RIBlets: We Remember Ron…
Ron Banks, founder of the Soul/R&B group The Dramatics, passed away on March 4, 2010. While maybe not a “supergroup” in the eyes of some, The Dramatics provided some great songs and memorable moments to “The Soundtrack Of My Life”. Rest well, Ron.
We Remember Ron Banks (May 10, 1951 - March 4, 2010) by TGrundy
RIBlets: Windy City - “Let Me Ride”
Something new from the RIBS kitchen for 2010 (…and Beyond! as Buzz Lightyear would say {smile}). Introducing “RIBlets”, single songs that I’ll post from time to time in between the weekly Thursday podcast mix. Always looking for ways to share the music bouncing around in my head with you! {smile}
Windy City - Let Me Ride by TGrundy
Soundcloud Test…
Crusaders - And Then There Was The Blues by TGrundy
Cupid’s Hunt 2010: Whispers, Manhattans and Spinners - parts 1 and 2…
Hey! I hope everybody had a chance to check out all the fantastic mixes that made up the Cupid’s Hunt Podcast event. It was bigger and better than I think anyone ever expected.
Now, I know that “technically” the event is over… however I do have to sneak these last two CH mixes in here for ya’ll. You see, I learned a very valuable lesson during this year’s event: that a person cannot DJ a party AND collect the money at the door at the same time! {smile}. Originally I had these great plans to produce and post 5 mixes for Cupid’s Hunt: an all Stevie mix called Wonder-LOVE! (on Thursday the 11th); two mixes featuring The Whispers, The Manhattans & The Spinners (on Friday and Saturday); and two mixes featuring The Moments/Ray, Goodman & Brown, The Delfonics and The Main Ingredient (on Sunday the 14th; something I like to call a “double-triple” around here).
And then the event just blew up! (in a good way) I was initially hoping that maybe we could get as many as 20-22 folks to join Cupid’s Hunt this year, which would have been a decent increase over the 15-16 that participated last year. What I didn’t expect was the total of 39 different DJs/Podcasters dropping a total of 40 unique ‘casts for the event! To make a long story short, it was quite an effort to keep up with it all publishing and updating the master CH post on RIBS to make sure that everyone got the acknowledgment for their contribution. So… I never got the chance to finish/post my other four mixes. Like I have mentioned in some other conversations I’ve had, this was a ‘good’ problem to have to deal with. {smile}
However, I just can’t let these mixes just sit around ’till next year, so I’m dropping the WMS mixes as a “double-triple” post today and the other two mixes next week.
The upshot of it all, Love is still in the air here at the RIBS kitchen and we have a couple of dishes for you that, although they didn’t make it onto the buffet table for the big event, we think you’ll find very tasty just the same.
Cupid’s Hunt 2010: Whispers, Manhattans & Spinners, part 1
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Cupid’s Hunt 2010: Whispers, Manhattans & Spinners, part 2
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Playlist, Part 1: (song - artist - album [time])
- TG Intro - TGrundy - Intros-RIBS [3:10]
- Cupids Hunt Love Music In All Places - Angel Turner - Promos-CH2010 [0:16]
- Chocolate Girl - Whispers - Open Up Your Love [3:39]
- Forever By Your Side - Manhattans - Forever By Your Side [4:24]
- I Could Never (Repay Your Love) - Spinners - Spinners [7:00]
- Just Gets Better With Time - Whispers - Just Gets Better With Time [4:32]
- You Send Me - Manhattans - Too Hot To Stop It [4:16]
- He’ll Never Love You Like I Do - Spinners - A One Of A Kind Love Affair [3:55]
- Sounds Like A Love Song - Whispers - One For The Money [7:39]
- It Feels So Good To Be Loved So Bad - Manhattans - It Feels So Good [4:39]
- CH Promo: Find Love For Me - Fave - Promos-CH2010 [0:24]
- How Could I Let You Get Away - Spinners - Spinners [3:49]
- Lady - Whispers - The Whispers [5:07]
- Don’t Take Your Love Form Me - Manhattans - That’s How Much I Love You [3:29]
- CH Promo-This Is Cupid’s Hunt - Mr. Fresh - Promos-CH2010 [0:12]
- Just As Long As We Have Love - Spinners - Pick Of The Litter [4:05]
- In The Mood - Whispers - Just Gets Better With Time [4:47]
- The Way We Were/Memories - Manhattans - Love Talk [5:12]
- We Belong Together - Spinners - Spinners [4:17]
- You Are Number One - Whispers - Open Up Your Love [3:56]
