The 2009 Soul Train Awards aired last night on Centric. The ceremony was scrapped last year following the writer's strike. Terrance Howard and Taraji P. Henson hosted, Michael Jackson won Entertainer Of the Year, Keri Hilson (also a winner, for Best Collaboration) performed a medley of her hits and Beyonce pretty much swept things up by snagging Album Of The Year, Best R&B/Soul Artist Female and...
Words and Photos by Evan Greenberg Fresh off a rousing night at the Beacon Theater, John Mayer got his wish to hear the girls scream for him one more time in NYC, playing for a select crowd of American Express...
The Sounds of my Youth. When we were growing up, we weren't allowed to watch TV unless it was PBS (and really, how cool is Mr. Rogers past age 8?)or 'The Cosby Show.' We had to beg my Mom for weeks just to be allowed to watch 'My So-Called Life' and even then it was canceled after one series. Thanks a lot, ABC! But instead of television, we had music. I think we were the first people in town to have...
R&B SOUL SENSATIONS, BOYZ II MEN, IS KICKING OFF THE TRI-STATE AREA’S HOLIDAY WEEK BY GUEST HOSTING THE... (read the rest of the story by clicking the headline)
TV News: Four-night competition series airs in December -- Nick Lachey will host NBC's a capella miniseries competition, "The Sing-Off," which will run in two-hour installments over four nights the week of Dec. 14.
I've been thinking more about this post on age, generations, and pop music that Steve Sailer posted from a reader. My take is that the decline of quality rock music doesn't stem from a lack of young people: there have been echo booms that should've allowed for something good to emerge, and anyways how many young people does it take to make good music? It's not as though we went through a
It's been a crazy week. I went out three nights in a row at the weekend because it was my husband Jason's birthday. The first night I was drinking champagne to celebrate the end of the week. The second...
Remember a few months ago when we mentioned that an Australian version of the Take Away Show was in town for two days? Back in July, I was lucky enough to randomly end up at Cartopia just as whimsical-pop trio Nurses were filming their take in front of Potato Champion. I later met producer Amelia [...] Related posts: Q&A with Shoot The Player’s Amelia Tovey Last Satur Live Review: Tender...
QuestLove of the Roots talks about the danger of being too cocky before you go onstage, his high school history with Boyz II Men and his friendship with Amerie. From the 2009 Hennessy Artistry Series in Atlanta. See more Related posts:The Roots live on Awdio! No need to introduce this legendary group from Philly...The Roots [...] Related posts: The Roots live on Awdio! No need to introduce this legendary...
With her diagnosis of sickle-cell anemia and recent brain surgery, Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins isn’t a stranger to sickness. But her recent bout of the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, came as a complete shock. T-Boz and her daughter decided to see a doctor after having sore throats for three days. He told them that her [...]
We seek them out so you don't have to. This is our weekly non-exhaustive round up of upcoming LGBT programmes on the radio and television. Inclusion of a programme is not a recommendation. Some of the programmes listed below will be available online on the respective network's websites. Enjoy! Owt on’t’telly? A round up of LGBT progs and personalities on British TV. 3D week on Channel 4....