Category: Music
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GoldLink: Get Familiar
Born in D.C, raised in Maryland and now living in VA, rapper GoldLink entered the hip-hop climate last year awarding us a handful of experimental tracks that left most of us somewhere between outer space and Ginuwine. GoldLink calls this “Futuristic Ass Bounce” or “Future Bounce” for the more conservative among us, although ‘conservative’ isn’t…
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Ibn Inglor: King of the Lost Children
Ibn Inglor doesn’t live here in the present. There’s a place in the distant future where sunlight has vanished leaving only neon lights, decaying buildings and apocalyptic soundscapes. This is where Ibn Inglor lives. Over the past year the Chicago emcee has been able to paint this dynamic, ominous picture with two highly-acclaimed pieces in…
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Bipolar Sunshine’s Solo Ascent
Cold, wet and dreary; a typical winter’s night backdrop was apt for our interview with Manchester’s rising starlet Bipolar Sunshine. Emerging from the 2012 split of Kid British, Adio Marchant has moved from strength to strength with his modest yield of tracks that transfer you between soaring euphoria and taxi arguments with your girlfriend. Whether…
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Sam Smith: Get Familiar
You’ve probably heard of Sam Smith by now. This 21-year-old British singer’s name has been on everyone’s lips of late: the no-brainer of new music; President-elect for pop superstardom in 2014. You might’ve heard his star-making turns on Naughty Boy‘s “La La La” and Disclosure‘s “Latch” – the former remains one of the biggest selling…
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Naughty Boy: Why Give The Game Away?
The majority of us were introduced to Naughty Boy‘s sounds a few years before we ever caught a glimpse of him. Having taught himself to make music from the shed in his parents’ garden on a Watford estate, the British producer and songwriter, real name Shahid Khan, began furnishing homegrown rappers with beats – Bashy,…
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Charlie Wilson: Still R&B, Still Relevant
From lead singer of the iconic Gap Band to revered solo artist in his own right, with four decades of hard work and success in the music game under his belt R&B legend Charlie Wilson still knows exactly how to get the people going. His latest album, Love, Charlie, was released at the top of…
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Chrisette Michele – Better | Album Review
Much has changed for Chrisette Michele in the three years since her last release; she has admitted to developing an addiction to unhealthy food and gaining 40 pounds in the process, leading her to delve deeper into her conflicted state of mind for lyrical content and forcing her to confront aspects of her life that…
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Eric Lau – One Of Many | Album Review
Known for his work with Lupe Fiasco, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Chris Dave and Oddisee, to name just a few, and his DJing in support of the likes of Erykah Badu and Questlove, British producer Eric Lau steps back into the limelight with his second album One Of Many, showcasing his skills as a songwriter as well…