Lee “Scratch†Perry’s impact on the sound of Jamaican music can never be understated. During a career spanning over 40 years he has taken Reggae to new, often strange heights, with his singularly unique approach to music making. He is a producer, mixologist and songwriter who helped shape and createContinue Reading
I had never paid attention to Christina Aguilera before Grammy night this year. She sang James Brown’s “It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World” with emotion only comparable to Aretha, Chaka, Fantasia and Teena Marie. After this performance I will be on the lookout for her! No related posts.Continue Reading
The grooves of summer are evident on the band’s cover of Roy Ayers’s “Everybody Loves The Sunshine” that also serves as the album’s attempted creed and title source. Despite an auspicious start, Bees misses the thing called pollen in the flower and ends up with only a buzz. For example,Continue Reading
Julie Mehretu’s maps look like electric grids of different worlds exploding. In the fall of this year the Detroit Institute Of Arts will get some of this energy to permanently marks its walls. Related posts: Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation Kicks Off Fall Season On Sat. Sept. 20th @ Danny Simmons’Continue Reading