Musication

Musication

Fortunate Son– Creedence Clearwater Revival- When you hear John Fogerty’s voice, you immediately know who it is.  With all the talk of war, health care and bailouts this song hits home, even though it was recorded in 1969.  This is the 6th track off their 4th release, Willy & The Poor Boys. This song still …

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Songs We Must Have

Songs We Must Have!

Esthero is a Canadian Singer with a soulful-jazzy sound. Like her friend, Nelly Furtado, Esthero can go from a pop-sound to a smooth cut like the one being featured here. This song is a B-Side (“Believe it or Not”) from her single O.G. Bitch. This song was released from her 2004 album, We R In …

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Musication

Musication

In our last podcast, Dr. J mentioned some funk bands that he had worked with.  I was taken back by some of those names and I decided to do a Funked-out version of Musication (Since this feature is in honor of the Dr.)  So check out these tracks by some of the funkiest artists around! …

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Songs We Must Have

Songs We Must Have!

Ingrid Michaelson has just released her third album entitled, “Everybody.”  Ingrid is quickly becoming a radio darling, with her energetic live shows and pop sound.  I heard this song when Obama was elected President at the House of Blues.  Once I heard it, I could wait until she released her latest album, and my wait …

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The Blogs

ETS Intro Music

In this week’s edition of Enter The Shell, the show opened up with a rap classic:  Humpty Dance by the Oakland based group Digital Underground.  It was also the anniversary of the death of a R&B star Aaliyah.  The group paid tribute to this young star by ending the show with her track:  More Than …

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Musication

Musication

Summer Madness– Kool & The Gang–  Kool & The Gang has been getting some love from ETS lately, and it is well deserved.  With summer coming to an end, I thought it would be fitting to include this track.  Kool & The Gang recorded many jazz songs, enough to make a compilation called, “Kool Jazz“.  …

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Life

A Message

Hello Everyone in the ETS Nation.  I just wanted to say a few words.  I wanted to let everyone one know that with summer coming to an end, my blogs will become less frequent.  I will still be doing some of the features I began like: Artist of the Week, Songs We Must Have and …

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The Blogs

ETS Intro Music

Happy Birthday to ETS.  We turned 1 this past week and in order to commemorate the occasion, the show opened up with the always standard “Celebration” from R&B legend Kool & The Gang.  The show was so full of energy and great guests, that the ending credits had to go to another great super group: …

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