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Spinning an eclectic mix of hip hop, soul, folk, and world music every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month- the Seamstress of Sound is sure to keep you active.
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Active Listening: Seatttle's own Black Stax live interview with the Seamstress 5/26/11
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Fri, 05/27/2011 Check out this interview with up and coming Seattle's own Black Stax.
- Artist: The Seamstress
- Title: Interview with Black Stax 5-26-11
- Album: The Seamstress
- Length: 21:00 minutes (24.04 MB)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 160Kbps (CBR)
Active Listening: The Seamstress interviews Rose Bent Trio, Lady Trinity, Miss Chief and Jacque about their new album.
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Fri, 12/03/2010 Check it out folks, Rose Bent came in for a candid interview session and spit some fine rhymes.
Enjoy- and don't forget to head out to their record release Friday at Backspace (all ages, doors open at 8)
- Artist: The Seamstress
- Title: ROSE BENT KBOO INTERVIEW w_THE SEAMSTRESS OF SOUND
- Album: Rose Bent
- Length: 48:14 minutes (55.2 MB)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 160Kbps (CBR)
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Playlists
Active Listening playlist for 08/25/2011
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08/25/2011 | Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Democracy Now with Bill Mckibbon | ||
| Seasunz and J Bless | Water War song track 6 | Earth Amplified |
| Breathe Owl Breathe | Swimming | |
| Black Star | Respiration | |
| Stevie Wonder | Master Blaster | |
| Billie Holiday Remix | Summertime | |
| Bobby Brown | Don't Be Cruel | |
| Salt n Pepa | Independant | |
| Erykah Badu n crew | Love of My Life | |
| Frankie Smith | Triple Dutch | |
| Living Legends | War and Peace | |
| Dead Prez | We Want Freedom | |
| The Executioners | Scratch To This | |
| Al Green | Simply Beautiful | |
| Aretha Franklin | That's the Way that I feel About you | |
| Marvin Gaye | Sexual Healing | |
| Ernest Ranglin | Nana Chak Pipe | |
| Kool and the Gang | Life is What you Make it | |
| Nina Simone | Aint Got No- I got life | |
| De La Soul | Soul Flower (Remix) | |
| Sheila E | Noon Rendevouz | |
| Kid Cudi | Lost in the Mood | |
| Zion I | Juicy Juice | |
| Mohammed Alfarra Ft Darrious and Big E | Shorty | |
| Rose Bent | Trickin On Remix | |
| CMYK | James Blake | |
| Sean Hayes | Turnaroundturnmeon | |
| Erykah Badu | Time's a Wastin | |
| Erykah Badu | Incense | |
| Toots and the Maytals | I've Got Dreams | |
| Sade | Pearls | |
| Eddie Kendricks | My People | |
| JDilla | My People | |
| Erykah Badu | My People | |
| K'naan | Until the Lion Learns to Speak | |
| DAM | Mean Il Habi? | |
| Goyo | Pressure | |
| DAmien and Nas | Count Your Blessings |
Active Listening playlist for 08/11/2011
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08/11/2011 | Artist | Title |
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| Fabulous Souls | take me |
| Erykah Badu | ye yo |
| Komeh Koroma | The Other Side |
| Ahmad | Back in the Day |
| John Coltrane | Out of This World |
| Lifesavas | The Soul Goes On |
| ZOO? feat Vursatyle | Jazz |
| Zakee Ahmad L | Sounds of Experience |
| nas | world is yours |
| de la soul | breakadawn |
| ZOO? | in the flowers |
| Cut Chemist feat hymnal | What's the Altitude |
| Mos Def | Travelin Man |
| Zakee Ahmad L | The Portland Tribute |
| Zion I | Finger Paint |
| Sean Hayes | Open up a Window |
| Raphael Saadiq | The Answer |
| Chiwaniso | Look at the Spirit |
| Harold Butler | Africa On My Mind |
| Sade | Skin |
| John Coltrane and Duke Ellington | In A Sentimental Mood |
| Impressions | This is My Country |
| Knaan | Blues For the Horn |
