When Monica Blaire is on stage, you are always in for a soulfully energetic show & last night at Bravo Bravo was no exception. After Monica’s performance, we talked briefly & she said they weren’t ready. I laughed because no one is ready for Monica because she brings it hard & different every time! I […]
Archive for the
‘Music’ Category
I fucking love this sing!!!! If you’ve never heard it & have the new Erykah Badu release then”Arrow Through Me” should sound familiar. Hint: “Gone Baby, Don’t Be Long” Erykay Badu got the clearance to use a sample of this songs shortly before her album; New Amerykah Part 2: Return of the Ankh was released […]
One of my all time favorite songs performed by Nina Simone is “Lilac Wine.” The song is as simple and sweet as the blooms of a lilac tree itself. When I left my 9-5 today I noticed that that lilac tree was blooming & I instantly heard Nina crooning in my head. This is all […]
Erykah Badu’s latest album “New Amerykah, Part 2: Return of the Ankh” is finally here & I’m all in! Of the 12 tracks, I am cracked out 11. I’m sorry, but I just cannot get into “Jump In the Air and Stay There.” Lil Wayne is way too annoying and roach like in appearance! Anyway, […]
This evening I visited the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History for the Black Women Rock event, which was hosted by Detroit’s foxy poet Jessica Care Moore. While enjoying the sites & sounds, I snapped a few images of FluxPhonic during their 1st performance. You may recall me photographing Fluxphonic’s promo shots a […]
Yesterday, I played a good son & shuttled my momma around Detroit to run a few errands. Our last stop was the grocery store near her home because she just had to have some rainbow sherbet. Upon pulling up to the grocery store, we noticed a woman playing a flugelhorn & we both said aloud, it’s […]
I had all the best intentions of waking up at 9am today to fix myself breakfast, & prepare for my 1pm photo shoot with Detroit rock group Fluxphonic. In my head the plan was solid! Well, it all went to hell when I woke up at 11am. I jumped out of bed, rushed to get […]
I love when Negro pop culture blogs do those “who rocked it better” posts & always wondered if I would do that here. Well I’m not exactly out looking for fashion trends etc but I couldn’t pass this opportunity up. So anyway, I ask you, who rocked “Island Life” best? Is it a toss up??? […]
When I was a boy, I used to make mix tapes all the time from the radio. I thought I was a pro at it! I never caught the commercials or the DJ talking. This made my mix tapes popular with the ladies. Mix tapes required thought, good timing & effort. Making drag & drop […]
2010 is shaping up to be the year of good Negro music. By now, the entire world knows that Sade released her latest album “Soldier of Love” last week. An album that was 10 years in the making & well worth the wait! Interestingly enough, even the hip-hop world has been feeling Sade’s comeback. Rakim […]