Inside the Lakers (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
The great Patti Labelle has a new interview with The Advocate and is her usual open and wonderful self. I want to share a few of her answers in relation to all that's going on post-Prop. 8 passage: Q. Exit...
Soup Cans (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
Meredith Vieira just returned from a trip to Australia and she came back home with more than just a souvenir koala bear plush toy. She brought with her a Patti Labelle-like new attitude. You see Vieira has gone green! She blogs : "I don't mean to sound like some crazy convert, but being here made me realize how much more I could be doing as an individual to clean up this planet. And it will begin...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
The cookbook, titled Recipes For The Good Life, is LaBelle's third in a line of popular and critically acclaimed cookbooks. The book consists of over 200 full-color pages, features dozens of photos and over 100 of LaBelle's favorite comfort food and healthy recipes, and ties in personal anecdotes and stories from LaBelle's childhood through her present-day culinary experiences. The book, distributed...
On The record Magazine (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
The newly-reunited Labelle – Sarah Dash, Nona Hendryx and Patti LaBelle – will kick off their first national tour since 1977 at Harlem’s Apollo Theater in support of their new album “Back to Now.” The Apollo gig is on Dec. 19 and is followed by stops in Chicago, Atlantic City, Detroit, Los Angeles, Oakland, Washington D.C. [...]
Music2Nite (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
Labelle just announced their first national tour since 1977 kicking off Dec 19th at the Apollo Theater in NYC. The long awaited reunion of Sarah Dash, Nona Hendryx and Patti LaBelle as Labelle released one of the most anticipated albums of the year Back to Now (Verve). Some stops on this limited run, Labelle's first since 1977, include the Chicago Theatre in Chicago (Jan. 10), Fox Theatre in Detroit...
Rod 2.0:Beta (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
Photos by Rae Votta Go behind the scenes and backstage with Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendry and Sarah Dash as the legendary Labelle performs at the 2008 Out 100 Awards. Darian Aaron uploads some video of the performance and notes there...
Concrete Loop (Free subscription) | 15/11/2008
Singer Michelle Williams attended the 15th Annual OUT 100 Awards at Gotham Hall on Friday in New York City. Pretty!
New York Newsday (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
Before there was Labelle - the '70s glam/R&B trio of Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash, who have just reunited with "Back to Now," their first album in 32 years - there was Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles.
Blogcritics: Music (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
Every contemporary female R&B trio has been influenced by Labelle's style whether they know it or not. Before Destiny's Child called on men to "say [their] name" or TLC announced their distaste for "scrubs," Labelle exemplified the true meaning of "independent women."Unquestionably, every contemporary female R&B trio has been influenced by their style — whether they know it or not — and a cursory...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
Before there was Labelle — the '70s glam/R&B trio of Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash, who have just reunited with "Back...
Idolator (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Tonight will see the premiere of Soul Cities , a welcome variation on Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations starring legendary critic, TV producer, and filmmaker Nelson George. The premiere takes place in Philadelphia and features the host talking to Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, Patti LaBelle, and ?uestlove, and taking in the sights, sounds, and eats of that great city. Future episodes will cover New Orleans,...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Taylor Swift is a country music sensation, a teenage godsend to a beleaguered music industry, and the hands-down winner of "The Star-Spangled Banner" singing competition during the Phillies' World Series sweep at Citizens Bank Park. (Sorry, Patti LaBelle and John Oates.)
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
Gorgeous and golden windows inspired by painter Marc Chagall and fashion photographer Tim Walker kicked off the holiday season at Holt Renfrew on Wednesday night. After live musical performances by Macy Gray and Patti LaBelle, who dedicated her version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow to Barack Obama, the retailer's president and chief executive officer, Caryn Lerner, led a countdown that revealed decadent...
NewBlackMan (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
from Vibe.com CRITICAL NOIR Labelle's Back to Now: Soundtrack for an Historic Presidential Ticket by Mark Anthony Neal LaBelle, the groundbreaking 1970s trio comprised of Sarah Dash, Nona Hendryx, and Patti Labelle, literally had to be imagined. In earlier iterations as the Bluebelles and Patty Labelle & the Bluebells, the group had a solid following on the chitlin' circuit in the late 1960s. In an...
PopMatters Music (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
NEW YORK - Before there was Labelle - the '70s glam/R&B trio of Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash, who have just reunited with "Back to Now," their first album in 32 years - there was Patti...
