Before & After: Changes

Before - Black Sabbath

After - Charles Bradley w/the Budos Band

Strictly Reserved For You: stream new Charles Bradley track from Daptone

As mentioned back in January, Daptone Records will be releasing a new album, Victim of Love, by Charles Bradley on April 2. "Strictly Reserved For You" is the first track to get an airing, and you can listen below.  

You can pre-order Victim of Love via iTunes "Instant Grat" and get the single, "Strictly Reserved for You," immediately. For all available formats (including vinyl, of course) go to the Daptone website.

Victim of Love: New Charles Bradley album gets released April 2

Just last night I was listening to the fantastic debut album by Mr. Bradley, and thinking, "I wonder when Daptone will be doing a new one?" Turns out I didn't have to wait long to find out. April 2 is the answer as they've just announced. The first single and tour dates are forthcoming. Keep your eyes here.

Daily Travels: Woodstock NY

Charles Bradley, Bearsville Theater, Woodstocok NY, 10.12.12

Bad Brains new album, Woodstock Film Fest, smoking herb with Brooke Shields

Brooke Shields(?) partaking of the sacred herb with HR of the Bad Brains back in the day.

The above candid shot was posted to the Flipside mag facebook page today, and it seemed as good a time as any to mention the new Bad Brains album. Into The Future, self produced by the band, will be released on Nov. 20 via Megaforce Records. If you want to check out the title track, you can do that here. The band are into their 35th year of existence.

In other news, the Woodstock Film Festival (Woodstock NY) will be screening Band In DC - about the Bad Brains, as well as Charles Bradley: Soul of America, about the Daptone Records very own Screaming Eagle of Soul.

Bad Brains - official website
Charles Bradley - official website

Charles Bradley doc trailer:

Bad Brains doc trailer:

This One Goes Up To 11 (For '11)

1. The Vinyl District Record Store Locator app (The Vinyl District/Shoutem)


2. Tom Waits - Bad As Me (Anti)



3. Brian Olive - Two of Everything (Alive)