Celebutopia (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
In the late 80’s/early 90’s, Raphael Saadiq was part of a well-known R&B group called Tony Toni Tone and had a string of popular hits including, “If I Had No Loot”, “Anniversary”, and “It Never Rains In Southern California”. Towards the mid-90’s, Raphael parted with the group and started a semi-successful solo career beginning with [...]
wears the trousers magazine (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Following on from her involvement in the ActionAid 6 Degrees recording of ‘I’m Every Woman’ earlier this year, Sinéad O’Connor has re-recorded one of her own songs in aid of anti sex trafficking organisation GEMS (Girls Education and Mentoring Services) to raise awareness about the rising incidence of child prostitution in the United States. The [...]
A Sweet Unrest (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
On episode 187 of the Contrast Podcast we continue our tour of the human body with a stop at the stomach and guts. I chose an old tune by Tony! Toni! Tone'! and DJ Quik. It was one of TTT's...
Electric Soul Show - www.icrfm.co.uk - 105.7FM (Free subscription) | 18/10/2009
**The Electric Soul Show is now on air - "Live" every SUNDAY - BETWEEN 10:00AM TO 12 NOON - English Time* Please check the time/s for your country listening times within the white bar or strip on this website*** *The Electric Soul Show is geared towards a Soulful, Jazzy or Funky approach to music releases that fall within different styles of contemporary Black music. This would include these...
Free Download Mp3 Songs and Free Do (Free subscription) | 17/10/2009
VA: Coolsweat The Best Urban and R&B Collection 2009 [RS] Download : Part 1 , Part 2 Tracklist: Disc 01: 1. 2Pac - Ghetto Gospel 03:52 2. Outkast - Ms. Jackson 04:22 3. A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It? 04:12 4. Cypress Hill - Insane In The Brain 03:31 5. Xzibit - X 04:11 6. 50 Cent - P.I.M.P. 04:04 7. LL Cool J - Phenomenon 03:58 8. J-Kwon - Tipsy 03:25 9. Big Brovaz - Nu Flow 03:16 10. Lil...
Electric Soul Show - www.icrfm.co.uk - 105.7FM (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009
**The Electric Soul Show is now on air - "Live" every SUNDAY - BETWEEN 10:00AM TO 12 NOON - English Time* Please check the time/s for your country listening times within the white bar or strip on this website*** *The Electric Soul Show is geared towards a Soulful, Jazzy or Funky approach to music releases that fall within different styles of contemporary Black music . This would include these...
PopMatters Music (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
Raphael Saadiq has answered his fans' hopes by planning an all new winter tour for this year, which kicks off in Seattle in November and ends in Minneapolis in December. This tour, which features his first live shows since appearing at a bunch of festivals this summer, from the Essence Music Festical to Bonnaroo, to positive reviews, will also showcase Canadian chanteuse Anjulie and Grammy nominee...
prefixmag (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
Columbia Records has announced Raphael Saadiq will be embarking on a fall tour starting in Seattle Nov. 16 and wrapping in Minneapolis exactly one month later. This comes on the heels of Saadiq’s summer festival appearances, which included dates at the Bonnaroo, Essence and Bumbershoot festivals. All that came after Saadiq released the CD The Way I See It in 2008, which was popular in several...
The 'Spill (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
Rock the Boat Last week, Blimpy wrote he couldn't tell the difference between good and bad R&B (the new kind of course), so I thought I'd post a few of my favourites, even though It's not such a popular genre around these parts (I'm hoping Magic and May chip in) I have to include Aaliyah, the woman I was going to marry (ironically, I broke up with my first girlfriend because she had gotten a bit...
Honey Soul (Free subscription) | 02/10/2009
This is the second time this week I’ve posted about Raphael Saadiq but can’t we all use a little more Ray Ray in our music libraries? I vote yes and after hearing this mix I think we’ve got an affirmative from DJ Stimulus too. DJ Stimulus pays tribute to one of his favorite artists with [...]
Blue Notes & Upcoming Shows (Free subscription) | 21/09/2009
had loot and took it back
Behind the Hype (Free subscription) | 07/09/2009
By Saturday, I had figured out the mass transit rituals that the city offered to me. I found it easier to make random friends on the street, than to find a spot on a bus. As we all rode those couple dozen blocks, festival goers told me how cool I was for what I do [...]
Some Velvet Blog (Free subscription) | 26/08/2009
The mixtape of the moment? It's from the Southern Hospitality crew. Summer BBQ Bangers! - Mixed by Superix and Rob Breezy Tracklist: ‘Intro’ - Southern Hospitality ‘Summer Breeze’ - DJ Quik ‘Feel Me Flow’ - Naughty By Nature ‘The Dirty B Side’ - Da Brat (feat. The Notorious B.I.G.) ‘Summertime’ - DJ jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince ‘Players...
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
For some artists, a summertime show offers the chance to perform breezy, feel-good hits to a friendly crowd fortified by booze and sunshine. For Erykah Badu, a summer concert is an opportunity to don a vinyl cat suit, rail about the government and freak the guy playing a pan flute.
Nah Right (Free subscription) | 14/06/2009
Here’s some footage of The Knux freestyling on stage at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival that’s being held in Manchester, TN this weekend. After the jump you’ll find 30 seconds of Public Enemy’s “Don’t Believe The Hype,” Santigold doing her share of “Brooklyn We Go Hard,” as well as Raphael Saadiq performing Lucy Pearl’s “Dance...
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