In the year-long series Sounds Of Blaxploitation, Craig D. Lindsey plays the hits that defined a genre, drawing connections between the music of the moment and the films that gave it a platform. It’s ...

The blaxploitation movies of the '70s are great, but they're not, for the most part, good. These were cheap movies, made quickly. The editing was slapdash. The dialogue was hokey. A lot of the lead ...

“Shaft” toes the line between film score and soundtrack, which is sort of the point. The movie’s opening track is undisputedly iconic. But the rest of Hayes’ score is equally effecting in its blend of ...

St. Louis’ Bernie Hayes witnessed history in the making when a young Isaac Hayes and members of The BarKays were entrusted with creating the theme song and soundtrack for a Gordon Parks’ film named ...

Last fall, Craft Recordings issued a four CD compilation focusing on Isaac Hayes and his recordings for Stax, Volt, and Enterprise. Spanning the years 1962 to 1976, the set cut a wide swathe of ...

A Soul Cinema Tribute To Isaac Hayes 4 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Sept. 19 âÄì Sept. 25 Oak Street Cinema $8 or $5 with a student ID or Membership www.mnfilmarts.org Sure Isaac Hayes called Shaft “the ...

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