Eclectic Grooves

As I sit here all warm and cozy inside my four-walled world, heat cranked up to the max on this blustery night, I feel like giving thanks for some fundamental things in my life. I am thankful that I don't have to sleep on a downtown street corner in the bitter cold , that I have the love of a beautiful woman, clothes to wear, medicine to keep me healthy and especially that I have amazing friends and family who are there to help me through the challenges that life poses for me each and every day. Most importantly, I am thankful that I am living and breathing today, because not everyone is so fortunate. In the past month, the music world has lost three stellar musicians: Hubert Sumlin, Howard Tate and Sam Rivers. Hubert Sumlin, the masterful guitar player for Howlin' Wolf's band, died of heart failure in a hospital in New Jersey at the age of 80 on December 4th. He left behind a musical legacy that will never be surpassed, and his signature playing style h...

I know that things haven't exactly been jumping on the blog lately, but I have been facing multiple challenges over the past two months that have prevented me from posting. I swear to you it's not because I'm basking in the sunlight every day, because our summer in Oregon hasn't been anything to write home about so far. Since I have been purchasing a lot more vinyl than CD's recently, I figured now would be the perfect time to do another Stacks of Wax podcast to share my latest treasures. Among my recent purchases are the double vinyl set Light: On the South Side , Castle Face Group Flex ( with five flexi discs built into a fully playable spiral bound book), Thurston Moore- Built For Lovin' (Limited edition) and Hush Arbors- Alive (2 album live set- limited to 1000). The only one of these that I can't fully stand behind is Thurston Moore- Built For Lovin , though it may grow on me with further listens. The latest edition of I Hear a Ne...

The latest edition of I Hear a New World is available for download here, and at http://ihearanewworld.podomatic.com/ . This edition of I Hear a New World focuses on stacks of wax that I have recently acquired from the fantastic record store called  Exiled Records . Today's recipe features two slices of goodness from the Sublime Frequencies stable, a heaping helping of psych-jazz fusion, a spoonful of blues and a dash of fuzzy, afro-funk for extra flavor. Artists featured include The Panthers, Sic Alps, Miles Davis, Psychedelic Aliens, Group Doueh and Jimi Hendrix. For the complete tracklist, please check out Eclectic Grooves. Here is the complete tracklist for this edition of I Hear a New World. Stacks of Wax Vol.9 1) The Panthers- Malkaus-2:47 2) T.K. Ramamoorthy- Gowla- 3:21 3) Pearls Before Swine- The Surrrealist Waltz- 3:27 4) Sic Alps- Ranger- 3:26 5) Love Cry Want- Angel’s Wing- 4:46 6) Miles Davis- Water Babies- 5:06 7) Jimi Hendrix- Easy Blu...