"Original to Samples"
7 minutes of Funk-The Whole Darn Family 1976
Thursday, October 24, 2013
7/AINT/SUPER/THING
KEEP IT OLDSKOOL PRESENTS
"Original to Samples"
7 minutes of Funk-The Whole Darn Family 1976
"Original to Samples"
7 minutes of Funk-The Whole Darn Family 1976
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Melting/Victory
KEEP IT OLDSKOOL PRESENTS
"Original to Sample"
Booker T & the MGs "Melting Pot" 1971
"Original to Sample"
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
California/Technique
KEEP IT OLDSKOOL PRESENTS:
"Original to Sample "
Marlena Shaw "California Soul" (written by Ashford and Simpson)
"Original to Sample "
Marlena Shaw "California Soul" (written by Ashford and Simpson)
Monday, October 21, 2013
Keep It Oldskool Movie of the week
Ragtime was released in 1981 and was directed by Milos Forman. The movie starred Howard Rollins Jr,Mary Steenburgen, Elizabeth Mcgovern,Debbie Allen and in one of his last screen rolls James Cagney. The film was nominated for 8 academy awards and featured now famous stars in early screen rolls Samuel Jackson,Jeff Daniels and Mandy Patinkin
The movie centers around Father, Mother and Younger Brother. The time is early 1900s. Father and Mother (Steenburgen) find an African American baby on the doorstep the mother and father of the child (Allen and Rollins) are not together. That changes as Coalhouse Walker Jr ( child's father played by Rollins) becomes a prosperous ragtime musician. He comes home in a brand new Model T car to find his child and child's mother and is promptly insulted and treated unfairly by the local fire department and police.Coalhouse tries every legal recourse to get satisfaction and constantly told to accept and forget it. He decides that he has had enough and sets forth with his cohorts which includes Caucasian "Younger brother" to teach the city and the perpetrators of the his wrongdoing a lesson.
The movie is set against the backdrop of the "Hip Hop" of its day Ragtime. This movie was powerful as we watch a law abiding man pushed to the brink for no other reason then the cost of repairing a car. We see that a mans dignity especially an African American is not something to be trivialized. This was one of Howard Rollins Jr's best known rolls. It is a shame that an Oscar win did not come with that epic performance. This is not the normal Keep It Oldskool slapstick, 80s fun movie. This movie was serious and reflected a serious subject matter.The sad part that in 100 plus years this still happens.
KEEP IT OLDSKOOL
Ragtime was released in 1981 and was directed by Milos Forman. The movie starred Howard Rollins Jr,Mary Steenburgen, Elizabeth Mcgovern,Debbie Allen and in one of his last screen rolls James Cagney. The film was nominated for 8 academy awards and featured now famous stars in early screen rolls Samuel Jackson,Jeff Daniels and Mandy Patinkin
The movie centers around Father, Mother and Younger Brother. The time is early 1900s. Father and Mother (Steenburgen) find an African American baby on the doorstep the mother and father of the child (Allen and Rollins) are not together. That changes as Coalhouse Walker Jr ( child's father played by Rollins) becomes a prosperous ragtime musician. He comes home in a brand new Model T car to find his child and child's mother and is promptly insulted and treated unfairly by the local fire department and police.Coalhouse tries every legal recourse to get satisfaction and constantly told to accept and forget it. He decides that he has had enough and sets forth with his cohorts which includes Caucasian "Younger brother" to teach the city and the perpetrators of the his wrongdoing a lesson.
The movie is set against the backdrop of the "Hip Hop" of its day Ragtime. This movie was powerful as we watch a law abiding man pushed to the brink for no other reason then the cost of repairing a car. We see that a mans dignity especially an African American is not something to be trivialized. This was one of Howard Rollins Jr's best known rolls. It is a shame that an Oscar win did not come with that epic performance. This is not the normal Keep It Oldskool slapstick, 80s fun movie. This movie was serious and reflected a serious subject matter.The sad part that in 100 plus years this still happens.