- Lady I’ve Been Waiting For - Manhattans - Sweet Talk [4:01]
Playlist, Part 2: (song - artist - album [time])
- Cupid’s Hunt Best Music - TGrundy - Promos-CH2010 [0:08]
- Could It Be I’m Falling In Love - Spinners - Spinners [4:13]
- Say You (Would Love For Me Too) - Whispers - Imagination [5:02]
- Shining Star - Manhattans - After Midnight [4:41]
- I’m Glad You Walked Into My Life - Spinners - Mighty Love [4:56]
- In My Heart - Whispers - One For The Money [6:55]
- There’s No Me Without You - Manhattans - There’s No Me Without You [3:41]
- Cupid’s Hunt Love Music In All Places - Angel Turner - Promos-CH2010 [0:16]
- I Don’t Want To Lose You - Spinners - Pick Of The Litter [3:45]
- Butta - Whispers - For Your Ears Only [5:42]
- We’ll Have Forever To Love - Manhattans - The Manhattans [3:11]
- If You Can’t Be In Love - Spinners - Happiness Is Being With The Spinners [3:26]
- Cupid’s Hunt 2010-Definitive - Mr. Fresh - Promos-CH2010 [0:12]
- I’m Gonna Make You My Wife - Whispers - Open Up Your Love [4:55]
- When We Are Made As One - Manhattans - Too Hot To Stop It [2:48]
- Smile, We Have Each Other - Spinners - New And Improved [4:25]
- Open Up Your Love - Whispers - Open Up Your Love [4:41]
- We Never Danced To A Love Song - Manhattans - It Feels So Good [4:22]
- Toni My Love - Spinners - Happiness Is Being With The Spinners [3:37]
- Welcome Into My Dream - Whispers - The Whispers [4:43]
- If My Heart Could Speak - Manhattans - After Midnight [5:35]
Hey, if you are on Facebook become a fan on our Cupid’s Hunt Podcast Collaboration page. Also, I have many fellow brothers and sisters in podcasting that you should take the time to listen to. We call ourselves the Music Podcast Consortium. Check us out on Facebook and become a fan!
Have you missed any of the RIBS mixes that have been posted? If you have there is now an easy way to catch up on what’s been cooked up in the RIBS kitchen. Just go check out the new RIBS Archives Page to see a very easy to read listing of every post (and music mix) uploaded to the site.
Enjoy!
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Cupid’s Hunt 2010: “Let The Hunt Begin!”
NOTE: this is a very long, single post due to the large number of CH participants and the links that need to be included.
Note2: Updated 02/14/10 @1am, Click here to read Update#2
Note3: Updated 02/15/10 @2am, Click here to read Update#3
Note4: Updated 02/15/10 @6am, Click here to read Update#4
Note5: Updated 02/15/10 @4:30pm, Click here to read Update#5
Note6: Updated 02/20/10 @10:30am, Click here to read Update#6
OK! I must admit ever since the New Year’s Eve/Day celebration wound down I have been anxiously waiting for this day to arrive. The Cupid’s Hunt Podcast event is finally here! Whoo-hoo!!! This post is where I’ll be blogging all of the goings on about this wonderful event.
Update#1 Saturday @4pm…
Alright. Let me take a deep breath *inhale*, hold it, *exhale*, whew! I can’t tell how many times I’ve gone to start this update and just stared at the screen/keyboard. There has been so much activity swirling around this collaboration event that I have literally been at a loss as to where to begin. However, when doing something like this, I think that is definitely a good problem to have. {smile}
Hmmmm, ok, let start off like this… some of you reading this may be discovering Cupid’s Hunt for the first time and not exactly sure what to make of it. Well, the CliffsNotes version is that it is an annual collaboration event by DJs/Podcasters from across the country, actually around the world I can say this year, where we all make music and/or audio podcasts with a “love” theme and release them on or just before Valentine’s Day. More details can always be found on the F.A.Q. page, click here. Additionally, we have a Facebook fan page that we also encourage you to visit.
The Cupid’s Hunt Podcast Collaboration is HUGE this year. What started out as a handful of podcasters back in 2008 has blossomed into something bigger and more enjoyable than I ever dreamed possible. This year we have 28 confirmed DJs/Podcasters that will be participating and, by early estimates over 30 hours of music for you to enjoy. One of the most heartwarming things that has happened is that we have so many first-time podcasters that have joined the event this year. By my estimate over half a dozen (maybe more) Cupid’s Hunt “newbies” are posting mixes this time around.
