Debut show with Els, music from Orgone, Lee Fields, Shuggie Otis, and more

Yes. Yes, the debut. Neighborhood Love Radio. Thank you so much, loved ones, for coming by. My name is Johnny Scott Gramercy. I will be your selector this evening. Thank you for coming by. This is the debut show, Neighborhood Love Radio. Soul, funk, roots. A little bit of reggae, a little splash of this and that. And all told, through the streets of Los Angeles and beyond. My guest tonight in the chair is the man himself, Els. Hi, good to see you again, John. What's going on, man? And Els, come by. I guess we could call us partners or extension. I would definitely say that we're an extension and a partner on this thing, man. I think it's great. You know I always love what you do, so I'm really happy just to be on board. Let's hear some more going from Los Angeles, starting off the set. Thank you so much, loved ones. Neighborhood Love. Neighborhood Love. Neighborhood Love. Neighborhood Love. Neighborhood Love. My feet is aching and my car's all broke down Walking for miles, directions unknown And I, I got a feeling that I may never make it home And I'm tired of being so damn tired I got a feeling that there's nowhere left for me to go No, no, no, nowhere left to go, yeah I'm gonna make it, I'm gonna make it I've got to take it, take it all, yeah I'm gonna make it, I've got to make it I'm gonna take it, take it, take it, take it all Hello my love, I heard a kiss from you Red magic sat in plain view All through the morning rain I gaze The sun doesn't shine Rainbows and waterfalls run through my mind In the garden I see West purple shower bells and tea Orange birds and river cousins just in dream Pretty music I hear So happy and loud Blue flower echo from a cherry cloud Feel sunshine sparkle pink and blue Playground will laugh if you try to ask Is it cool? If you were bright and don't see me I'm going to be with my baby Baby, I am free Fly in our arms over the sea Stained window, yellow candy screen Six figures of pie With velvet roses digging freedom fly A present from you Strawberry letter 22 The music plays, I sing it all the time I'm making light light light I'm making light light light I'm making light light light I'm making light light light I'm making light light light I'm making light light light I'm making light light light I'm making light light light I'm making light light light I'm making light light light I'm making light light light I'm making light light light I'm making light light light I'm making light light light I'm making light light light I'm making light light light I'm making light light light I'm making light light light I'm making light light light I'm making light light light I'm making light light light Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Shugiotis. The great Shugiotis. He's playing. He's got a show upcoming at the El Rey Theater. Able 20th. Strawberry Letter 23 You might know that from that version done by the Brothers Johnson First tune you heard was Orgone L.A.'s own Orgone with Overtime That was out for their Cali Fever Record out in 2010 on Ubiquity Records Got a couple other songs for you Lee Fields and the Expressions Out of New York Faithful Man This is the bare bones version This is an interesting version I've always been a faithful man Till you came along I've always been a faithful man I've always been a faithful man Don't make me do wrong Don't make me do wrong I've always been a faithful man Till you came along I've been just hanging out Trying to clear my mind I saw you eyeing me It was plain to see You said I was a married man You said you were 23 Don't make me do wrong Don't make me do wrong Baby, don't make me do wrong Don't you know you're a pretty man Things will never be the same Don't make me do wrong Actually, I've lived enough Actually, I've lived enough Actually, I've lived enough Actually, I've lived enough Actually, I've lived enough Actually, I've lived enough Actually, I've lived enough Actually, I've lived enough Actually, I've lived enough Actually, I've lived enough Actually, I've lived enough Actually, I've lived enough Actually, I've lived enough Actually, I've lived enough Actually, I've lived enough Don't make me do wrong I've always been a faithful man Till you came along People just hanging out Didn't mean a thing But then I started walking out Something came over me Never felt so guilty Never felt so good Don't make me do wrong Baby, don't make me do wrong Don't make me do wrong Don't you know I've always been a faithful man Till you came along I've always been a faithful man I've always been a faithful man Don't make me do wrong Don't make me do wrong I've always been a faithful man Till you came along I've always been a faithful man I've always been a faithful