Reporting on Unrelated News

January 29, 2007

So I’m at the Apple Store in SoHo, and since I got here a little early, I’ve been able to use their wireless to find out about Chrome Children 2 (no Electric Boogaloo). Track Listing after the jump. I was going to have a photo of the huge lines for the Genius Bar, but my the photo hasn’t gotten from my cell phone to my iPod yet.

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James Brown, the hardest working man in Podcast Tribute Form

January 24, 2007

James Brown BWDiplo

It’s been about a month since James Brown passed, and I’m surprised that I havn’t come across more mix tapes or best-ofs on the net. There are only two of note to my knowledge:

- The first being the one I’ve thought was the best so far, from Diplo’s Mad Decent Radio podcast, “#12 – the land of milk and honey with james brown” . And as is to be expected from Mr. Diplotocus, it’s good. The mix itself, according to the notes attached to the podcast (Will basic black text become the new liner notes?) was done by Cosmo Baker, and his website is here.

- The Stones Throw Podcast Tribute is also worth a listen by your ears, and it’s linked here.

That’s all for now,

Henry