I wanted to graciously congratulate Angelique Monet and her crew, actors and actresses for their feature movie “Deceptive“.  This week they are at the Cannes Film Festival in France.  The film is being shown in the festival.
I had the opportunity to co-write, perform on and mix 2 songs that are in the movie.
The songs entitled “Doubts” and “Everyday, Everyway” took a lot of hard work, but they’re done and sound magnificent.
These songs as well as a few others I co-wrote with her and mixed appear on Angelique’s new solo CD “Not Wasting Time” available at CDbaby.com.
Angelique sings lead on these songs and is the writer, producer and leading actress of the film “Deceptive”.  Ever since I’ve known her she’s been progressively making her art (movies, television, music) and now that art has taken her to Cannes.
This independent film will also be in an AMC theatre for a short test run and from my understanding this means it has the chance of being shown nationally in theatres.   So I’m really excited about that.  Last week I attended a farewell party for their trip and I will post pictures from that event very soon.
So stay tuned for that as well as some of the music from the film and more.
All the best!
Boo Boo Cousins

Deceptive (The Movie)

This Saturday, May 15th I’ll be performing at Linger Cafe & Lounge in their brunch series.
Start time is 2pm.  I will be performing some of my material plus some classic cover material.
Linger is a pretty warm & friendly place with good food & drink.  Come thru & enjoy.   Thanks!

http://www.lingercafelounge.com

Boo Boo Cousins at Linger Cafe & Lounge on Sat. May 15th

So our 10 Songs 10 Artists 10 Days Series ends today, but I’m hoping I turned people on to music they never heard before and maybe reminded some of you of songs you haven’t thought about in a minute.  Thanks for all the positive feedback.  I thought I would end this series on a funky note with the ultimate statement of an eclectic kind.  See, now that sounds funky.
This song is by Funkadelic and is entitled Who Says A Funk Band Can’t Play Rock Music?! off their ‘One Nation Under a Groove’ CD.  “A jazz band playing dance music” - No Way!  They said it, I didn’t.  I still believe musicians should create what they feel.  Led by George Clinton, Parliament-Funkadelic has too many musicians for me to name who have been influential in this lifetime.  Please do the research yourself.
And also don’t forget to check out the artists from this series.  It’s been a gas people.

Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove CD

Boo Boo Cousins Throwback - Room Or A Bed featuring Khalid Harvey on lead guitar from the CD “Wet Heat”.

Song 9 is “Simple Kind Of Life” from the band ‘No Doubt’.  This song is from their ‘Return Of Saturn’ CD.  No Doubt always mixed different styles of music in their CD releases.  “Simple Kind Of Life” has a rock edge on it plus there are a lot of layers of emotion in it.  Female vocalist Gwen Stefani sings lead in the four piece band.

No Doubt - Return Of Saturn CD

Boo Boo Cousins Throwback -  Running Away With Yourself from Laid Back Cool CD

Carlos Santana has a lot of interesting and artful CD/Album covers. 
Today’s song ‘Oye Como Va’, taken from his band’s CD Santana - Abraxas, mixes the latin genre with rock and blues.  Talk about eclectic.  The original songwriter of this song was the late and legendary percussion/band leader Tito Puente.  This song, known worldwide, can get any party jumping.

Santana CD - Abraxas

Boo Boo Cousins Throwback - Want You In My Life from the Direct Sunlight CD.

My fourth CD “Say Something Beautiful” is finally released for the world to hear and available online. 
I would love for you to hear the music, words and substance. 
12 tracks fully produced with artwork and lyrics included.  
Peep in on the album cover below.  More notes on this release soon. 

All thanks for listening.

Say Something Beautiful CD Cover

The Who Sings My Generation

“My Generation” by The Who is one of those driving rock songs with all the bass lines, crash cymbals and guitar rhythm you need. They were among a wave of British rock groups that made a big splash in America in the 60’s and thereafter. Every generation has its youth filled with angst, but I guess it’s what you do with it. This song is from their debut album “The Who Sings My Generation”.

Boo Boo Cousins Throwback - “Everyone Owns This Emotion” from Laid Back Cool.

Let’s travel across the seas today (depending on where you are when you read this of course).  The music group Kraftwerk, originally from Germany, will make you dance.  Their song “Trans Euro Express” could be heard in any random New York City club or bar on any given night.  This song made its marks in early hip hop when Afrika Bambaataa and The Soulsonic Force sampled the song for “Planet Rock”.  And the rest is history . . . For me Kraftwerks “Trans Europe Express” has that electronic sound perfect to dance to. 

Kraftwerk

Afrika Bambaataa

Boo Boo Cousins Throwback - Hardly See You Anymore from the CD Laid Back Cool.

Skateboarding was something I learned as a little dude so when I heard Lupe Fiasco’s “Kick Push” I thought wow, no one’s ever quite put skateboarding like this.  There were a few other tracks of his I thought about for this series, but I thought this record had an interesting sound with the horns and concept.

Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor

Boo Boo Cousins Throwback - We Go All Out For Our People from ‘Wet Heat’.

Today I figured I mix some gospel and soul together.  Makes me feel like hearing Aretha Franklin’s version of “Bridge Over Troubled Water” originally written and recorded by Simon & Garfunkel.  One of the most covered songs in that period it remains a classic today.  Ms. Franklin’s take on the song is a live recording with her band from her CD - “Aretha Franklin:  Live A Fillmore West”.  The arrangement is different from the original and the feel is taken from gospel so they take you to church on this one.  For the record I like the original recording of Simon & Garfunkel’s as well.

Aretha Franklin - Live At Fillmore West CD

Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water CD

Boo Boo Cousins Throwback - Trying To Save The Day from the CD Laid Back Cool

Let’s get to the roots of the American Recording Industry - The Blues.  So overlooked and forgotten, the blues still symbolizes and plays a big role in today’s music even if it’s hidden under a computer chip and designer clothes sometimes.  Check out the singer/guitarist Jimmy Reed and his very memorable “Bright Lights, Big City”.  I love his lyric “Bright lights and big city, have gone to my baby’s head”.

Jimmy Reed

Boo Boo Cousins Throwback - Yeah You Got Me Baby from Direct Sunlight

Bob Marley – “War”
In day 2 of my blog series 10 Songs 10 Artists 10 Days I focus on the late reggae artist and international icon Bob Marley.  I grew up hearing Bob Marley in different instances. While I knew a lot of his hit records it was cool getting into some of his material that I didn’t know as much. “War” became a song that stood out to me and later on I would hear various reggae bands (independent & major label) cover this song in concerts. The song is timeless and fresh every time I hear it.

Bob Marley

Boo Boo Cousins Throwback –“Aim Your Weapon” from ‘Wet Heat’