Cecilia Stalin – Step Like a Giant Snippets [audio:http://www.thecouchsessions.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Cecilia-Stalin-Step-Like-a-Giant-Snippets-.mp3|titles=Cecilia Stalin – Step Like a Giant Snippets] You may recognize Cecilia Stalin’s voice from Koop’s 2001 single “Waltz for […]
TELEVISION: True Blood, Weeds and Other Summer Faves
With the 2010-2011 season for broadcast television ending last week, where do we go from here? When I was a kid, it meant reruns for the next three […]
NEW MUSIC: AppleJac – “Brewin'”
Applejac -Brewin’ by Applejac Do y’all remember “Mystic Brew” by Ronnie Foster? Lemme refresh your memory: it’s the joint that A Tribe Called Quest sampled on “Electric Relaxation.” […]
Single Review: The Weeknd – Rolling Stone
We wrote about the track yesterday. Our NYC-based contributor Christopher Minaya decided to share his thoughts. In a response to a leak, The Weeknd released his new track, […]
New Music: Dinner at the Thompson’s – Running
This French-American duo offers something jazzy, something symphonic, something electronic in their latest song “Running,” fresh off their new album “Off the Grid.” Made up of the soulful […]
ALBUM REVIEW: Oddisee – Odd Seasons
With a combination of old-school beats that bounce with a soulful strut and lyrical prowess that paints vivid pictures of D.C.’s disillusioned youth, it is no surprise that Diamond District has […]
TELEVISION: Sizing Up the Upfronts
With the television industry engaged in upfronts all this week, news has been coming quick and fast: Brothers and Sisters was cancelled! The new Sarah Michelle Gellar was […]
REVIEW: Frank Ocean vs. The Weeknd
The new sound of R&B? Frank Ocean (left), Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd, right. This is the first in a series of critical reviews from our newest NYC-based […]
TV: CBS’ Good Wife Beats Expectations
Thoughts and musings on television by our new Harlem-based writer @josephrileyland. FInd more of his writings at kitchensofa and @kitchensofa on Twitter. CBS… when you think of CBS, […]
NEW MUSIC – “Big Band Theory” by Ihsan Bilal
Ihsan Bilal’s new iTunes single, “Big Band Theory,” has that old-school Kelis spirit that I love so much: full of sass, a Neptunes-esque beat, and her shouting the […]