March Auditions

Listen Up

Fourplayers

1st Foursome of ‘13

Peace by the Dozen

Peace Go With You Brother  - Gil Scott Heron

A Chance for Peace – Lonnie Liston Smith

Peace – Horace Silver

Whatever Happened to Peace - Visioneers

Peace in the Valley – Sam Cooke

Prince of Peace – Pharoah Sanders

Peace of Mind - Neil Young

Peace Brother Peace – Dr John

Peace Be Still – James Cleveland

Peace Piece  - Bill Evans

Give Peace a Chance  - Leon Russell

We Gotta have Peace  - Curtis Mayfield

Audible Additions

Audio Influx

Four Things Sonic

Auditory Aces

Saturday/Sunday Sounds

Hip Hop Historicals

Ice T uses his clout to gather the heavyweights of rap for his excellent documentary Something From Nothing. The focus is squarely on the craft of writing rhymes and his own legendary status ensures his interviewees are happy to relax and share their writing secrets with a fellow rapper. There's a few notable absences and a little too much Kanye West for my tastes but overall this is a thoroughly entertaining history of rap that, thankfully, eschews the macho posturing and bling that sullies their art.

Run DMC and the Beastie Boys collaborate in the 1988 nonsense thriller Tougher Than Leather. DMC gets released from prison and rejoins the band with the prospect of a new tour but when their friend is murdered they go looking for revenge instead. The plot, performances and production are pretty awful but it’s fortunately  festooned with cracking old school performances from both bands and steeped in some badass period ‘charm’. Great fun but for fans of the music only.

Usual Aural Yens

Exquisite Earfuls

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