In modern music the drum is the centerpiece, the heart. Chris “Daddy” Dave has spent years mastering his craft in studios and live gigs for a wide array […]
VIDEO: Laura Mvula – Green Garden
Yet another groundbreaking artist from the UK. The latest is 26 year old singer Laura Mvula. Already making waves with a slot on the BBC’s sound of 2013. […]
REVIEW: Norah Jones – Covers & Little Broken Hearts Remix EP
Back in 2003, when I was still just a teenager, I was driving in the car with my father and he was playing Norah Jones’s Come Away With […]
The Prescription Pad: The Funk Manifesto
Welcome back to the second installment of Dr. Funkendan’s Prescription Pad, and I’m gonna start this one off with an apology: I’m sorry about the lack of funk […]
LIVE: Emeli Sandé at The Howard Theatre
Photos: Tyrone Clemons/Tcphotographics The Battle of the Pompadoured Emilies was on and pompin’ at the historic Howard Theater and a bit of a revelation to me. The Emilies […]
MIX – Skratch Bastid & Cosmo Baker – Songs We Listened To A Lot In 2012
Unlike most people rushing by Decemeber 31st to hack together a best 2012 list, Skratch Bastid & Cosmo Baker took their time to curate and present to you […]
LIVE: Jazz re:freshed
As New York’s Winter Jazz Festival comes to a close, I felt compelled to write about a certain jazz night that has been at the forefront of London’s independent jazz […]
NEW MUSIC: Othello Woolf – Keep On
Othello Woolf is an electronic R&B artist from London, UK. From an early age, Othello gravitated towards music when he would teach himself the piano at school after […]
NEW MUSIC: Adam Tensta – The Fog
Most of y’all know that we’ve been Adam Tensta fans from the jump. The Swedish rapper hasn’t been Stateside in a while, but he released the underheard Scare […]
NEW MUSIC: Typesun – The PL
Hailing from Bristol – a city known to have forged some of the most influential music talents in the UK– think Roni Size, Massive Attack and Portishead […]