This post here on RIBS will serve as your guide to all of the action. I will be updating this regularly over the course of the next 24 hours or so, adding in links to the various sites and mixes that will be available for you listen to and/or download. Now Let’s get started…
1. Jolene, The Night Nurse DJ
This lady is a dear friend of mine from BITD and one of our first-timers joining us this year. AAMOF, she tells me her website, The Night Shift, was specifically created so that she could participate in Cupid’s Hunt. Now that’s what I call commitment! And even though she’s a “rookie” podcaster, she is a veteran when it comes to her love for and knowledge of classic Soul/R&B music. She graces us with not one but two mixes for CH 2010:
2. Bryn Griffiths
Here we have another Cupid’s Hunt “rookie”, but from checking out his site, Trust in Dust, and his CH contribution, Bryn is someone who sure knows his way around a tune or two. He drops a two hour batch of CH goodness that he calls:
3. Vivrant Thang
Ha! This lady had me worried there for a minute. First of all she is an avid music lover and fan, with a great knowledge of and enthusiasm for music. But I had to practically beg her to produce a mix for us this year. Finally I had to resort to threatening to confiscate her “soul card” and prohibit her from attended live music concerts for three months (anyone who knows her will realize what a death sentence THAT would be!). And then once she had agreed, some technical glitches with the mix almost derailed everything. {sigh} Well, to make a long story short, everything worked out for the best in the end and she has delivered BIG TIME!
4. DJ Young Venom
Another newcomer this year. But when you get recommended by someone who knows her way around music like Nikki (a.k.a. Soulrific), do I really need to see your resume? {smile} While we have only communicated via email and IM, sometimes you can tell a person’s enthusiasm for what they do regardless. Young Venom’s shines right on through! Check him out…
5. Liz Burr (Calinative)
Liz checks in on the Hunt with a beautiful selection of her favorite Michael Jackson songs. Gone too soon with out a doubt. Yes, Liz, we all miss him very deeply too.
6. Panama Jackson
Another CH “newbie” Panama is one of the fine folks that run Very Smart Brothas. He comes highly recommended by Liz, and that’s enough for me!
7. DarrenKeith
One of the “ol’ seasoned veterans” that was there way back in the beginning. When I look back on it that very first Cupid’s Hunt was probably DarrenKeith’s coming out party so to speak as he was very new to podcasting at that time. Now, he and the smooth, jazzy sound that he calls My Love For Music can always be counted on for moments when your soul needs to relax and unwind. This year he graces us with…
8. Trelly (soulmusiqluva)
This is my girl! The original Co-Chef! I had the pleasure of working on this RIBS Duos & Duets mix with her late last summer. Now technically she’s a “newbie” to Cupid’s Hunt, but anybody who knows her and her organization, One Nation Under The Soul Shack (ONUTSS) knows that there is nothing “rookie” about her when it comes to music. All you indie artists! Ya’ll need to get in touch with this lady, pronto! Her CH contribution is entitled:
Update#2 Valentine’s Day @1am
In order to speed things up a bit the rest of the links will be shown in a slightly different format than the earlier update…
- Rehab - Cupid’s Hunt: Valentine’s Special Edition
- Todd Kelley - Cupid’s Hunt 2010
- DJ Markus Gramm - Cupid’s Hunt 2010: Steel Vagina
- Fave - Cupid’s Hunt 2010
- Moon (Liberated Muse) - Cupid’s Hunt 2010: Love Conversations
- Ron- SmoothSilk - Valentines 2
- Anji Bee - Chillcast #203: Cupid’s Hunt V.3
- Nikki (Soulrific) - Cupid’s Hunt: Affliction of Affection
- SoundNexx - Heartaches & Breaks Mixx (Cupid’s Hunt 2010)
- Oxou Cheng - Cupid’s Hunt
- ArtLuv - Cupid’s Hunt
- KeyKnow - Age Of An Orgasm
- DJ GrantLOVE - Cupid’s Hunt 2010: Samples of LOVE
- KB - Cupid’s Hunt 2010: Cover My Heart
- Angel Monique - My Lover & I
- Jason - Another One For Beth: The Cupid’s Hunt Edition
- Mr. Fresh - Cupid’s Hunt 2010 (Love Makes Me An Instrument - It Tunes Me Up!)
- Ricky McCarthy - Cupid’s Hunt 2010: Fever
- LuvSels - Cupid’s Hunt - Valentine - Pt 1
- LuvSels - Cupid’s Hunt - Emotional Rollercoaster - Pt 2
- LuvSels - Cupid’s Hunt - Love You Down - Pt 3
- TGrundy - Cupid’s Hunt 2010: Wonder-LOVE!
