The Soul Sides Sidebar
Soul-Sides.com's interview and music series.
- Update frequency
- every 18 days
- Average duration
- 44 minutes
- Episodes
- 64
- Years Active
- 2009 - 2020
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 questions: 1) what were some of my favorite artist…
00:15:34 |
Mon 30 Mar 2020
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 and the Family Stone's 1974 LP, "Small Talk" that M…
00:24:49 |
Sun 22 Mar 2020
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 Smith who could commission over a dozen different v…
00:16:14 |
Tue 07 Jan 2020
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.
00:14:23 |
Thu 16 Nov 2017
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 episode, we dig into "Someone to Treat Me," the 1969 R&…
00:12:00 |
Wed 04 Oct 2017
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.
00:52:48 |
Tue 29 Aug 2017
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 Exceptionals, The Cruisers, Little Joe and the Latinaires, t…
00:52:53 |
Sun 07 May 2017
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 Rhythm. Platform shoes not required.
01:03:00 |
Tue 21 Mar 2017
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 assortment of other goodies. Artists include the Electric…
01:09:39 |
Sat 25 Feb 2017
Record Wheel #5 NOLA Special
O-Dub's off to NOLA this week so here's a quick pick-six of Crescent City songs.
00:27:34 |
Sun 05 Feb 2017
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 legacy of boogaloo, plus they share 10 boogaloo …
00:59:19 |
Fri 27 Jan 2017
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 gems collected over the years.
00:51:05 |
Sun 22 Jan 2017
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 from Nikki D, Blackalicious, Marco Polo, Diamond…
00:54:54 |
Fri 13 Jan 2017
Record Wheel #1 - Spin Cycle
A casual, 10 song annotated playlist including songs from the Ohio Players, Ethics, Relatives, Pharcyde and more.
00:51:22 |
Thu 05 Jan 2017
EP 36, Scott Saul on "Becoming Richard Pryor"
A conversation with Scott Saul, author of the new biography, "Becoming Richard Pryor."
00:52:15 |
Sat 31 Jan 2015
EP 35, Return of the Sidebar/Bill Withers Special
The Sidebar returns with an episode devoted to the music of Bill Withers.
00:53:40 |
Sat 17 Jan 2015
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 his birthday.
01:01:51 |
Sun 16 Nov 2014
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 thus, the start of summer jams.
01:46:48 |
Sun 16 Nov 2014
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 Rising.
01:01:32 |
Sun 16 Nov 2014
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.
01:27:11 |
Sat 25 Oct 2014
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