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Aloe Blacc
Get Down / With My Friends 12"
 
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format: 12"

lab price: $7.00
available: yes
item #: lp-2973

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Even though we're still getting singles off Aloe's Stones Throw album, we haven't seen anything new from him in a minute and he comes back with this double sider for Plug Label. Aloe's always flipping his styles around, and this single...   expand review  gives us 2 of his many faces. I'm personally riding with the b-side Aloe Blacc, doing his mellow crooner thing on "With My Friends(1)." Real solid Donny Hathaway-ish beat from King Most too, those keys set it nicely and bring out the robust side of Aloe's voice . I'm not as interested in the rapping Aloe (sorry) that he displays on "Get Down(2)," but he's got another cool beat, this time from Kero One. Instrumentals included for both. -the mgmnt
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Ashley Kahn
John Coltrane: A Love Supreme Book
 
lab price: $14.00
list price: $15.00
available: yes
item #: bk-872

 It's no secret that A Love Supreme is one of our favorite jazz albums (it's one of the few jazz albums we stock consistently). Here's my summation of the album in two words: timeless and powerful. Whatever, I won't bore you with...   expand review  my deep personal feelings for this album, rather let the pros guide you through this masterpiece via the printed word (it lives!). The author here goes through the entire story: the story of its genesis, the creation process, and the aftermath. I've read a couple jazz books before, but I definitely found this one to be the most interesting because it focused on one album, rather an entire career (which usually means a lot of filler). In addition, the book is organized and formatted for easy, digestible reading with lots of photographs to illuminate the way. Softcover, 260 pages. -the mgmnt
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Bad Brains: Live At CBGB's DVD
 
lab price: $15.00
available: yes
item #: vd-360

 I've never seen blogland so geniunely excited about a DVD release. Something about Bad Brains elicits a pure, gutteral response from music nerds and past generation skaters; and plus, no more shoddy bootleg VHS tapes from Bleeker Bobs or Kim's. This official...   expand review  DVD captures the best of three Bad Brains perfomances that happened on 3 consecutive days in 1982, beginning on Christmas Eve. Bad Brains live proves to be worth the hype, with the thrash banshee HR singing like the devil's child and incredible intensity from the band. The footage is much better than I expected with multiple angles shot with professional cameras. CBGB's is well lit during the performance, allowing you to see in detail the '83 crowd sans security crew, as they freely wander the stage and go dumb. Awesome. 22 songs plus interviews. -mgmnt
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