Brandon Ousley
@brandonousley
Music enthusiast. Writer. Creator. Student. Bylines (so far): @discogs, @bandcamp, and others. Inquiries/contact: [email protected]
Still processing music titan Sly Stone's passing. An undeniable pioneer who changed the musical and social fabric for the ages, Stone's legacy is felt everywhere. My latest for @discogs explores nine full-lengths that outline his enduring genius. discogs.com/digs/music/rem…
Album of the day. The commander of all things funky, George Clinton turns 84 years old today. Anything from the P-Funk universe would be appropriate to spin today, but Funkadelic's second album, 1970’s Free Your Mind… and Your Ass Will Follow, speaks for itself. A monstrous…
I used to call Prince's retail store 1-800-New-Funk every day as a little kid thinking that Prince would speak to me. The lady receptionist was always kind, though.
share a piece of Prince lore about yourself
A Touch of Wonder. Episode aired Feb 20, 1986. The first time I remember seeing a sampler used where rap was mentioned. RIP Malcolm, live long Stevie 🕊️
Fun fact: Theo directed this episode.
I really tried to get into the Boomerang series, but meh. It tried too hard to appeal to millennials, and Me Too-ing Marcus Graham was beyond unforgivable.
Boomerang did too 🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿
Sure will.
i will delete an entire tweet over a typo idgaf
The BET series American Soul had so much more potential.
When you're organizing your vast music collection and realize you collect too much.
My favorite season.
i can’t wait for outside to look like this 😩🍂🍁🪵
Dorothy Ashby.
Who’s your all-time favorite female jazz musician?
Marvin Gaye's "Just to Keep You Satisfied" is one of the most cold-blooded breakup songs ever made.
Love Wars is such an unheralded '80s R&B classic.
Womack & Womack SLID all over the entire ‘Love Wars’ album.
My teenage years in one pic. I miss when music store chains were still relevant.
i miss FYE 😭 my fave store growing up
Album of the day. A soulful, forthright poet in Philadelphia's spoken word circuit, Jill Scott already made her musical mark, penning fellow Philadelphian hip-hop band, The Roots' 1999 Grammy-winning single, "You Got Me." The stirring realism she poured into that song bled into…
What in the word salad does this even mean?
"mixing" and "mastering" being necessary or standard are lies peddled by the music industry to make young and independent artists less prolific
Who is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds Vol. 1 is really about to turn 25 years old.
Album of the day. Whether she's remembered as a rap pioneer (she's known for her confrontational spoken word monologues that prefigured hip-hop), or a stone-to-bone soul singer, Millie Jackson is right up there with the all-time soul greats. Like Gladys Knight (whom she greatly…
