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Uncle Sam Goddamn

Brother Ali is controversial to some people. I've heard people argue whether he was black, white or Albino. I always thought, "why care about that?". Pigeonholing people based upon color or race without focusing on the individuals ideas is ignorant

Ignorant is something Brother Ali is not and he is full of ideas to ponder He knows enough U.S. and world history to carry on coherent raps in a reality based sense that is not the candy coated version that is spoon fed to kids in school. He seems to be putting into words what should be obvious to American voters and children alike regarding the game that is being played against them by the powers that be. Wake up America!

Listen to Brother Ali lay it down with glaring reality. It's a public service announcement to not drink the Cool-Aid. His opening words to his classic song titled Uncle Sam Goddamn: "Welcome to the United Snakes, Home of the thief, Home of the slave..." is how he starts off the beginning of his portrayal of a flawed electorate and the related truths of U.S. Government Policy and raps down layers of tongue lashings at the government as well as the voter.

Brother Ali - Uncle Sam Goddamn

Connect direct with Brother Ali at BrotherAli.Com, Facebook.Com/BrotherAli and Twitter.com/BrotherAli

Check out other provocative songs with the word "Goddamn" in the title and one will find Brother Ali borrowed ideas for Uncle Sam Goddamn from Nina Simone. He even borrowed the line: "A show tune, but the show hasn't been written for it yet." Simone's song titled Mississippi Goddamn was written by her in 1964 as a protest song that was banned in several southern states.

Nina Simone performing Mississippi Goddam

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The latest from Lissie

Lissie - Shameless

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Saucy Monky's latest thing.... the Living Room Sessions

Saucy Monky is... (Left to Right) Drummer Megan Carchman, Annmarie Cullen, Bassist Steve Giles, Cynthia Catania)

From the first time I heard Saucy Monky around 2003, the group became one of my favorites. The now West Hollywood based garage pop group, which also spends much time in Ireland where they have a solid following, is fronted by two very beautiful singer/songwriter/guitarists: Annmarie Cullen and Cynthia Catania. They have seamlessly changed up an interestingly cool array of bassists and drummers in the last decade. Saucy Monky is one of those bands that makes a small packed venue feel exciting song after song where nobody wants the night to end.

Recently, the group began recording some scaled down live recordings from a living room with dim lighting and no amps which they call their "Living Room Sessions". It is a definite departure from their cranked up poppin' sound. The song below is a sweet one titled 4:47. It's laced with the same tasty lines, harmonies and use of dynamics the band is known for on their jacked up recordings and it's lovely. Enjoy!

Saucy Monky - 4:47

Connect direct with Saucy Monky at SaucyMonky.Com

SHEL - Children Of The Circus (Music Video)

Photo of Eva Holbrook of SHEL on MusicLoad and The-Indies-Network, Children Of The Circus music video

SHEL is a wonderful band of four sisters from Fort Collins, Colorado. The piece in the video below was performed by two of the sisters from SHEL as part of the theme for the upcoming magical story told with music, creative imagery and videos by the band. It's Eva Holbrook on the Weber Soprano Mandolin and her sister Hannah Holbrook on the Schoenhut Toy Piano. The above photo is of Eva on a typical day in her world.

SHEL - Children of The Circus

Connect direct with SHEL at SHELmusic.Com, Facebook.Com/ILoveSHELMusic, Instagram.com/iloveshelmusic and Twitter.com/iloveshelmusic

This post was created on May 6, 2013 with subsequent edits and mobile friendly updates by Mariana L. Villanueva for The-Indies-Network.

More from Trixie Whitley

Recording Artist Trixie Whitley

Last January, MusicLoad posted a tasty clip of Trixie Whitley live at Studio Brussel. It was just her voice and with her electric guitar performing her song Need Your Love. Now, in the video below, is the official music video to the same song off her most recent record titled Fourth Corner. Catch her on tour if your can! MusicLoad will be at her Troubadour show in West Hollywood on May 31.

Trixie Whitley - Need Your Love (Directed by Anton Coene)

Connect direct with Trixie Whitley at TrixieWhitley.Com also on Facebook at Facebook.Com/TrixieWhitley

View more Trixie Whitley music videos at these links:

http://www.musicload.com/2012/12/early-in-december-i-saw-trixie-whitley.html
contains songs: Breathe You In My Dreams

http://www.musicload.com/2012/11/trixie-whitley.html
contains songs: I'd Rather Go Blind, A Thousand Thieves, Pieces, Fourth Corner, Undress Your Name, and Danger Mind

http://www.musicload.com/2013/01/black-dub.html
Contains songs of Black Dub featuring Trixie Whitley performing: Nomad, Surely, I Believe In You, Ring The Alarm, and Love Lives.

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Remembering Amy Winehouse

As someone who has scoured the Internet for every conceivable Amy Winehouse recording and video ever made, I can say this first video below is the coolest recording of Love Is A Losing Game. It's just Amy and a microphone backed only by a keyboard player on a Fender Rhodes. This song sounds like an old standard, but it's an Amy Winehouse original. Enjoy!

Amy Winehouse - Love Is A Losing Game (Early in studio video recording)

Amy Winehouse - I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know (Live)

Connect direct with the officia Amy Winehouse website at AmyWinehouse.Com

Hugh Laurie - "Didn't it Rain" - Featuring Gaby Moreno - (Live du Grand Journal)

Hugh Laurie - "Didn't it Rain" - Live du Grand Journal

Connect direct with Gaby Moreno at Gaby-Moreno.Com, Facebook.com/gabymorenoband, Twitter.com/gabymorenomusic, and on Instagram.com/gaby_moreno

Connect direct with Hugh Laurie at HughLaurieBlues.com

Aloe Blacc

Aloe Blacc performing live for director Colin Solal Cardo's always interesting and ongoing music production known as A Take Away Show which takes place in random places with ambient sounds and foot traffic such as around the streets, restaurants and sidewalks of France, where Cardo main shoots.

