Audio Diva Turns Six!
Six years ago I started Audio Diva.Wow.Crap.Six. Years.Well, alright, alright, alright....Though contrary to my lack of posting these last couple of weeks (been super busy, yo), Audio Diva is still...
View ArticleAlunaGeorge Are Feeling A Bit Supernatural
With immediacy "Supernatural" is better than about 45% of what was on Body Music, AlunaGeorge's runway success of an introduction last year. Yep. Growth is definitely present as the London duo have...
View ArticleKylie Minogue Gets The Gaze Right On Kim Carnes''Bette Davis Eyes'
Not that there wasn't any doubt, but somehow learning that Kylie Minogue covering Kim Carnes'"Bette Davis Eyes" just didn't scream off the page at me. Yet, to dive into it, it was hard for me not to...
View ArticleArtist Watch: Shanaz Dorsett
Storytelling in music is something that warms my little bibliophile heart. Some of my most favored songs have characters, settings, and narratives that just leap from the melodies to where they play...
View ArticleBite Into Marina & The Diamonds''Froot'
When I celebrated my birthday last month, I just got a Dr. Pepper cake (and it was delicious), but when Marina & The Diamonds (aka Marina Diamandis; aka the best friend in my head) celebrates a...
View ArticleBrandy, MC Lyte, YoYo & Queen Latifah Get Down Like It's 1994
Some kind of old school sisterhood cropped up at the 2014 BET Hip-Hop Awards last night when Brandy took the stage to perform the remixed version of her 1994 classic, "I Wanna Be Down", and what do you...
View ArticleTake 5 Friday: Andy Allo + Mayer Hawthorne + Ekkah + Kwaye + Shura
Reheating leftovers of the week....Feeling Tongue TiedThough she's a featured guest on Prince's latest set, Art Official Age (which I still haven't taken for a spin yet...), Andy Allo is back to her...
View ArticleCorinne Bailey Rae Lets Paul McCartney's "Bluebird" Take Flight
It has been a few years since The Sea was released, but Corinne Bailey Rae has made quiet little sparks every now and again, once giving soundtrack love ("Chains") and even reworking a classic ("Is...
View ArticleAndreya Triana Has Got A Superlove
The cool and calm Andreya Triana is making her presence known again as her sequel to last year's Everything You Never Had EP is on the come up. She's dropping small pearls every now until its November...
View ArticleAlbum Roundup: Kiesza + Goapele + Jessie Ware + Betty Who + Gorgon City +...
Long and short players that received heavy rotation in October...Kiesza - Sound Of A WomanWant an album that takes crisp nostalgic detours into '90s House and Hip-Hop? Want a singer that has combed...
View ArticleOn Slight Hiatus
I know. I know. I knnoooow. I have been slacking super hard and have been the worst blogger in the history of the Internet in these last couple of weeks. My sincerest apologies.I do have my...
View Article14th Tells Some Sweet, Slow Burning Lies
It's just a sheer hunch that the onslaught of boy-girl duos from the UK led as to why London duo, 14th flew under the radar. With their 2011 EP, Hide Yourself, 14th played like AlunaGeorge's more...
View ArticleLittle Boots Mixes Business With Pleasure
Can you mix business with pleasure? Little Boots certainly believes it's possible. Serving as a preview for her upcoming third LP, Little Boots (aka Victoria Hesketh) has released, Business Pleasure a...
View ArticleHold Up, Wait A Minute, Antonique Smith Has Got This
Nestled into Antonique Smith's debut single is this crackling line: "see your wining her, after dining me, but what's crazy is, my names on both receipts."Damn. Preach on.I came into "Hold Up, Wait A...
View ArticleLifetime's 'Whitney' Biopic Actually Looks...Decent
In the wake of the mangled mess that Lifetime made of Aaliyah's biopic, there has been unease over how the network was going to bring Whitney Houston's legacy to life. Earlier this week, the network...
View ArticleArtist Watch: Mahaut Mondino
With a twitchy single like, "Jungle", Parisian singer/songwriter Mahaut Mondino is onto something. Infectious to the hilt and daring to be different, Mondino has sculpted her music in a vibrant new...
View ArticleMary J. Blige Hangs Tough & Tells Truths On 'The London Sessions'
Mary J. Blige has always been truth serum for the heartbroken. The tired, the poor, the huddled masses yearning to breathe free --- Blige was there, speaking out --- and she had her head held high, a...
View ArticleMark Ronson & Bruno Mars Are Bringing That Uptown Funk, Y'all
I feel like such a goober for missing this funky funky stuff, but this Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars collabo came out during a really bad time for me --- so better late than never right? Ronson and Mars...
View ArticleD'Angelo Rises With 'Black Messiah'
Hark! What is this? A Christmas miracle?It took about 15 years and lots of dashed promises and hopes, but with a twinkle in his eye and a sly smirk, D'Angelo decided to give us an early, wrapped...
View ArticleInterview: Sidibe
Sisterhood declarations are a dime a dozen. When you find one that hollers your creed or speaks up for you in ways you couldn't express, there is always this urgent need to pocket it and then pull it...
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