Active Listening playlist for 07/28/2011
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07/28/2011 | Artist | Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Toni Tone | Feels Good | Tone | |
| Alice Russell | Got the Hunger? (DJ Vadim Remix) | ||
| Sparnky Wilson | Fancy | Super Cool California Soul | Ubiquity |
| Raphael Saadiq | Good Man | Stone Rollin | |
| Jane Darwin | Autumn Night | 45 single | |
| Los Pinguos | Tierra Santa | Baila | putomaya |
| Rebel | Arabian Knightz | ||
| Ahlam | Jerusalem II | Revolt Against Reason | |
| Bahama Soul Club | Afro Shigida feat Kojato | Bossa Nova Just Smells Funky | |
| Kid Cudi | Wildn Cuz Im Young | Man on the Moon II | |
| Aceyalone | BBoy | Single | |
| Masterpieces of the Chinese Cheng Solo | |||
| Erykah Badu | I Want You | WorldWide Underground | Mowtown |
| ?Brazilian Sexy Song | |||
| Soulman and the Brothers | Walk From Regio's | SHAFT | pickwick |
| Landon Wordswell | I think I need you Now | Hope for Tomorrow | Word is Bond |
| Charlie Chaz | Amarte Es Un Problema | Bachata Fiesta | BMG |
| Quantic | Cumbia Hip Hop Sampler | ||
| Tupac | California Love | Single | |
| The Coup | Everythang | ||
| Fela Kuti | Alu Jon Jonki Jon | Fela Ransome Kuti and the Africa 70 | MCA |
| Exuma | The Obeah Man | Exuma | |
| Youlou Mabiala | Mofutela NDako | Self Titled | Eddyson Consortium |
| Pee Froiss | Djalagaty | The Rough Guide to African Rap | Rough Guide |
| Tribe Called Quest | Oh My God Remix | ||
| RJD2 | A Sunday Mystery | Magnificent City Instrumentals | |
| James Blake | CMYK | (website) | |
| Sandialia De Prata | Samba Pesado | (website) | |
| Salli Terri and Laurindo almeida | Bai Bumba | Duets with Spanish Guitar | |
| Facundo Cabral | No Soy de Aqui ni soy de alla | (website live) | |
| Ismael Lo | nene | Self Titled | Mango |
| Manu Chao | Il faut manger | Siberie metait contee | |
| Zion I | Boom Bip | Deep Water Slang | Raptivism |
| El General | Rayes Le Bled | Web | |
| Dead Prez | Hell Yeah | 2 Fast 2 Furious | |
| Dead Prez | Happiness | ||
| Raphael Saadiq | The Answer | Stone Rollin | Columbia |
Active Listening playlist for 07/14/2011
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07/14/2011 | Artist | Title |
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| Lila Downs | Yunu Yucu Ninu |
| Ozomatli | |
| Roy Hargrove | |
| James Blake | Limit to your Love |
| Ebadu | Soldier |
| Tupac | Me Against the World |
| Curtis Mayfield | |
| Alicia Keys | Woman's Worth |
| Esther Phillips | Doing Our Thing |
| Marvin Gaye | Sexual Healing |
| James Blake | CMYK |
| Amr Diab | Allah Ala Hobak |
| James Galway | Sound of the Seashell |
| India Arie | Brown Skin |
| Dj Shadow | What Does Your Soul Look Like Pt 1 |
| Freddie Cruger | Something Good w/Desmond Foster |
| Modesky Martin and Wood | Uninvisible |
| Yousou N'Dour | Absa Gueye |
| Shafik N Afrika | Love Still Hurts |
| Zion I | Silly Puddy |
| Common | Misunderstood |
| Mystic | Once a Week |
| Yellowman | Watch Your Words |
| Blackalicious | Deception |
| Peleican Ossman | Taqueria |
| Los Fabulosos Cadillacs | En Mis Venas |
| De La Soul | |
| SaRa | Melodee N Mynor |
| Chris Turner | Liquid Love |
| Gil Scott and Brian Jackson | Beginnings (The First Minute) |
| Hugh Masakela | Mamani |
| Salif Keita | Sada |
| Cesaria Evora | desilusao dum amdjer |
| Roberta Flack | Do What You Gotta Do |
| Climbing Poetree | Sun |
| Coco Rosie | Good Friday |
Active Listening playlist for 06/16/2011
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06/16/2011 | Artist | Title |
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| Max Ribner | Hold On Tight |
| India Arie | Strength Courage and Wisdom |
| Sean Hayes | Politics |
| Max Ribner | Oli |
| Slum Village | |
| Tropea | |
| Stylistics | Show |
| monty python | |
| frankie smith | double dutch instrumentqal |
