Throwback: George Michael: Fastlove
George Michael’s “Fastlove” was the second single released from his 1996 album, Older. It came out almost six years after the release of his sophomore album, Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1. Older moved away from the previous reliance on synthesizers and joyous pop to be replaced with live instrumentation andContinue Reading
Living Colour Lit Up Tiny Desk
Living Colour played Tiny Desk as part of their Black Music Month lineup. The band performed a five-song set and proved to have the same musical octane they had almost four decades ago. They came in at full throttle with “Cult of Personality” and celebrated 35 years of Time’s UpContinue Reading
Media Questions Of The Week
Will the Essence Festival survive new leadership and changing times? How much time will Diddy be sentenced to after beating RICO charges and being convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution? Related posts: Martin Bashir Interviews Sean “Diddy” Combs NoiseMakers With Peter Rosenberg Featuring DiddyContinue Reading
Third Man Books Reissues Ben Edmonds’ Marvin Gaye: What’s Going On And The Last Days Of The Motown Sound
Third Man Books has reissued Ben Edmonds’ Marvin Gaye: What’s Going On and the Last Days Of The Motown Sound. Edmonds’ book is a study of Marvin Gaye’s landmark album, What’s Going On, that came out in 1971. Gaye famously fought with Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr. to release theContinue Reading