man Till you came along I've always been a faithful man I've always been a faithful man Don't make me do wrong Don't make me do wrong I've always been a faithful man Till you came along guitar solo Girl, where you gonna hide? guitar solo You go on leaving after a while And all that's left inside You're gone From here I can feel your heartbeat Oh, you got me all wrong You ain't got no worry You've just been lonely too long Oh, oh, oh I'm the one who needs to hide You are Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh From a long time ago Oh, darling It keeps you running Yeah, it keeps you running It keeps you running It keeps you running Yeah, it keeps you running It keeps you running It keeps you running Yeah, it keeps you running It keeps you running. Yeah. It keeps you running. Yeah. It keeps you running. Oh, I know how you feel. Yeah, you know I've been there. What you're keeping to yourself. What you're doing just in vain. Oh, God. Are you gonna worry for the rest of your life? Hey, yeah. Are you in such a hurry to be lonely one more night? Hey, yeah. Well, I know what it means to hide your heart. From a long time ago. Oh, darling. It keeps you running. It keeps you running. It keeps you running. Hey, yeah. It keeps you running. Yeah. It keeps you running. I know it does, baby! It keeps you running. Yeah! It keeps you running! It keeps you running! Yeah! It keeps you running! It keeps you running! Keeps you running by the Doobie Brothers off of the Takin' It To The Streets record. That was originally out in 1976 on the Warner Brothers label. Doobie Brothers, they're rolling through Los Angeles in June, but no Michael McDonald on this one, so, you know, take that for what it's worth. Prior to that, we heard Faithful Man, the bare-bones version from Lee Fields and the Expressions. That was from Faithful Man. That was a single out last year, out of Truth and Soul. That sounded great, too. Yeah, he's a great guy. He's, like, been around for a long time, and I guess sort of, from what I hear, like, sort of forgot music for many years, and I think it was Daptone who originally dug him up and set him up with the band and said, hey, you want to make music again? And he's just back in full force. Yeah, it sounded great. Thanks. Great, just great comeback story. The guy's been recording since 1962. Damn, finally got his chance to step up. That's great. Hey, if you want to go see him, he's at the Troubadour on April 17th. Before that, we heard Shuggy Otis, son to the great Johnny Otis, Strawberry Letter, number 23. And the guy's played with Eddie James and many others, Dr. John. He's also playing. And coming up, too, at the El Rey Theater, April 27th. I think that that record was Freedom Flight in 1969. And I think he was 18, 19 when that came out. Damn. Yeah. And music royalty, prodigy. We started off the set with Los Angeles' own Orgon with Overtime. And, yeah. Ellis, what's going on, dude? You know, man, just doing it out there, hustling and grinding, trying to make things happen. You're like, I'm out. I'm going to make it a little bit headway. Why don't you tell the loved ones a little bit about NeighborhoodLove.com? Absolutely. You know, it's something that was in my mind for a few years, and I kind of brought it together. And the idea was putting a website together that really kind of celebrated all the different neighborhood cultures that I've been coming across, doing artwork and murals in different neighborhoods. And I felt like everyone has love for their own neighborhood and have things that are unique to their neighborhood. And I wanted to, like, you know, be able to have a place to highlight that and showcase. And kind of bring us all together. So it's been kind of a labor of love in a way. And I feel like there's a lot of kind of some negative attention these days. Maybe the internet or what. Maybe we're just this era of haters. And I really, you know, I wanted to do something positive and kind of have a positive message. And I felt like Neighborhood Love was that thing. So I'm real happy to kind of, you know, get this thing going. So if I was to go in the gallery, the gallery section, for example, at Neighborhood-Love.com. Well, we have, yeah, we have a couple of drop down menus. So there's like street art, graffiti art. There's neighborhoods, like actual pictures of neighborhoods. I want people, you know, there's, and this is going to grow. It's really only been running for like three weeks, but it's, I really want it to grow and become something organic. And I really want it to, you know, to be able to showcase a lot of different things. So, yeah, for sure. I mean, I'm a true child of Los Angeles, you know, and I've lived everywhere from like Tujunga all the way down to Englewood. Know