When you hear of Durham, NC, you probably think of big tobacco or its reputation as a hotbed for college basketball. The people behind The Art of […]
The Digital Underground: Substrate Radio
Having launched only one year ago, Substrate Radio has commandeered internet radio with an unruly approach to music streaming. The brainchild of Jason Hamric, Substrate is straight out […]
MUSIC: KING – The Story
Let’s start with the name. When three young women choose ‘King’ as their moniker, the assertive woman subtext is immediately understood. What the name may not suggest is […]
Dilla Month: Seven Dilla Tracks You Might Not Be Familiar With
Detroit’s James Dewitt Yancey is known by many names: Jay Dee. Dilla Dawg. J Dilla. Or just plain Dilla. To hip hop heads, he’s mostly known as “The […]
VIDEO: Ketchy Shuby – Devil & the Gun
Here the latest video from Ketchy Shuby, a hard hitting soul act from South Florida. We’ve covered them before on Couchsessions and for good reason, they play a […]
MUSIC: BADBADNOTGOOD – CS60
If you hate easy listening like I do, and Smooth Jazz is everything that’s wrong with America, then the return of BADBADNOTGOOD with “CS60” may have just given […]
MUSIC: DeCarlo “Working Hard” Video
DeCarlo stands in the gap when R&B starts to sound like the same ol’ riff and runs we have all heard before. Upon first impression, his emotive debut […]
MUSIC: Lists Suck (or My 2013 Review)
As the title suggests, I won’t give you a list of top songs or albums of 2013. We already know Beyonce won with her holiday gift in December. […]
MUSIC: Fickle Friends: “Swim”
This song just feels good. Appropriately titled “Swim,” Fickle Friends is a splash of cold water to the proverbial face. The five-member, Brighton, UK band gives us guitar […]
MUSIC: Izzy Bizu – COOLBEANZ EP
From the first soprano note, you know she’s a contender. The effortlessness of a song bird’s ritual call –she makes it look easy. The high notes all […]