It's that time again.

Old School Wednesday : To The Sun, Volume 3.
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01 - Alton McClain & Destiny - It Must Be Love
02 - Leon Ware - What's Your Name?
03 - Patrice Rushen - Haven't You Heard
04 - Dynasty - Check It Out
05 - BB & Q Band - Dreamer
06 - Slave Featuring Steve Arrington - Watching You
07 - Fatback Band - I Found Lovin'
08 - Lillo Thomas - You're A Good Girl
09 - Evelyn Champagne King - Back To Love
10 - Shalamar - There It Is
11 - Donald Byrd & The Blackbyrds - Walking in Rhythm
12 - Johnny Hammond - Fantasy
13 - The Chimes - Love Comes To Mind
14 - Brass Construction - The Message (Inspiration)

I can't remember the last time I heard It Must Be Love, so that song hyped me up. Leon's track is one of my favorite ones off of LateNightTales. While Patrice's cut is a bonafide classic, Dynasty's track Check It Out (produced by Leon Sylvers III) is very underappreciated.

I Found Lovin' is one of my favorite tracks from Fatback, which segues into Lillo and Evelyn Champagne King, both of which are graced by the touches of Kashif. I was pleasantly surprised by Shalamar's There It Is while listening to music last week, because I had never heard the track before. Walking In Rhythm is quite possibly my favorite track in this mix, because it reminds me so much of living in the 70s and singing that song every single time it came on. It's a perfect segue to Johnny Hammond's Fantasy which is also from LateNightTales.

Fantasy is followed by The Chimes' Love Comes To Mind, one of the warmest songs to come out in 1990. We cap the mix off with The Message (Inspiration).

Shoutouts to Qamar, CoachMVP and Thierno. Vibe with it.

Much more much ado about nothing. Back from the mind of ManNMotion.....

Overtime
Working overtime consistently. Not a bad thing, but if you see me on late at night, that'e usally why. Holla at a brother. If I don't respond quickly, it's because I'm multitasking. We all know how much fun that is.

TV
Monday night at 8PM EST, I will be watching 24. For anyone who's been watching it, you know why I'll be glued to the set. Between the president, Jean Smart as the First Lady, and all the twist and turns it keeps me wildly entertained. And then there's Alias' final 6 episides, I think I'm in heaven. At least for the next two moinths.

Traveling:
On my way to Philly on Thursday, which means I'll be cramming in 40 hours into 3 1/2 days (easy) and bring work with me to Philly (not so easy). I am officially a spring sadist. This is even more sadistic, considering that Omar is in concert in town in Atlanta and I will be in Philly instead. And then to make matters even more complicated, I'll miss Nikki. Damn. At least I preordered Omar's CD.

MySpace:
Speaking of sadism, there's yet another site I have to keep updating. Yeah, I've ben swayed to the MySpace side. While I want to kick myself for succuming to it, I'm getting more and more attracted to it. If only there were 30 hours in a day....

The Gym:
You should see me, man. Go in the gym with an iPod ready to rumble, and then come out barely able to walk- and drive- my car. I even hobbled around some cool people a couple of weeks ago. So when I'm not working, at the gym, or have music on my mind, I am in my bed. Asleep. Good thing I don't drool on the keyboard. It's coming along though. I won't say much more about it now lest I jinx myself. DJ Swole is tryin' to make a comeback. Now all I need is a cape and some turntables...

Blogs
I'm a week behind reading blogs because whenever I start reading I get sidetracked doing something else. See also: The Gym, Overtime, TV. My purpose is to catch up on my reading in 24 hours. If I don't fall asleep.



More Music:
I'm listening to 10 CDs at this time, including new Van Hunt, Gnarls Barkley and Amel Larrieux. Good stuff. I'm sure that they'll be on heavy rotation. Even made another iPod mix as a request. If you want the tracklisting, let me know. You may have wondered what that graphic is up above. Well, go check out Flowink. I'm an official DJ up in the place along with Todd Kelley and the crew too. Check out the mixes, join the forums, just enjoy yourself.

Just coming out of bad internet issues at the crib, I'm glad to be back to life. I have a couple of mixes up my sleeve and some stories to tell this week, but in the meanwhile, let's drop this.

Old School Wednesday : To The Sun, Volume 2.
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01 - Nona Hendryx - Why Should I Cry?
02 - Grace Jones - I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect For You)
03 - One Way - You Better Quit
04 - Cherelle - Fragile (Handle With Care)
05 - Yarbrough & Peoples - Guilty
06 - Alexander O'Neal - (What Can I Say) To Make You Love Me?
07 - D Train - Misunderstanding
08 - Con Funk Shun - California 1
09 - Wham - Everything She Wants
10 - Jermaine Stewart - Say It Again
11 - Deon Estus - Heaven Help Me
12 - Gap Band - I Found My Baby
13 - Brothers Johnson - Treasure
14 - Jermaine Jackson - You're Supposed To Keep Your Love From Me

Special thanks to Qamar and CoachMVP for keeping me amused and in tune with the vibe that is Old School Wednesday, and special, special shoutout goes to Felton Pilate, one of the leaders of ConFunkShun, for inspiring me to put in California 1 in the mix. Vibe with it.

