Sly And The Family Stone
Now that Sly has resurfaced to perform with comedian George Wallace in Vegas we would like to remind people of how nice Sly is! No related posts.Continue Reading
New Book! THIRD COAST: Outkast, Timbaland and How Hip Hop Became a Southern Thing by Roni Sarig (May 07)
THIRD COAST fully explores the history of rap as it emerged out of the South through many crosscurrents. Sarig goes way back to the oral tradition of slaves in the South, field hollers, the blues and gospel, and connects the dots to early 20th century African American radio announcers whoContinue Reading
Vesta: Distant Lover
The industry’s obsession with the fluffy ingenue obscures grown women singers into the land of independents which gets richer everyday. Luckily for Vesta she started her career at a time when there was more appreciation for the Old School singer. Whitney Houston, Regina Belle, and Anita Baker were other singersContinue Reading
Carl Thomas’ New CD “So Much Better” Coming Soon
New York, NY Mar 23, 2007 Chicago native and platinum-selling R&B star, Carl Thomas gave us R&B music that was reminiscent of the golden days of Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke, and Otis Redding but with a modern day edge. Who could forget the cinematic Emotional released in 2000 that madeContinue Reading