- anewlis - Cupid’s Hunt 2010: Quiet Time
Update#3 Monday @2am
Well, it’s been one hell of a day, no make that one hell of a weekend! The 3rd annual Cupid’s Hunt Podcast event was a huge success. All of the DJs and Podcasters, both old and new, seemed to enjoy the experience (first priority, very important) and so far the early feedback from the listening public has been overwhelmingly positive. BUT… there will be plenty of time for analysis in the days/weeks to come. For right now, IT AIN’T OVER {smile}, as we have a few late entries that were added this afternoon while Cupid was trying to recharge his batteries…
- DJDiva - Cupid’s Hunt 2010: Neo Soul Love
- EJFlavors - Cupid’s Hunt, 2010: Love Me On The One
- LuvSels - Cupid’s Hunt - Lost Without U - Pt 4
- RoddyKat - Cupid Hunt 2010 - Love and Hip-Hop
and as if all of this weren’t enough, Jolene, The Night Nurse DJ probably secured her place as “Cupid’s Hunt 2010 Rookie of the Year” by sneaking in a third CH mix from her new blog, The Night Shift:
- Jolene - Cupid’s Hunt: If Loving You Is Wrong
Alright it looks like that’s a wrap… hold up… Trelly a.k.a. “soulmusiqluva” just dropped her second CH2010 mix:
- Trelly (soulmusiqluva) - Cupid’s Hunt 2010: Twisted Love
Hmmmm, I wonder if a situation like this is where that saying, “And the hits just keep on coming!” came from! {smile} Just so you can understand exactly how CH has exploded this year, this post contains 38 unique podcasts compiled by 32 different DJs/Podcasters! And to think at the start of all this I was thinking that if we could get 20 podcasters this year I would have considered it a success. Wow!
OK. I’m done. I think, as Soulrific so aptly put it earlier today, “We showed up and we showed out!”
Happy Valentine’s Day, everybody!
Update#4 Monday @6am
Ooops. Not so fast…
The Night Nurse DJ has dropped yet another Cupid’s Hunt mix (#4 total for her):
OK, now will somebody please take her MP3s away… before I have to edit this post yet AGAIN!!! {smile}
Update#5 Monday @4:30pm
Hey, it’s me again! It seems like the “love” will never stop around here. I’ve been looking all weekend for this lady’s contribution and for a minute there thought that she might not be able to join in on the fun. Well, she came through and I am so very happy about that! This is Naomi, although most of you know her as “DigitalFanGirl”. She has another excellent blog called “Unwritten Rules of Relationships” where she talks about, well, the title *is* pretty self explanatory, isn’t it? For Cupid’s Hunt she graces us with this beautiful but by Corinne Bailey Rae, “Closer”.
Update#6 02/20/10 @10:30am
Well, I know we all thought Cupid’s Hunt was over last week but… I had to sneak these two in here. I ran out of time during the event itself and didn’t get them posted. However, love is celebrated every hour of every day all year long so they really aren’t out of place when you think of it that way! {smile}
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Cupid’s Hunt 2010: Wonder-LOVE!
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It’s taken a while to get this offering posted up here for you (originally planned to have this up on Thursday). I’ve been super busy (a good problem in this case) coordinating different things with the Cupid’s Hunt Podcast event, and I am now happy to be able to add my own contribution to the party.
For this first CH mix (I actually had plans to share 5 mixes with you this Valentine’s Day weekend, we will see…) from the RIBS Kitchen I wanted to focus exclusively on Stevie Wonder. I’ve been meaning to do an all “Stevie” mix for quite some time now, and this seemed like a perfect chance to make it happen.
Alright, no long drawn out post notes this time. We’re going to let the music speak for itself. It’s a Valentine’s Day celebration all weekend long and the Cupid’s Hunt Podcast Collaboration has the perfect soundtrack for your listening (and whatever else {smile}) pleasure.
Remember: “Everyday is Valentine’s Day… for those of us who are basically lovable!”
