Category: Reviews
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Bassweight: A Dubstep Documentary by The SRK
The story of dubstep has been caught and written in silver on screen in a documentary just released by the SRK team. Bassweight is the latest film of The SRK, London-based modern chroniclers of key urban movements. Dubstep is a London music child, shaped and produced by beat makers and rhythm players who built, from…
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Talib Kweli Live @RoundhouseLDN x In The Studio With Sway | Photoblog
On Saturday 16th October, the indelible Talib Kweli headlined a night centered on linking Arabic Hip Hop artists with some western counterparts. The night was hosted by DJ MK, who didn’t disappoint with his usual varied lineup of old school and modern Hip Hop classics. The night’s acts started with a flute solo and lead…
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Jodeci: Forever My Lady (1991) | Classic Albums Revisited
Forever My Lady was released on Memorial Day weekend in 1991 and was critically acclaimed as a success by music industry insiders and culture writers of the time period. The genre of R&B was being dominated by the infusion of Teddy Riley’s New Jack Swing style at the time and it was at a real…
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Jodeci: Forever My Lady (1991) | Classic Albums Revisited
Forever My Lady was released on Memorial Day weekend in 1991 and was critically acclaimed as a success by music industry insiders and culture writers of the time period. The genre of R&B was being dominated by the infusion of Teddy Riley’s New Jack Swing style at the time and it was at a real…
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Seu Jorge and Almaz Live @TheRoundhouse, London | Gig Review
In a recent article Seu Jorge, arguably Brazil’s most internationally successful contemporary artist, boasted about his, then forthcoming, UK tour with the band Almaz, “I know I’m going to put the English to shame with this gig. I’ll show Oasis how it’s done!” Well, I’ve never attended an Oasis concert but I’d hazard a guess…
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Avery Sunshine | Album Review
With a successful and thriving career already under her belt – that has seen Avery Sunshine perform with the likes of Michael Buble, Rachelle Ferrell and Karen Clark-Sheard – this multi-faceted songstress now unveils her debut album as a solo artist. A highly skilled keys player and vocalist, she has also lent her voice to…
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GLC – Love, Life & Loyalty | Album Review
It is often the case that a rapper has such a dominant presence in the scene that it can hinder the progression of affiliates around them – but for GLC, a former member of Kanye West’s G.O.O.D Music imprint, appearances on some of Mr West’s prior works have only helped to build up a growing buzz for his own future projects.…
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Devlin – Bud, Sweat & Beers | Album Review
It seems like the days of an artist to emerge bearing a diamond-in-the-rough aura have been put to bed. In the past Dizzee Rascal, the So Solid Crew and many others jumped into the mainstream still bearing the so called ‘stains’ of their underground success. Today, emerging acts are glammed up and polished to appear…
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Trey Songz – Passion, Pain & Pleasure | Album Review
Crooning Lothario Trey Songz has spent the last year on the ascent. A short year before Passion, Pain & Pleasure, Songz released Ready, the album that established him as a rising R&B star. And within the two records, Songz has been working relentlessly to raise his visibility; staying in constant rotation on urban radio, supporting…
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En Vogue: The Girl Group Ideal | Live Review
Come on, admit it. If you are a female of a certain age you wanted to be a member of En Vogue just like I did when I was little. They are the girl group ideal; one of the best that ever recorded. A quartet of talented, gorgeous women whose looks and voices complemented each…