Part I - Aloe Blacc performs Hey Brother and I Need A Dollar

Part II Aloe Blacc performs You Make Me Smile

Connect direct with Aloe Blacc at AloeBlacc.com

Connect direct with Colin Solal Cardo at ColinSolalCardo.com

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Buckethead

Handpicked live footage of the guitarist known as Buckethead.

Buckethead - Live at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival

Buckethead with Les Claypool, Bernie Worrell and Bryan "Brain" Mantia - Live at Bonaroo 2002

Buckethead - Soothsayer

Connect direct with Buckethead at Bucketheadland.com

Cold Specks

There is something elusively special about this gothic gospelish soulful group known as Cold Specks, fronted by Al Spx. Enjoy!

Cold Specks - Holland

Cold Specks - Blank Maps

Cold Specks - Winter Solstice

Cold Specks - Hector (Hoxton Hall Session)

Cold Specks - Old Stepstone (Live on Later Live Jools Holland)

Connect direct with Cold Specks at ColdSpecks.Com

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Ziggy Marley - Wild And Free (Featuring Woody Harrelson)

This should be the theme song for those who want to lift the ludicrous federal ban on industrial hemp in the United States. When the album was released, it was used for California's Proposition 19 campaign to legalize recreational marijuana, which ultimately and unfortunately did not pass. But, a big thank you to Ziggy Marley for the effort and the song!

If you would like the federal government to lift the industrial hemp ban through the recently reintroduced Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2013, please call your U.S. Senators and demand they support S. 359 and call your Congressional rep in the U.S. House of Representatives and demand that they support H.R. 525 (the companion measure to S. 359 in the House of Representatives), which has been referred to two House Committees for additional consideration.

Connect direct with Ziggy Marley at ZiggyMarley.Com

More from Lana Del Rey

Lana Del Rey - Burning Desire

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Lana Del Rey - Dark Paradise (Parov Stelar Official Remix)

Dark Paradise (Parov Stelar Official Remix)

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Connect direct with Parov Stelar at ParovStelar.Com

More from Daniel Lanois

Super tasty recording of Daniel Lanois of Black Dub performing the song titled The Birth of Ballavista Nights by himself on guitar. Enjoy!

Connect direct with Daniel Lanois at DanielLanois.Com

Cali

The infectious hot song of the day by the 22 year old artist known as Cali sounds like the cream from a James Bond soundtrack, and perhaps should be. Even the title, Fatally Yours, has a certain Bondesque quality. Enjoy!

Cali - Fatally Yours

Connect direct with Cali at OfficialCali.com

Liar

Lianne La Havas - Liar

Connect direct with Lianne La Havas at LianneLaHavas.Com, Facebook.Com/LianneLaHavas and Instagram.Com/LianneLaHavas

The latest from Mavis Staples

This is the latest from Mavis Staples! Enjoy :)

Mavis Staples - Can You Get To That

Connect direct with Mavis Staples at MavisStaples.Com

Mavis, with The Staple Singers or on her own, is one of my personal favorite artists ever. Shot this photo of Mavis performing at a live show that full of major funk augmented with high gospel.

Here is a classic Mavis Staples performance that may be unknown to many. A rare gem of music with deep meaning.

Mavis Staples - Keep Your Eye on The Prize

A classic by Carlos Santana & Friends

It seriously is hard to get any off any more than this. Right? This is as real as real gets in rock & roll. They were not behind the times one little bit in 1969 with regards to music, how put on and record & film great concerts. Wow! Stellar footage from a great moment in time that still exists when Carlos Santana plays. Catch him if you can!

Santana - Soul Sacrifice 1969 "Woodstock"

Connect direct with Santana at Santana.Com

Let It Be

Stumbled on this via the Facebook page of Paul McCartney's guitarist Brian Ray, where one of Brian's followers posted it on Brian's page. Michael Province, violinist aged 15 at the time of this recording, and Nathan Chan, cellist aged 16 at the time of this recording, jam out to the Beatles song Let It Be. This was filmed at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music in Singapore.

Michael Province on Violin & Nathan Chan on Cello

Connect direct with Nathan Chan at http://nathanchancello.com

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Lady - Get Ready

The U.K. based soul/R&B duo known as "Lady" features vocalists Nicole Wray and Terri Walker

Loving the soulful duo out of the U.K. known as "Lady". First posted their song titled Get Ready on Music Television early last month and I immediately bought the song download. After playing it at least a thousand times or more, I still love it! Don't typically repost songs already on MusicTelevision.Com right here, but hope everyone loves the classic old school energy Nicole Wray and Terri Walker put into this. It grooves for days. Definitely, this is R&B music at it's finest.

Lady - Get Ready

Get the new album direct from Truth & Soul Records at: http://truthandsoulrecords.com/albums/lady/

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No stranger here on MusicLoad, Nneka has one more fantastic song and music video that was just released. The music speaks for itself, so just listen.

Hear more Nneka at these links:
http://www.musicload.com/2013/03/nneka-focus-live-featuring-babatunde.html
http://www.musicload.com/2013/02/more-nneka.html

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