The In Crowd - classic_60_s_modernism

Movie trailer for 'Pirate Radio'

noreply@blogspirit.com (ian) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:58:17 -0500

A movie about Rock n Roll in 1966 England when it was still rebellious and actually illegal! I need that in my life!

Online:

Pirate Radio - movie website

Pardon Ms. Arden - "Let's Get It On"

noreply@blogspirit.com (ian) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:11:18 -0400

New Anglophile, 60's-inspired pop music by Brit-crazy German rockers, Pardon Ms. Arden. [via Idolator]

Online:

Pardon Ms. Arden - myspace | website

Music video: Raphael Saadiq - "Let's Take A Walk"

noreply@blogspirit.com (ian) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:48:00 -0400

Related:

Raphael Saadiq performing "Let's Take A Walk" live from KEXP at Bumbershoot 2009. [vimeo video]

Music video: Alice Russell – "Let There Be Lovin’"

noreply@blogspirit.com (ian) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:43:39 -0400

[via The Couch Sessions / Soul Bounce]

Introducing the Noisettes!

noreply@blogspirit.com (ian) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:50:00 -0400

Dig Amy Winehouse, Duffy, Mayer Hawthorne, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings and other (sometimes Mark Ronson-produced) retro-60's inspired sounds? Then you need to check out the UK's Noisettes. I did a whole morning's worth of posts on them at my other blog earlier today - that's something I've never done before, even for major releases like Kanye or Jay-Z! Here's a recap of all those posts including some music for you to download and check out:

Noisettes - "Never Forget You" | "Wild Young Hearts" [yousendit mp3 download links]

Video: A Conversation with the Noisettes

Noisettes - "Wild Young Hearts" [Music video]

"Never Forget You" Live On the Wendy Williams Show

Noisettes x Kanye West - Wild Young Heartbreaks mixtape

Online:

Noisettes - website | myspace | twitter

Tropicália in Furs: Downtown Manhattan's Mecca for the Oscure Brazilian Psychedelic Sound

noreply@blogspirit.com (ian) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:39:00 -0400

Tropicália in Furs, a hole-in-the-wall Brazilian record shop in the East Village, is the kind of place New Yorkers worry will disappear from the city forever. A tiny alternate universe where Technicolor dots bounce off glossy LP covers by Os Mutantes, the Cramps, and Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, it's never crowded or empty, and the same affable connoisseur is always behind the counter.

Joel (pronounced "jo-EL") Olveira, whose old-school afro and proto-hip-hop wardrobe make him look younger than his 36 years, opened the store's first incarnation five years ago in a flooded basement on the Bowery under the motto "Buy, Sell, Barter, Chit-Chat," quickly attracting a following with his warm demeanor and overflowing knowledge of late-'60s psychedelic Brazilian rock. Among serious collectors and DJs, word began to spread about the unequaled treasures Olveira kept hidden in a crate in the back of the store—possibly the best collection of obscure Tropicália singles on earth.

Click here for more from The Village Voice.

Online:

Tropicália in Furs

Video: Mayer Hawthorne - "Just Ain't Gonna Work Out"

noreply@blogspirit.com (ian) — Sun, 10 May 2009 17:10:31 -0400

I featured this great retro soul cut on Stones Throw before but this is the official video!

Online:

Mayer Hawthorne - Stones Throw site

Promo video for Liam Gallagher's Pretty Green Clothing Line

noreply@blogspirit.com (ian) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:06:00 -0400

[nme.com via Idolator]

Online:

PrettyGreen.com

Video: Incredible drum solo by Stevie Wonder on Live TV

noreply@blogspirit.com (ian) — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:02:55 -0500

[via DJ Vlad]

Rare soul track: Marva Whitney - "Ball of Fire"

noreply@blogspirit.com (ian) — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:27:00 -0500

Notes on this track:

"This record was released in June of 1969 and produced by James Brown. Marva Whitney was known as Soul Sister #1."

The title is accurate though - this track is FIYA! Jay-Z and Just Blaze need to get at this track for Blueprint 3, stat! Dilla (R.I.P.) could have wrecked this track too! [via AHH's Grouchy Greg]

More:

RareSoul.com - YouTube