The Wattstax music festival took place on August 20, 1972, at the Los Angeles Collusium on the seven year anniversary of The Watts Riots. The festival was organized by the legendary Memphis record label, Stax Records. Tickets were priced at $1.00 each. Nearly the entire Stax artist/band roster performed at the festival. 100,000 people showed up for what was dubbed by many as the "Black Woodstock". The festival was a day of unity for the community of Watts who had been victimized and oppressed by Police which led to riots in August of 1965 in a act of resistance to the Police State and the diminished freedom and liberty people felt on the streets and in their neighborhoods.
A documentary film entitled WATTSTAX was released in 1973. All of the music and speeches from social activists was beautiful captured. One performance which was added to the documentary was not shot at the concert itself, but from a church in the heart of Watts. The first time I heard this track, tears streamed from my eyes. This is the real deal, gospel that will take you there.... all the way. Enjoy! Peace Love Groove, GC
The Emotions - Peace Be Still (Live church performance for Wattstax Documentary - 1972)
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Watching all of the film footage and hearing the music from the Wattstax festival is like entering some sort of funky soul & gospel music heaven.
Rufus Thomas performs Breakdown at Wattstax Festival (1972)
Movie trailer for Wattstax
Get the DVD of the entire festival at Wattstax.Com
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YACHT - Utopia & Dystopia (The Earth is on Fire)
Yacht is a musical moniker created by electronic musician and multimedia artist Jonathan Warren Bechtolt out of Portland, Oregon. His musical partner is Claire L. Evans. The featured film below was quite a production you'll notice when you read the credits listed below the video you are about to see. Yacht combined two separate songs, Utopia and the other song called Dystopia (The World is on Fire), combining them into one musical film experience. With the first song, the world is a blissful groove and with the second song, it's all coming unraveled as the earth is on fire. My mind was thinking about real world events and I daydreamed like mad. Lots of fun here. Had to watch it over again, a few times. It sounds great cranked up loud. Enjoy! Peace Love Groove, GC
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Film Credits as pulled from official Yacht website
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Film Credits as pulled from official Yacht website
Utopia and Dystopia (The Earth is on Fire) were filmed in Los Angeles, California, at Mad Dog Video. They were conceived & directed by Rene Daalder, and edited by Aaron Ohlmann. The special effects were animated and composited by visual artist Pascual Sisto, and the geodesic grid animation at the end of Utopia was created by Michael Young. John Allen was the director of photography, with additional camera by Gabriel Noguez, while Josh Pangell acted as key grip. J. Scott Teeples was Art Director. Icarus designed the sets, and Benjamin Ralston dressed them. Props were provided by Michael Sehnert. The inimitable Megan May Daalder was the production assistant and psychedelic mascot. Marissa Micik catered. All of this was produced by Rene Daalder & Aaron Ohlmann.
Both videos star Jona Becholt & Claire Evans, as well as the democratic dance collective Body City (Meagan Yellott, Lake Sharp, Cristina Paul, Alexis Hyman, Katie Bachler, and Annie O'Malley) and the Straight Gaze (Katy Davidson, Jeff Brodsky, and Rob Kieswetter). Clothes were provided by Rad Hourani, complexgeometries, and Native Son. Jewelry by Brook & Lyn. Hair and Styling by Ryann Bosetti.
Allen Stone
Thanks to my friend Leslie Monique Perry who turned me onto Allen Stone a while back....
Allen Stone grew up singing in big church choirs and in one interview he describes his early influences were Kirk Franklin, Fred Hammond and Mary Mary.
In all of the songs I've heard so far, he embodies the spirits of Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye and has a lot of Stevie Wonder influence.
This first song below is my favorite. Not only does it groove for days and days, but Stone sings truth to power and the lines are priceless. Singing about the growing deficit, the government spending more than it takes in, and talking about encroaching government who pretends to care. That's just in the first verse and he's just getting warmed up. Besides the substance of the song itself, I especially love the way it was filmed. The audio and video crew on this first clip did a seriously amazing job capturing Stone's true essence. Enjoy! GC
Allen Stone - Unaware (live from his mother's living room)
Here is a great live performance and interview at one of the greatest indie stations on the planet, KEXP-FM. Stone performs five songs: What I've Seen at 0:38, Contact High at 3:22, Interview at 6:27, Unaware at 14:00, and Satisfaction at 20:00.
