So, How Was Your 2020 is a series in which our favorite entertainers answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their year. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December.
In October, Low Cut Connie released their sixth LP Private Lives, a double album which — recorded pre-pandemic — featured frontman Adam Weiner collaborating with over 40 musical friends. “I’m obsessed with understanding people’s interior lives,” Weiner said of the album in April, before society was forced to spend the rest of the year with a...
In October, Low Cut Connie released their sixth LP Private Lives, a double album which — recorded pre-pandemic — featured frontman Adam Weiner collaborating with over 40 musical friends. “I’m obsessed with understanding people’s interior lives,” Weiner said of the album in April, before society was forced to spend the rest of the year with a...
- 12/6/2020
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
Not many, if any, of the great music documentaries or concert films have ever screened in the exact location where they were shot: “Woodstock” did not show at Woodstock, and “Wattstax” did not premiere at the L.A. Coliseum, needless to say. But Sunday night, “Amazing Grace” had its official southern California premiere right where the recording of Aretha Franklin’s live gospel album and belated movie accompaniment went down in 1972: the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in South Los Angeles.
Although the word may not exactly fit with the African-American Christian tradition, the word “mecca” was used a lot Sunday, in connection with intentions to turn the church and its surrounding area into a site that will be recognized by the city of L.A. as a civic monument to Franklin.
“To all of you who are here as visitors, we want you to save your directions in Waze,...
Although the word may not exactly fit with the African-American Christian tradition, the word “mecca” was used a lot Sunday, in connection with intentions to turn the church and its surrounding area into a site that will be recognized by the city of L.A. as a civic monument to Franklin.
“To all of you who are here as visitors, we want you to save your directions in Waze,...
- 4/1/2019
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
A bit of a miracle has crashed this awards season, one that has been 46 years in the making, after managing to qualify for an Oscar run with just minutes to spare in October. “Amazing Grace” is an infamous documentary that is a companion to Aretha Franklin’s same-titled, biggest-selling album – a Grammy winner with more than 2 million copies sold — that was recorded at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles over two days in January 1972. The film, directed by Sydney Pollack, was kept in a vault by Warner Bros. when sound syncing problems prevented its release. But even when those flaws were erased thanks to digital technology,the Queen of Soul herself refused to allow the doc to see the light of day.
That is, until now. Producer Alan Elliott, who bought the rights to the footage that captures the then-29-year-old performer wailing the gospel music of...
That is, until now. Producer Alan Elliott, who bought the rights to the footage that captures the then-29-year-old performer wailing the gospel music of...
- 12/7/2018
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Like everyone else I know, I’ve been thinking about Aretha Franklin, and how much her music meant to me. There has been a national embrace of Aretha and what she stood for.
Here’s one of my memories, one from Carole King, and a little music history. All Respect to Lady Soul (small correction – the opening story was 1967 not 65).
The post Aretha appeared first on Trailers From Hell.
Here’s one of my memories, one from Carole King, and a little music history. All Respect to Lady Soul (small correction – the opening story was 1967 not 65).
The post Aretha appeared first on Trailers From Hell.
- 8/25/2018
- by Allan Arkush
- Trailers from Hell
Aretha Franklin, who died on August 16th at age 76, recorded more than 40 full-length albums in her six-decade career. It’s a deep catalog, crowded with indisputable classics and hidden gems. Rolling Stone’s music staff is paying its R.E.S.P.E.C.T.s to the Queen with tributes to our favorite Aretha LPs. Next up: Rob Sheffield on the magic moment when Aretha met Luther.
No star has ever glittered with as much goddess dust as Aretha Franklin in the 1980s. She’d never exactly been low-profile,...
No star has ever glittered with as much goddess dust as Aretha Franklin in the 1980s. She’d never exactly been low-profile,...
- 8/22/2018
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
Aretha Franklin, who died on August 16th at age 76, recorded more than 40 full-length albums in her six-decade career. It’s a deep catalog, crowded with indisputable classics and hidden gems. Rolling Stone’s music staff is paying its R.E.S.P.E.C.T.s to the Queen with tributes to our favorite Aretha LPs. Next up: Will Hermes on a late-’60s soul masterpiece.
I bought my copy of Lady Soul in the mid-’70s at my neighborhood record store in Queens for $2 – used but in perfect condition,...
I bought my copy of Lady Soul in the mid-’70s at my neighborhood record store in Queens for $2 – used but in perfect condition,...
