Isaac Hayes

Jim Stewart, Stax Records founder, has died

“While [Jim Stewart‘s] impact on soul music is immeasurable, the ‘Memphis Sound’ he fostered throughout the 1960s and 70s…can still be heard and felt in the music of today“ – Stax Records

25 Music Movies & Series to Watch on HBO Max

Streaming service HBO Max — which has finally been added to Roku and Amazon Fire TV devices — has an amazing library, including loads of music-related titles. We’ve picked a few things that are worth seeking out.

Iggy Pop, Public Enemy, Roberta Flack, John Prine & more receiving Lifetime Achievement Grammys

The Recording Academy will honor Iggy Pop, Public Enemy, Chicago, John Prine, Roberta Flack, Isaac Hayes, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe with Lifetime Achievement Awards in 2020…

Vinyl Me, Please - 2019 Gift Guide --- give a record club membership & more

We’ve combed through Vinyl Me Please’s selection of records for some great gift ideas for the vinyl lover in your life (even if that’s yourself).

Pitchfork list their 200 best songs of the 1970s

Back in 2004, Pitchfork published their Top 100 Albums of the 1970s list, and today they’ve returned with the 200 Best Songs of the 1970s. Some of the artists who didn’t make the cut on the albums list are now here, like Black Sabbath, Grateful Dead, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith…

East Village Radio is back; Dash Radio officially launches

Dash Radio, the online radio network which now includes East Village Radio as one of its stations, officially launches today though it has been broadcasting in beta for a while now…

Summerstage & Celebrate Brooklyn! both underway

Celebrate Brooklyn! 2013 (more by Ryan Muir) Two of NYC’s biggest outdoor summer concert series — Summerstage and Celebrate Brooklyn! — are underway…

Massive Attack compile influences & new favorites on new mix

Massive Attack at Terminal 5 in 2010 (more by Chris La Putt) Trip hop pioneers Massive Attack have assembled a BBC 6 Mix, where they compiled music that influenced their 1991 debut album, Blue Lines, like Pink Floyd, Kraftwerk, Gang of Four, Isaac Hayes and more alongside some of their new favorite artists like Burial, Flying Lotus, The Bug vs The Rootsman, Kanye West & Booka Shade, and more (via Daily Swarm)…

Isaac Hayes, RIP

Isaac Hayes @ Celebrate Brooklyn – June 12, 2008 (more by Kyle Dean Reinford)Soul legend Isaac Hayes, who won Grammy and Academy awards for the theme to the 1971 film “Shaft” and voiced the character “Chef” in the hit comedy series “South Park,” died Sunday in Memphis, Tennessee…
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