Performing a song co-written with Dap Kings guitarist Tom Brenneck to cope with his brother’s passing, soul singer Charles Bradley‘s single “Heartaches and Pain was inspired by “a heartbreaking loss for me,” says Bradley. “The loneliness and pain I felt during that time is felt in the video [directed by Poull Brien], as is the [...]
Mark Ronson hooks up with an all start cast to bring us his latest music. This one is for car manufacturer Hyundai’s RE:GENERATION project in association with the Grammys, and features the talents of Erykah Badu, Mos Def (aka Yasiin) and Dap Kings. “A La Modeliste” has a Blues jam feel, which Badu et al happened [...]
Simple black and white visuals with occasional bursts of colour accompany the classic soul of Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings on ”If You Call”, from their recent album I Learned The Hard Way - out now via Daptone Records. sharonjonesandthedapkings.com [...]
On yesterday’s The Late Show with David Letterman, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings perform the title track from their latest album, out now on Daptone Records – “I Learned The Hard Way”. Sounds fantastic! I like Ms Jones’ sass. [...]
Billboard.com caught up with soul reviver Sharon Jones on the bustling streets of Austin, TX where she talked about “all things age, fame and how love is nothing but a game.” Looking healthy at 54 years old, I can only hope to have that much energy in a few decades – check out the footage [...]
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings return this Spring with their fourth album on Daptone Records: I Learned The Hard Way. Produced by Bosco Mann, I Learned the Hard Way was recorded on an Ampex eight-track tape machine by Gabriel Roth in Daptone Records’ House of Soul studios. The album is fondly described on the band’s [...]
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