Friday, February 26, 2016

LATCH YO' LIPS AROUND THIS BIT O' RAGING SUCCULATION OF THE MOST LIP-SMACKIN' KIND . . . IT'S THE ENTIRELY FULL AND DAZZLINGLY UNSPOILED GROOVIN' BLUE 16 - 04 . . . THE FLAGSHIP OF WAGRadio ! ! !

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TAKE SOME BRANDY.  MIX IN SOME LOGIC AND TINASHE.  GROUND IN SOME CHANCE THE RAPPER.  ALLOW JAMES BROWN AND THE FRANK CUNIMONDO TRIO TO BUBBLE.  SPRINKLE IN A LITTLE  JIMMI CHARLES MOODY, ST. JEAN, B.O.B. AND VERSHON . . . AND YOU GOT YO'SELVES SOME BRAND NEW, HOT ENUFF TOO . . .  GROOVIN' BLUE 16 - 04  . . .  ALL YOURS TO   SAVOUR AND POSSESS !

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ONE WEEK FROM NOW . . . BRO' HENRY "MO" YOUNG and HIS CAST OF THREE . . . FUNK OUT THA' JOINT . . . PAT'S PUB ON HASTINGS STREET IN VANCITY. BE THERE OR BE OTHOGONAL ! ! DIG ON THAT ! ! !


THE LATEST (DJZigZag sez, "the greatest") GROOVIN' BLUE 16-04 IS JUS' 'BOUT READY TO BE LAVISHED ON WAGRadio's LISTENING AUDIENCE'S DISCRIMINATORY EARS . . .

      Photo: E. Reiter

Ah yes.  The heralded view from studio two.  WAGRadio's perch on the mighty Fraser River as seen from Studio "B" (or studio 2 as senior staffers know it).   "B" has been the marshalling area for the soon-to-be-podcast "Groovin' Blue 16 - 04" - late into the night and into the early morn as seen in the above photo.  
DJZigZag proclaims, before every nu Gruv Blu, that, "this is the best one yet."  We're waiting for that pronunciamento to be declared to all and sundry momentarily.  All eyes are cast towards Studio "A".

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Friday, February 12, 2016

HOT, HEAVY, FRESH, GROOVY, GLORIOUS, PIQUANT GROOVIN' BLUE 16 - 03 IS NOW UPLOADED AND PODCASTED . . . HOT DANG ! !

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Just like GROOVIN' BLUE 16 - 03 . . . We don't know what the hell to call that delicious food in the foto but it sho' appears to be good enough to devour five times over . . . 
THE ALL NU GRUV BLU FEATURES; THE SOUL BOSSA TRIO, ELY BRUNA, POPCAAN, KAMASI WASHINGTON, MAJOR LAZER, KEITH SWEAT, JAMIE SPARKS, MICHA SHEMAIA, LENNY FONTANA, PEKING DUK and A WHOLE MESS MORE A' SOULFUL NEW WORLD AFRICAN MUSIC MAGICIANS, MUSICIANS AND CHANTERS . . .

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Wednesday, February 10, 2016

PBS TELEVISION CELEBRATES NORTH AMERICA'S BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH A REPEAT SHOWING OF A NOT-TO-BE-MISSED DOCUMENTARY ABOUT SISTER ROSETTA THARPE - Friday, February 12th @ 11:00 pm . . . ALSO, AN HOUR DEDICATED TO THE KING OF THE BLUES - RILEY B. KING AIRS MONDAY THE 15th AT 9:00 P.M. ALSO ON PBS... AND THE SAME PROGRAM HAS AN HOUR FEATURE ON DJZigZag's CHILDHOOD HERO BROTHER FATS DOMINO AT THE END OF THE MONTH. BIG UP's TO PBS !

Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock & Roll
Southern-born, Chicago-raised and New York-made
Rosetta TharpePBS writes:
Despite not being a household name today, Sister Rosetta Tharpe is one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Her flamboyance, skill, and showmanship on the newly electrified guitar played a vital role in the conception of Rock & Roll as a genre of music. Featuring archival performances and using new interviews with fellow musicians, producers, friends, and colleagues, this film tells the story of a talented and determined woman that introduces spiritual passion of her gospel music background into Rock & Roll. Learn more about Sister Rosetta Tharpe, her life story, and lasting artistic legacy.

For fans of PBS TV on the West Coast of Canada & America's Pacific North West the KCTS 9 guide tells us that "SISTER ROSETTA THARPE: The Godmother of Rock & Roll" is showing at 11:00 pm PST on Friday, February 12th on "American Masters".  Let's hope they don't show a David Bowie doc instead.
"American Masters: B.B. KING" on the same station @ 9:00 pm / Monday, Feb. 15th - repeats 2/19 @ 4:00 a.m. 
ALSO @ 9:00 pm on Feb. 29th [repeating @ 2:00 a.m. on the 30th] - "Fats Domino: American Masters" 
[check local PBS listings in your area].