KEEP IT OLDSKOOL
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Friday, October 18, 2013
No More Props
KEEP IT OLDSKOOL PRESENTS
"OLDSKOOL LYRICS OF THE DAY"
"OLDSKOOL LYRICS OF THE DAY"
"Planet
earth was my place of birth
Born to be
the sole controller of the universe
Besides
the part of the map I hit first
Any a
rhyme that I can adapt when it gets worst
The rough
gets going, the going gets rough
When I
start flowing, the mic might bust
The next
state, I shake from the power I generate
People in
cali used to think it was earthquakes
’cause
times was hard on the boulevard
So I vote
God and never get scarred and gauled
But it
seems like I’m locked in hell
Looking
over the edge but the r never fell
A trip to
slip ’cause my nikes got grip
Stand on
my own two feet and come equip
Any stage
I’m seen on, a mic I fiend on
I stand
alone and need nothing to lean on
Going for
self wit a long way to go
So much to
say but I still flow slow
I come
correct and I won’t look back
’cause it
ain’t where you’re from, it’s where
You’re at
Even the
(ghetto)"
Thursday, October 17, 2013
SYNTHETIC/EGO/DWYK
KEEP IT OLDSKOOL PRESENTS :
"Original to Samples"
Melvin Bliss "Synthetic Substitution
"Original to Samples"
Melvin Bliss "Synthetic Substitution
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
TIMEBOMB/JUST KISSED/NEVER SEEN
KEEP IT OLDSKOOL'S
ORIGINAL TO SAMPLES
The Meters "Just Kissed My Baby" and the samples it spawned
ORIGINAL TO SAMPLES
The Meters "Just Kissed My Baby" and the samples it spawned
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Lets Hear it For the Boy
Keep It Oldskool Movie of the week
*Disclaimer* Before I start I want to say there will be men of my age (42) and older who will say "naw I never saw that" My man yeah you! We all know you saw it so stop it!
Footloose was released in 1984 and was directed by Herbert Ross. The movie starred Kevin Bacon,Lori Singer, John Lithgow and Diane Wiest. The movie followed the tried and true 80s movie formula which meant it was a crowd pleaser.
The movie follows big city transplant Ren (Bacon) who moves to a small town where of course like most 80s movies there are not many brothers and sisters. The town has an ordinance that bans rock music and dancing. Ren who enjoys both initially tried to fit in. The town preacher's (Lithgow) daughter Ariel (Singer) of course catches his eye. There is also a town bully that Ren must face down. Ren gathers most of the kids in the senior class to petition the town for the right to have a senior prom. What is an 80s movie without and music montage or dance number? In this movie we seen Ren (or better yet his stunt double in some shots) flip and dance around in the "I'm frustrated so I have to dance" part of the movie (Many times this author also gets frustrated and jumps into his yellow VW Beetle to find an abandoned factory to dance in) Footloose ends kind of the way you would expect it to but that doesn't diminish that despite there are no African Americans to provide the break dancing portion of the finale it's still a good but not great movie
This movie is also known for it's soundtrack. There were songs by Kenny Loggins (who has to be 100 by now) "Footloose", Bonnie Tyler "I need a hero" and of course my favorite "Let's Hear for the Boy" by Deniece Williams. There was a remake made in 2011 It wasn't very good but they made it. This movie launched Kevin Bacon a Philadelphia, Pa native into stardom. Whenever I am channel flipping and I see that it is on I admit that I do stop and watch a bit of it. Don't you?
*Disclaimer* Before I start I want to say there will be men of my age (42) and older who will say "naw I never saw that" My man yeah you! We all know you saw it so stop it!
Footloose was released in 1984 and was directed by Herbert Ross. The movie starred Kevin Bacon,Lori Singer, John Lithgow and Diane Wiest. The movie followed the tried and true 80s movie formula which meant it was a crowd pleaser.
The movie follows big city transplant Ren (Bacon) who moves to a small town where of course like most 80s movies there are not many brothers and sisters. The town has an ordinance that bans rock music and dancing. Ren who enjoys both initially tried to fit in. The town preacher's (Lithgow) daughter Ariel (Singer) of course catches his eye. There is also a town bully that Ren must face down. Ren gathers most of the kids in the senior class to petition the town for the right to have a senior prom. What is an 80s movie without and music montage or dance number? In this movie we seen Ren (or better yet his stunt double in some shots) flip and dance around in the "I'm frustrated so I have to dance" part of the movie (Many times this author also gets frustrated and jumps into his yellow VW Beetle to find an abandoned factory to dance in) Footloose ends kind of the way you would expect it to but that doesn't diminish that despite there are no African Americans to provide the break dancing portion of the finale it's still a good but not great movie
This movie is also known for it's soundtrack. There were songs by Kenny Loggins (who has to be 100 by now) "Footloose", Bonnie Tyler "I need a hero" and of course my favorite "Let's Hear for the Boy" by Deniece Williams. There was a remake made in 2011 It wasn't very good but they made it. This movie launched Kevin Bacon a Philadelphia, Pa native into stardom. Whenever I am channel flipping and I see that it is on I admit that I do stop and watch a bit of it. Don't you?