Cupid’s Hunt 2010: Wonder-LOVE…
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- TG Intro/Valentine Love - TGrundy - Intros-RIBS [1:53]
- BigLa Drop3 - Todd “BigLa” Kelley - Promos-Cupid’s Hunt [0:09]
- I Love Every Little Thing About You - Music Of My Mind [3:56]
- Golden Lady - Innervisions [5:00]
- It’s More Than You - The Woman In Red [3:15]
- Ribbon In The Sky - Stevie Wonder’s Original Musiquarium I [5:39]
- Send One Your Love - Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants [4:01]
- Weakness - The Woman In Red [4:13]
- Cupid’s Hunt Promo - Anji Bee - Promos-Cupid’s Hunt [0:13]
- My Cherie Amour - Love Songs-20 Classic Hits [2:51]
- These Three Words - Jungle Fever [4:53]
- Easy Goin’ Evening (My Mama’s Call) - Songs In The Key Of Life [3:56]
- Knocks Me Off My Feet - Songs In The Key Of Life [3:36]
- For Your Love - Conversation Peace [5:00]
- Overjoyed - In Square Circle [3:43]
- Moments Aren’t Moments - The Woman In Red [4:32]
- Alfie - Eivets Rednow…Alfie [3:13]
- Think Of Me As Your Soldier - Where I’m Coming From [3:36]
- Cupid’s Hunt Romantic Moments - TGrundy - Promos-Cupid’s Hunt [0:19]
- You Will Know - At The Close Of A Century [5:00]
- Visions - Innervisions [5:23]
- Creepin’ - Fulfillingness’ First Finale [4:19]
- I Believe - Talking Book [4:53]
Hey, the music doesn’t stop here. We have 28 confirmed podcasters and over 30 hours of music for you during this year’s Cupid’s Hunt Podcast event! You can find all of this great music by checking in here at RIBS all weekend long. Also, if you are on Facebook become a fan on our Cupid’s Hunt Podcast Collaboration page.
One more thing… like to send a shout out to the “other Todd” Todd Kelley a.k.a. the “Big La” of Flowink.com and to Anji Bee (one of the sexiest voices in podcasting!) of Lovespirals and “The Chillcast” fame for the promo drops. BTW, these two are just a couple of my many fellow brothers and sisters in podcasting. We call ourselves the Music Podcast Consortium. Check us out on Facebook and become a fan!
Have you missed any of the RIBS mixes that have been posted? If you have there is now an easy way to catch up on what’s been cooked up in the RIBS kitchen. Just go check out the new RIBS Archives Page to see a very easy to read listing of every post (and music mix) uploaded to the site.
Enjoy!
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RIBS TPTD: Disco Party-Donna, Double Exposure, The Trammps…
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I need something uptempo this week! Get ready for a disco-fied edition of RIBS…
Not going to get too chatty here with the post notes this week (really, I promise {smile}). Wanted to give you something fast and uptempo this week as a change of pace from a lot of the mellow stuff we’ve had lately. That and the fact that next week we have a veritable tidal wave of beautiful, classic love ballads we’re cookin’ up for the Cupid’s Hunt Podcast Collaboration event.
So, I did a little searching through the archives and pulled out three of my fav groups from the disco days when I used to hang out in The City back in the day (that’s New York City for you non-east coasters; the native New Yorkers knew where I meant instinctively {smile}). Ahhhhh, those wild, wonderful nights at “the Garage”, Leviticus and, of course, Studio 54!
On the menu this week are:
OK, time for a little disco party, RIBS style (see told you I wouldn’t “chat” long today!) as we present to you…
RIBS TPTD: Donna, DoubleEx, Trammps…
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- TG Intro - TGrundy - RIBS-Intro [6:39]
- Love To Love You Baby - Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby [16:51]
- My Love Is Free - Double Exposure - Ten Percent [9:47]
- Stop And Think (A Tom Moulton mix) - The Trammps [5:06]
- Spring Affair - Donna Summer - Four Seasons Of Love [8:31]
- Ten Percent (A Louis Bennedetti mix) - Double Exposure - Ten Percent [11:31]
- RIBS3-a.k.a. “RIBS” (Echo) - TGrundy - Promos-RIBS [0:17]
- The Night The Lights Went Out - Trammps - The Trammps III [6:51]
- One Night In A Lifetime - Donna Summer - Bad Girls [4:12]
- I Got The Hots For Ya (Guttadaro and Cayre mix) - Double Exposure - Locker Room [7:50]
- Big La RIBS Promo #1 - Todd Kelley - Promos-RIBS [0:08]
- That’s Where The Happy People Go - The Trammps - The Trammps: Where The Happy People Go [7:55]
Like to send a shout out to the “other Todd” Todd Kelley a.k.a. the Big La of Flowink.com for the promo drop. BTW, he is just one of many of my fellow brothers and sisters in podcasting. We call ourselves the Music Podcast Consortium. Check us out on Facebook and become a fan!
Have you missed any of the RIBS mixes that have been posted? If you have there is now an easy way to catch up on what’s been cooked up in the RIBS kitchen. Just go check out the new RIBS Archives Page to see a very easy to read listing of every post (and music mix) uploaded to the site.
Enjoy!
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