Hennessy's Chase the Music. Own the Stage. competition is now inviting fans to have their say. Launched earlier this year, Hennessy's Chase the Music. Own the Stage. is a unique opportunity for new and unknown talent. At stake is a place onstage at this year’s Blues Passions Festival, a high profile roots festival in the south west of France. Previous editions have included appearances from B.B. King, Gil Scott Heron and Ray Charles, with Blues Passions Festival managing to match iconic performers with fast rising newcomers, across the roots music landscape. Entries were submitted earlier this ...

Genre: Indie/Rock/Folk/Acoustic Country: USA Tracklist 01. 13 02. New Partner 03. Half Moon Bay 04. Sunshine In Chicago 05. Third And Seneca 06. Young Love 07. Australian Winter 08. Up To My Neck In You 09. All Mixed Up 10. Carry Me Ohio 11. Like The River 12. Church Of The Pines 13. Heron Blue [...]

Bobby Womack has unveiled the title track of his new album 'The Bravest Man In The Universe'. It's shaping up to be one of the year's most intriguing albums. Returning to the studio, Bobby Womack teamed up with Blur / Gorillaz lynchpin Damon Albarn and XL Recordings Richard Russell. Subsequent album 'The Bravest Man In The Universe' is set to be released later this year, with previews emerging thick and fast. Bobby Womack is now streaming the title cut. A very modern update on his classic soul sound, the track will bear inevitable comparisons to Gil Scott Heron's ...

Mondays are for remembering the good times. xo Gill Scott Heron – ‘I’ll Take Care Of You’ (Mighty Mouse Re Work) Cub Scouts – ‘Do you hear’ Kyle Adem – ‘Brother, follow’ Brigg Fair – ‘You Know Who You Are’ Sam Densmore – ‘She’s Going to Want You’

With Record Store Day , or “Waiting in Line for Limited Vinyl Day” as I like to call it, right around the corner, this week’s B List features my Top Five picks for RSD 2012. Now in its fifth year, the impressive list of limited edition, largely vinyl releases continues to grow. Get to your local independent record store early Saturday if you want to have a chance at getting the wax you really want. At this point, I’m hoping to get even one of the entries on my list. I tend to flock toward LPs rather than 45s ...

drake feat rihanna - take care [this gorgeous video by yvonne lemoine just adds to the haunting melancholic genius that samples the original   jamie xx/ gil scott heron produced song . i have been playing this non stop for the past week and i'm obsessed. OBSESSED i tell you!!!] http://feeds.feedburner.com/WongiesMusicWorld

Hennessy have launched Be Found, Be Heard - a new search for unknown talent. It's been one hundred years since the blues first emerged from the Southern states of the USA. Yet there's something timeless, something immortal about the blues which gives it a relevance, an immediacy which doesn't surrender. Swapping the deep South for the South of France, Blues Passions Festival matches a blissful location with an all star line up. Refusing to limit themselves to the blues, organisers have broadened out into soul, hip hop, dance and more. Previous editions have included appearances from B.B ...

The electronic/pop duo Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. caught our attention with their undeniably catchy cover of Gil Scott Heron , and when we heard news of the fact that they sold out two shows here in NYC. To top it all off their latest visual was premiered on vimeo's homepage. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. release a statement explaining the intentions of the song/video: " Today we are debuting a video for a song we did not write. 'We Almost Lost Detroit' began as a homage to one of the great artists of our time, Gil Scott Heron. Ever since ...

If you're going to do a cover make it you're own! That's exactly what Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. have done with Gil Scott Heron's "We Almost Lost Detroit"

Today, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. posted their brand new video for "We Almost Lost Detroit" online. The video for the Heron">Gil Scott-Heron cover, which is the new single from their debut full-length It's A Corporate World , was shot earlier this year in their hometown of Detroit and is directed by Andrew Smart. Of the video Josh Epstein and Daniel Zott said: "Today we are debuting a video for a song we did not write. 'We Almost Lost Detroit' began as a homage to one of the great artists of our time, Gil Scott Heron. Ever since we formed ...

MIX: RQ Mix 006 - Coyote Clean Up Coyote Clean Up makes a particularly woozy kind of techno – always with something a little sidelong or off-balance about it. Just as much noted for his proliferance as for his Detroit roots, C. J. Sienkiewicz captivates with the ingenuity of his tracks and his ability to straddle the two worlds of post-internet #trendpieces and the Detroit-embeddedness of the city's techno legacy. Fittingly his most recent (& first “proper”) release is on 100% Silk , a label noted here and in other parts for its successful negotiation of a new-new-media post-everything culture with the weight of dance music history. His 100% Silk tape Frozen Solid is a windswept, murky take on deep house that spans distant and icy piano-house, and seasick higher-energy club transfusions. The mix he's produced for us is predictably sprawling but holds together with a cohesively chilly and isolated vibe. Spanning 4am r&b; tracks thru to the clubby heights of UK Funky and back down to smooth Garage grooves, you're gonna want to get across this one. Frozen Solid ...

According to the late Gil-Scott Heron, the revolution will not  be televised; however, "the movement" set in motion by Mississippi's own David Banner now has some visuals to go along with the recently released single "Believe" featuring fellow Mississippian Big K.R.I.T. from his forthcoming mixtape Sex, Drugs, and Video Games. As always...

According to the late Gil-Scott Heron, the revolution will not  be televised; however, "the movement" set in motion by Mississippi's own David Banner now has some visuals to go along with the recently released single "Believe" featuring fellow Mississippian Big K.R.I.T. from his forthcoming mixtape Sex, Drugs, and Video Games. As always...

Recently, we’ve said goodbye to some jazz greats — including drummer Paul Motian, musician and street poet Gil-Scott Heron, violinist Billy Bang, drummer Joe Morello, and saxophonist James Moody, among others. So, how about switching gears to focus on the best beginnings? We’ll start with five of what I’d consider some of the finest debut albums in jazz. Now, this [...]