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Monday, February 8, 2016

WE MUST SINCERICASTICALLY APOLOG-EYES . . . BUT DJZigZag INSISTS WE THROW OUT THE MANDATED "MUST APPLY TO MUSIC ONLY" AND SHOW YOU GUYS MORE FUNKED UP GLASSES-VIDEOS FROM THE VINTAGE FRAMES COMPANY IN MONTREAL, QUEBEC.









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SO VERY REFRESHING TO JUMP IN THE OCEAN OF SOUND WITH ADRIAN DANIEL. SMOOTHLY SINGING TO SOOTHE . . .



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THIS FACINATING MUST-BE-READ PIECE OF JOURNALISM APPEARED IN THE N.Y. TIMES IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR . . .


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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/08/opinion/sunday/sweet-home-mississippi.html?_r=0

           Photo:  Sunny "Sweet Daddy Fonk" Wong walks along an Augusta, Georgia Norfolk Southern railroad spur during the East End Southern Music trip undertaken by him and DJZigZag in 2010.  All those states, especially Mississippi, were fascinating to them.

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HERMITUDE . . . YES, HERMITUDE . . . AND THEIR VIDEO OF "SEARCHLIGHT" . . . SOUNDS OF SOULFUL OZ.



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SUPPOSEDLY . . . THIS NEW SHOW IS COMIN' TO NETFLIX . . . OH MY MY MY DEAR LAWD ! ! SAY IT'S TRUE . . . PULEEESSE !



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OH YES ! ! WHAT A MOVIE THE LIFE OF THIS GOOD LOOKIN' YOUNG MAN WOULD MAKE . . . BROTHER JOHNNY NASH !



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THANK YOU MONSIEUR B. FOR SENDIN' THIS ONE WAGRadio's WAY . . . YOU ALL GON' LOVE IT, LOVE IT AND LUV IT TOO ! ! HA HA . . . FROM THE JAY LENO SHOW.



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ONE OF THE GREATEST PIECES OF MUSIC FRUM THE LATE 1960's . . . LADIES AND GENTLEMEN . . . Mr. TIMMY THOMAS !



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DID'JA SEE THIS ON PBS ? A WONDERFUL DOC ABOUT DANCE . . . "FLEX IS KINGS" !



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TWO, COUNT 'EM, TWO HOURS OF SAXOPHONIST KAMASI WASHINGTON AND THE VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS HIS 3 Cd SET "THE EPIC".



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DJZigZag THANKS LISTENER AND FAN and WAGRadio PHOTO JAY VEE FOR THIS VIDEO (1967) OF THE WONDERFUL MIRIAM MAKEBA AND HER GEM "PATA PATA" . . .



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EMOTIONAL, ELECTRIC, ETERNAL AND A WHOLE BUNCH MORE YOUTHFUL FEELINGS ON (IN?) THIS VIDEO. CREATIVE BUT HEART HALTING . . . JUDGE FOR YOURSELF. "TO U" BY SKRILLEX & DIPLO WITH ALUNAGEORGE ON VOCALS.



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VINYL PRESSING PLANT OPENS IN THE GREAT WHITE NORTH. TWO ACCOUNTS.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/startups/canadian-firm-comes-to-the-rescue-of-vinyl-lovers-by-building-new-pressing-machines/article28507701/




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NOW I THINK IT'S TIME TO TAKE SOME TIME OUT WITH GUORDON BANKS AND HIS HUGE WAGRadio HIT CHOON "KEEP YOU IN MIND". WATCH FOR GROOVIN' BLUE 16 - 03 COMIN' SOON . . .



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Sunday, February 7, 2016

DO YOU RECALL . . . LONG AGO . . . THIS IS A WAGRadio BREAKOUT CHOON. LOOK FOR IT ON THE UPCOMING GROOVIN' BLUE 16 - 03 ! !



MORE MASHIN' UP JAMROCK WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD.  NOBODY DOZ THAT BETTA' THAN MAJOR LAZER . . .

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MY OH MY . . . DJZigZag sez, "I LOVE THE PRODUCTION ON THIS THING!" - "DO IT RIGHT" by ANNE-MARIE.



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WE LOVIN' THESE CLASSIC SUNGLASS VIDEOS FROM VINTAGE FRAMES COMPANY OF MONTREAL . . . . HERE'S THREE MORE !









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CHRIS BROWN AND "ZERO". HOW COME YA' WANNA ACT LIKE THAT !? HA HA . . . A HUGE CHOON ON WAGRadio ! !



Mr. C. B. shows us that our claim - WAGRadio is NOT for children - should be taken to heart.
This gem holds down the #4 position on our Winter 2016 playlist.