Connect direct with Allen Stone at AllenStone.Com
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Allen Stone grew up singing in big church choirs and in one interview he describes his early influences were Kirk Franklin, Fred Hammond and Mary Mary.
In all of the songs I've heard so far, he embodies the spirits of Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye and has a lot of Stevie Wonder influence.
This first song below is my favorite. Not only does it groove for days and days, but Stone sings truth to power and the lines are priceless. Singing about the growing deficit, the government spending more than it takes in, and talking about encroaching government who pretends to care. That's just in the first verse and he's just getting warmed up. Besides the substance of the song itself, I especially love the way it was filmed. The audio and video crew on this first clip did a seriously amazing job capturing Stone's true essence. Enjoy! GC
Allen Stone - Unaware (live from his mother's living room)
Here is a great live performance and interview at one of the greatest indie stations on the planet, KEXP-FM. Stone performs five songs: What I've Seen at 0:38, Contact High at 3:22, Interview at 6:27, Unaware at 14:00, and Satisfaction at 20:00.
Connect direct with Allen Stone at AllenStone.Com
BUY MUSIC DIRECT FROM ARTISTS WHENEVER POSSIBLE!
Connect direct with KEXP at KEXP.Org
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My Pet Dragon - Love Anthem (live)
via Indie Ambassador TV, found this fantastic recording of a great sounding band called My Pet Dragon. The music says something important, as if to shout out at Washington and the Crony Capitalists they support.... ""You can't dance on the back of the poor.... no more.... only love can save your soul..." - Absolutely love to hear it. We need a war on crony capitalism, in my humble opinion. Think! Peace Love Groove, GC
Connect direct with My Pet Dragon at MyPetDragon.Net
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Connect direct with My Pet Dragon at MyPetDragon.Net
Connect direct with Indie Ambassador at IndieAmbassador.Com
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MusicLoad Interviews (Join Team MusicLoad)
MusicLoad gets visitors from every single country in the world. In the last hour, most of MusicLoad's visitors came from United States, China, Germany Russia, France, Ukraine, India, Netherlands, Australia, and Canada. In the last 24 hours, you can add 32 other countries such as Malta, Indonesia, Burma, Iceland, Moldova, Bangladesh, and Uruguay. When MusicLoad was formed in 1999, I considered the World Wide Web as this sort of medium to be truly international, and that dream was realized early in MusicLoad's history.
MusicLoad is going beyond the World Wide Web to leave no stone unturned with MusicLoad TV and MusicLoad Radio. The show for each is to be a shared show titled MusicLoad Presents... MusicLoad is looking for the most interesting, eccentric, weird as well as normal, balanced focused VJ's and DJ's to host such programming. Also looking at all of the creative people possible, who may also be chosen to play a part in something fun. It's all about being centered around great music.
Anyone who is interested, please click onto the contact link and send your links to your website(s) or facebook page along with your telephone number and e-mail address, where in the world you are from and tell us your story. Prior music industry or entertainment experience is not necessary. Whoever we pick, will have to move to Los Angeles, preferably Santa Monica for a while until they candidate can run their own studio to go back home with and continue the job, unless they want to stay in LA. Obviously, those who are already in LA might make it easier on us. But all are encouraged to apply. If you are picked, we will figure out a way to bring you here, on us, for final interviews and production tests. Be yourself, but more fearless. Peace Love Groove, GC
MusicLoad is going beyond the World Wide Web to leave no stone unturned with MusicLoad TV and MusicLoad Radio. The show for each is to be a shared show titled MusicLoad Presents... MusicLoad is looking for the most interesting, eccentric, weird as well as normal, balanced focused VJ's and DJ's to host such programming. Also looking at all of the creative people possible, who may also be chosen to play a part in something fun. It's all about being centered around great music.
Anyone who is interested, please click onto the contact link and send your links to your website(s) or facebook page along with your telephone number and e-mail address, where in the world you are from and tell us your story. Prior music industry or entertainment experience is not necessary. Whoever we pick, will have to move to Los Angeles, preferably Santa Monica for a while until they candidate can run their own studio to go back home with and continue the job, unless they want to stay in LA. Obviously, those who are already in LA might make it easier on us. But all are encouraged to apply. If you are picked, we will figure out a way to bring you here, on us, for final interviews and production tests. Be yourself, but more fearless. Peace Love Groove, GC
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