Throwback Thursday: Amy Winehouse
It’s hardly a throwback from the 90′s but I think Winehouse kind of counts as history given her recent troubles she hasnt wasnt put shit out in yonkes. There are few artists who produce albums where...
View ArticleAlicia Keys Ft. Eve – Speechless
Alicia Keys and Eve hit the studio again to record ‘Speechless‘ as part of Swizz Beats‘ weekly Monster Monday. I haven’t been keeping up with this one.. I’ve only ever heard the Estelle track and the...
View ArticleWretch 32, Yasmin & Jodie Connor @Jazz Cafe
HMV‘s Next big thing festival is up for its second run between 4th and 13th February at 6 venues in London: Jazz Cafe, Camden Barfly, Heaven, The Relentless Garage and The Borderline- this time...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday- Sean Paul
I dedicate this weeks throwback to Sean Paul. I used to love his songs back in school even though I at times had no clue what the dude was on about! “Trees up in your head..what!?”.. i now know- I...
View ArticleHavana Cultura Sessions- Danay Suarez
In-case you haven’t been visiting the Havana Cultura website recently, their most recent feature is a multi-talented young woman with a strong voice, intelligent lyrics and an inspiration to women in...
View ArticleFlying Lotus ‘Trigger’ App
In order to reward loyal fans, Flying Lotus has introduced ‘Trigger‘ a new web app. The app rewards all who paid to own a copy of his 2010 album ‘Cosmogramma‘. The app connects to your webcam- you...
View ArticleListen To Some Afro Beats…
Afro beats and Kwaito are African genres that I like and so I thought I would share some songs, listen as they are awesome. The first is by Mos Def & Femi Kuti, the second is by Professor and the...
View ArticlePhonat
Electro, dance, indie all in one and you end up with this! Michele Balduzzi Aka Phonat is an incredible London-based producer who has made a good name for himself mixing unlikely sources to create...
View ArticleAlexandra Burke @ Indigo2
On Friday Alexandra burke brought her first solo tour to the indigo2 at the o2. Alex drew many of us in on the X factor when she delivered performances that rivaled established artists of the industry...
View ArticleEsperanza Spalding
I’m sure you all watched the Grammys a few days ago and a lot of people will agree it was quite dissatisfying this year especially in terms of performances.. but anyhow one of the main things that was...
View ArticleAll Saints Spitalfields | Basement Sessions
All Saints kicked off 2011 with some musical and cultural appreciation, the brand spawned basement sessions a fortnightly initiative. Basement Sessions is filmed in warehouse space below the Allsaints...
View ArticleBlaze 2011 @ The Barbican
Blaze is a music festival presented by The Barbican , for two years the festival has been a celebration of the boldest music from all over the world spanning jazz, rock, pop and classical. This year,...
View ArticleBlackstar @ HMV Apollo
Hip-Hop heads get your tickets asap as for the first time in over 11 years, the Blackstar duo: Talib Kweli and Mos Def will reunite for a one time show at HMV’s Apollo; the hip-hop duo will be joined...
View ArticleWhat’s On This Week
Ansel Adams exhibition, the Barbican’s Rain Room, Art in the Wild at the OXO Tower or We Are S.M.E’s Christmas Skank; if you can manage to squeeze in any of these between work and last minute...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday
I could have gone all festive this week and I was tempted to but I’ve resisted! I’ve chosen a song from 2001 by Alicia Keys for this week’s throwback track. With the buzz around her new album I...
View ArticleYin&Yang’s Top 3 Albums of 2012
2012 saw a lot happen in the music industry and in just a few days we’ll be moving into the new year, 2013. Over the last week, the team have been reflecting and picking out their top 3 albums of the...
View ArticleDawn Richard | Goldenheart – Review
Earlier this week, Dawn Richard dropped her debut album Goldenheart, the first of a trilogy of albums. Currently sitting comfortably atop the R&B/Soul iTunes chart in the US, the 16-track album is...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday
It’s Throwback Thursday again and since it was her birthday yesterday, we’re dedicating it to Aaliyah- she would have been 34. Aaliyah was in a really good place in her career when she died at just...
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