints and other issues, things didn’t quite work out and get completed on time. However, instead of one giant post I figure I’ll just break it up into 3 or 4 smaller ones over the next few days, which means we get to celebrate all through the weekend!
Check back later today (about noon time)… I should have Part 1 and2 ready to go by then…
ADDENDUM:
Parts 1 & 2 of the 4-part, 1st Blogaversary celebration mix are now posted over on Rhythms In Black Satin…
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SoulTrackin’ for 2007-07-03
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TG’s Notes: Something new from Mr. Funky16Corners…
Think of it as a home for my scribblings about things other than the soul and funk we all love so much…
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TG’s Notes: Just found out about this new site, Dope Joints, from HoneySoul.com. Honey’s back after a short R&R break and the celebration of marriage year number 18 to her husband. Congratulations you two!
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Another new podcast from Flea Market Funk. Yeah-yah, yeah-yah!
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TG’s Notes: It’s strong, it’s invincible… it’s AntiDivas No. 4! The latest tasty dish from the Fufu Stew kitchen…
…and now is the time to unleash another furious installment of AntiDivas. Of the four mixes that I finished, it was only right that I post this one first coming off of the strength of the Funk Fixes from two weeks ago. I won’t waste any time and get right to the ingredients…
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TG’s Notes: Inside the mind of a DJ. A ‘guest post’ on Got The Fever from The Hits Just Keep On Comin’…
I am fortunate that I have someone that I know online that is an actual DJ. J.A. Bartlett runs his own blog over at The Hits Just Keep On Comin’…
(tags: soultrackin honeysoul dopejoints soul+music soul)
Prince Plans New Album Give Away, Music Retailers Have A Conniption…
TG’s Notes: Ha! I just love stories like this. When will they ever learn?…
For years, some have been saying that the real problem holding back the music industry from embracing digital distribution hasn’t been the record labels so much as the record stores. In fact, in the Rolling Stone article about the suicide of the recording industry, one of the key stumbling blocks was that the music retailers threatened the record labels if they embraced digital distribution such as Napster. So, it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that music retailers are spitting mad over Prince’s plans to give away his latest album.
All That Jazz: In Celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month
I don’t talk about my love for jazz enough on this blog so I figure jazz appreciation month is the perfect time to do so. I have to admit that my knowledge is lacking. Mama Vivrant Thang was never really into jazz so it wasn’t played much around the house. She did love Kenny G though and [...]
The “Boys” Are Back In Town…
Remember the Four Brothers Beats blog? Well, the boys are back! BUT... not quite in the way you may have been expecting. It's, how shall we say, "the same, but different!"
Vendors, Authors and Artists– Sell Your Items in This Year’s Capital Hip Hop Soul Fest
Last year's Capital Hip Hop Soul Fest was a musical celebration while vendors sold their products to eager to buyers. Book authors, including Felicia Pride-- writer of The Message and activist author Devin Walker were among some of the top authors who sold their books. The 2009 Capital Hip Hop Soul Fest will be held this year on Sat., July 25 in Marvin Gaye Park in Washington DC. While the musical acts are still being selected, vendors are able to reserve their tables now to receive our Early Bird Discount. For more info, email us at CapitalHipHopSoulFest@gmail.com
Fusion: Where Music, Technology, and Artist Creativity Intersect
Hello readers and listeners. I trust all is well today. This post is a follow-up to the previous post about the subject of an upcoming podcast I hope to resurrect entitled Fusion. The concept of this podcast came to me via an off the cuff discussion I had a few years ago with a fellow podcaster/recording artist/graphic designer. Both of us, being musicians in our own right, began discussing our backgrounds and influences in making music, which invariably talking about how technology (past and present) played a role taking the music from inner to outer. I began to see the different paths ...
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