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VIDEO: Mayer Hawthorne “I Wish It Would Rain”
Stones Throw crooner Mayer Hawthorne is back with a clever new video for “I Wish It Would Rain,” off his brilliant debut A Strange Arrangement. Maybe I’m just missing Teddy P and Ron Banks of the Dramatics (RIP), but this is making me real nostalgic for soulful heartbreak slow jams. From the cascading strings in [...]
New Alicia Keys and Saving Lives
There are those among us who are blessed with the power to save what is loved by another, but powerless to use this blessing for love themselves.
Rising Star: Jessie Cornish
I love discovering new talent, and I’m always excited about judging new voices like its my personal American Idol. Back when I first started this site, I used to spend hours trying to find the “next big thing,” but this era of over media oversaturation it seem like finding a true singer is becoming that [...]
In Case You Missed It: GE-OLOGY feat. Yukimi Nagano
GE-OLOGY Feat. Yukimi Nagano – Blues Alley
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GE-OLOGY Feat. Yukimi Nagano – Longin’
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I know I don’t stand alone with my fascination with all things Little Dragon and their incredibly talented lead singer Yukimi Nagano. So when a friend put me on to this song she did [...]
VIDEO: Melanie Fiona – Subway Series
The beautiful and talented Melanie Fiona undertook a very unique effort to promote her album, The Bridge. Ms. Fiona approached street performers in New York and got them to provide the backup for tracks off of her album. The result is rather amazing. Not only does this video highlight the talents and versatility of Ms. [...]
New Music: Alice Russell – Let There Be Lovin’
Most of y’all know that I’ve been a fan for UK soul singer Alice Russell for a hot minute, and I will argue to the death my point that her Under the Munka Moon is one of the best R&B albums of this decade. Alice’s voice is one of the most powerful and soulful that [...]
New Music: Electric Wire Hustle
Electric Wire Hustle – Chaser
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Electric Wire Hustle – They Don’t Want
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To name your group after a song on a much derided hip-hop album is a bold step, but New Zealand’s Electric Wire Hustle seem to take that in stride, whilst dropping some of [...]
Ryan Leslie Drops the Best R&B Song Of The Year
I don’t really mess with male R&B (for obvious reasons) but of y’all know that I’m an unabashed Ryan Leslie fan. The dude is making some of the best R&B tracks out there and I really feel that too many people slept on his last album. Thankfully the Harvard educated singer/producer has brushed it off [...]
New Music: Ryan Leslie – You’re Not My Girl
Ryan Leslie – You’re Not My Girl
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R&B Song of the Year, hands down.
I’m mad that Ryan Leslie isn’t getting the rightful attention that he deserves.
The Harvard educated R&B artist who tought himself how to produce, dropped two bangers last year with “Diamond Girl,” and “Addiction,” but the album never [...]
New Little Dragon: Blinking Pigs and Fortune
Little Dragon – Blinking Pig
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Little Dragon – Fortune
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Little Dragon is one of my favorite groups of the past few years, and I’m glad to see that they are finally getting around to releasing new material. Led by the soulful vocals of singer Yukimi [...]
New Music: Priscilla Renea
Priscilla Renea – Hello My Apple (Windows Media Stream)
I know it sounds cliche every time I say it, but Priscilla Renea is defiantly a breath of fresh air in music these days.
In a land of cookie cutter R&B, where starlets are often known more for their talents off the stage than on, Renea’s mixture of [...]
New Music: Jazmine Sullivan – Jumpoff (prod. by Waajeed)
Jazmine Sullivan – Jumpoff (prod. by Waajeed)
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Most of y’all know that I’m absolutely in love with Jazmine Sullivan. I think that her debut album, Fearless, was one of the best commercial R&B album I heard in years (and it was ROBBED at the Grammys!!). Back in 2007, Ms. Sullivan [...]
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The Musical Minority Podcast: Asher Roth in the age of Black Music
Asher finds himself in the same position as many other white artists who make black music, but in 2009, has anything changed?
Podcast: Kidz In The Hall
It’s been a while since we had a podcast…..I know people have been asking me about it, and we’ve been dark since May, HOWEVER, we return to the podcast game with a special guest–Nawledge and Double-O from Kidz In The Hall.
Random Ish Radio 025: Badu Remixed, Jay Electronica, Res, Other Treats
Another collection of delectable treats for your iPod.
Random Ish Radio 024: The Podcast Is Back!!!
Whats up people. I can’t even believe that Its been almost a year since the last Podcast dropped. My bad.
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Review: Gorillaz – Plastic Beach
If it takes us a few listens to really get into the Gorillaz newest album. Can we blame ourselves?
We are forced fed music that is derivative of another. Pop music all sounds the same, with each artist essentially sounding like the one who came 3 months before them. When we hear something as creative and [...]
ALBUM REVIEW: Outputmessage – Autonomous
Washington, DC by way of Queens, NY electronic dance music producer Outputmessage is likely one of the more underrated EDM artists in the genre. The eight year veteran has received terrific acclaim both stateside and abroad for his musically dense but pop trending melodies awakening a sense of early 80s synth pop sounds. However, with [...]
Album Review: Sade – Soldier of Love
While not a masterpiece, in an era where the market has been deluged by a new female soul vanguard that angles increasingly towards pop, Sade remains regal, calm, collected and steadfast, and merely releases the standard bearer album to define the female expression in R & B for 2010.
Sade’s musical legacy lies in her ability [...]
ALBUM REVIEW:Massive Attack “Heligoland”
Massive Attack – Paradise Circus
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Tomorrow marks the official release date (U.S. and Canada) for Heligoland, the 5th proper studio album by Massive Attack.
Whereas the 2003 release 100th Window glistened with mechanical accuracy and disciplined minimal techno, Heligoland finds the Bristol duo returning to the dirtier, dubbed out sound of [...]
