Happy Holidays
I Love Vinyl Keeps the Party Going at Le Poisson Rouge on Christmas Day in NYC!
Scribe, Wax Poetics, Raw Fusion, Halcyon, Great Weekend and Fusicology proudly present
the almighty
I Love Vinyl
Christmas Spectacular!!!
The Very Last I Love Vinyl of 2010!
and A Special 40th Birthday Celebration for Ge-Ology!!!
Saturday Dec 25, 2010
doors 10pm
21+
Vodka OPEN BAR from 11-12!!!
it’s our way of saying merry xmas, happy birthday, and most of all, thank you for an incredible year!
we are also holding a
Toy and Food Drive for those in need
donations go to Coalition For The Homeless
www.coalitionforthehomeless.org
bring a new, unwrapped toy, or nonperishable food item, for one of NYC’s 16,000 kids in the shelter system.
$5 b4 midnight*
$10 after
*FREE b4 11pm w/ RSVP at http://ilovevinyl.org/
(click “get in free”)
The Gallery Bar @
(Le) Poisson Rouge
www.lepoissonrouge.com
featuring The World’s Famous Supreme Dream Team deejays:
-Amir
-Ge-Ology
-The Twilite Tone
-Scribe
-OP!
-Jon Oliver
Online – www.ilovevinyl.org
Happy Birthday, Geo!!!
Holiday DJ Mix: Dave Wrangler – Xmas Rappin DJ Mix
MP3: Dave Wrangler – Xmas Rappin DJ Mix by davewrangler
“I threw this mix together that features a ton of Christmas hip-hop jamz…enjoy!”
Tracklist:
01. Intro
02. Kanye West – Christmas in Harlem (feat. Cam’ron, Jim Jones, Vado, Cyhi Da Prynce, Pusha-T, Musiq Soulchild, Teyana Taylor and Big Sean)
03. Snoop Dogg – A Pimp’s Christmas Song (feat. Bishop Magic Don Juan & Jake the Flake)
04. Jim Jones – Have a Happy Christmas
05. The Showboys – That’s What I Want for Christmas
06. The Dogg Pound – I Wish
07. Insane Clown Posse – Red Christmas
08. Busy Boys – Funky Fresh Christmas
09. Hard Rock – Christmas Bells
10. Derek B – Chillin With Santa
11. The Rap All-Stars – Last Christmas
12. Disco Four – He’s Santa Claus
13. Kurtis Blow – Christmas Rappin’
14. Coldcut – Christmas Break
15. Sherman & Pretty Tony – Christmas Rock
16. Twighlight 22 – In the Spirit
“Dave Wrangler – Xmas Rappin DJ Mix” by davewrangler is licensed under a Creative Commons License
Strut Records Gets In The Christmas Groove
In the spirit of James Brown’s Funky Christmas is this excellent-looking compilation of holiday rare groove and soul records that I missed last year from the always-reliable Strut records. Peep the science:
“The golden era of ‘60s and ‘70s soul music boasts a great tradition for Christmas songs and, following in the footsteps of classic Christmas albums from the Motown stable and James Brown, Strut enter the festive spirit this November with the first ever Yuletide compilation on the label, In The Christmas Groove, bringing together 12 rare soul, funk and blues cuts rediscovered from Christmases past.
Featuring tracks often only ever released as obscure 45 B-sides, the compilation tracks one-off moments when the good groove met the jingle bells to devastating effect. Artists include bluesman Jimmy Reed, jamming hard on “Christmas Present Blues” and Calypsonian Capt. Elmo McKenzie with a lilting Yuletide Caribbean ode on Barbados label Trex. UK-based session collective Zebra weigh in with a festive slice of gritty Afro-rock and kids choir Harlem Children’s Chorus paint a poignant picture of “Black Christmas” in the ghetto.
We also include some useful covers of Christmas favourites. Late, lamented New Orleans Godfather Eddie Bo produces Isaac Clarke on a solid version of “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” for his Seven B label and The Black On White Affair out of Seattle rock out on an amazing re-work of “Auld Lang Syne.”
All in all, an essential diggers’ grab bag for the festive season and a refreshing alternative to the traditional Christmas fare. Early reaction from Lapland is encouraging: “Sinatra and Jim Reeves are certainly legends but the same songs each Christmas are driving me and Rudolph a bit potty, quite frankly,” explains Santa Claus. “This is the sh*t I want in my sleigh!”
In The Christmas Groove is released on CD and digital and features an extensive booklet including original sleeve artwork and sleeve notes by James Maycock of Mojo magazine.”
MP3: Wild Honey · Angel’s Christmas by Popcasting
MP3: Electric Jungle – Funky Funky Christmas by elninodiablo
Hit the jump for the full track listing.
Connect with Strut online – website | In the Christmas Groove microsite
New Music: Shannon Alvares – I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Cover of the quirky holiday classic produced by T.dot mixshow wizard, DJ Starting From Scratch & De La Vega (who??). Sidebar: “Featuring Keith Murray on guitar…” – the rapping one??!
MP3: Shannon Alvares – I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus [direct mp3 download link – right click and save as]
[via Ro’Shine]