| Build an ark | You've gotta have freedom |
| Erykah Badu | The Healer |
Active Listening playlist for 06/10/2011
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06/10/2011 | Artist | Title | Album |
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| Gil Scott Heron | On Coming From A Broken Home (Part 1) | |
| Langston Hughes | The Negro Speaks of Rivers | |
| Climbing Poetree | i am here | |
| Sunni Paterson Feat Kathleen Cleaver | We Made It | |
| Malcolm X | Housing Conditions in Black Communities | |
| Gil Scott Heron/Brian Jackson | It's Your World | |
| Mumia Abu-Jamal/Assata Shakur | A Message to Mumia | |
| Gil Scott Heron | The Revolution Will Not Be Televised | |
| DJ ZTrip/Saul Williams/Marvin Gaye/Bob Marley | Not in our Name | |
| Rose City Miss Chief | Deglamourize the Life | |
| Rose City Miss Chief | Help | |
| Rose City Miss Chief | Me or You | |
| Gil Scott Heron | Me and the Devil | |
| Maya Angelou | To A freedom Fighter | |
| Rose City Miss Chief | My Blues | |
| Suheir Hammad | This is to Certify | |
| Nikki Giovanni | Ego Trip | |
| Cee-lo | Sometimes | |
| Gil Scott Heron | Who'll Pay Reparation on my soul | |
| Curtis Mayfield | Rappin | |
| Erykah Badu | Twinkle | |
| Gil Scott Heron | Space Shuttle | |
| Sunni Paterson | Poppin | |
| Urban Youth Movement | ||
| Gil Scott Heron | For the Children | |
| Saul Williams | Ohm | |
| Climbing Poetree | diamond | |
| Utah Phillips | Heroes | |
| Mumia Abu Jamal | Anida Rouquiyah/I was Born with Two Tongues | |
| Dino | Prison Song | Homeless writers Coalition |
| Gil Scott Heron | Your Soul and Mine | |
| Saul Williams | African Student Movement | |
| Omar Suliman | Danger | |
| Suheir Hammad | In America | |
| Aceyalone | Ms Amerikkka | |
| Climbing Poetree | even if she can't fly | |
| Gil Scott Heron | Where did the night go | |
| Gil Scott Heron | Lady Day and John Coltrane | |
| The Seamstress of Sound | Finally Mended |
Tribute to Gil Scott Heron- live in studio performance by Rose City Miss Chief
Active Listening playlist for 05/26/2011
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05/26/2011 | Artist | Title |
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| Black Stax | I love my life |
| Black Stax | no ordinary |
| jurassic five | |
| Aloe Blacc | nacimiento |
| Aloe Blacc | billie jean |
| wyclef jean | |
| Yellowman | nobody move nobody get hurt |
| Black Stax | They Want Me |
| Black Stax | easier |
| Black Stax | warriors |
| Dead Prez | they schools |
| Aloe Blacc | Im beautiful |
| mystic | girlfriend sistagirl |
| sam cook | change gonna come |
| aloe blacc | change gonna come |
| lauryn hill | change gonna come |
| erykah badu | gone baby dont be long |
| max ribner | peace on earth |
| hugh masakela | shebeen |
| x plastaz | |
| brand nubian | black and proud |
| blackalicious/nikki giovanni | ego trip |
| ceelo green | Living Again |
| black stax | the hardest |
| aesop rock | no regrets |
| Stahhr the Femcee | Wizdom |
| Aloe Blacc | Whole World |
Active Listening playlist for 05/12/2011
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05/12/2011 | Artist | Title |
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| Aloe Blacc | I need a dollar |
| Aloe Blacc | Long Time Coming |
| Mary J | No More Drama |
| MC Lyte | I Cram to Understand you Sam |
| Quannum | Ladydontekno |
| Pete Rock and Baby Pa | Blah Uno |
| Black Stax | Be Workin |
| Carolina Chocolate Drops | Hit Em Up Style |
| Aloe Blacc | Find Your Way |
| Aloe Blacc | Life is Hard |
| Kim Hill | Sunny Blue |
| Guru | When Youre NEar |
| Cyamande | Dove |
| Eddie Kendriks | My People |
| India Arie | These Eyes |
| Mana | Ay Doctor |
| Reggie Rockstone | Eye Mo De Anaa |
Active Listening playlist for 04/28/2011
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04/28/2011 | Artist | Title | Album |
