El Michels Affair and Black Thought release their Glorious Game album. Leon Michels and Black Thought started working on the album in 2020 during the pandemic. Michels’ band is known for playing live but GG inspired a different approach. The musician decided to use lots of samples of his liveContinue Reading
El Michels Affair and Black Thought drop “That Girl” from their upcoming Glorious Game album. The Roots frontman and Leon Michels’ band unify to pay tribute to the emcee’s muse. The falsetto-led doo-wop sample collapses and a numbing beat comes in as the bedrock for Black Thought’s ode to hisContinue Reading
The Roots’ Picnic returns in-person after in June with Mary J. Blige headlining the two-day event in Philadelphia. Jazmine Sullivan, Robert Glasper, Wizkid, Summer Walker and SWV are also scheduled to perform on the stage at the Mann Center in West Fairmount Park. Blige is still glowing after her performingContinue Reading
Questlove’s award-winning documentary Summer Of Soul will be in theaters and on Hulu July 2nd. The film examines The 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival that was held at Marcus Garvey Park but was known as Mount Morris Park. It lasted six weeks and there were performances from The 5th Dimension, StevieContinue Reading