Download: Donnis and DJ Holiday present…The Invititation In the current hip-hop climate the key to success is innovation and examples are abundant. B.o.B., Kid Cudi, and Blu, all […]
Single Review: Kid Cudi – REVOFEV
Kid Cudi – REVOFEV [audio:http://www.thecouchsessions.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/KiD_CuDi-REVOFEV-2dope.mp3|titles=KiD_CuDi-REVOFEV-2dope] We all know that Kid Cudi likes to cruise in his own lane. While Drake and other rappers from the Class of ’09 […]
REVIEW: Drake – Thank Me Later
I know way too many people here right now That I didn’t know last year, who the fuck are y’all? I swear it feels like the last few […]
REVIEW: The Souljazz Orchestra – Rising Sun
By Jessica Spiritual intonations, vintage Afrobeat rhythms, American and Ethio-jazz renditions and homage to the founders adorn The Souljazz Orchestra’s fourth full-length album “Rising Sun.” The album opens […]
THEATRE REVIEW – Paige in Full: She Ain’t No Joke (Joke Joke Joke)
THEATRE REVIEW Paige in Full: She Ain’t No Joke (Joke Joke Joke) by sim1ontharun Real talk: when I read the tagline for Paige in Full,–“a b-girl’s visual mixtape”–I […]
REVIEW: Fooling with the Cerebral Cortex: Ty’s Special Kind of Fool
by Kim Gaines Have you ever asked a preacher, why he is a preacher? The most common response is “I was called into the ministry.” Well, UK hip […]
ALBUM REVIEW: Jamie Lidell – Compass
by Uncle Funkle British soulster Jamie Lidell takes us on a journey through the rough terrain of newfound love on his latest album, Compass. Sounds a bit cliché, […]
REVIEW: Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Bubblers 5
by Titi Carie Between his highly-rated weekly Radio 1 show on BBC and Brownswood Recordings (the indie label he began in 2006), London DJ Gilles Peterson made time […]
REVIEW: Onra – Long Distance
by Greg Docter Onra – Long Distance [audio:http://www.thecouchsessions.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Onra_1_Long_Distance_Blog.mp3|titles=Onra_1_Long_Distance_Blog] Not too often does an album title contradict the content of the CD, but Long Distance by French producer Onra […]
REVIEW: Janelle Monae – The ArchAndroid
If Black America needed a response to Iclandic freakpot Bjork, we can safely rest comfortable knowing we now have one: Janelle Monae. Ms. Monae’s latest album, The ArchAndroid […]