OMG x Rude Boy Cover | Watch This!
June 18, 2010 by Tahirah Edwards Byfield
Filed under Blogs
I seldom pay attention to the plethora of Youtube covers by young hopefuls praying they’ll get snapped up like the next Esmee Denters or Dondria (Jermaine Dupri‘s artist). But after being sent this video I went from dozing off to stupid-excited. These kids KILL this mash up of Usher‘s “OMG” and Rihanna‘s “Rude Boy”! Plus [...]
VIDEO: Florence + The Machine Sing Mario Winans
Florence Welch of UK Prog Pop group Florence + The Machine, professes her love for contemporary R&B and performs a stirring rendition of Mario Winans’, I Don’t Wanna Know, as part of Billboard.com’s Mashup Mondays series. Awesome. Cali.bre
Gorillaz And Guests Takeover Q Magazine Cover.
January 22, 2010 by M. Gosho Oakes
Filed under News
The Gorillaz takeover continues. Loving the cover artwork featuring images of all the guest artists on the Plastic Beach album including Mos Def, Bobby Womack, Snoop Dogg, De La Soul, Kano, Bashy & more. Look out for a world exclusive interview feature in the latest issue of Q magazine hitting shelves next week. “Plastic Beach [...]
NEW SADE LP “SOLDIER OF LOVE” – 8th FEBRUARY 2010
The highly anticipated new album from one of the most iconic British bands of the last few decades – fronted by the gorgeous Sade Adu – ‘Soldier Of Love‘ is set to be released worldwide on February 8, 2010 via Sony/BMG and is the first official studio album since the multi-platinum release of Lovers Rock [...]
VIDEO: Janelle Monae Performs “Smile” Live At Cargo In London
November 5, 2009 by Verse
Filed under Blogs, SoulCulture:TV
Last night in her first ever London appearance, Grammy Award-nominated American alternative singer, songwriter and inventive performer Janelle Monae (Wondaland Arts Society/Bad Boy/Atlantic Records) hushed the crowd with a stunning version of the classic song “Smile” – made famous by the likes of Charlie Chaplin, Nat King Cole and more recently the late Michael Jackson. [...]
VIDEO: THE FRAY – "HEARTLESS" (KANYE WEST COVER)
August 19, 2009 by M. Gosho Oakes
Filed under Blogs
Denver, Colorado-based rock band The Fray have given “Heartless” an indie twist in their version of Kanye West’s much-covered song, complete with cool-ass video. thefray.net
DRAKE ON THE COVER OF FADER.
August 7, 2009 by M. Gosho Oakes
Filed under Blogs
On August 18th (a week earlier in some cities), the new issue of The FADER hits newsstands and, along with our regular excellence, features exclusive cover stories on Toronto’s bubbling (and hobbling) superstar Drake and San Francisco’s life-altering rock band Girls. It’s a first for both, as we like to do, and the stories are [...]
Peggy Sue – All In My Grill
Originally performed by Missy Elliott some 10 years ago – now reinterpreted and re-contextualized by Brighton folk band, Peggy Sue and the Pirates. Taken from Indie Ghetto – A collection of Hip Hop covers by indie artists. http://www.myspace.com/indieghetto http://www.myspace.com/peggysueandthepirates
