Thursday, September 2, 2010

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Mark Ronson Working On New D’Angelo LP

August 27, 2010 by M. Gosho Oakes  
Filed under New Music, News

Having almost become a trace of mythical folklore, that much-rumoured new D’Angelo album appears to be truly coming together – with a hand from Mark Ronson. Today Billboard reports that producer and artist Mark Ronson [who produced half of Amy Winehouse's Back To Black album - and once shared the same manager as D'Angelo] has [...]

Watch >> Jesse Boykins III previews “GreyScale” from Love Apparatus LP

August 26, 2010 by M. Gosho Oakes  
Filed under New Music

The soul-tastic Jesse Boykins III recently sat down with Ren Jett of Cooler Than Menthol in Brooklyn at Fort Greene Park for an interview – check the teaser below, in which Jesse sings a track from his soon-to-be released Love Apparatus LP, titled “GreyScale”. Full interview coming soon… Photo by J. Shotti. Another new song [...]

Robin Thicke Hearts Paris [Video]

August 23, 2010 by M. Gosho Oakes  
Filed under Music

Speaking from Paris, R&B/Soul singer songwriter Robin Thicke describes what he finds most inspiring about the French capital. “Being a soul musician and making soul music, to come here and know that this city is probably the most soulful city in the world,” he says. “It has a heart, it has a pulse, it has [...]

Raheem DeVaughn Headlines 3 Shows At London’s Jazz Cafe, Sept/Oct

August 18, 2010 by M. Gosho Oakes  
Filed under Events, Live Music

Whenever he comes to London, Raheem DeVaughn puts on a hell of a show. (Admittedly, it’s largely driven towards the adulation of the often predominantly female audience – but you can consider DeVaughn’s groundwork a strong foundation for ‘date night’. Wink.) Next month, the Grammy nominated “R&B hippie Neo-Soul rock star” returns to London to [...]

Neo Soul Pigeon-holes, Online Connections & Dirty Laundry: SoulCulture Interviews Dwele

August 5, 2010 by M. Gosho Oakes  
Filed under Interviews

Four albums deep and on the promo run for his latest LP, W.ants W.orld W.omen, this week SoulCulture caught up with a certain Mr Andwele “Dwele” Gardner. He needs little introduction; something of a figurehead for today’s Soul music – “neo” or otherwise – the Detroit-based singer, songwriter and producer became a staple voice in [...]

Bilal Live At Fabric, London | Gig Review

July 28, 2010 by David Mensah  
Filed under Live Music, Reviews

How does one comment on a performance that felt more like a bout in a ring with a heavyweight champion than with a Neo soul crooner who hasn’t released an album in nine years and has kept, more or less, to the fringes of the supposedly dead music genre ever since? You start, of course, [...]

Leela James – My Soul | Album Review

July 27, 2010 by Amber Yeshpaul  
Filed under Music, Reviews

When hearing Leela James‘ decadent, husky vocals on a track, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’d been dropped into a 1970s time warp. Everything from the album art to her musical tone invokes a feeling of nostalgia for that era of classic soul, regardless of whether you were alive then or not. My Soul is [...]

Rox – Memoirs | Album Review

July 27, 2010 by Tola Ositelu  
Filed under Music, Reviews

The debut album from UK sensation Rox Tataei truly lives up to its name. This is indeed a warts-and-all exposé of her romantic history so far.  From regret over the one that got away (‘Heart Ran Dry’) to recounting the unhinged antics of her current beau’s ex-girlfriend- a menace to the happiness of her relationship [...]