Love Day is here, and no matter how your day is going, you can unwrap the gift of great music from a real artist. Check out this exclusive interview. When Teedra Moses, a New Orleans native, dropped Complex Simplicity in 2004, she became every woman's "friend in their head." She sings candidly about love and life in songs like her breakout single, "Be Your Girl" and fan ... Read More
PJ Morton and Good Christian Fun (Recap and Review)
Father's Day, hair appointments, work events and such, made for a very busy weekend. I decided to treat myself and go to the PJ Morton show on Saturday. You do know him, don't you? If not, read my interview with him at Clutch. (It's fairly dated, but still relevant.) Long story, short, PJ is the son of a preacher---Bishop Paul Morton, Sr., the father of the Full ... Read More
Theme Music: Everyone Should Have Some
Like always, I was on Twitter...tweeting. Kanye finally dropped a new song, "Power" featuring Dwele last week. Kanye and Dwele? It must be hot. Before I listened, I asked followers if it was better than "Flashing Lights" since I now compare every Ye' song to it (with the exception of anything from College Dropout. That's vintage Kanye,' and it's not even 10 years old yet. I ... Read More
5 Most Depressing Songs I Can Think Of
Today I came across a couple of tweets in my timeline that had something in common. Each of them talked about songs that cause depression to set in. I don't care who you are, if you love music (like me), you have music categorized in your head, and maybe in your iPod, according to emotion. If I want to dance, I turn on some Missy, Janet, MJ, some old Total and few others. Oh, ... Read More
What Happened to the Soundtrack?
Remember when movies would be released and you'd be more excited about the soundtrack than the actual movie? Remember sitting in the theater, hearing a song played and making a mental note to get the soundtrack ASAP? The very song you wanted was NEVER on the soundtrack! What did the music directors do with all of those miscellaneous tracks? That's what a friend and I were ... Read More