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Interwebs

Forget About Insurance. Stereomood Has Got You Covered.

Say you have an eclectic ear when it comes to music. You tend to favor genre-spanning mixes that may include a segue from Notorious B.I.G. into David Bowie and on into Luther Vandross if it's done right. Well, my friend,...

ill Mami  |  11/03/2009 at 1:00 PM  |  Leave a Comment  |  Permalink

First Spin

Janelle Monáe Comes 'Alive'

"Come Alive (War of the Roses)" is the newest single from music's most unique, pompadour-sporting cybergirl from outer space, Janelle Monáe, and when I say it goes hard it's an epic understatement. The track, recorded at Monáe's Wondaland recording...

huny  |  10/06/2009 at 3:30 PM  |  Comments (11)  |  Permalink

Mixtape Roundup

Flwrpt Keeps It Funky

Our man Darien Victor Birks of Flwrpt is back on the one's and two's and this time around he cooked up something funky for our consumption with his latest mix, Funk For The Folks. Birks dug up some dusty...

Butta  |  08/19/2009 at 12:00 PM  |  Leave a Comment  |  Permalink

Rap Snacks, Video SoulBounce

There Still Ain't No Half Steppin' With Big Daddy Kane

What really makes me scratch my head about the late 80s and early 90s is why hip-hop artists didn't market themselves better. Granted, back then, their music could usually stand on its own merit, but still, hearing more about how...

Harlem  |  08/10/2009 at 3:00 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Soul On Film

'Soul Power' Funkdafies Theatres Just Like It Did Zaire in '74

I fancy myself an art house nerd, yet managed to miss this epic display of soulful Funk this weekend. (For the record I saw Brüno and felt as though my mind got sexually assaulted.) Epic fail for me, since I...

ill Mami  |  07/14/2009 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

How The Roots 'Got Over' On Jimmy Fallon

Last night The Roots debuted "How I Got Over," the title track from their next album, on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and words cannot express how infreakingcredible their performance was. Just when you think that Hip Hop and music...

Butta  |  06/25/2009 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

Listicle

Fave 5: Dar's Favorite Breakbeats

As a slightly older head, I came up during a time when Hip Hop and R&B was inherently funkier than it is now. I can understand the need to switch styles as times change, but honestly, I can't fully stomach...

Dar  |  04/03/2009 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

'It's A Man's Man's Man's World' And Leela James Shows Us Around

This remake of James Brown's "It's A Man's Man's Man's World" is straight up with no chaser, which is the right course of action for covering anything created by The Godfather of Soul. Leela James took her straightforward approach to...

Ro  |  03/17/2009 at 6:00 PM  |  Comments (6)  |  Permalink

First Spin, Free Music

Leela James Says 'It's A Man's Man's Man's World'

A couple of weeks ago we hipped you to the fact that Leela James would be returning next month with a new album on a new label, and a quick glance at the album cover shows that she's sporting...

Butta  |  02/20/2009 at 1:30 PM  |  Comments (12)  |  Permalink

Soul Cynic, Soul On Film

Wesley Snipes As James Brown? In What Alternate Universe?

Earlier this week news spread that Wesley Snipes had been cast to play James Brown in an upcoming biopic by Spike Lee. The diminutive director bought the rights to the Godfather of Soul's story in 2007 and cast Snipes...

Butta  |  01/29/2009 at 7:00 PM  |  Comments (12)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Oh La, Oh La, Ay

Much to our chagrin, Keyshia Cole's The Way It Is received stellar ratings with its current season's premiere episode. [BV]Don Cornelius is in a bigger heap of trouble compared to before. [VIBE]In case you still care, Touré offers his...

ill Mami  |  11/17/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

'It's A Man's Man's Man's World' For Seal

Seal is going full throttle in preparation for the November 11th release of his new CD, Soul. Yesterday we heard his take on Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come" and today we get to hear (and see) his spin...

Butta  |  10/23/2008 at 4:20 PM  |  Comments (7)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Here's My Number And A Dime

Usher's "One Night Stand" tour dates have been announced. [SR]Looks like the late, great James Brown's estate is finally nearing settlement after almost two years.  Sheesh. [TS]The trailer for the latest Will Smith heart warmer, Seven Pounds, is ready...

Harlem  |  09/30/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Baby It's You

  LL Cool J seems to be suffering from senility as he calls 50 Cent "inspiring" and Nas "a new cat." [HHDX]Speaking of 50 Cent, he proves that mocking Kanye West's "Love Lockdown" is secret code for "how come you...

ill Mami  |  09/15/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Events

Toronto Film Festival is All About the Music

This year's Toronto International Film Festival has turned into an veritable jam session, with many of the films and documentaries being screened owing most of their zest to music. There's The Secret Life of Bees, based on the Sue Monk...

Harlem  |  09/09/2008 at 11:15 AM  |  Permalink

Rewind

Isaac Hayes: Never Can Say Goodbye

It's happening far too often now. We're losing extraordinary people who have contributed extraordinarily to our lives at too fast a pace. This past weekend, we lost a multi-faceted talent in Isaac Hayes, and more than with any of the...

Harlem  |  08/11/2008 at 4:30 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

Soul On Stage

Afrobeat Legend Celebrated Onstage In 'Fela!'

After successful Broadway runs of musicals influenced by the music from pop artists such as Billy Joel, ABBA, and Bob Dylan, and the recent recognition of hip hop by this year's Tony Awards, what else is left? Sure, The Color...

ill Mami  |  08/05/2008 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

First Spin, House of Soul

DJ Aryes Blesses James Brown With a Little B-More Sweat

Not to be outdone by Kenny Dope, DJ Aryes flexes on this remix of "Give It Up Or Turn It Loose." It comes from a four-EP collection of James Brown remixes called Doin' James. But this right here is strictly...

nOvaMatic  |  06/04/2008 at 11:30 AM  |  Permalink

First Spin

Erykah Badu's 'Real Thang' Gets Remixed

For those of you unaware, Erykah Badu's "Real Thang" was the basis of a contest to prove which producers in fact have the "real thing." That is, who can provide the beats suitable for the sheer force that is Erykah's...

ill Mami  |  05/22/2008 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

First Spin

James Brown Gets Remixed By Kenny Dope

Verve will be releasing the fourth edition of their world-renown Verve Remixed series on May 27th to the delight of music lovers everywhere. The concept of Verve Remixed is simple enough: take classic jazz and soul records and put...

Butta  |  05/15/2008 at 3:52 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink