Mar 13, 2012

There was a time in music when a live band was necessary, with no such thing as digital production. Personally I would prefer to hear more of that in today’s music and Chris Turner has done just that. He takes us back in time with the jazz influenced project Monk Tape. I’ve always admired the [...]

Oct 27, 2011

Don’t Sleep on L.A. singer/songwriter Devin Michael. With such stirring vocals, it’s clear to see talent like this wasn’t created overnight. Introduced to music at age 12 and using the likes of Marvin Gaye, Miles Davis and Donny Hathaway as inspiration, the hard work has definitely paid off today. All you need is just one [...]

Oct 12, 2011

For all of my fellow 9-5ers here is a hump-day treat to get your morning started off the right way. Here is a another classic Fireside Chat, courtesy of the Red Bull Music Academy, featuring Dwele. Not only do we get to learn a little more about the soulful singer from Detroit, but also enjoy some tracks [...]