Remix albums by artists are mostly unnecessary. The point of it all is to give their remixer friends some production credit and royalty checks, and keep fans interested […]
REVIEW: The Lone Bellow – The Lone Bellow
It’s been about a month since The Lone Bellow’s eponymous debut album came out and I have been listening to it religiously ever since. I can’t put my […]
INTERVIEW: Zuzuka Poderosa. The Queen Warrior of Carioca Bass
Zuzuka Poderosa is the self-professed “Queen Warrior” of Carioca Bass. She has transformed the gritty, earth shaking, bass music of Baile Funk into a global fusion of party […]
GET TO KNOW…: Jennah Bell
The first time I saw Jennah Bell perform was per an invite from my cousin, Janine. She kept telling me about this group called The Strivers Row and […]
Event: BMI’s How I Wrote That Song, Los Angeles, CA
EVENT: BMI’S How I Wrote That Song, Los Angeles, CA. Roxy Theater, West Hollywood, CA. February 9, 2013 There is something about songcraft. The art of songwriting is […]
REVIEW: Charlie Winston – Running Still
After listening to the most recent effort from Charlie Winston, Running Still, it’s clear that the man has talent but may lack the vision required to create a […]
OPINION: Five Artists to Watch in 2013
The Lone Bellow The Lone Bellow are a country band from Brooklyn. Just take a minute to let that sink in. As you might expect, their version of […]
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 […]
LIVE: Art Don’t Sleep – That 70s Soul, The Mayan Theater (LA)
Two sets of soul music with guest appearances and cameos by legends, That 70s Soul lasted until nearly 1 a.m. on a school night. This was my first […]
OPINION: The Ways of the Modern Man — the Usher Discography (Part I)
Soul singers. R&B singers. Pop singers. Out of all these, there’s only a handful that I will regularly listen to. Georg Levin is the self-deprecating intellectual. Bilal and […]