Rosie And Me Hit You With The “Arrow Of My Ways”
Rosie and Me may not be a band that you’re familiar with at this time, but the group is building a solid fanbase, one song at a time. After receiving much critical praise with the release of the 2010 EP, Bird and Whale, this week, the Brazilian band, fronted by Rosanne Machado, released its latest...
Yuna Wants You To “Live Your Life”
If you haven’t heard of Malaysian singer-songwriter Yuna, I’m sure that’s about to change. Yesterday, her latest single entitled “Live Your Life” was released on FADER and it is a definite banger. Is it any wonder, given that Pharrell Williams produced this tune for Yuna. Hot, hot stuff. A full-length album in coming a little...
Thursday Rewind Double Shot: “I Want You Back”
The older I get, the more the 80’s become a blur for me. But one of the things that I still remember is my brother becoming a fan of this band from Australia with an odd little name – Hoodoo Gurus. This was at a time when MTV and college radio were introducing listeners to...
VIDEO: “Dusk” – Siaira Shawn
Once again, more great music emerging from the San Francisco Bay area. This time the spotlight is on singer/songwriter SiairaShawn. She has just released a video for her single “Dusk”. There is only one word needed to describe SiairaShawn’s voice – beautiful. She’s an artist to watch in 2012. For more on this artist, check...
VIDEO: “Fool For You” – Alice Smith (Cee Lo Green Remake)
It has been a while since we’ve heard from singer Alice Smith. After the release of her terrific debut album For Lovers, Dreams & Me in 2006, Smith has been on my radar. I’ve been waiting for new music for some time. We got a little taste in 2011 when Smith and Aloe Blacc teamed...
Top 10 Albums Of 2011 That You May Have Missed
At this time of year, many are publishing their lists of the top recordings of the year. Those top 10, 20 50, or even 100 recordings that rose to the top of. Well, we have our own list. But it is a list of the top recordings you may have missed this year. Mind...
Video: Koncept – “Aspirations”
Tomorrow, Koncept releases his debut album Awaken on Soulspazm Records. (exclusively at iTunes) While the Brown Bag AllStars member has enlisted Royce da 5’9 and Sene to drop rhymes on the record, it is fellow BBA member Soul Khan that joins him on the album’s first music video for “Aspirations”. (J57 provides the beat, which...
Video: Low Roar – “Give Up”
Low Roar, the new monicker from Ryan Karazija, released the self-titled debut album last month. Written and recorded in his adopted home of Iceland, the first video from the album, “Give Up”, seems to capture the emotion of his time there. Directed by Ali Silverstein, the video is heartbreaking and beautiful. There will be tears...
Kate Bush’s ’50 Words for Snow’ Now Streaming
Two months ago, I wrote about the fact that Kate Bush would be releasing her latest album 50 Words for Snow this month. Well, a week before its November 21st release, NPR is now streaming the album in its entirety as part of the First Listen series. When news of the album’s release first broke,...
Video: Maysa featuring Dwele – “Flower Girl”
Yesterday, Jazz/R&B vocalist Maysa released her 9th solo album, titled Motions in Love. Listening to Maysa sing is like watching the sun set over the ocean. Beautiful, soothing, and you don’t want the experience to end. So, I guess beautiful music deserves a beautiful video, and that is just what we get with the video...
NEW VIDEO: “Faith Unfolds” – S.C.U.M.
British post-punk band S.C.U.M. has just released a new video for “Faith Unfolds”, the opening track from the group’s debut album Again Into Eyes. Heralded as one of the best new bands out of the U.K., S.C.U.M. seems to be living up to the positive buzz from fans and industry folk alike. The video is...
Feel The Funk With El Rego
The man known as Benin’s ‘Godfather of Funk’ has a “new” album out. African soul music legend Theophile Do Rego, better known by his recording monicker “El Rego” is getting a little love from Daptone Records. The label has compiled 12 tracks from El Rego dating back to the 60′s and 70′s and packaged them...