By Matt Harvey – NY Press

Back in September, nightlife blogs buzzed with sweeping pronouncements about the impact a rebranded Don Hill’s— the two-decades-old Greenwich Street institution newly reopened with capital provided by club mavens Nur Khan and Paul Sevigny—would have on the moribund Manhattan demimonde. Setting the tone for the blitz, Khan told one local paper, “There hasn’t been a CBGB’s or a Max’s or a Mudd Club in so long.” In the same article, Sevigny wondered how “hotel bars [had become the new] cool places to be in New York City.”

So the partnership between the world-weary, blessedly still standing Don Hill (who has provided on-the-scene, drink-in-hand management at high-profile nightspots since he helmed the Cat Club in the mid-1980s) and the dynamic two late-aughties entrepreneurs would rescue Manhattan from the clutches of such influential, glitzy spots as, well Khan’s Rose Bar, which sits in the Gramercy Hotel. (Just this week, Khan announced he would no longer work with the upscale club.) [Read More]

By Ben Seario – NY Times

Teena Marie, a singer whose funky hits in the 1980s, like “Lovergirl”and “Square Biz,” made her one of the few white performers to consistently find success on the rhythm-and-blues charts, died on Sunday at her home in Pasadena, Calif. She was 54.

The cause was not immediately known, but The Associated Press reported that the authorities said she appeared to have died of natural causes.

Born Mary Christine Brockert in Santa Monica, Calif., on March 5, 1956, she grew up in a predominantly black area of nearby Venice, Calif., and began singing and acting while still a child. At age 8, she tap-danced for Jed Clampett on an episode of “The Beverly Hillbillies,” under the name Tina Marie Brockert. [Read More]

By docdelay.com

The long-awaited part II to the acclaimed REM Sleep Psych mix by Doc Delay (Good Records NYC) is now available for pre-order to US customers only.

DOC DELAY – REM SLEEP II SAMPLER by Six Ton Armor

Order at here

byNutritious // Indecent Exposure

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We will broadcast live from Japan for the first time this tuesday , Dec/21st.

Our special guest DJ will be Aota & E-JIMA

Chill Monday

Aota
Aota has started his music at the age of fifteen as a professional guitar player in Japan.
During the early 90’s, he was in the band “Puffy” aka Amiyumi.
He left the band to make his own band “Cembalo” to achieve his real dream.
People recognize Cembalo’s sound as unique blend of Funk & Rock with Japanese lyrics.
After big success in Japan, Cembalo stopped playing.
Aota released his solo EP “Blue in Green” & remix EP with DJ Monchan from Angels Egg which is Ejima’s label.
Now, Aota owns a business called “Chill Monday” which is a bar/cafe/vintage shop.
Here is his mix which is recorded at the Cedar Party Room, Brooklyn, N.Y.
SESSION 405: FUNKY SLICE 03.12.10

Disc Shop Zero

E-JIMA
Ejima is the owner of “Disc Shop Zero” & the record label “Angel’s Egg“.
His shop & label does not specialize in trendy styles of music but he selects good music which lasts forever based on his diverse knowledge of music.
Also, he has a strong connection with Bristol, U.K.
Disc Shop Zero carries mostly Club Sound(Street Sound) – Break beats, Reggae, Dub, Hiphop, Drum n’ Bass. House, Jazz, Funnk & Indie Rock.
His motto is Do It Yourself !

Dec 21st/6pm ~ 10pm Japanese Time.
Dec 21st/4am ~ ?am NY Time.

NEW RADIO SHOW “Listener Submitted Sessions”

Lately we’ve been getting many mixes from our listeners on Daily Session. It is complementing to know that we’ve inspired you to send us your music. So starting in December, we are going to pick one mix a month to add to our Radio Archives page. So please feel free to respond for more info or send us your mix for consideration. Thanks again for supporting Daily Session!

By Halcyonline.com

The new book, Vinyl Lives: The Rise and Fall and Resurgence of the American Independent Record Store, provides an inside look at the contemporary, independent American record store, highlighting the role these shops play as valuable resources, both within their communities and within the larger culture. As one such shop, we here at halcyon were keenly interested in what the author had to say on the subject. Since we barely know how to read ourselves, we decided to get in touch with the author for a one-on-one conversation instead.

halcyon: Tell us about your earliest memories of record collecting. Can you recall the first shop you ever visited? The first record you ever bought?

James Goss: The first record album I purchased was Meet the Beatles. I borrowed $3 from my dad and rode my bike over to Worden’s 5 cents and $1 (about a half a mile away in a small shopping center), to buy it. The total experience of buying that particular album was a revelation. [Read More]