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A Soulful Noise

Lenny Kravitz To 'Let Love Rule' On US Tour

Twenty years after his first album Let Love Rule, Lenny Kravitz will be touring in the US this fall to commemorate its release. Influenced as much by soul and funk as much as any music genre he embodies, Let...

Ro  |  09/15/2009 at 12:45 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Kinda Like Shaft

Aretha Franklin exiles chitterlings from her Thanksgiving menu, and cleans collards with Cheer. [NPR]Black Milk, House Shoes and Elzhi discuss Tronic, Dilla and Detroit. [CK]People are linking Lenny Kravitz with Ashley Dupre. [EUR]Read your SB HNIC go hard on...

nOvaMatic  |  11/25/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

First Spin, Releases

Labelle Rolls Out New Single, Album Cover & Tracklist

As its been widely reported, Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash are back together as Labelle, and they can be found in all of their feathered, bedazzled and synthetic hair-wearing glory on the cover of their new album,...

Butta  |  09/24/2008 at 6:30 PM  |  Comments (15)  |  Permalink

Praise & Worship

Raise Your Hands and Stomp Your Feet for the First National Gospel Heritage Month this September

Last June after a joint effort by the Gospel Music Channel (GMC), the Recording Academy, the Gospel Music Association and co-sponsoring senators, Congress enacted legislation that designates September as National Gospel Heritage Month. A month dedicated to the music's heritage...

Ro  |  08/25/2008 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

A Soulful Noise

At Long Last, Labelle is 'Back to Now'

Labelle, the groovy disco/R&B trio whose first album debuted in 1971, are putting the finishing touches on their reunion project, the appropriately entitled Back to Now, which will be released by Verve Records October 21st. The ladies--Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendryx...

Harlem  |  08/11/2008 at 10:45 AM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Don't Be A Dumb Dummy

Phonte is in rare form this week. [GGR]Mariah Carey is bottling up more of her scent. [WWD]Chaka Khan needs a new stylist. Like yesterday. [LBS]Mike Phillips brought some jazzy funk to the Apple store in NYC. [HB]Lenny Kravitz rocked...

Butta  |  06/17/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Permalink

Mixtape Roundup

Dedicated Friday Funk

SPR: SoulPeople Raydee-Oh Episode 19 w/ Erik Rico [SPR]DIRTY MARTINI: Two Miles An Hour So Everybody Sees You (Doug E. Fresh, LL Cool J, Full Force) [DM]PROFESSOR P & DJ AKILLES: He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper (Fat Joe, Jay-Z,...

nOvaMatic  |  06/13/2008 at 12:00 PM  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Say Cheese

?uestlove laments over the way-too-short Stevie Wonder snippets that have soul music lovers the world over in a tizzy. [OKP] LL Cool J is looking muy caliente on the cover of Men's Fitness. [RC]Alicia Keys lends her voice to...

Butta  |  05/29/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: We All Want To Belong

Robin Thicke won't have any guest appearances on his new disc, and I'm so not mad at that. [BB]MC Shemar Moore could rap to me anytime, anyplace. [SH]So this Suge Knight reality show thing wasn't a joke, huh? [WH]What's...

Butta  |  04/16/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Permalink

Soul Fashioned

Lenny Kravitz to Rock Lots of Gucci on European Tour

Lenny Kravitz is a fashion icon, so it's no wonder that he will be styled by Gucci's Frida Giannini for his upcoming European tour. According to Vogue UK, Kravitz will debut 20 looks, including the requisite tight rocker denims with large belt buckles,...

nOvaMatic  |  04/11/2008 at 2:31 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

VIDEO: Alicia Keys & Lenny Kravitz Perform in Paris

I'd like to preface this by saying one thing: Alicia Keys is talented. There, I acknowledged it. Now no one can accuse me of "hating" when I say the left side of this video is ten times more interesting than...

nOvaMatic  |  04/03/2008 at 1:41 PM  |  Comments (12)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Just Do It

This arrest for reckless driving isn't a good look for Ne-Yo. Literally and figuratively. [TMZ]Mariah Carey may have another winner on her hands if this track-by-track album review is any indication. [VH1]Common is blessing us with an EP this...

Butta  |  02/25/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

Take A Ride With Lenny Kravitz

Remember last fall (I know it seems like so long ago) when Lenny Kravitz ran a contest in conjunction with MySpace for 10 of his fans and their friends to join him on tour for a couple of weeks?  Well...

Butta  |  02/22/2008 at 1:10 PM  |  Permalink

We Hear

Lenny Kravitz Hospitalized

Lord take me now! Lenny Kravitz was rushed to the hospital with severe bronchitis stemming from the flu. According to a spokesperson "Due to extreme dehydration and fatigue, doctors were unable to control it with outpatient treatment and advised the...

nOvaMatic  |  02/12/2008 at 1:44 PM  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

We 'Love, Love, Love' Lenny

The hot sexiness on a platter that is Lenny Kravitz has released a new video for "Love, Love, Love," the second single from his newly-released CD It's Time For a Love Revolution. The video is a simple yet colorful...

Butta  |  02/06/2008 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Releases

Nouvelle Musique For Mardi Gras

Adele 19 [Import]Billie Holiday The Definitive CollectionCarmen McRae I'm Coming Home AgainChaka Khan Greatest Hits LiveDionne Warwick Why We SingDJ Spinna DJ Spinna Presents the West End New York City Classics MixDudely Perkins & Georgia Ann Muldrow Beautiful MindzGonzalo Rubalcaba...

Butta  |  02/05/2008 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Did You Miss Me?

Janet Jackson has found the Fountain of Photoshop in her new Discipline promo pics. [TGT]Someone polished off a tall glass of Haterade while listening to Lenny Kravitz's new CD. [NYM]The family of Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes has a bone...

Butta  |  01/31/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

A Soulful Noise

Lenny Kravitz is Excited About Things and Stuff!

Since Lenny Kravitz isn't getting laid much these days, we'll simply have to settle for updates that relate to actual music. *sad face* In a recent NYT article (playfully ripped to shreds by Gawker), Lenny offers his humble endorsement of...

nOvaMatic  |  01/29/2008 at 4:47 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

We Hear

Lenny Kravitz is SO Having Sex!

You have to wonder what's really going on in the world when someone like Lenny Kravitz says he's been celibate for three years. Although he's about three feet tall, there's no questioning the raw sexuality he oozes visually and aurally....

nOvaMatic  |  01/23/2008 at 11:20 AM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

Lenny Kravitz In Black And White

The video for "I'll Be Waiting" by Lenny Kravitz premiered a couple weeks ago and in case you were sleeping like I was and missed it, here it is. The video is basic black and white and features Lenny playing...

Butta  |  01/16/2008 at 1:15 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink