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Some situations require spiffy-comfortable slip-on shoes that can pass as stylish, semi-formal kicks. We’ve never really been into Tommy Hilfiger stuff, but these shoes are certainly an exception. These Tommy Hilfiger Duxbury Argyle Slip-On Shoes can be found on Endless.com for $39.99.
This site was put together to teach people about the depth and range of all things funky. In the following excerpts from the BBC documentary series Soul Deep: The History of Black Popular Music, you’ll learn about the origins of funk and how it ties into various other strains of music.
Soul Deep: The History of Black Popular Music was a six-part BBC music documentary series produced in 2005.
Here’s the episode breakdown:
1. The Birth Of Soul
2. The Gospel Highway
3. The Sound Of Young America
4. Southern Soul
5. Ain’t It Funky
6. From Ghetto to Fabulous
Now sit back and enjoy Episode 5 - Ain’t It Funky.
Listen to James Brown, George Clinton, The Temptations and others explain how passionate, honest and raw funky music revolutionized an entire decade. This one-hour installment of Soul Deep is broken into eight, easily consumable YouTube clips.
Ain’t It Funky (Part 1)
Ain’t It Funky (Part 2)
Read the rest…
It’s Tuesday kids, and you know what that means — time for another sweet track jacket. This 1970s Adidas Gerd Müller Track Top pays homage to the Bomber der Nation, Gerd Müller, the most prolific scorer in Germany’s storied soccer past. Müller scored an unheard of 68 goals in 62 international appearances. He played in 427 Bundesliga games and found the net 365 times. Toss in 66 goals in 74 European club contests and 10 goals in the 1970 FIFA World Cup, and you have one of the greatest strikers of all-time.
Celebrate the striking prowess of Der Bomber in style with the 1970’s Gerd Muller Retro Track Top from Subside Sports. This track jacket isn’t easy to find, so if you love Deutschland or just want to feature Gerd’s killer goatee on the back of a track jacket, pick this funky track top up right now.
Alrighty funk fans, there’s a crazy combo of funksters rolling out of the center of Deutschland — it’s the 1-2 punch of Jackie Treehorn and Black Belt Jones! Also known as The Two Team, these two funksters put together quality funk mixes with funny Photoshop action shots.
Their latest mix, The Booze Connection, is a solid set of funky jams that’ll take you through a saucey, action-packed Jackie Treehorn adventure. Check out the track list, it’s full of some seriously funky tunes: Read the rest…
Have you ever wanted to make a hit record with Rick James? Well in 1985, Eddie Murphy got that chance. Sure, it’s cheesy, and yea, maybe Eddie Murphy can’t sing, but “Party All the Time” is still fat slice of funky-synth pop goodness. The lyrics, the Rick James interjections, the infectious beat — this track has it all. And the video, it’s just a masterpiece. It’s a shame this winning combination of Murphy-James didn’t leave us with anything else.
Funk Deli loves vinyl. It’s tangible and imperfect. It’s interactive and personal. True lovers of vinyl would never abandon their collections for the convenience of non-analog advancement.
But hey, things change. People change. Hairstyles change. Interest rates fluctuate.
Technology happens.
When music technology moves forward, you can resist for only so long. At some point, the need for accessibility is going to take over. But who can really turn their back on a sick vinyl collection?
How do you deal with the quagmire of CD turntables?
The answer is simple: combine your love of vinyl with the desire to move forward. Keep your records. Grab your MP3 CDs, and throw them all down on one turntable CD player.
Finally you can enjoy the best both worlds with this Gemini Professional Turntable/CD Player Hybrid System
Here are the specs:
Professional Turntable/CD Player Hybrid System
Supports play of vinyl albums and CD-A, CD-R/RW and MP3 CDs Simultaneous play of albums and CDs with 4 outputs Turntable with high-torque and direct-drive mechanism Slot-in CD mechanism with instant start and frame accuracy CD scratch capable via turntable control
Sure, purists will need a bit of push. Who really wants to scratch CDs anyway? Still, you can’t deny the handiness of burning a disc and blending your favorite MP3 tracks in with your finest vinyl selections.
Don’t abandon the old school, but don’t turn your back on the future either.
You gotta love Cameo. These guys have dropped funky goodness since the mid-70s. Band members may have come and gone, but the group continues to perform. Most people remember Cameo’s 1986 smash hit track “Word Up,” but “I Just Want To Be” will always be a classic funky jam that never gets old.
Here’s a clip of one of our all-time favorite bands. The Bar-Kays put down funky album after funky album starting in the mid-60’s. This innovative funk band got all electro with it in the 80s, but here’s a look at how these guys performed back in 1972. This live “Son of Shaft” video is from a 1972 performance in Los Angeles. The Bar-Kays funkd out over 100,000 people at the L.A. Coliseum during the Wattstax concert festival. If only L.A. still had a massive funk scene like this…
For everyone who loves old school Nike running kicks, you gotta check out the Nike Vintage Collection site. Our buddy General Patton pointed this site out to us, and we had a blast flipping through the pages of this entertaining, interactive flash site. Set up like a rustic virtual magazine, the site features hilarious 80s-themed advertisements, cool downloads and a look at the the 2007 Nike Vintage Running Collection. Read the rest…
It’s Tuesday y’all, so let’s keep the track jackets coming. This funky Indonesia-themed track jacket is part of the Adidas Materials of the World collection. This collection debuted in late 2006. Here’s a description of the collection from a 2006 press release:
The collection proves adidas’ outstanding capability of mixing the authenticity of well-established adidas silhouettes with inspiration from various cultures around the world, especially their traditions when it comes to clothing, material or patterns. Each product therefore not only breathes the heritage of the adidas brand, but also tells a story about a culture, or a race and their habits. The contemporary street edge will strongly appeal to today’s style adopter.
These collections include track jackets, hats and classic shoes with cultural twists. If you want to see more examples of this collection, check out the Materials of the World collection booklet designed by Designliga.
A lot of these collection pieces are hard to find. If you come across one of these Materials of the World track tops, be sure to pick it up.