It's getting warmer outside. Embrace it.

Old School Wednesday : To The Sun
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01 - Michael Wycoff - Do You Really Love Me
02 - Sharon Redd - Can You Handle It
03 - Gladys Knight and the Pips - When You're Far Away
04 - Stacy Lattisaw - Jump Into My Life
05 - Michael Jackson - Baby Be Mine
06 - Manhattan Transfer - Spice Of Life
07 - Michael Franks - When Sly Calls
08 - Minnie Riperton - Lover And Friend
09 - George Benson - Lady Love Me (One More Time)
10 - Michael Henderson - In The Nighttime
11 - The Delegation - Oh Honey
12 - The Sylvers - The Roulette Wheel Of Love
13 - Enchantment - Sunshine
14 - Brainstorm - This Must Be Heaven

I'm expanding on Michael Wycoff as we lead off with Do You Really Love Me. I had Sharon Redd on my mind for a little while so Can You Handle It was pulled out. Gladys, Stacy, and Michael lead the way to Manhattan Transfer's Spice Of Life, which I hadn't heard in more than 10 years. Michael Franks, Minnie Riperton, and George Benson led the way to Michael Henderson's In The Nighttime, an honest to goodness classic. Rounding out the set are three tracks which were requested by Morena, Oh Honey, Sunshine, and This Must Be Heaven along with a track for Wayne called The Roulette Wheel Of Love. Those four tracks round the set out nicely.

Bonus points: 1) Who's the producer of When You're Far Away? 2) Who's the producer of Jump Into My Life?

Enjoy.

It's been a busy, hectic week, so I had to do this on the fly....

Old School Wednesday : Glide
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01 - Aurra - Make Up Your Mind
02 - Jerry Knight - Overnight Sensation
03 - Fatback - Gotta Get My Hands On Some (Money)
04 - Tom Browne - Thighs High
05 - Bill Summers & Summers Heat - Call It What You Want To
06 - Pleasure - Glide
07 - Donald Byrd - Love Has Come Around
08 - Surface - Falling In Love
09 - Michael Wycoff - Looking Up To You
10 - Minnie Riperton - Adventures In Paradise
11 - Deon Estus - Spell
12 - Heatwave - Sho'nuff Must Be Luv
13 - Deniece Williams & Johnny Mathis - Too Much, Too Little, Too Late
14 - Michael Henderson - Take Me I'm Yours

I won't lie...everytime I hear Make Up Your Mind, I start playin' my air guitar. I haven't heard Spell in quite a while so that made my night. I can't say enough about Donald Byrd and that's why Love Has Come Around is in the mix. It's all about the head-nodder cut from Michael Wycoff- I'm sure you know who sampled from this song. If you're wondering about the song Falling In Love, it is indeed by the trio Surface. This was one of their first singles ever released (in 1983), and was a U.K. hit. Special daps to Qamar, KB, and the requestors Ronn and Ms. Alex. Enjoy.

I'm a simple man, mostly with headphones on and a laptop in my lap. While the headphones were off this past weekend, my mind was in a couple of places. I'm stealing OE's from ManNMotion since he does it so well.....

Daylight Savings Time:
You know, I thought it was still April Fools Day because I lost my damn hour this weekend. It's a cruel joke. Father Time must have been drunk or something. I must have done something wrong in a previous life. I looked on eBay to see if someone had it for sale but I haven't seen it there.

Movies:
I always tell myself I never go see enough movies, so I went to go see ATL. A film with Chris Robinson as director, Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, Dallas Austin, and Will Smith as producers, and Mykelti Williamson acting in this movie too should prove to be interesting, right? Right.

I wasn't looking for an award-winning picture and I didn't get one. I wasn't looking for stellar acting and I didn't get any of that. What I was looking for was just a good time, and that's what I got. We've seen better pictures, that's for sure, but this pic was a step in the right direction. The flick had enough one liners, music, and scenes to make it enjoyable. This is thumbs-up from a southern guy so take it for what it's worth. Whatchu say?

Traveling:
I'm travelling up to Philadelphia the end of this month. I don't need any red carpet. A good Philly Cheese Steak with some Tasty Cakes for dessert will work. If you're gonna be around, holla atcha boy!

TV:
I was going to say how they have too many shows like The Apprentice on television these days, but then I realized that I watch The Apprentice, The Apprentice UK, The Next Food Network Star, and Top Chef. I need professional help. (Notice that I don't mention America's Next Top Model. I'm not quite on that wagon.) I will tell you one thing- Grey's Anatomy has been consistently in my top 5 since it's inception, and even more so since they played Crazy by Gnarls Barkley in one of their scenes. What other show do you know can mix surgeries and Cee-Lo in there? I'm jus' sayin....

Music, Mixing, Life:
You know I'm a music fiend, right? These mixes and podcasts are totally new to me. I do take requests. Doesn't mean I'll have em all, but lemme know what you want to hear and I'll try to get it on- past and present.