this. Yeah. And everywhere. Somewhere in between. And yeah, you're exactly right. I mean, some of my best memories are really of nothing necessarily going on, you know, just like hanging on, hanging on the stoop. That's it. Or I remember, or in Englewood, like these dudes like all working on a truck. They're all like under the hood. Yeah, yeah. And they had a little ghetto boom box playing war. And that was when I was a kid. And yeah, exactly right. Just having, having a good lunch somewhere, soaking up the neighborhood. You know, it's important. Yeah, no, I agree with you. And it's funny you should say lunch too, because one of the things that I was very adamant about wanting to carry is write-ups about different food spots, like people's favorite hood spots in their neighborhoods. So that's, you know, they could see that. Sure. Hey, let's get back in a little bit of music. I'm going to play the Lions, this generation, they're from Los Angeles. And here we go. Thank you, loved ones. Can't roll a spliff on the MP3 Sound is much better on MP3s Even nicer is the 12-inch sound The top is heavy and the bottom's round This generation, this generation Is going boppy This generation This generation Is marching on all the boards This generation This generation Is going to use the music to fight This situation This whole system sounds so nice Holy! Ha!! Actually, I'm not making light music! Actually, I'm not making light music! The Spliff on the MP3 The sound is much better on 33 Even nicer is the 12-inch sound The top is heavier than the bottom This generation This generation is Herbalica This generation This generation grows its Cali tica This generation Like the newest land of talkers Huge combinations And the lightest light of light Play a song Sing this This generation Uh-uh Hey! Why, why, why you change your condition? I can't feel what I'm feeling I'm just feeling, I don't know what you're saying I can't breathe I'm coming I can't know I'm dying I can't breathe Oh, yeah Change your condition You're a nation I can't feel what I'm feeling I don't know I can't breathe I can't breathe Change your condition I can't breathe Why, why, why you change your condition? Change your condition Change your condition Change your condition Change your condition Say some again and again You wrong me twice and I keep coming back Say some again and again You wrong me twice and I keep coming back Tell me what the matter is, little man I've got a pretty face And I wear a nice dress Tell me what the matter is, little man I've got a pretty face And I wear a nice dress Why can't I keep you? Keep you? Why can't I keep you? Keep you? Every minute that I spend on you I give you honey And I give you tears Actually I'm not Actually I'm not Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. The Glash Magnificent 7 from the Santa Nista record game game game 1980. Prior to that, we heard Mutabaruka and the Observers under tight wraps meets this poem, one of my favorite jams, from 2007. Jamaican dub poet Mutabaruka. Before that, we heard Wild Bell, the band. Their debut record is Newish, out this year on Columbia Records. That tune was called Keep You. And now is that Newish with a long S-H at the end? It is, yes. Okay. Good to know. It's a little emphasis, emphasis. They're a brother and sister duo from Chicago. And of course, we started off with the Lions, Los Angeles' own The Lions, This Generation, from their album called This Generation, out on Stone's Throw Record. Also Newish. The Lions right now, to me, at least currently, are the sound of Los Angeles. Keep your ears out. Yeah, just sort of an underground soul and ska all-star band. I guess, you know, they got this cat called Malik Moore. He's the one who sang the verses. Sweet voice. They got Dustin and Alex from Headcat. Yeah, this guy's been around forever. Yeah, for sure. They got Dan and Sergio from Oregon. They're playing, too. Where are they playing? They're playing April 26th at the Nokia. Oh, and they're playing a bunch of shows after that. Well, they're from here. So, you know. They better. Better be putting in that work. That's right. And let me see. So, this is a pretty sharp sticker, man. Thank you. Thank you. Yeah. Is this a genuine photo of one of your graffiti? That is a genuine photo of one of my walls. I'm real happy with the new stickers. I have to thank my friend, Matt Beard, over at G2 Printing, man. He really hooked it up. I was going to say the colors are super bold. Thank you. Thank you. You know, I'm real happy with it. And, oh, if anyone is interested in getting free Elster stickers or free Neighborhood Love stickers, too, contact us on the website at neighborhoodlove.com, and I will be more than happy to send it out there, get it to you, put it in your hand. I'll