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Garden State Soul

Every Wed. Nite @ The Mill Hill Basement

About Me

A LAID BACK BROTHER, NO FUSS, NO FIGHT. DRUMMER FOR STEADFAST UNITED, DJ WITH GARDEN STATE SOUL.GARDEN STATE SOUL: NJ'S NUMBER 1 SOUL SOUNDSYSTEM.SELECTORS: JAY BOXCAR, KING STOUT & JOHNNY B.SPINNING: STAX, MOTOWN, NORTHERN SOUL, FUNK 45'S, SKA, ROCKSTEADY & REGGAE.EXTENDED FAMILY: STEADY SOUND, PRESSURE DROP SOUND, TONY DANGER & DJ MEASEl.MUSICAL FAMILY TREE: INSPECTER 7, PREDATOR DUB ASSASINS, RANDOM TEST REGGAE BAND, SILVER DOLLAR, TONY DANGER & THE SOLID SET, STEADFAST UNITED, KING DJANGO SEXTET.

My Interests

PLAYING DRUMS, COLLECTING, DIGGIN IN THE CRATES, SPINNING VINYL, TRAVELING.

I'd like to meet:

ALL LIKE MINDED BEINGS.

Music:

STAX, MOTOWN, NORTHERN SOUL, FUNK45'S,REAL HIP-HOP, JAZZ, SKA, ROCKSTEADY, ROOTS, DUB, DANCEHALL, CLASSIC ROCK,BLUES, PUNK, HARDCORE, OI!

Movies:

STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF MOTOWN, WATTSTAX, SOUL TO SOUL, WILLIE DYNAMITE, SUPERFLY, DOLEMITE, ROCKERS, SOUL FUNCTION, THE BLUES BROTHERS, SPINAL TAP, HEARTLAND REGGAE, THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT, THE HARDER THEY COME, FOUR BROTHERS.href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnBpY 3RpZ2VyLmNvbS8=" title="Host Photos With PicTiger".. width="425" height="350" msprm name="movie"

Television:

HISTORY CHANNEL, DISCOVERY CHANNEL, A&E, BRAVO, SUNDANCE, PBS, ADULT SWIM, HBO, VH1, COURT TV, COMEDY CENTRAL, KING OF QUEENS, SCRUBS, MY NAME IS EARL, THE DAVE CHAPELLE SHOW.

Books:

WEIRD NJ, THE SKINHEAD BIBLE(SPIRIT OF 69), GET IN THE VAN, KEN BURN'S JAZZ, BOSS SOUNDS, THE AUTOBOIGRAPHY OF MALCOLM X, CATCH A FIRE, HAMMER OF THE GODS.

Heroes:

ALL THE GREAT CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST , THE WORKING CLASS, THE FUNK BROTHERS, BOOKER T & THE MG'S, THE SKATALITES, LEE PERRY,ART BLAKEY, LLOYD KNIBBS, DUKE ELLINGTON, BAD BRAINS, JAMES BROWN, THE METERS, ROBERT NESTA MARLEY,JAMES MARSHALL HENDRIX.

My Blog

WILLIE TEE TURBINTON

Willie Tee (February 6, 1944 - September 11, 2007) was a keyboardist, songwriter, singer, producer and notable early architect of New Orleans funk and soul, who helped shape the sound of New Orleans f...
Posted by Garden State Soul on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 05:40:00 PST

BOBBY BYRD

Bobby Byrd (August 15, 1934, Toccoa, Georgia  September 12, 2007, Loganville, Georgia) was an African American funk/soul/R&B/gospel musician and songwriter, best known as James Brown's longtime s...
Posted by Garden State Soul on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 05:31:00 PST

Heart & Soul- by Joe Pomeo of Exit Weekly

When I pitched a story on soul music, there were undoubtedly some confused faces in the room: "You mean people still buy vinyl albums and listen to songs that were written 40 years ago?" "Um & Yes." ...
Posted by Garden State Soul on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 09:10:00 PST