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Old Man Luedecke - Proof of Love

You may remember the name Steve Dawson from my song of the week not too long ago. The song is question is “Ruin My Day” written by the incomparable Jon Brion and if you haven’t heard it, you should. While Mr. Dawson does have an album worth repeated listens I must say that I prefer [...]

Girl Friends

Hello, Hello,
I have some very exciting news I need to share with you.  My debut novel Girl Friends is officially for sale and available for purchase at the iUniverse.com site. You can browse the book and read the first couple of chapters before you purchase it. I’ve made a little YouTube commercial for it. Nothing [...]

Album Review: Santogold

I can’t recall the last time I purchased an album without listening to a single note but when I heard that Santogold (AKA Santi White) had finally released her latest opus I didn’t hesitate. Not only was I not disappointed but it’s pretty much all I’ve been listening to since.
After penning an excellent album for [...]

Time Traveling: Interview with Nicolay & Kay

Nicolay is best known as the producing half of The Foreign Exchange (the other half being Phonte Coleman of Little Brother), whose debut album Connected made a huge impact on the underground hip-hop and soul scene. Since then, he has produced for Little Brother, Supastition, Masta Ace, Strange Fruit Project and Zion I and remixed [...]

Favorite Album Covers of 2007

In the age of downloadable music I think cover art has unfairly taken a back seat. (I also think hype has taken a back seat to good music but that’s another post for another time.) When I was a kid I used to love thumbing through my dad’s records looking at the covers and imagining [...]

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