- 8/20/2018
- by Will Hermes
- Rollingstone.com
Aretha Franklin will be mourned as the “Queen of Soul,” which is as it should be. It was her rocket ride up the charts under Atlantic’s Jerry Wexler in 1967 and 1968 that established “soul” as a cultural given and transformed Franklin into the mythic presence she’d remain for half a century. Mining a beloved voice that’s defied description for just as long, those two years generated four classic albums good for ten hits, eight top 10 although only the definitive “Respect” a Number One. Soon “soul” became such a...
- 8/16/2018
- by Robert Christgau
- Rollingstone.com
Aretha Franklin was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ... and the org has already rolled out a new display to honor the singer. Franklin -- who was inducted back in 1987 -- once gifted the Hof a Valentino dress she'd worn at Radio City Music Hall during an appearance in 1979. The Hall put that dress on display as a tribute to the Queen of Soul. President and CEO of the Rock Hall,...
- 8/16/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The R&B and soul great Bobby Womack — who sang "If You Think You're Lonely Now," played backup for Sam Cooke, and got a shout-out in Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" — died on Friday night, announced his Xl Recordings publicist, Sonya Kolowrat. The cause of death is currently unknown. He was 70 years old. For much of his career, Womack was the musician's musician, and he did not achieve the fame of his contemporaries like Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, or Curtis Mayfield, but held their respect. Much of his early success came in the shadows of others, as when he played guitar for Sly Stone on There’s a Riot Goin’ On and Aretha Franklin's Lady Soul. Peter Gabriel released a statement saying, "[Womack's] songs and his voice have been so much a part of the fabric of so many musical lives ... He was a soul legend." Womack was born...
- 6/28/2014
- by E. Alex Jung
- Vulture
1963
Johnny Cash: Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)
Some of Cash's '60s concept albums were burdened with much too talking between tracks; here the tribute to the American working man gets to mostly stand alone on its musical merits, and shines. Notably, it incluces the top version of the traditional "John Henry"” about the most legendarily heroic working man ever, and the version of "Casey Jones" here is classic as well. Politically and psychologically, Cash was the perfect man for this job.
1968
Byrds: Notorious Byrd Brothers (Columbia)
Sometimes transitional albums, confusing listeners expecting a group's earlier style, are underrated. Not so with this classic. It's true that it didn't sell as well as earlier Byrds LPs, nor did the single from the album chart very high, but for decades Notorious Byrd Brothers has been widely revered, and not just by fans; some critics have even anointed it as the band's best album.
Johnny Cash: Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)
Some of Cash's '60s concept albums were burdened with much too talking between tracks; here the tribute to the American working man gets to mostly stand alone on its musical merits, and shines. Notably, it incluces the top version of the traditional "John Henry"” about the most legendarily heroic working man ever, and the version of "Casey Jones" here is classic as well. Politically and psychologically, Cash was the perfect man for this job.
1968
Byrds: Notorious Byrd Brothers (Columbia)
Sometimes transitional albums, confusing listeners expecting a group's earlier style, are underrated. Not so with this classic. It's true that it didn't sell as well as earlier Byrds LPs, nor did the single from the album chart very high, but for decades Notorious Byrd Brothers has been widely revered, and not just by fans; some critics have even anointed it as the band's best album.
- 1/30/2013
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
Nyu just got slightly more exciting.
Questlove (or ?uestlove, or Amir Thompson), drummer for The Roots (or Jimmy Fallon's house band), will soon be a professor at New York University. The class he's teaching? Well, it sounds Awesome (and we say that as jaded chroniclers of university of classes).
MTV.com has more:
?uestlove and Universal Music’s Harry Weinger are teaching a class called "Classic Albums" at the Clive Davis Institute for Recorded Music at Nyu's Tisch School of the Arts. The class will take an in-depth look at how certain albums were able to stand the test of time, breaking down music, lyrics, production, business aspects, and more.
What might those classic albums be? According to Billboard, "the class is expected to look at albums by Sly & The Family Stone ('Stand!, There's A Riot Goin' On'), Aretha Franklin ('Lady Soul'), Led Zeppelin ('IV), Prince ('...
Questlove (or ?uestlove, or Amir Thompson), drummer for The Roots (or Jimmy Fallon's house band), will soon be a professor at New York University. The class he's teaching? Well, it sounds Awesome (and we say that as jaded chroniclers of university of classes).
