You Gotta See This!
Posted January 27th, 2012
No Comments »As I mentioned in the last post, I tend to wake up each morning with a song in my head. Today I thought of Sweet Love by Anita Baker. Check out Paul Wells’ piano cover below and stop by YouTube to hear Phyllisia sing it live. Let me know if it gets stuck in your head all day too. Have a great weekend!
Catching Up With Mimi Soul
Posted January 18th, 2012 9 Comments »Last week I promised you an interview segment that would let you know a little more about me. I received lots of great questions. Check out the video below, where I talk about my biggest surprise and disappointment since starting Finding the B-Side, my passions, and my favorite music.
Five more things about me
6- I started Finding the B-Side as an outlet while I was in graduate school. I had no idea that my Album of the Week posts in 2009 would lead to this much fun but I’m so glad it did and I plan to keep the site going for many years to come.
7- I keep my 800+ albums on a very large rack. I think it has room for about 200 more so I should be good for a while, especially as more albums are distributed digitally (but that’s a different story).
8- I wake up almost every morning with a song in my head. So, my listening mood is determined by whatever type of music pops into my head that day. I keep a mixture of genres and decades in my car so I’m usually ready for wherever my listening mood leads me.
9- I once wanted a cd so badly that I sang on the radio for it.
10- I can do a pretty good two-step.
Thanks for your questions!
The Slakadeliqs – The Other Side of Tomorrow
Posted January 17th, 2012 No Comments »You may recall that Slakah the Beatchild mentioned that an album would be coming soon from his group The Slakadeliqs. Today they released their full length project The Other Side of Tomorrow. The 14-track album definitely has the Beatchild flavor that we’re used to and features guest appearances by Justin Nozuka, Ebrahim, Tingsek, Sandie Black, Tanika Charles, and King Reign & Shad. Preview the songs below and stop by the Slakadeliqs’ Bandcamp page to purchase the album at a price you name.
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Robert Glasper Experiment – Black Radio
Posted January 12th, 2012 1 Comment »
Mark your calendars for February 28th, the release date for Black Radio which is the first full-length album from the Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Robert on keys, saxist Casey Benjamin, bassist Derrick Hodge, and drummer Chris Dave. Check out the EPK below, where Robert talks about the recording sessions and the goals of the album. If you watch the video and wish that February 28th would hurry up and get here, you can stop by Robert’s website to get a free song download to hold you over until the album drops.
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Black Radio Track Listing
Lift Off/Mic Check (featuring Shafiq Husayn)
Afro Blue (featuring Erykah Badu)
Cherish The Day (featuring Lalah Hathaway)
Always Shine (featuring Lupe Fiasco & Bilal)
Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.) (featuring Ledisi)
Move Love (featuring KING)
Ah Yeah (featuring Musiq Soulchild & Chrisette Michele)
Consequence Of Jealousy (featuring Meshell Ndegeocello)
Why Do We Try (featuring Stokley Williams)
Black Radio (featuring Mos Def)
Letter to Hermoine (featuring Bilal)
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Brandon Williams – My Everything (Remix)
Posted January 11th, 2012 9 Comments »
A few weeks ago I mentioned the remix contest for Lalah Hathaway’s song My Everything. I have heard several versions of the song and I think that Brandon Williams‘ remix is one of the best. Brandon is a GRAMMY-nominated and Stellar award winning musician and producer and he owns Soulasis Music and SMG Studios in Detroit. Brandon’s version is a ballad and like any good remix, I’m starting to prefer it over the uptempo original. Check out his remix of My Everything below and stop by his Reverbnation page to hear more of his work.
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Brandon Williams – My Everything (Remix)
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