The Vinyl Word (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
I've trawled through my photo albums again and picked out some pictures from gigs and festivals of the last few years. First, here's the wonderful Kim Weston pictured at the Jazz Cafe in 2006. Also at the Jazz Cafe, this is Mavis Staples, photographed in 2005. Pictured signing a photograph for me, this is blues singer Clara McDaniel, who appeared memorably at the soul/blues show at Blackheath in 1997....
The Vinyl Word (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
In this, my 400th post would you believe, I'm tackling the sixties and listing the 75 great soul men of the decade. There are many to choose from but these, in my humble opinion, are the creme de la creme. So here goes, starting with my top ten, and then moving on to others of note: 1. Sam Cooke (who else at number one?), 2. Otis Redding, 3. James Carr, 4. Wilson Pickett, 5. O V Wright, 6. Al Green,...
Booker Rising (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin this week will begin accepting and rejecting the more than 1,070 invitations she has received for paid speeches and political appearances since she resigned from office. Twenty speakers’ bureaus made offers to represent her . The conservative Republican politico has signed with Washington Speakers Bureau, which represents former U.S. President George and former...
Booker Rising (Free subscription) | 08/28/2009
As Booker Rising readers know, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist interviewed replacements for resigning U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.). One person on the short list was State Rep. Jennifer Carroll (pictured), Florida’s first black Republican state representative. She was the only woman on the the short list of nine candidates. Gov. Crist, who plans to run for the seat next year, is expected to name...
The Boombox Music Blog (Free subscription) | 08/07/2009
Filed under: Hip-Hop , Soul/R'n'B Fresh off his former job at Island Def Jam Records super-producer Jermaine hasn't missed a beat. The Atlanta native recently hooked up with his friends Usher , Nelly , and Trey Songz to form the hip-hop/r&b supergroup Ocean's 7. Alongside singer/songwriter Johnta Austin, Brian Michael Cox, and Dupri's assistant Tyrone Davis, the group is looking to break a fresh...
MTV Newsroom (Free subscription) | 07/21/2009
By Selina Kaye Canadian rapper Drake's "Best I Ever Had" single is not only a smash for him, but it's becoming one of the best remixed tracks of the summer. The latest entry comes from self-professed "King of Remixes" Trey Songz, who dropped his track via his Twitter account. "In the studio tryna paint a musical Picasso," [...]
SqueezeMyLemon (Free subscription) | 07/08/2009
Tragedy is part and parcel of the blues, of life and everything really. And I have said it many times, you have to live the blues to play the blues, consider one Hip Linkchain . Cancer took, the guitarist and song writer, Hip Linkchain's life before he got to be big on the blues scene, that is why I say "you probably don't know" him. His best album Airbusters was released before he passed...
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 07/06/2009
Green Bay -- A bolt of lightning, in the improbable form of a prone Antonio Freeman, struck in the mist and the mud Monday night at Lambeau Field.
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
Green Bay -- Mike Holmgren was coaching in Seattle on Sunday, but he still had a very big presence at Lambeau Field.
Latest press releases (Free subscription) | 06/23/2009
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soulchoonz Y2K album reviews (Free subscription) | 06/15/2009
Vick Allen's first outing for Soul 1st Records is sure to please, and if you loved the excellent Omar Cunningham album from last year then this CD is exactly what you'll be looking for. Again, Vick follows suit in that his traditional southern-fried gritty, real and homegrown soul crashes headlong into modern RnB - the result being superb. Vick Allen is, as you may already know, a prolific writer having...
Honorable Media (Free subscription) | 06/05/2009
Jermaine Dupri put together a super group called “Ocean’s 7″ that consists of JD, Bryan Micheal Cox, Usher, Trey Songz, Nelly, Johnta Austin, and Tyrone Davis. They dropped a mixtape on the 29th called “3000 and 9 Shit” (Click here to download). I actually hadn’t heard anything about this group or mixtape so I have [...]
VH1 (Free subscription) | 06/02/2009
R. Kelly remixed Lil Wayne, The-Dream and Drake for his first mixtape. Plus: Jermaine Dupri assembled Usher, Nelly and others for an Ocean's 7 mixtape and possible film, in Mixtape Daily.
Honey Soul (Free subscription) | 05/28/2009
Another dope mix from Tymeek, the Original DJ Speed (with an intro by me). Featuring the freshness of Conya Doss, Raheem Devaughn, Sy Smith, Choklate and more. Timeless jams from Grace Jones, Faze-O, Tyrone Davis and Rick James plus Tymeek’s own “Me7ek” remixes. Download Soul Addictive Noel Gourdin - You’re The One Conya Doss - Feelin You Raheem [...]
HipHopRX.com (Free subscription) | 05/23/2009
Jermaine Dupri permanently has Janet Jackson by his side. The CEO of So So Def showed off his newly inked tattoo of his lady love which is reportedly a gift for the Pop, R&B singer’s 43rd birthday which Janet Jackson celebrated on May 16th. ShareThis
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mixlayer | 04/17/2009
2Mello & Miami Kaos - Summer Breeze Slow Jams 3 - Free Download @mixlayer.com Track List: 01. Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze 02. Isley Brothers - At Your Best You Are Love 03. Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams - Too Much Too Little Too Late 04. Hall And Oats - She's Gone 05. Love Jones - Brighter Side Of Darkness 06. James Ingram - If Loving You Is Wrong 07. Tyrone Davis - In The Mood 08. The Delfonics
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