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NORWAY GETTIN' DOWN WITH KYGO AND ELLA HENDERSON AND A HUGE, HUGE WAGRadio HIT - "HERE FOR YOU".



Yes.  We said Norway ! !  This soulful piece sits at #9 on our Top 130.
New World African inspired music is, in the sixteenth year of the new century, a world-wide love thang !

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OUT ON THE ITALIAN IRMA DANCEFLOOR . . . A GREAT ACID JAZZ (REMEMBER THAT?) CHOON - "FOUND LOVE" by ELY BRUNA.



And not because it prooves our world-wide-luv-thang claim but this is Ms. Bruna and a pop-phukee little number on the great Irma Dancefloor label outta Italia - sitting at #35 this WAGRadio wintah 2016. 
Oh, and we lub makin' up our own woids h'yah at WAGRadio.  Ha ha ! 

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OH YES . . . THESE ARE SOME GREAT VIDEOS THAT DJZigZag HAS TOLD US WE GOTTA UPLOAD . . . VINTAGE FRAMES AND CAZAL PRESENT: "THE HISTORY OF HIP HOP EYEWEAR" . . . DJZZ HAS JUST GOT HISSE'F A SMOKIN' 1980 PAIR OF JEAN CLAUDE KILLEY FRAMES AND HE'S LORDIN' IT OVER ALL OF US . . . HA HA . . . THAT CRAZEEE DJZigZag ! !







We know there are more videos in this series produced by Vintage Frames Company.  We were inspired to present these three 'cuz DJZZ has been transfixed, as of late, with a couple of his own recent purchases of very hip shades frum the past. 
That DJZigZag ! ! !

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THANK YOU L.W. FOR TELLIN' US THAT NETFLIX IS FEATURING THE GREAT DOC "THUNDER SOUL". THIS IS A GEM AND IF YOU DIG SEVENTIES FUNK AND SOUL . . . WELL, YOU ARE IN FOR A TREAT ! !



If ya' did not catch this feature doc in theatres it is now available to Netflix subscribers in Canada (and we assume the U.S.).  Wonderfully nostalgic and perfectly crafted, this film chronicles both the history and the present day rebirth of a high school show band in Texas.  This is a winner on a lotta counts.

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ALL YA' GOTTA DO IS; 1. SAMPLE MICHAEL AND HIS BRO'S 2. FIND A BUNCH OF GREAT CANADIAN KID DANCERS AND 3. RE-SHAPE IT ALL TO "EASY LOVE" AND YA' GOT A HIT MR. SIGALA ! !



Currently WAGRadio's #One choon. 
Sigala - real name Bruce Fielder - initially spent a year or two in unsigned bands, before deciding he was studio destined, writing and producing chart hits for the world. 
The two main dancers in the video are from Vancouver, B.C., Canada (DJZigZag'z hood).  Performing as Lucky Aces are Lucky (Ryan Ancheta) and A.C. (Andre Bonifacio).
Say it loud ! !
 
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YOU KNOW THERE'S GONNA BE GOOD TIMES ON WAGRadio. OH, AIN'T THIS A GREAT CONTEMPORARY CHOON "I KNOW THERE'S GONNA BE (GOOD TIMES)" by POPCAAN, ASSASSIN, KONSHENS & KRANIUM . . .



This choon currently at #16 on the WAGRadio Winter 2016 Top 100, is a purrfekt mix of JamRock and Urban U.S.  In the hearts and minds of WAGRadio staffers it has climbed even higher and now sits at a Top Ten position.  Dig on this Irie 'ting.

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SHE'S CRAWLIN' BACK TO YOUR BED . . . HERE'S THE ORIG. VURJUON OF "ALL MY FRIENDS" . . . WAGRadio IS PLAYING THE REMIXES OF THIS, BUT . . . THIS IS WONDERFUL TO . . SING ON TINASHE !



Ooooo.  This ain't one of the two versions that are currently being heard on WAGRadio but in its simplicity and with all of its hooks intact, this is a wonderful inceptive construction of our fave remixes (Prep Remix / Wave Racer Remix / 99 Soul Remix).  The remixes sit at #6 on the WAGRadio Top 100 for Winter 2016.

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COLONEL LOUD DON' PICKED A GREAT FRANKIE BEVERLY AND MAZE CHOON TO SAMPLE ON THIS GEM. "CALIFORNIA" IS AN INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL HUGE CHOON ON WAGRadio.... SMOKIN' ON THE RIZLA IN CALI ! !



DJZigZag sez that this was his "hit of tha' autumnal season".  
Right now, Colonel Loud's choice choon still sits at #8 on the WAGRadio Top 130 Winter 2016 Playlist.  And we WAGR's dig it too.  It sat at #4 during the fall playlist of 2015.  Staying on the WAGRadio charts for six months (Fall 2015 / Winter 2016) is a feat few funky featured favourites fulfil. 
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