Meshell Ndegeocello & Lianne La Havas: Don’t Look Any Further
Meshell Ndegeocello and Lianne La Havas have teamed up to revamp Dennis Edwards’ 1984 duet with Siedah Garrett, “Don’t Look Any Further.” The reimagined track is part of Ndegeocello’s upcoming album, Synonym. She collaborated with a stellar roster of artists—including La Havas, Chaka Khan, Robert Glasper, Nick Hakim, WILLOW, and more—toContinue Reading
Wax Poetics Opens Bidding on Unseen Wu Wear Prototypes and Signed Wu-Tang Artifacts from Duane Grant Archive
Wax Poetics has officially launched Shaolin Style: The Duane Grant Archive, a new archival auction featuring rare and largely unseen artifacts from the personal collection of Staten Island designer and entrepreneur Duane Grant. Developed alongside his late cousin Oliver “Power” Grant, the archive documents the creation of Wu Wear and theContinue Reading
Throwback: The Cannonball Adderley Quintet: Mercy, Mercy, Mercy!
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet recorded “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy!” in 1966 at Capitol Records’ Hollywood studio, despite the liner notes claiming it was recorded at “The Club” in Chicago. Pianist Joe Zawinul wrote the song, which became the title track to the album Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at “The Club.” The bluesy tuneContinue Reading
Media Questions Of The Week
Is Janet Jackson working on a biopic? If so, what is the timeline? Is Janet Jackson actively working on her own biopic? Continue Reading