Shock G is out of the rap game. Shock G, real name Gregory E. Jacobs, cites depression among other things, that have led him to quit the music […]
A Philadelphia Soul Explosion in London: Jaguar Wright and United Soul At the Jazz Cafe
A buzz of British accents inhabit the room. The atmosphere at the Jazz Café of London???s north side is a very cool vibe. People of various ethnicities mingling […]
Baltimore Does It Big With Its First Music Conference
It's been a long time coming, but in September, Baltimore will host its first music conference ever. The Couch Sessions spoke with Artondra Hall, the conference's volunteer coordinator, […]
BREAKING NEWS: Luther Vandross Passes Away
Luther Vandross died today at the early age of 54. Details to come…
New Music: Lina – The Inner Beauty Movement
The newest addition to Hidden Beach Records (home to Jill Scott, among others), Lina first broke on the scene with her 2001 debut Stranger on Earth, combining a […]
Traveling Through Syberspace: A Sy Smith Performance at Takoma Station
The joint is crowded on a Sunday evening. A host of friendly faces are here to greet a daughter who has returned home. She goes by the name […]
New Music: Anthony Hamilton – Soullife
I find it really sad and disgusting when I hear about good artists are treated like shit by their record companies. Actually, this is one of the reasons […]
Saul Williams, Real Niggery, Vol 1
Update: I'm gettin' mad Google hits for this right now, so I decided to bump this post up. Real Niggery, Vol 1 (also known as Poetry Funds Terrorism) […]
New Music: Eternia
“What can they rap about….free health care?” The quote above displays the attitude that many Americans have about Canadian hip hop. But if you look closer at our […]
New Music: Matt Zigs presents Superheroes and Villains Vol. 1
Call me impatient but generally if a track doesn???t grab me within the first thirty seconds, I am compelled to skip. It takes boredom and some degree of […]