KEEP IT OLDSKOOL
Monday, October 14, 2013
LADY T
KEEP IT OLDSKOOL ARTIST PROFILE
There is/was no other Caucasian artist male or female that was universally "adopted" by the R&B and Soul crowd and radio stations. Sure there are some that would you would hear on the soul stations (Hall and Oats, Michael Mcdonald etc) But none of them had the longevity and love that Lady T enjoyed for her whole career. Keep It Oldskool salutes TEENA MARIE.
Teena Marie spent her childhood in Mission Hills, California. She took to singing at the early age of 2. By the age of 10 she had appeared in a Beverly Hillbillies episode and sang at Jerry Lewis's sons wedding. Signed to Motown in 1979 she sat in limbo for while as she recorded material that was never released or shelved. It wasn't until lablemate Rick James heard her sing and decided to switch from working with Diana Ross to Lady T. This would start a collaboration/relationship/friendship that would last many years. Teena Marie's first album featured no picture of her and radio stations assumed that she Teena was a "sista" It wasn't until her performance on Soul Train in 1979 (becoming the first female Caucasian guest) did everyone realize that Teena was in fact Caucasian.
From her first Top Ten Hit " I'm a Sucker for your Love" on Teena Marie personified SOUL Teena made a conscious effort NOT to try to cross over into the Pop area. She could have done so and made a lot more money and although there was a few "rock" missteps I think her African American buying public understood and appreciated that no matter what Lady T "kept it real". By her 3rd album Irons in the Fire she was writing and producing her own music. 1981's It Must Be Magic was a GOLD album (500,000 sold) which included songs "Square Biz" and "Portuguese Love" with the former reaching #3 on the Billboard R&B charts
Like most artist Teena Marie experienced label problems. Locked in a fight with her label (Motown) Teena sued and eventually won her release from Motown and signed with Columbia Records. This period saw songs like "Casanova Brown", "Lovergirl" and "Ooo La La". By the 90s with music having drastically changed with Hip Hop becoming the music of the youth Teena continued to create and release music.
In 2004Teena Marie signed to Cash Money Records and had another GOLD selling album La Dona Teena was a fixture at all of the shows and festivals performing from her catalog of classic hits. Tragically on December 26th 2010 we lost Teena Marie well before her time. She was only 54 when she passed. This author did go to one of her last performances in Philly when she performed at the Robin Hood Dell East. There have been many Caucasian acts that have garnered acclaim and fans with African Americans BUT no one comes close to the level of love that Teena Marie received and still receives. KEEP IT OLDSKOOL REMEMBERS TEENA MARIE
Chuck Da Original Oldhead
There is/was no other Caucasian artist male or female that was universally "adopted" by the R&B and Soul crowd and radio stations. Sure there are some that would you would hear on the soul stations (Hall and Oats, Michael Mcdonald etc) But none of them had the longevity and love that Lady T enjoyed for her whole career. Keep It Oldskool salutes TEENA MARIE.
Teena Marie spent her childhood in Mission Hills, California. She took to singing at the early age of 2. By the age of 10 she had appeared in a Beverly Hillbillies episode and sang at Jerry Lewis's sons wedding. Signed to Motown in 1979 she sat in limbo for while as she recorded material that was never released or shelved. It wasn't until lablemate Rick James heard her sing and decided to switch from working with Diana Ross to Lady T. This would start a collaboration/relationship/friendship that would last many years. Teena Marie's first album featured no picture of her and radio stations assumed that she Teena was a "sista" It wasn't until her performance on Soul Train in 1979 (becoming the first female Caucasian guest) did everyone realize that Teena was in fact Caucasian.
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