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Month of Mary

'My Life' At 15: 'No One Else'

Unwavering dedication--at the expense of tears, heartache and sanity--throbs in the core of any true "ride or die" type of love. When My Life dropped, Mary J. Blige had become the poster child for tormented souls battered by incredibly flawed love...

Fave  |  11/17/2009 at 12:00 PM  |  Leave a Comment  |  Permalink

Reviews

Maxwell Returns With A Hot 'BLACKsummers'night'

Let's just get the obvious and the default out of the way now: Maxwell has been on hiatus for eight years. Within that time he disappeared completely off the radar, cut his luxurious trademark afro, and lived, as much as...

huny  |  07/08/2009 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (27)  |  Permalink

SoulTube

Remember The Good Old Days With 'Soul!'

Ladies and gentlemen, the mother lode has been released. I am literally tearing myself away from watching Al Green's hour-long performance on Soul!, a PBS production that ran from 1967-1973 on New York's WNET featuring some of the most prominent...

ill Mami  |  02/10/2009 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Crowd Participation

Reconciling Our Grammy Picks And Predictions

At the close of last week, your SoulBounce Editors predicted the victors for this year's Grammy Awards in relevant R&B and Hip Hop categories, with our own personal preferences thrown in for good measure. Nearly every nightmarish prediction came...

nOvaMatic  |  02/09/2009 at 3:30 PM  |  Comments (13)  |  Permalink

SoulTube

Live Blogging the 51st Annual Grammy Awards

This year's Grammy Awards have come and gone and so has another live blog. We did it a little different this time around and "tweeted" the night's festivities on Twitter with the live feed appearing in this spot during...

Butta  |  02/08/2009 at 11:30 PM  |  Comments (96)  |  Permalink

Crowd Participation

Dissecting the 51st Annual Grammy Award Nominations: Who 'Should' Win? Who 'Will' Win?

The Grammy Awards are like a family reunion, complete with party crashing cousins who no one really wanted to invite anyway, embittered elders who smile condescendingly at all their good-for-nothing progeny, and people make fools of themselves but no one...

Soul Bounce  |  02/06/2009 at 7:00 PM  |  Comments (8)  |  Permalink

Sh*t or Shinola?

Alicia Keys Gets Less Than Five Grammy Nominations For Once, Sparks Conspiracy Theories

It's all fun and games until Alicia Keys gets shut out of major Grammy races-- then it's a conspiracy. While still nominated, Keys is one of a few artists whose exclusion from certain Grammy categories is sparking interesting gossip at...

Ro  |  12/08/2008 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (11)  |  Permalink

A Soulful Noise

Grammy Nominations More Interesting Than Anticipated

Last night the Grammy Award nominees were announced amid the questionability of the television special hosted by LL Cool J. Only a few of the many categories' nominees were announced at that time, but the complete list was made available...

Ro  |  12/04/2008 at 4:00 PM  |  Comments (15)  |  Permalink

Top 100 Soul/R&B Songs

#17: Al Green 'Love And Happiness'

Love is...love is an indescribable feeling right? Maybe for many of us, but somehow Al Green was able to sing about its power just right. Not only was he able to describe make-up love so well ("Someone's on the phone...

ill Mami  |  08/07/2008 at 6:00 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Top 100 Soul/R&B Songs

#19: Al Green 'Let's Stay Together'

What can I possibly say about this song that hasn't already been said? That it's Al Green's signature song? Check. That it represents Al's interpretation of the "Memphis sound" but with 1970's smoothness? Check. That it is a testament to...

ill Mami  |  08/05/2008 at 8:45 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

Soul Cynic, SoulTube

Maxwell Shocks, Awes and Delights at BET Awards

Last night was extremely trying on a sista. A glutton for punishment, I agreed to live-blog the BET Awards '08 knowing full well that I would have to subject myself to random acts of ignorance and my people behaving--and...

Butta  |  06/25/2008 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (28)  |  Permalink

A Soulful Noise

Countdown To Wax Poetics Offering Digital Downloads

In two days, yes, two days, Wax Poetics Magazine will finally offer digital downloads in MP3 format of their undoubtedly extensive catalog of old school soul, hip hop, jazz, disco, and everything in between. For audiophiles, beat minerz, crate diggers,...

ill Mami  |  06/17/2008 at 1:45 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Ain't No Mountain

Carl Thomas needs to watch the company that he keeps. [BS]Set your DVRs to record Jill Scott perform an Al Green tribute at the BET Awards 2008 on June 24. That will almost make a live-blog worth it. Almost....

Butta  |  06/05/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Free Music, Pause For A Cause

Go 'Green' For A Good Cause

There are several mixtapes floating around on the interwebs for download. Many of the ones that we come across on SoulBounce are for free, and we couldn't be happier about that. When we were informed about a mixtape that featured...

ill Mami  |  06/03/2008 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Releases

Race To The Record Store

Afrika Bambaataa The Dance AlbumAl Green Lay It DownBobby Womack The Best of Bobby Womack: The Soul YearsBooka Shade The Sun & The Neon LightCalvin Richardson When Love ComesCustom Made Original DynastyDavid Benoit HeroesDJ Drama Gangsta Grillz Volume 17Felix Da...

Butta  |  05/27/2008 at 10:30 AM  |  Permalink

First Spin

Al Green & John Legend Beg For You To 'Stay With Me'

You know how slow jams are often described as "silky and smooth," especially when they are being introduced on a late night Quiet Storm-type program. The problem is that I can't think of one song released in the past decade...

ill Mami  |  04/21/2008 at 12:40 PM  |  Comments (13)  |  Permalink

A Soulful Noise, Video SoulBounce

Behind-The-Scenes of New Al Green & Questlove Project

Al Green's forthcoming album, Lay It Down, is due soon, and I don't think I'm the only person absolutely feening for it! I wasn't surprised to hear that Questlove would be producing the album, since he's served as musical director...

ill Mami  |  04/18/2008 at 4:00 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: We Need A Resolution

Check out Erykah Badu and her "friend" Jay Electronica. [C+D]More details about Al Green's new CD have surfaced. [AHH]Maybe Wale is King of the White Girls? [NR]Mariah Carey is coming after The Beatles for most #1's. [SR]John Legend is...

Butta  |  04/03/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: The Party's Just Begun

The Roots will headline the Washington, DC Earth Day festivities. [WP] Keith Sweat has whined his way into a new album. [BB]Nate Dogg gets probation for a 2006 case. [E!]That Mario just gets sexier and sexier every week on...

Butta  |  03/26/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Permalink

Releases

Boogie On Down To The Record Store

Al Green PlatinumCaribbean Jazz Project Afro Bop AllianceDay 26 Day 26Eek-A-Mouse Most Wanted eMC The ShowGhostface Killah The Wallabee ChampGrip Grand BrokeloreGuilty Simpson Ode to the GhettoJohn Ellis & Double Wide Dance Like There's No TomorrowKarrin Allyson Imagina: Songs...

Butta  |  03/25/2008 at 10:30 AM  |  Permalink