The Brothers Footman are literally four brothers, a cousin and a close friend newly formed in their mission of making genre-defying music. The brothers, Dikembe, Gerald, Micah and Joshua were raised in a close-knit household where their parents preferred gospel music. As they came of age, the discovery of other sonicContinue Reading
Res digs into her laptop and reveals “Natural Disaster” a song that she says on her Twitter timeline that has been “unheard for too long.” She sings about a state of heartbreak with Carribean horns, snare drums and a resolve to survive. https://soundcloud.com/res/natural-disasterContinue Reading
[youtube id=”QIqbueoLE5w”] Twenty-nine years ago this month Fishbone released Truth and Soul. At the time they were budding punk funk ska band resistant to stereotypes about Black bands that shaped record company’s marketing plans for Black music. Truth and Soul went against the usual expectations of a Black band becauseContinue Reading
[youtube id=”zXiPcqL8xCc”] Watch Sza perform “Supermodel” with an acoustic guitar player for MTV’s Push: Artist To Watch. Sza is currently touring her CTRL debut and tickets are still available.Continue Reading