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Marvin Gaye

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2012

    Five Most Whitewashed Reggae Songs Ever

    These days, reggae evokes images of hippies, dreadlocks, good ganja and good vibes, but the genre, which developed from ska, mento and R&B music in the 1960s, wasn't always a college dorm room staple. Maybe it was Eric Clapton's 1974 cover of Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff" that helped white p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2012

    Bruce Springsteen's Wrecking Ball; Do We Expect Too Little From Our Pop Stars?

    ​The United States is finally showing signs of recovering from the malaise that's plagued it for the past four (or so) years, and yet I haven't heard a significant voice in music dedicate a body of work to the alarming social inequities. It seems like people would rather listen to mindless pop mus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    Geek Out With Rock's Backpages

    Lou Reed in 1973. If this was fat in the '70s, it's no wonder we're all considered obese now.​The online music-journalism archive Rock's Backpages is 10 years old this month. If you've never heard of the site, it's probably because a) you're not a music geek or b) you don't want to have to pay to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    Aloe Blacc and the Grand Scheme at the Detroit Bar

    ​Aloe Blacc and the Grand Scheme Oct. 12, 2011 Detroit Bar, Costa Mesa If I were to tell you that the coolness of Aloe Blacc's delivery would've made Marvin Gaye do a double take you'd say I was delusional. Maybe so, but the sheer audacity of the previous statement is a testament to Blacc's skill ... More >>

  • Music

    August 11, 2011

    Hanni El Khatib Is a Rock & Roll Schizo

    One side revved-up rock, one side heartbroke soul

  • Culture

    July 28, 2011

    'High Fidelity' Is Only at a Low-Grade Fever

    The Hunger Artists version won't make any Top 5 listbut it won't make a 5 Worst list, either

  • Music

    July 14, 2011

    Death Hymn Number 9 Says Marvin Gaye Was a Pussy Ass!

    [Locals Only] And other insights from the gods of gospel/power/violence

  • Calendar

    June 30, 2011

    Chuck Boogie Trio

    Commonwealth Lounge

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2011

    [UPDATED] Chris Brown's Image Rehab Report Card

    ​UPDATED, MARCH 22, 3:03 P.M.: Cris Brown allegedly had a violent outburst after his Good Morning America appearance this morning. Brown got upset during his interview with co-host Robin Roberts when she asked three times about his 2009 assault on then-girlfriend, Rihanna.   Brown t ... More >>

  • Music

    December 2, 2010

    Traffic Jams

    Aloe Blacc honed his songwriting skills while stuck in traffic

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2009

    Last Night: Chula Vista Soldier Club at Commonwealth Lounge

    ​The Hype:If you're a fan of San Diego's vibrant music scene, you probably recognize these guys as the B-Side Players. Lead vocalist/guitarist SOLRAK, bassist Omar Lopez, drummer Luis Cuenca and trombonist/ percussionist Mike Benge often double as a similar group called Chula Vista ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2009

    Summ Summ Summertime

    I was on the treadmill last night when Rocket from the Crypt's "Summer Survivor" came on the ol' iPod. It's an upbeat ditty that appears to be about people taking over San Diego beaches. Some of my favorite lines include "wet t-shirt/in piss/sun block/with shit I don't care," "bougeouis vikings/dead ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2009

    A good day to own a record player: Marvin Gaye's 70th Birthday

    With only minutes to go until the afternoon sun leaks through my bedroom windows, I should probably be doing something productive like getting ready for work, finishing up an article or at least mowing the lawn or something. But I'm not, it's my day off. And luckily, it couldn't have come at a bette ... More >>

  • Music

    February 12, 2009

    [Sound Guy] Seven Unsexy Songs About Sex

    With only minutes to go until the afternoon sun leaks through my bedroom windows, I should probably be doing something productive like getting ready for work, finishing up an article or at least mowing the lawn or something. But I'm not, it's my day off. And luckily, it couldn't have come at a bette ... More >>

  • Music

    January 1, 2009

    Rhythm and Blue Balls: A Case Against Current R&B, A.K.A. 'Rap and Bullshit'

    With only minutes to go until the afternoon sun leaks through my bedroom windows, I should probably be doing something productive like getting ready for work, finishing up an article or at least mowing the lawn or something. But I'm not, it's my day off. And luckily, it couldn't have come at a bette ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2008

