‘Flying Machine (The Chase)’ is considered by many to be War’s finest moment. Taken from the soundtrack to Youngblood, a film about an L.A. street kid starring Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs, it has since been proven to be the LA’s street band’s most diverse recording to date. Released in 1978, War’s first soundtrack is reminiscent of Isaac [...]
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Single of the Day – Janis Ian – Fly Too High
Who’d have thought that Janis ‘At Seventeen’ Ian recorded a sexy disco song? Well she did and she did it with the one and only Giorgio Moroder. The pair teamed up in 1979 to record a song for the Jodie Foster-starred movie ‘Foxes’ (no, me neither but its got Jodie in it so it might be [...]
Monday Morricone Madness!!!
Welcome to Monday Morricone Madness!!! We know its been a while but don’t worry as we’re back with a bang!! With more Morricone features being planned in light of Quentin Tarantino’s patronage to the Maestro on his new film ‘Inglorious Basterds’, there’s no better time to discover the magical world of Ennio Morricone! As Alan is on his hols, [...]
Single of the Day – John Carpenter – Moochie’s Death
We all know John Carpenter is a talented little so and so (says so here) when it comes to recording his own music and that. So, I don’t really need to go into detail about Mr. Carpenter’s genius but today’s single is taken from his underrated score to his film adaptation of the Stephen King novel ‘Christine’. I won’t [...]
