Philly saxophonist and composer Dahi Divine has already made a solid name for himself in the jazz world. A graduate of the New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music, […]
BOOK REVIEW: Marc Myers – Anatomy of a Song
In 1964, Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield of the Righteous Brothers were hard at work in the studio with producer Phil Spector, crafting what would become the transcendent […]
In Memoriam: George Michael
With the recent loss of George Michael, 2016 continues to be an extraordinarily fatal year for beloved musicians (highly convincing conspiracy theories notwithstanding). Born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, he […]
MUSIC: Star Slinger – Slow Love (feat. James Vincent McMorrow)
By all accounts, Manchester-based DJ/producer Star Slinger has had a busy year. It began with the release of an EP in January (Sketchy), a mixtape in May (Volume […]
MUSIC: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – Please Come Home For Christmas
“Please Come Home For Christmas” has long been a perennial holiday tearjerker, ever since its first recording by Charles Brown in 1960. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings’ faithful, […]
The Top 5: Best Lines from Onyx’s “Jingle Bells, Shotgun Shells"
Hip Hop & R&B Christmas Gold by Onyx Cleopatra Records’ new Hip-Hop & R&B Christmas Gold compilation brings together an eclectic array of hip-hop and R&B legends (Kurtis […]
REVIEW: A Tribe Called Quest – We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service
Gotta get it together for brothers Gotta get it together for sisters For mothers and fathers and dead niggas… Not ten seconds into A Tribe Called Quest’s latest […]
VIDEO: Magik*Magik – Weep
Minna Choi of San Francisco-based Magik*Magik has already earned her indie music bonafides. Her side project, the Magik*Magik Orchestra, collects Bay Area classical musicians—from trios to 60-person ensembles—and […]
MUSIC: Aaron Abernathy – Bachelorette (feat. Phonte & Black Milk)
Aaron Abernathy’s latest single from brand new release Monologue, “Bachelorette” takes aim at high school nostalgia. Black Milk and Phonte join Abernathy for turns at the mic on […]
MUSIC: MH the Verb & ArtHouse95 – Good Morning
Philly-based MC/producer MH the Verb re-enters the game with “Good Morning,” a joint that he and several members of his ArtHouse95 crew (Drusef, Mic Stew, and Kuf Knotz) […]