    Yes to Complexly Rock Honda Center Aug. 20

    Set aside your negative bias toward Yes—and while you're at it, lose your knee-jerk hatred of prog rock. Yes fuckin' rock—albeit in a long-winded, redonkulously complex manner. And Chris Squire's bass playing? Completely slaughters Les Claypool's. Ask Squarepusher. He'll vouch for me. As thos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2008

    Video Savant: Deodato's “Also Sprach Zarathustra”

    Welcome to Heard Mentality's newest regular feature, Video Savant. It will appear every Tuesday, if all goes according to plan and YouTube keeps delivering the audio/visual goods. Video Savant's concept is simple: I scour the vast cyber tundra (mostly the beneficent expanses of YouTube) for unus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2008

    A Bloggy Valentine: 20 Songs About Love

    By Jeff Shaw at our sister paper, Citypages. Love is a many-splendored thing and all, but it's also dependent upon a relationship's context -- and so is the associated music. You don't want Al Green's "Let's Get Married" to stream through the car speakers during your third date, you don't want your ... More >>

  • Features

    February 7, 2008

    In Sound We Thrust

    17 Songs to Make Bedsprings Sing

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2008

    Five Songs for MLK

    From my web ed. brother in Minneapolis, Jeff Shaw: On the Dreamer's day, we offer up five divergent songs about Martin Luther King and the holiday that bears his name. They are upbeat and somber, they are angry and hopeful, they are old and new. 5. Ray Charles, "Abraham, Martin and John" First re ... More >>

  • Music

    March 8, 2007

    Music Please

    EPMD Back To Back In Business

  • Music

    February 8, 2007

    Change What You Can

    ARIANO,MUSIC2BREAKUP2 (Technicali Sound)

  • Features

    December 28, 2006

    Everlasting Sounds

    Ten of the years most timeless records

  • Music

    September 14, 2006

    Reality of the Marketplace

    Etta James

  • Music

    June 8, 2006

    Get Out!

    June 8 - June 15: End of It All

  • Music

    June 1, 2006

    Live Review

    Nino Moschella, Detroit Bar, Sat., May 27

  • Music

    May 25, 2006

    My Place On This Planet

    How did Dudley Perkins get so funky?

  • Culture

    December 15, 2005

    Fast and Furious

    Richard Pryor: done fucked enough

  • Music

    October 6, 2005

    Future Now

    Long Beachs Sound In Color gambles for the big time with Steve Spacek

  • Music

    July 21, 2005

    Oh, What a Station!

    Remembering Oldies AM with the Dells and Dramatics

  • Features

    December 30, 2004

    Diary of a Loud County

    The Year In Live Reviews

  • Music

    May 20, 2004

    That Kweller Feller!

    The Year In Live Reviews

  • Columns

    May 13, 2004

    Abu Huh?

    The mean bouncer, the mad waitress and the bad valet

  • Columns

    April 22, 2004

    Letters

    The mean bouncer, the mad waitress and the bad valet

  • Music

    September 11, 2003

    Funkusinteruptus!

    The mean bouncer, the mad waitress and the bad valet

  • Music

    May 22, 2003

    Negrology

    The Glory of Soloman Burke

  • Music

    March 13, 2003

    SSSSSASSY!

    The Glory of Soloman Burke

  • Music

    November 21, 2002

    American A-Holes

    Corporate music wins again on the Idol tour

  • Film

    May 9, 2002

    Sore Eyes

    Is PXL This worth the eyestrain?

  • Music

    April 11, 2002

    New Music

    Is PXL This worth the eyestrain?

  • Unknown

    February 7, 2002

    Feeling Punchy

    Is PXL This worth the eyestrain?

  • Unknown

    November 29, 2001

    The Unbearable Lightness of Being a Rock Star

    Is PXL This worth the eyestrain?

  • Music

    November 8, 2001

    New Music

    Is PXL This worth the eyestrain?

  • News

    September 20, 2001

    Fair Deal

    Will the OC Fair finally stop blowing corn-dog chunks?

  • Film

    March 15, 2001

    Boned

    The melancholy death and life of Monkeybone

  • Music

    March 23, 2000

    American Psycho

    The far-Right side of Ted Nugents mind

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