Author Archives: spinladen

About spinladen

DJ at KWVA University of Oregon campus radio, record collector, artist.

Its a Stoned Soul Christmas Party

Posted on December 14, 2017

Here’s the link for my Christmas radio show on the one and only KWVA Radio. It’s fun, it’s heartfelt, as in it will warm your heart, and it’s the perfect soundtrack to your funky, soulful, afro-centric holiday party. Disclaimer: you … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged christmas party, James Brown, radio, Ray Charles, Soul donuts, soul music, the supremes | Leave a comment

Pimps, Playas, Private Eye’s, and Beyond

Posted on September 13, 2017

Here’s a look at the colorful world of Blaxploitation soundtracks and the amazing posters that accompanied these classic film releases. At Soul Donuts radio on KWVA FM we did three weeks of Blaxploitation exploration. Here are highlights from those 3 … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Blaxploitation, Dolemite, Movie posters, pimps | Leave a comment

Best albums 2016 soul/funk

Posted on February 1, 2017

Last year was an explosive year for soul and funk. 2016 posed the greatest challenge for me of any year since I’ve begun reviewing the best soul/funk records. Typically the choices have been obvious and great records would have … Continue reading →

Posted in album review, music | Tagged Aaron Neville, adrian younge, andre williams, bacao rhythm and steel band, ben l'oncle soul, best of 2016, best of list, Charles Bradley, Daptone, durand jones, eli paperboy reed, funk, hannah williams and the affirmations, james hunter six, lack of afro, lady wray, lee fields and the expressions, marta ren and groovelvets, martha high, mavis staples, Michael Kiwanuka, myles sanko, Nick Waterhouse, shirley davis, Soul, soul snatchers, st paul and the broken bones, terrace martin, the olympians, the silverbacks, william bell | Leave a comment

Flamingo’s Flyin’

Posted on August 14, 2016

Check out new joints from the New Jersey kid Flamingosis over at his bandcamp site, and kick him a buck to download his new album Bright Moments (actually you should pay more while you’re at it, but if you … Continue reading →

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Soul Donuts best of 2015

Posted on January 20, 2016

It’s 2016 and I’m exhausted with previewing soul and funk albums released in 2015. There were so many great albums released last year it was difficult to narrow them down to only 25 of the best, more on that later. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 20 ft. from Stardom, 2015, adrian younge, anti records, best of, bilal, billy price, Daptone, darlene love, david hooper and the silverbacks, diane shaw, ephemerals, free! mason jar, freestyle records, funk, Gary Clark Jr., grace love and the true love, jalapeno records, jay w. mcgee, Lee Fields, legere records, leon bridges, lucky brown, mighty mocambos, monophonics, Nicole Willis and the Soul Investigators, otis clay, pops staples, saun and starr, Soul, soul motivators, soul surfers, souldonuts, speedometer, strange faith, the dip, the gene dudley group, the haggis horns, the jack moves, timion records, transistor sound, truth and soul, tucxone records | Leave a comment

Ho Ho, Ho?

Posted on December 25, 2015

The time for joy and the time for peace…a piece of christmas tail. I hope that everyone out there in Donut land has a great holiday season and a happ-happ-happy new year! Pearl Bailey-Jingle Bells Cha-Cha-Cha Joe Tex-I’ll Make Every … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Christmas, Free, funk, ho's, Holidays, joe tex, mp3's, pearl bailey, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Soul | Leave a comment

Jive Turkey is Alive!

Posted on November 25, 2015

This year has flown by faster than a flock of turkeys jumping out of the way of my car. It’s Jive Turkey time here at Souldonuts and the kitchen is starting to smell good. Here are some hot biscuity cronuts … Continue reading →