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The Soul Sides Sidebar
Soul-Sides.com's interview and music series.
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64 episodes
Soul Sides/Heat Rocks Mailbag Ep. 1
This is Ep. #1 of an informal mailbag series of mini-episodes prepped for Soul Sides and Heat Rocks fans. In this one, Oliver Wang tackles a pair of q...
The Sidebar, Ep. 37: Sly and the Family Stone Mix It Up (w/ Michael Barnes)
The Sidebar returns to fill the social distancing void. I'm joined by Michael Barnes of the Melting Pot blog to talk about a special version of Sly an...
Singles Servings 003: Carolyn Sullivan's "Dead"
We look at one of the darkest soul songs ever recorded, "Dead," arranged and co-written by Moses Dillard and produced by Fort Worth TX's Major Bill Sm...
Single Servings 002: Amerie's "1 Thing" (Siik Remix)
In this episode, we revisit the 2005 song (and 2015 single), "1 Thing," originally recorded by Amerie but remixed by Siik.
Single Servings #1: The Devons' "Someone to Treat Me"
A new personal podcast series from Oliver Wang of Soul Sides/Heat Rocks, Single Servings tells the stories behind single songs. For this launch episod...
Record Wheel #9 - West Coast Hip-Hop
A return to hip-hop but with a Cali focus. Featuring songs by: Droop Capone, 7A3, MC Red, The Poetess and more.
Record Wheel #8 - Slow Jams
Firme rola alert! It's the slow jam/sweet soul episode of the Record Wheel with music from the likes of: Lee Williams and the Cymbals, The Exceptional...
Record Wheel #7 Disco Fever
We head to the discotheque with a selection of tracks from the '70s through early '80s including songs by Charanga 76, Manzel, Wild Sugar and B&G Rhyt...
Record Wheel #6 Baker's Dozen
After being gone for a few weeks, the Record Wheel returns with an XL sized episode includes songs brought home from New Orleans and a random assortme...
Record Wheel #5 NOLA Special
O-Dub's off to NOLA this week so here's a quick pick-six of Crescent City songs.
Record Wheel #4/Sidebar #37 - Boogaloo Special With "We Like It Like That" filmmaker, Mathew Ramirez Warren
Mathew Ramirez Warren, the filmmaker behind "We Like It Like That: The Story of Latin Boogaloo," joins up with Oliver Wang to talk about the film, the...
Record Wheel #3 - The Merchant of Grooves
In honor of the Groove Merchant's recent pop-up at RappCats in L.A., a playlist built around several songs from that sale and a couple of other GM gem...
Record Wheel #2 - Ain't No Half Slippin'
The people have spoken and they wanted hip-hop so this episode whips together a 10 song annotated playlist of (mostly) randomly chosen tunes including...
Record Wheel #1 - Spin Cycle
A casual, 10 song annotated playlist including songs from the Ohio Players, Ethics, Relatives, Pharcyde and more.
EP 36, Scott Saul on "Becoming Richard Pryor"
A conversation with Scott Saul, author of the new biography, "Becoming Richard Pryor."
EP 35, Return of the Sidebar/Bill Withers Special
The Sidebar returns with an episode devoted to the music of Bill Withers.
Best of the Shades of Soul: EP 2.18, The Donny Hathaway Special
A "best of" Shades of Soul episode, originally broadcast on RadioSombra.org on 10-3-14. A 60 minute show dedicated to Donny Hathaway, on the week of h...
Best of the Shades of Soul: EP 2.9, The Start of Summer
A "best of" Shades of Soul episode, originally broadcast on RadioSombra.org on 5-16-14. A 100+ minute show dedicated to the start of the summer (and t...
Best of the Shades of Soul: EP 2.6, 3 Ft. High Friday
A "best of" Shades of Soul episode, originally broadcast on RadioSombra.org on 2-21-14. A 66 minute show dedicated to De La Soul's 3 Ft. High and Risi...
Best of the Shades of Soul: EP 2.8, The Cut Chemist Interview
A "best of" Shades of Soul episode, originally broadcast on RadioSombra.org on 4-18-13. A 90 minute interview with Cut Chemist.
Best of the Shades of Soul: EP 1.6, First Dance
A "best of" Shades of Soul episode, originally broadcast on RadioSombra.org on 11-15-13. See http://radiosombra.org/shades-of-soul-ep1-6-first-dance/...
Best of the Shades of Soul: EP 1.3, The Soul Jazz Episode
A Shades of Soul episode, originally broadcast on 10-6-13, dedicated to soul-jazz classics
EP 34: Morgan Neville
An interview with filmmaker Morgan Neville about his new documentary, "20 Feet From Stardom."
EP 33: DJ Day
Saturday Night Special (1/26/13)
An impromptu 75 minute "radio" set that originally streamed over ustream.tv.
Special: Audio from "The One: James Brown’s life, music, legacy" (8/14/12)
Recorded live at the Crawford Family Forum. Featuring RJ Smith, James Gadson and Oliver Wang. http://www.scpr.org/events/2012/08/14/james-browns-legac...
EP 27: Pat Thomas
Interview with Pat Thomas, author of "Listen Whitey: The Sounds of Black Power"
EP 26: Bill Adler
An interview with Bill Adler: journalist, Def Jam publicist, curator, and all-around hip-hop guru.
EP 25: David Byrd (45 Logo Poster)
An interview with artist/graphic designer David Byrd about his 45 logo potster.
EP 23: DJ Chris Read
An interview with DJ Chris Read, one of the minds behind the just-concluded Classic Material parties and mix-CDs.
EP 21: Mike James Kirkland
An interview with R&B artist Mike James Kirkland on his life and career.
EP 20: Thes One, Part Deux
The second part of our interview with producer/rapper Thes One, from People Under the Stairs