| November 26, 2006 |
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Soul Sides
Since  the Web's early days, music snobs and "rhythm addicts" have paid daily homage at Oliver Wang's Soul Sides audioblog. Now an Assistant Professor of Sociology at CSU-Long Beach, Oliver boasts music cred that runs wide and deep. He's written for everyone from NPR to Vibe, he's logged more than a decade as a Berkeley-area DJ, and he has never ceased to craft regular (or semi-regular) posts extolling the virtues of spine-tingling, toe-tapping, get-up-inside-you music. He dips into his private reserve, he critiques fresh tracks, and he keeps us rich in lost treasures. These three recent posts are a great introduction: - Best songs for weddings—the Soul Sides take is brief, but the post's 98+ comments make for a thorough run-through of heartfelt tunes.
- Melancholy ballads—balance out all that lovey-dovey stuff with this selection of three shattering performances.
- Afternoons at the Groove Merchant—a tribute to one of the country's great record stores, and Oliver's personal site of homage.
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