July 2010
28 posts
In the Navy Village People Go West* I dropped into... →
In the Navy Village People Go West* I dropped into my company’s employee store yesterday, just to kill a little time after I’d finished eating, when it was still too early to…
Jul 14th
The 30 Rock theme song was written by Jeff... →
The 30 Rock theme song was written by Jeff Richmond, who was the musical director of Saturday Night Live, and is totally married to Tina Fey, and this is adorable. This song, by the way,…
Jul 14th
Firefly was just a terrific show, everyone. If you... →
Firefly was just a terrific show, everyone. If you haven’t seen it, you should get it on DVD and watch it. It did, like not a small amount of Joss Whedon’s work, very poorly in the ratings….
Jul 12th
Method Man - Sub CrazyProduced by RZA and 4th... →
Method Man - Sub Crazy Produced by RZA and 4th Disciple From 1994’s Tical I’m no longer a New Yorker. It was fun while it lasted, but I’ve arrived at more mountainous pastures. I…
Jul 12th
Crash Bomb in the Lobby Lie M-f B aka, Lie... →
Crash Bomb in the Lobby Lie M-f B aka, Lie Mutherpluckin’ B Nintendosploitation Based on the awesome Crash Man theme from Mega Man 2, this song is completely awesome. This…
Jul 12th
Dancing Queen ABBA Arrival The heat goes on. I’m... →
Dancing Queen ABBA Arrival The heat goes on. I’m an idiot though, so rather than go somewhere with air conditioning today, I spent several hours riding my bike. I write…
Jul 11th
Hot Stuff Donna Summer Bad Girls Yep. Still crazy,... →
Hot Stuff Donna Summer Bad Girls Yep. Still crazy, crazy hot.
Jul 10th
DL Brown Box (Fulgeance Insterstella Funk Remix)... →
DL Brown Box (Fulgeance Insterstella Funk Remix) by Grillo Alright, even less aggressive breakbeat action this time. Funky, bass-happy, and shuffling beats. This remix takes the…
Jul 9th
This tune is so pleasant and enjoyable. You could... →
This tune is so pleasant and enjoyable. You could hear it in an elevator and accidentally tap your foot, you know? It’s called “Angela,” and it’s by Bob James. He wrote it to play during…
Jul 9th
Disco Inferno The Trammps Disco Inferno Today is... →
Disco Inferno The Trammps Disco Inferno Today is the hottest day of the year so far. It better be the hottest day of the year, period, because if it gets hotter than this, I’ll……
Jul 9th
Time for a feature called FOCUS ON: THE EMMYS.... →
Time for a feature called FOCUS ON: THE EMMYS. This morning the Emmys nominations were announced, and that includes Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music (which, by the way, is a…
Jul 8th
Let’s Go Crazy Janelle Monáe Originally by... →
Let’s Go Crazy Janelle Monáe Originally by Prince Live at the 2010 BET Awards We are living in exciting times, funk fans. Of Montreal announced tour dates today, and it’s…
Jul 8th
The Andy Griffith Show theme (“The Fishing... →
The Andy Griffith Show theme (“The Fishing Hole”) was written by Earle Hagen and Herbert W Spencer and whistled by Hagen. But check it out, here’s Andy Griffith himself singing along with…
Jul 7th
Mase - Take What’s Yours (ft. DMX)Produced by... →
Mase - Take What’s Yours (ft. DMX) Produced by Nasheim Myrick, Carlos “6 July” Broady & Diddy From 1997’s Harlem World I know not everybody’s on my side when it comes to enjoying…
Jul 7th
Knock the Scene House of Orange Knock the Scene A... →
Knock the Scene House of Orange Knock the Scene A shocking discovery: While searching for House of Orange’s MySpace page, I learned that after months of disuse (maybe years,…
Jul 7th
Clarissa Explains It All’s theme was written by... →
Clarissa Explains It All’s theme was written by Rachel Sweet, with Anthony Battaglia and Willa Bassen. Rachel Sweet’s actually a pretty accomplished musician, though the name’s not…
Jul 6th
DL Wonkycarz by Swede:art That Lorn track from... →
DL Wonkycarz by Swede:art That Lorn track from Sunday reminded me somewhat of a certain beat tape, especially given the structure of the EP it’s from. The low, growling…
Jul 6th
Public Enemy - Shut ‘Em Down (Pe-te Rock... →
Public Enemy - Shut ‘Em Down (Pe-te Rock Mixx) Produced by Pete Rock From 1991’s Shut ‘Em Down single Classics like this always present a problem to me. On one hand I expect that…
Jul 6th
Heart of Glass Blondie Hot Nights & City Lights*... →
Heart of Glass Blondie Hot Nights & City Lights* Blondie: Disco icons. Punk icons. Both. More. Is there any other band that can claim this status? I heard this song during a quick…
Jul 6th
St. Exquisite’s Confessions Of... →
St. Exquisite’s Confessions Of Montreal Skeletal Lamping What a weird day. It felt like everyone else in my city simply forgot to wake up. I haven’t even seen another human today….
Jul 5th
Download Letter to a Loved One by Lorn Download... →
Download Letter to a Loved One by Lorn Download Full Album. The LA future bap sound has some major crossovers with the net.label scene, for the most part, it seems like the…
Jul 4th
I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance... →
I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops!) AKA, Oops Upside Your Head The Gap Band The Gap Band II Disco is one of those genres that produces a lot more one-hit bands…
Jul 4th
DL Earth (Original Version Stereo Mix) by Stu... →
DL Earth (Original Version Stereo Mix) by Stu After the raw power of last week’s Yerzmeyey track, I feel like taking things down a couple of notches. This ambient track by …
Jul 3rd
I don’t know who wrote this little tune. It feels... →
I don’t know who wrote this little tune. It feels cheap, this opening sequence probably took little time to throw together. Part of the charm of this series was how cheap it was to make. And…
Jul 3rd
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) Sly & The... →
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) Sly & The Family Stone Greatest Hits I’ve been going through some things lately; some of them concrete, others in my head. I don’t hear people…
Jul 3rd
I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor Love Tracks Yay! It’s... →
I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor Love Tracks Yay! It’s a new month! A month with good music, performed by people who aren’t me! Hurrah! Welcome to I Love Funk & Disco.
Jul 2nd
I did not know that Thank You For Being A Friend... →
I did not know that Thank You For Being A Friend was a song before The Golden Girls picked it up as their theme song - it made it to number 25 on the Billboard chart(s) (I don’t know how…
Jul 2nd
Only the Good Die Young Performed by me Originally... →
Only the Good Die Young Performed by me Originally by Billy Joel —- How refreshing and familiar it felt to record this after that brief respite into comfort and confidence that ambushed…
Jul 1st