The Music Digest (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Atlantic Starr's sound was influenced by 1970's R and B music groups such as Earth Wind and Fire, The Commodores, New Birth and L.T.D. The influence is evident in their music, such as the funky "Freak-A-Ristic," and the sensual "If Your Heart Isn't In It." As they progressed, Atlantic Starr's own signature sound became more defined, which has been described as moody, romantic and...
Dating Dames (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
When my sister and her husband got married, a couple of girls that we grew up with sang a song by the Judds. I can’t remember the name of the song, which means it was a song that meant something important to their romance, but had very little to do with my own experience. What songs are considered the most romantic? Who decides what is on the list? I was just looking at a list of Top Love Songs...
Too Much Apple Pie (Free subscription) | 30/09/2009
It's the Gallup UK Top 100 Singles of the Year 1986 - and your chance to download a whopping 3% of them! Imagine that! 1986 being the zenith (or nadir, depending on your point of view) of my chart-pop-buying lifespan, I bought no less then thirty-eight of the songs listed below on either 7" or 12" vinyl (including the one at #2), and could still happily listen to most of them on a constant...
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 17/09/2009
Atlantic Starr - Atlantic Starr "I'll Remember You" Video
soulchoonz Y2K album reviews (Free subscription) | 20/08/2009
Another newcomer to savour and a set that is mostly filled with solid, soulful and essential cuts. Very few fillers come in to furrow the brow, and Terrence also lets slip through a few melodies of where his inspirations come from, all of which will earn the veritable thumbs up. Take, for instance the opening shot, "Don't Be Afraid" which is very much indebted to Luther Vandross' "The...
The Hits Just Keep On Comin' (Free subscription) | 05/06/2009
In the summer of 1987, I was playing elevator music on the radio in Davenport, Iowa. This was a job I took to get to a bigger market, and I have debated with myself for years whether it was a good idea or not—but early on, it seemed like a pretty good job. The company [...]
The Smoking Section (Free subscription) | 29/05/2009
One-two, one-two. TOBE$ & DJ Yoda are back, takin’ it to the bedroom just in time for the weekend. Sip on some Evelyn Champagne, take your pants off to Luther Vandross and get your sheets wet with some Keith Sweat - this mix is all about that classic-ass 80s Soul and R&B, carefully compiled to [...]
OGHipHop (Free subscription) | 21/05/2009
Via KevinNottingham 1. “Touch a Four Leaf Clover” by Atlantic Starr From the album All in the Name of Love (1987) Sampled in “Life on The Line” Produced by Street Radio 2. “Let’s Go Up” by Dennis Edwards From the album Don’t Look Any Further (1984) Sampled in “Fire” Produced by Nottz 3. “The Magic of Your Love” by ...
The Mo'Kelly Report (Free subscription) | 01/05/2009
Norman Connors (born March 1, 1947 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American jazz drummer. Connors became interested in jazz as a child, and began playing drums early, once sitting in for Elvin Jones at a John Coltrane performance he attended while in middle school. Connors studied music at Temple University and Juilliard; his first recording was [...]
MrsGrapevine.com (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
To be honest my mother was not that strict on music. She didn’t allow cursing, or strong sexual content. So one of the groups that was band from my house was 2 Live Crew, and guess what it’s also banned from this site, even thought I use to jam it back in the day. When [...]
The Mo'Kelly Report (Free subscription) | 24/03/2009
Murdock started out singing gospel music in her native Toledo. Singer/musician Roger Troutman hired Murdock as a backing singer for his family’s band Zapp, who had several hits on Warner Bros. (or its Reprise Records imprint). Based on this success, Troutman began recording tracks with Murdock and lead singer Sugarfoot of the Ohio Players, among [...]
The Mo'Kelly Report (Free subscription) | 18/03/2009
Atlantic Starr was among the top urban contemporary acts of the ’80s and fared well in the adult contemporary market as well, but their roots were ’70s soul and funk. The East Coast outfit was formed in White Plains, NY, in 1976 by three brothers: lead singer/guitarist David Lewis, lead singer/keyboardist Wayne Lewis, and trombonist/percussionist [...]
SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE (Free subscription) | 06/03/2009
Guess who’s back! I didn’t mean to be away so long but I’m coming back swinging (now watch ten other people have my same picks because I said that). Today’s theme is songs with the word “heart” in the title. I found a plethora of songs but decided that since it’s women’s history month, I have to [...]
Can't Stop the Bleeding (Free subscription) | 06/02/2009
(the Clippers’ Chris Kamen is not expected to make the trip to Phoenix, product tie-in or not) I don’t know if it’s a coincidence or not, but right around the time TNT announced they were changing their previously trumpeted All-Star Weekend game of H.O.R.S.E. to a game of G.E.I.C.O., Wizznutzz chimed in with some terrific suggestions [...]
Jamaica Gleaner (Free subscription) | 22/01/2009
Western Bureau: IT IS now all systems go for the star-studded three-day Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, which gets under way in Montego Bay, St James, tonight. Junior Taylor, the festival's coordinator, told The Gleaner yesterday that the final touches to the production...
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