Stones Throw has been throwing around some sneak peeks of this box set for awhile now, and it has finally dropped.  “Black Man’s Cry: The Inspiration of Fela Kuti” is a massive set of four 10″ records, each stuffed with covers of (and music inspired by) Afrobeat godfather Fela Kuti.  Don’t worry, the music here [...]

Today marks the release of The Phenomenal Handclap Band’s self-titled album on vinyl.  This record is a pretty insane mix of soul, funk, psychedelia, hip-hop, and disco.  Yeah, all those things, all on one record.  They sound like they are straight out of the 70′s, so that’s a good thing too.  The 2xLP can be [...]

Alright, this thing is finally about to drop.  Dam-Funk’s California g-funk masterpiece “Toeachizown” is now up for preorder on vinyl.  It is packaged as a massive 5xLP set, each with it’s own picture sleeve.  This is some damn good modern funk people, expect nothing less from Stones Throw.  At $50, it’s also a great deal.  [...]

Truth & Soul records has just reissued a classic funk 45, so strap on your dancing shoes.  The Ghetto Brothers’ “Ghetto Brothers Power” has been remastered and paired with “I Saw A Tear”, then thrown on a 7″ slab of vinyl, the kind with the big hole.  Listen to samples and grab it for $6 [...]

Now-Again Records, the Stones Throw spin-off label run by Egon, have three amazing new records available.  This post covers all three, so be sure to scroll down.  The first is a compilation called “Forge Your Own Chains: Heavy Psychedelic Ballads and Dirges”.  Curated by Egon himself, this is a massive package of beat-heavy global psychedelic [...]

If you’re like me, you see Stones Throw is selling this record, read the title, and don’t even need to listen to it, you just order it.  This new compilation features psychedelic funk from Nigeria, Iran, Turkey, and more.  It spans 1967-1980, and was curated with the help of Now-Again maestro Egon.  Plus, it’s a [...]

24-Carat Black put out “Ghetto:  Misfortune’s Wealth”, one of the most legendary records in the world – to crate diggers that is.  Sadly, that was the only album the group ever released.  In the mid 70′s they set out to record a sophomore album, but lack of interest and increasing studio bills killed the project.  [...]

Well, this is certainly today’s “must buy” record for me.  The Budos Band dropped a new EP with six previously unreleased gems.  The tracks were recorded between their first and second albums, but they will now see the light on twelve full inches of black vinyl.  If you haven’t heard the band, they are a [...]

There’s a new release from Numero Group out, ALWAYS good news.  This new compilation brings together tunes recorded between 1967-1981 in Ecorse, MI.  Three labels there were chronicling the local music scene, and this collection does an amazing job of covering the area’s history.  You’ll find funk, soul, gospel, and even some garage here.  The [...]

Fat Beats Distribution recently shipped Stones Throw Records the last 94 copies of the long out-of-print MRR-ADM 10″.  This record has alot of mystery around it, but here are the facts:  Only 1000 were produced, it features at least one guy from The Heliocentrics, it is an insane slab of heavy, heavy psychedelic funk beats, [...]