“Shoppin’ for Clothes” by The Coasters
This Leiber & Stoller tune was written in the mid-1950s after Billy Guy from The Coasters heard “Clothes Line” by Boogaloo and His Gallent Crew on the radio, but couldn’t find it in the stores. I actually like the original version better, but The Coasters version is more popular. The BBC also had a short little skit with the song, which you can see here.
The day you wake up with 10% of Sam Cooke’s class, elegance and soul is the day you’re a better man.
If you look and sound as fantastic as Janelle Monae, then feel free to wear spectators with your black tie ensemble.
So I checked the world famous contact@putthison.com mailbox, and what did I see? An email from an old acquaintance, Wale Oyejide. Wale was a guest on my old music radio show, The New Sound of Soul, six or seven years ago when he was recording instrumental hip-hop as “Science Fiction.” He also cut an excellent Afrobeat-influenced album under his birth name (he’s Nigerian-American, if I recall correctly).
Turns out one thing he’s up to these days is style blogging, and I really enjoyed checking out his blog Less.Gentle.Men.of.Meager.Means, aka LessGentleMen. Recommended!
Sometimes the outfit makes the occasion.
Valley Lodge - “All Of My Loving”
Junk Culture “West Coast” as featured in Put This On, Episode 1
Just a simple note of gratitude for friend of the show Deepak Mantena and his solo venture Junk Culture, whose title track “West Coast” we made liberal use of in our Q & Answer segment.
The record just came out on Illegal Art, available here for pay-as-you-wish. It’s a great great track from an extremely great record. Read a great review and take a great listen here on allmusic.
(via nerdboyfriend)
It doesn’t take much to get me excited about a Cowichan sweater. Brian Eno and his kitty just did it.
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