For my FULL conversation with Ken Lewis, Check out the NEW channel “Digging The Talks” here: https://youtu.be/NoiPI0hJEok Listen to the all new Digging The Greats Podcast on Apple, Spotify, or anywhere else: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digging-the-greats/id1694172577 Let’s break down the story behind the Kanye song, “All Falls Down”, the original sample used, how […]
The story of “Killing Me Softly With His Song” is much deeper, wider, and even more heartbreaking when you dig all the way down. Let’s see if we can give it a better ending. UPDATE: After the release of this video, I got to talk with Lori Lieberman about her […]
Today we’re talking all about the creation of the landmark song, “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5, why it’s so important to music history, breaking down the inspirations, and once we’ve unravelled the whole thing, I’ll create a mashup moving through music history, using not only the […]
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Daft Punk’s “Random Access Memories” was released in 2013, and it 2021 they announced they they had disbanded – but listening through this album – it’s clear that, this was ALWAYS going to be their last album. While their 2001 album “Discovery” has a ton of samples, and comes to […]
Check out the NEW channel “Digging The Talks” here: https://youtu.be/NoiPI0hJEok Listen to the all new Digging The Greats Podcast on Apple, Spotify, or anywhere else: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digging-the-greats/id1694172577 Today I’m breaking down the Kanye song, “All of the Lights” – the metaphor and warning behind it, talking to one of the musicians […]
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Today we’re talking about The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, finding the musical influences that weave together so perfectly, getting into how the album was made, talking to a member of her band, and seeing how this album is really a RE-Education, taking something you think you know, and showing you […]
Check out Groove Builders by Vocal Pockets: https://bit.ly/3XKy0mH Big Thanks to House Shoes for sitting down and talking. Check out our full conversation here: https://youtu.be/i2d2W_W86vQ (video) or here https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/house-shoes-dj-and-producer/id1694172577?i=1000622156886 (audio podcast) Check out House Shoes online – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/houseshoes/?hl=en Street Corner Music: https://streetcornerscm.com/ Full Jay Dee Unreleased EP – https://soundcloud.com/streetcornermusic/sets/the-gift-the-jay-dee-unreleased-ep-house-shoes-records-1997 […]
Get 15 tracks to sample on Tracklib for free: http://www.tracklib.com/diggingthegreats Song Sampled: https://www.tracklib.com/music/artists/soul-dog/cant-stop-loving-you Thank you to Derrick Hodge for talking with me about his work on this album – Check out the FULL hour long interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW8NJM85-mM or on the Digging The Greats Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/derrick-hodge-bassist-arranger-composer/id1694172577?i=1000622941555 This was an incredible […]
