Erykah Badu Drops Next To You Produced By The Alchemist
Erykah Badu has released her first new single in six years with “Next To You,” which is produced by The Alchemist. The boom-bap-styled cut recycles the beat The Alchemist used on Mobb Deep’s “The Realest.” Badu riffs about wanting to spend time with her special person doing things like smokingContinue Reading
Watch Isaiah Collier Perform John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme This Saturday
Saxophonist Isaiah Collier and his band, The Chosen Few, will perform John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme this Saturday as part of a 60th anniversary concert to commemorate the album. A Celebration of Divine Inspiration, Joy, and Transformation will take place in Los Angeles at the Grand Performances from 6 toContinue Reading
Brandee Younger Is In Her Gadabout Season
Jazz harpist Brandee Younger uplifts the pursuit of joy on her current album, Gadabout Season, which is her third release for the storied Impulse! label. Younger saw the word Gadabout in an email and decided to make its definition the mission for the album. The musician has always melded differentContinue Reading
R.I.P. Sly Stone
Sly Stone has passed at the age of 82 decades after his rise as a soul and funk pioneer of the ’60s. Stone was a native of Vallejo, California, and he grew up in a religious household with parents who had a great appreciation for music. When he was aContinue Reading