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Raphael Saadiq
Live: Raphael Saadiq and Anjulie at the 9:30 Club, DC
When we look back on the career of Raphel Saadiq, we must place him among our generation’s greats. For almost 30 years, he has been pumping out amazing soul music, from Tony! Toni! Toné!, to Lucy Pearl, and from his own solo career.
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Take your friend, your mistress or your special someone. It’s going to be a magical night!
EVENT: Raphael Saadiq at 9:30 Club
[ December 7, 2009; 12:00 am; ]
From 9:30 Club:
Cutting his teeth as co-lead vocalist and bassist of R&B/funk crew Tony! Toni! Tone?! In the late ‘80s/early ‘90s, Raphael Saadiq has since gone on to a fruitful solo career. His 2008 album The Way I See It was much more influenced by classic soul, and landed him three Grammy nominations and the [...]
Tour: Raphael Saadiq and Janel Monae
This is the tour that NEEDED to happen. We already know that Mr Saadiq puts on an amazing show, but I was getting mad that Ms. Monae was not getting the exposure that she deserved as a recording artist. Paring her with Raaphel might be the best touring combination I’ve heard this year. I’m glad [...]
MIXTAPE: Q-Tip, D’Angelo & Raphael Saadiq – Lynwood Rose
Q-Tip, D’Angelo & Raphael Saadiq – Lynwood Rose
I usually d0n’t post mixtapes I haven’t listened to thoroughly, but Ill make an exception for this one ONLY because of the source material. The Smoking Section posted a note saying that Lynwood Rose ”is a warm-up mixtape to what will hopefully be an amazing album from them,” [...]
Best of 2008: Top 50 Albums of 2008
I’m an old soul. I’ve been reading reports about how the album format is dead, and that more and more people are choosing to buy a couple of singles from iTunes than cop a full album from your local mom and pop record store. Times have changed, and I’m sure that writing is on the [...]
Reader Best of 2008: Madeline
Sam Sparro
This year, instead of just having me yap on about my Best of lists, I reached out to several of our readers to give their Top 5 of the best releases of the year. I’ll be profiling a new reader each day until the end of the 2008. Today’s reader is Madeline, who resides [...]
Interview: Raphael Saadiq
From the chart topping debut single Lil Walter (with Tony, Toni, Tone’) in 1988, through the party vibe of Lucy Pearl’s “Dance Tonight”, to the immediately classic “Instant Vintage” album, one voice has been a gleaming jewel in the tapestry of R&B music. Raphael Saadiq has done it again! “The way I see it” is [...]
Upcoming DC Shows: Mos Def, Chromeo, Kool Keith, Clipse, Wale
Wow, the line-up of shows for September and October in this city is going to be insane. Mos Def is going to be in town this weekend at the Kennedy Center (don’t get mad if you didn’t buy tickets–I warned y’all) doing his rendition of hip-hop and jazz classics. Should be tight. Phonte rolls through [...]
Be Here
Drops Tomorrow. I’m Listening to it now. FIRE. Dude has some 60s soul cuts that sound better than when your favorite white female british singer tries them.
Cop tomorrow and pick up tickets for his concert @ Black Cat on September 28th.
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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 [...]
