Forgotten Treasure: Jamiroquai “Emergency on Planet Earth” (1993)
The first album I ever owned was Jamiroquai’s ‘Travelling without moving’, which was like the coolest thing an eight-year old could own in 1996. I remember pumping that album everyday after school thinking I was clearly the most ‘Cosmic Girl’ out there. Little did I know, at the time, that …
Knxwledge “Sincei” (Etta James RIP)
It bugs me when people are too quick with the whole tribute thing when we lost a music legend, sometimes it reeks of opportunism. But hey, when it’s well done and it’s coming from an artist like Philadelphia’s KNXWLEDGE, who we love here… you just can’t find a whole lot …
Etta James (1938 – 2012)
Very sad news. One more music legend is gone, and not enough new ones to fill the void…
Future Classic: Lianne La Havas “Forget” (Video)
What a great way to finish off a week of great music with what just might be the highlight. The new video for Lianna La Havas’ EP by the same name, “Forget” Last week we shared with you the Shlohmo remix of the same song (link here) which is also …
Gil Scott-Heron “The Last Holiday. A Memoir”
via Shook.FM (awesome website): “Gil Scott-Heron’s final opus, one that he was working on intermittently for the last two decades of his life, is not an album of music but a memoir. Autobiography isn’t quite the right word, because this book pulls down the shutters and closes shop in 1981, the …
Stones Throw Podcast #70: J Rocc (Stones Throw 2012 Preview)
DOWNLOAD FREE MP3 VIA ITUNES: STONES THROW PODCAST 70: J ROCC MIXES STONES THROW 2012 J.Rocc got his hands on a bunch of reference CDs of upcoming Stones Throw releases: The Minimal Wave Tapes Vol. 2, Quakers, Myron & E, Jonwayne, Jonti, Steve Arrington and some other cats … full …
Future Classic: TRIBE ft Joan Belgrave “Where Am I?”
What do you do when you’re flipping through 12s at your local record store and you come across a label that reads “Produced & Mixed by Carl Craig”? As if that weren’t enough, what if you flip sides only to realize you’re also holding a Kyle Hall remix? What becomes …
Lianne La Havas “Forget” (Shlohmo remix)
Shlohmo did a great remix of “Forget” by the British Soul singer Lianne La Havas. This young lady will drop an album at the end of 2012 and she reminds me of Andreya Triana a little because of her sweet voice and her lovely accent. Very cool thing is that she …
“Brasil Brasil!” – From Samba to Bossa (BBC Documentary)
BRASIL BRASIL A three-part series from BBC The series offers a detailed account of the years in which Brazilian music has evolved and constantly changed, while capturing the global imagination. Filmed at Brazil’s massive carnival celebrations, in the lawless favelas, the extraordinary maracatu ceremonies of the northern countryside, and in …
Jesse Boykins III “Way Of A Wayfarer EP”
2011 was a great year for quality soulful music and so far the new year is shaping up very nicely with people like Michael Kiwanuka, Robert Glasper and Jesse Boykins. I’ve been loving what he’s been doing since I heard the Machine Drum produced “B4 The Night is Thru” a …
Future Classic: Bajka “The Bellman’s Speech” (2010)
Like so many struggling rapper mooks before and since, I’ve worked all sorts of call center jobs. You know: the ones where you’re basically a peg in the soundboard, that you tolerate because it’s the easiest way to finance your many indulgences and whatnot. In 2007, I was cubicle-hopping when …
Georgia Anne Muldrow on Production
Acclaimed producer, singer, and lyricist Georgia Anne Muldrow gives a rare glimpse into her beat making philosophy and how she came to the decision to make music her life passion.