Perhaps we are living in an era where ‘artist development’ is just some silly idea of the past. No longer are artists really encouraged to actually take their […]
REVIEW: The Foreign Exchange – Authenticity
The Foreign Exchange – Maybe She’ll Dream of Me [audio:http://www.thecouchsessions.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/The-Foreign-Exchange-Maybe-Shell-Dream-Of-Me-Album-Mix.mp3|titles=The Foreign Exchange – Maybe She’ll Dream Of Me (Album Mix)] The internet is real dope when you think […]
ALBUM REVIEW: Kokayi – Robots & Dinosaurs
Kokayi, the singer/rapper/songwriter/producer behind Robots & Dinosaurs, out last week on QN5 Music, is nothing if not prolific. Since the release of his debut album in 2007, the […]
ALBUM REVIEW: Mark Ronson & The Business International – Record Collection
Mark Ronson has crafted an entire career around the concept of being a soulful outlier in the world of mainstream pop. Kicking off his career as a major […]
ALBUM REVIEW: Rah Digga’s Classic
A couple of weeks ago, my wife and I were watching BET’s “My Mic Sounds Nice” documentary about female mc’s and my wife asked me asked me what […]
ALBUM REVIEW: Aloe Blacc – Good Things
Aloe Blacc – You Make Me Smile [audio:http://www.thecouchsessions.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/152_-_aloe_blacc_-_you_make_me_smile.mp3|titles=152_-_aloe_blacc_-_you_make_me_smile] The best music is the music that comes from the heart. For soul crooner du jour Aloe Blacc, the journey […]
ALBUM REVIEW: Ski Beats – 24 Hour Karate School
Ski Beats is easily one of my fav producers. This cat had the mid 90’s on lock. His work on Jay Z’s greatest output “Reasonable Doubt” was one […]
ALBUM REVIEW: John Legend & The Roots – WAKE UP!
Jazz songstress, Nina Simone once said, “An artist’s duty as far as I’m concerned is to reflect the times”. This thought is lost on a lot of music […]
SINGLE REVIEW: Kanye West – Lord Lord Lord feat. Mos Def, Swizz Beatz, Raekwon & Charlie Wilson
Download: Kanye West – Lord Lord Lord feat. Mos Def, Swizz Beatz, Raekwon & Charlie Wilson [audio:http://www.thecouchsessions.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Lord-Lord-Lord-feat.-Mos-Def-Swizz-Beatz-Raekwon-Charlie-Wilson.mp3|titles=Lord Lord Lord (feat. Mos Def, Swizz Beatz, Raekwon & Charlie Wilson)] […]
Album Review: Black Milk-Album of the Year
Stream/Buy: Black Milk – Album of The Year The title of Detroit-native Black Milk’s latest release, Album of the Year, is at first glance pretentious. Like most things […]