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| Sunny and the Sunliners | Get Down | |
| Max Ribner | Kick-Back | |
| India Arie | Strength. Courage, Wisdom | |
| Bill Withers | Grandma's Hands | |
| The Beginning of the End | Funky Nassau | |
| Balkan Beat Box | --- | |
| Bronski Beat | Hit Hit That Perfect Beat | |
| Katey Red | Melpomene Block Party | |
| Zion I | Juicy Juice | |
| Kid Cudi | In the Mood | |
| Rose Bent | Trickin On | |
| Missy Elliot | Remixed Work It | |
| Bonde do Tigrao | --- | |
| Magazine 60 | Don Quichotte | |
| Diarrhea | I Like You | |
| Sonny Spoon- DJ Prince Ice Remix | Tear IT Down | |
| De La Soul | View | |
| Frankie Smith | Children of Tomorrow | |
| Aloe Blacc | Find Your Way | |
| Manytohi | Balalaika | |
| Mary Jane Girls | Candy Man | |
| Cool Kids | --- | |
| Blazers | Bust A Bucket | |
| Sidestepper | Mas Papaya | |
| Joe Bataan | Chevre Que Chevre | |
| Esther Phillips | Disposable Society | |
| El General | Boom Boom | |
| Yaz | Situation | |
| Nina Simone Mowo Remix | Go to Hell | ` |
| The Clash | Straight to Hell | |
| Bader Ali Khan | Calandar | |
| Symbol Heavy | Stop the Violence | |
| NERD | ||
| Various | Libre Ego | Africa Raps |
| Hassan Ahmed | Syria With Love | |
| Ages and Ages | No Nostalgia | |
| Erykah Badu | Out of My Mind | |
| Utah Phillips | Unless You are Free | |
| Bill Withers | Aint' No Sunshine |
Active Listening playlist for 04/14/2011
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04/14/2011 | Artist | Title | Album |
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| Erykah Badu | Telephone | New Amerykah |
| Sean Hayes | Soul Shaker | run wolves Run |
| Mystic | Fallen Angels | Cuts for Luck Scars for Freedom |
| Balkan Beat Box | Why | Blue Eyed Black Boy |
| Rose Bent (PORTLAND!) | Hey Daddy | Rose Bent |
| Natascha Atlas | Iskanderia | Diaspora |
| Arabian Knightz feat Shadia Mansour | Prisoner | youtube |
| Tony Allen, Res, Ray Lema, Baaba Maal, Positive Black Soul, and Archie Shepp | No Agreement | Red Hot and Riot |
| Shamarr Allen, Dee 1, Paul Sanchez, and Bennie of Hot 8 | Sorry Aint Enough No More | youtube |
| Mos Def etc... | Aint My Fault | youtube |
| Sunni Paterson | We Made It | Def Jam |
| Hot 8 Brass Band | What's My Name Live | You Tube |
| Max Ribner (PORTLAND!) | New Old Leans | Amani |
| Prince Paul | Vexual Healing | Psychoanalysis |
| Mos Def | Wahid | The Ecstatic |
| Seasunz and J. Bless feat Stic Man | Food Fight | Earth Amplified |
| Dead Prez | Be Healthy | Let's Get Free |
| Midnite and youssoupha Sidibe | Living Drum | For All |
| Damian Jr. Gong Marley | It was written | Halfway Tree |
| Manfila Kante | N tesse | Guinea Vibrations |
| Sade | The Safest Place | Soldier of Love |
| Cotton belly/ Sade | By Your Side | Red Hot and Riot |
| Seinabo Sey | Outlines | |
| Aloe Blacc | Long Time Coming | Shine Through |
| Common | The Light | Like Water for Chocolate |
| Natacha Atlas Remixed by DJ Spooky | Duden | The Remix Collection |
| K'naan | My Old Home | The Dusty Foot Philosopher |
| DJ Shadow | Broken Levee Blues | The Outsider |
| Fred Williams and the Jewels Band | Tell Her | Midwest Funk 45s from Tornado Alley |
| Silvio Rodriguez | Unicornio Azul | live |
| Midnite and Youssoupha Sidibe | Know | For All |
| Kid Cudi | the End | Man on the moon 2 |
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Who did "sometimes nothing
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 05/28/2009 - 9:31pm.
Who did "sometimes nothing is what you believe in"...
Didn't see it online-
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nutria
thanks for good tunes last night. you should be every week, not every 2! if you can figure out how, let's brew something from the rest of my shiso this fall. It is pretty big. I have been waiting for it to flower but I don't think it will now... nutria