Langston Blues

Last one from the Digital Griots limited edition covers by @upfromsumdirt

Clarence Carter passed. I’m gonna drink some dark liquor and listen to Strokin

Sis Said

We are sad to report the passing of a Southern Soul legend: The great Clarence Carter has died at age 90. See our tribute zurl.co/cbBSi

Album of the night. It's unusual for me to post two albums in one day, but I've admittedly fallen down a Stevie Wonder rabbit hole tonight in honor of his 76th birthday, which is never a bad thing to fall into at any time. By 1972, Stevie reestablished himself as a serious album artist with the pioneering masterpieces Music of My Mind and Talking Book, in which he and singer-songwriter Syreeta Wright wrote heartfelt songs that chronicled the highs and lows of their past relationship, like “Love Having You Around,” “Blame It On the Sun,” and “Lookin’ For Another Pure Love.” It was also during this intensely prolific period that Wonder oversaw Syreeta's self-titled debut album. Released in the summer of 1972 on Motown’s subsidiary label, MoWest, Syreeta was a gorgeously supple, yet vulnerable song cycle that flaunted the sweet-voiced singer's far-reaching lyrical and topical prowess. Both Syreeta and Wonder concocted a heady psychedelic tapestry that drew from avant-pop, folk, jazz, funk, ambient, and orchestral influences to explore weighty meditations on black identity politics (“Black Maybe”), romantic disillusionment (“Baby Don’t You Let Me Lose This,” the dark soul blues epic "To Know You is to Love You," and “How Many Days”), and faithful pursuits of love (“Keep Him Like He Is” and the gospel-imbued, folky soul weeper "Happiness.") While this cult classic granted Syreeta critical acclaim, it went nowhere. Motown folded their MoWest subsidiary soon after, but kept Syreeta on their roster. This remains one of Motown's all-time great lost soul treasures, delivered at the highest level. Plus, prime-period Stevie is all over this one with the most brain-melting cover of The Beatles' "She's Leaving Home" I've ever heard.

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"From the Black pool of genius..." Happy Stevie Wonder Day good peoples

The LESSON IS - Michael Jackson could get ANYONE'S phone number no matter who you were, at any time and any location.

for me, the interesting part isn't that tech/internet/ai make it easier to cheat. what's interesting is that so many kids feel like they *need* to cheat.

I have more than five. Ribbon in the Sky That Girl These Three Words Make Sure You’re Sure Rocket Love Happier than the Morning Sun You and I Another Star I Was Made To Love Her

@Harmony_Holiday You the triple truth and everything worth holding onto in this hellscape we’re in.

I love Katt Williams with a pure and eduring love and I roast like this too and Im not joking either when I do. Let me call him

Ain’t this a SpongeBob episode?

The fact he was dead ass serious is SENDING MEEEEE 😭😭😂

@MissSassbox Big agree

if you don't read any other article this year and want to read something that feels like you weren't even supposed to see it, this is everything you didn't know you needed. emptied the clip. put the money in the offering plate. throw the roses on the stage. this is WRITING.

Knees and defense.

Spike Lee’s deeply underrated GET ON THE BUS turns 30 and @phillyfilmsoc is throwing a party! …and by party, we mean a screening this Saturday at 6pm! TICKETS: filmadelphia.org/movies/get-on-…

At some point during DJT's 1st term, anchors just decided to stop bringing Kellyanne Conway on...b/c she lied so much. They figured there was no point in platforming anyone that committed to lying. This admin has 15 Kellyannes, a VP Kellyanne, and House Speaker Kellyanne.

D'Angelo covering 'The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker' by Prince

I hate Chat GPT so much that I will stop reading a long post when I realize it’s AI generated. Even if the story itself is authentic, I hate the voice and style of Chat GPT so much.

Evening late shift

What it do, assorted night owls and insomniacs?