be happy to send it out there. I'll be happy to send it out there. And you can do what you want. Put it up or keep it. Neighborhood-love.com. You got it. And, yeah, spend some time around there. Check out some of the pictures. And I think I could speak for else as well, like when it comes to this show, which is just probably the first, I'm sure there'll be others, but the first musical extension of the website. Absolutely. Absolutely. Feel free to hit us up to let us be your conduit. If you have photos, if you have musical suggestions, stories or whatever, you know, basically the site and this show is just all about your environment, you know, and if we're talking about. That's right. Yeah. If you live in, if you're in Pittsburgh, if you're in Hammett, you know. Probably be higher than. Yeah, maybe. Yeah. After you come down, you know, like, you know, just check out and. And feel free to submit content, you know, this is not exclusive. This is, you know, by us for a situation. Yeah, that's right. I think that's great, too, man. You know, that's one of the reasons I'm glad that we're doing this thing. And, you know, I mean, obviously it's more you than me, but I'm glad to be a part of it. Yeah. Excellent. Thank you. What do you got coming up? What's next on the painting agenda? On the painting agenda, you know, I'm going to be in New York City in June. Mm-hmm. And I'm painting with some. Ah, humid. Yeah. No, actually, you know what? They're telling me that the weather's going to be real nice. So I'm looking forward to doing a nice production out there. Yeah, they're trying to get you out. That's what they're going to tell you. And just so you know, I plan on incorporating in a Neighborhood Love radio in there. Oh, that's awesome. Oh, in the piece. Yes. Yeah. In the actual wall. Cool. I'm looking forward to the photos. Hey, let's get a little bit back into some tunes. I'm going to start you off with Boondigga. The band is called Fat Freddy's Drop. They're from New York City. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. New Zealand. Boondigga. And their album's called Dr. Boondigga and the Big BW. Right after that, we're going to hear one of my favorite new bands called Rye. The tune will be called Three Days. They're out on the Innovative Leisure label. I'm going to wrap it up with my other favorite new artist, James Blake. Thank you, loved ones. Thank you. Thank you.! Thank you.! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! 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Ignore everybody else We're alone now Oh wait So show me why you're strong Ignore everybody else We're alone now Suddenly I'm hit It's the start of the dawn And your friends are gone And your friends won't come So show me where you've been So show me where you've been Oh wait So show me why you're strong Ignore everybody else We're alone now Oh wait Oh wait We're alone now Oh wait We're alone now Suddenly I'm hit It's the start of the dawn And your friends are gone And your friends won't come So show me where you've been So show me where you've been Oh wait Oh wait Oh wait Oh wait Oh wait Oh wait Oh wait Oh wait Oh wait Oh wait Actually I'm not light Actually I'm light Actually I'm light Actually I'm light Actually I'm light Actually I'm light Actually I'm light Actually I'm light Actually I'm light Actually I'm light Actually I'm light under. Before that we heard Rye, great new band, new record. The song is called Three Days and the record is called Womaness on an Innovative Leisure. A couple producer guys from Denmark's Boom Clap Bachelor group and the album's out now. They're playing April 20th at the El Rey and prior to that of course we heard Fat Freddy's Drop from New Zealand with Boondigga. What was that last one we just heard again? That was James Blake. The song is called Retrograde and his newest record, I think it's out now, it's just recently out called Evergrown and it's on Palidore Records. I'm gonna peep that myself. That was nice. Yeah, for sure. It's just like fat and deep and like layered but not complex. Nice, very professional. See, you put it together. Yeah, this has been Neighborhood Love Radio. Yeah, the debut episode and we got so much coming up in the works. We got obviously more music new and old, roots music from everywhere. Artist guests, cultural guests. We'll be talking about events, we'll have interviews and a thing or two. That's it man. We'll be doing lots of things. Recipes. We will stay grinding and bringing you the best product we can. Yeah, from the shiny to the grimy, right? That's it baby, we're gonna keep it grimy. Thank you so much loved ones for tuning in. Radio Saunch, Neighborhood Love Radio, episode one. There it is. Actually I'm not making any other neighbours happy than Mr.