Big props to my homies Brandon and Kimani for bringing back their LACED party with a vengeance. Their monthly party took over the new venue Wisconsin Overlook with […]
Album Preview: El Michels Affair — Enter the 37th Chamber
The El Michels Affair – C.R.E.A.M. [audio:http://www.thecouchsessions.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/el_michels_affair-cream.mp3] I’ve been a fan of the “retro-soul” movement coming out of New York for a while. A New York bands–The El Michels Affair, which […]
Welcome SXSW Peeps
Just wanna say what’s up to all my people that I’ve met over the past week here in Austin for SXSW. If you’re coming to this site for […]
INAUGURATION 2009
For those of you that are heading to DC or live in the city, I’ve created my official Couch Sessions Approved Inauguration Guide of parties that will be […]
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 […]
The 5 Most Annoying Songs of 2008
Like I’ve said before, I don’t mind mainstream music. Sure, I rarely blog about it here, but that’s only because I would rather use my platform to feature […]
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 […]
Interview: Adam Tensta
If you’re a daily reader of the site, you must have stumbled upon my posts on Adam Tensta. The Swedish MC is a part of a renewed interest […]
UK Tings: Vula
I haven’t been keeping up with things in the UK as much as I would like, but after discovering East London artists Vula, I’m convinced I need to […]