MTV.com has more:
?uestlove and Universal Music’s Harry Weinger are teaching a class called "Classic Albums" at the Clive Davis Institute for Recorded Music at Nyu's Tisch School of the Arts. The class will take an in-depth look at how certain albums were able to stand the test of time, breaking down music, lyrics, production, business aspects, and more.
What might those classic albums be? According to Billboard, "the class is expected to look at albums by Sly & The Family Stone ('Stand!, There's A Riot Goin' On'), Aretha Franklin ('Lady Soul'), Led Zeppelin ('IV), Prince ('...
- 10/17/2012
- by Rebecca Harrington
- Huffington Post
We can now add "he's a New York University professor" to the list of reasons that we love The Roots drummer Questlove.
That's right: Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson will be joining Universal Music Enterprises' Harry Weinger to co-teach a course called "Classic Albums," Billboard reports. The two-credit class will be held at the Clive Davis Institute for Recorded Music at Nyu's Tisch School of the Art in the spring.
A sneak peek of the records being discussed has been released, and the line-up truly is classic. Prince's "Dirty Mind," Michael Jackson's "Off The Wall," Aretha Franklin's "Lady Soul," Led Zeppelin's "IV" and the Beastie Boys' "Paul's Boutique" are all on the syllabus for the upcoming semester.
"We wanted to bring [Questlove] in because we felt he should really be a professor; in a lot of ways he already is an informal, unofficial professor, not just in hip hop but in music in general,...
That's right: Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson will be joining Universal Music Enterprises' Harry Weinger to co-teach a course called "Classic Albums," Billboard reports. The two-credit class will be held at the Clive Davis Institute for Recorded Music at Nyu's Tisch School of the Art in the spring.
A sneak peek of the records being discussed has been released, and the line-up truly is classic. Prince's "Dirty Mind," Michael Jackson's "Off The Wall," Aretha Franklin's "Lady Soul," Led Zeppelin's "IV" and the Beastie Boys' "Paul's Boutique" are all on the syllabus for the upcoming semester.
"We wanted to bring [Questlove] in because we felt he should really be a professor; in a lot of ways he already is an informal, unofficial professor, not just in hip hop but in music in general,...
- 10/17/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Questlove is co-teaching a course called "Classic Albums" this spring at Nyu's Tisch School of the Arts. Some records that the very busy, very wise Questo will scholarize include Led Zeppelin IV, Off the Wall, Paul's Boutique, Prince's Dirty Mind, and Aretha Franklin's Lady Soul. Part of the school's reasoning in bringing in the Roots bandleader was that "in a lot of ways he already is an informal, unofficial professor, not just in hip hop but in music in general." Aced it.
- 10/17/2012
- by Zach Dionne
- Vulture
The Movie Pool wonders if the Sister Act Blu-ray set hits the right notes!
The Set-up
Sister Act
A lounge singer (Whoopi Goldberg) witnesses a mob murder and goes into hiding in a convent. While there, she uses her musical background to change the fortunes of a sleepy Catholic church.
Directed by: Emile Ardolino
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Lounge singer Deloris (Goldberg) finds herself pulled back into a nun's life, as her former sisters call on her to help with their school and choir.
Directed by: Bill Duke
The Delivery
Packing a double punch of Whoopi Goldberg's comedic talents and catchy music, the Sister Act films are an entertaining distraction that still hold up after twenty years. More specifically, at least the first one does.
The first film centers around Deloris (Goldberg), a casino lounge singer who witnesses her mobster boyfriend (Harvey Keitel) commit murder. Forced...
The Set-up
Sister Act
A lounge singer (Whoopi Goldberg) witnesses a mob murder and goes into hiding in a convent. While there, she uses her musical background to change the fortunes of a sleepy Catholic church.
Directed by: Emile Ardolino
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Lounge singer Deloris (Goldberg) finds herself pulled back into a nun's life, as her former sisters call on her to help with their school and choir.
Directed by: Bill Duke
The Delivery
Packing a double punch of Whoopi Goldberg's comedic talents and catchy music, the Sister Act films are an entertaining distraction that still hold up after twenty years. More specifically, at least the first one does.
The first film centers around Deloris (Goldberg), a casino lounge singer who witnesses her mobster boyfriend (Harvey Keitel) commit murder. Forced...
- 7/23/2012
- by feeds@themoviepool.com (Victor Medina)
- Cinelinx
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