If you haven’t heard, Estelle is returning to the scene with her album All of Me drops on February 28th. To celebrate, she’s planning a massive tour. The Metro PCS 5 […]
NEW MUSIC: Ariane Moffatt – MA (Teaser)
I became a fan of Francophone singer Ariane Moffatt during one of my yearly trips to Montreal. I remember seeing her at some late night party, sampling her […]
NEW MUSIC: Usher x Diplo – Climax
Usher and Diplo (YES, I said Diplo) just wants to keep us grinding all hot and sweaty on the dancefloor – “Climax”, produced by Diplo is the first […]
APPRECIATION: Larry Levan and Frankie Crocker
I believe that new is boring and that history is inspirational. These opinions are not necessarily the views of the Couch Sessions. “Marcus Dowling appreciates…” celebrates the memories […]
NEW MUSIC: Vague-à-Bonde
At some point last year, some tracks appeared in my Soundcloud inbox from a mysterious singer that simply went by the name Nichole Alicia. I remember scouring the […]
VIDEO: Jessie Ware – Running
We’re huge fans of Jessie Ware at Couch Sessions. The UK singer has captured our heart with the the Sampha collaboration Valentine last year and she’s made a […]
POST-VALENTINES MIX: LUVSTEP
We were down with Dirty South Joe and Flufftronix’s LUVSTEP mixes before America knew was a Skrillex was. And right on time, the duo delievered their third iteration […]
OPINION: On black homosexuality, “church as state,” the Grammys and Roman’s “holiday”
America is not post-racial, especially if you’re gay. Of the many lessons learned from Sunday night’s performance of “Roman’s Holiday”at the Grammys by Nicki Minaj, the loudest and […]
LIVE: Action Bronson, Southpaw, Brooklyn
Photos by Photoleer. The closing of Southpaw is a sad day for New York Hip-Hop. Thanks to the tireless efforts of promoters like Jah-C, the venue became a […]
NEW MUSIC: Tensei – ONE EP
The Chicago-based production crew of Tensei has been on my radar for a minute, thanks to my friends at Plug Research. Producers Simple X and Midas Wells connected in […]