Remembering Alan Thicke, The Artist!
Today us Gen Xer's lost one of our favorite TV Dads and show host, actor Alan Thicke. The 80's TV star of the hit show "Growing Pain" passed away from a heart attack while playing hockey. Long before he landed his signature role as Jason Seaver in the mid 80's sitcom, Alan Thicke made a few strides in the music industry. In the late 60's while dating his then girlfriend, singer Gloria Loring (who had a few recordings of her own), Alan Thicke signed a recording deal with RCA R
Madison McFerrin "Finding Foundations Vol. 1"
After spending time performing and touring in various bands and singing with many elite artists including her father, the legendary Bobby McFerrin, Madison McFerrin is stepping into the front embarking on her own solo career. Last week the Berklee alum dropped her debut EP and began a mini tour in the Midwest and east coast. The ep is the first installment in her a cappella series "Finding Foundation". Like her father and brother, Madison discovered her voice as an instrument
Latoiya Williams & Bilal ponders their "Relations"
While busy putting the finishing touches on her long awaited album "Blue Rose", produced by The Avila Brothers, L.A. based soul siren dropped a killer gem on her soundcloud page. On "Relations", the soulstress, who's often compared to a young Aretha Franklin, teamed up with soul virtuoso Bilal and the two go head to head on some grown folks bidness. They got in their feelings and we're getting into the groove. Check it below. Not sure if this song is gonna appear on the album
October London "Color Blind Love"
If you are a fan of vintage Motown and doo wop inspired soul, you are about to be in heaven with the click of the play button below. I must warn you, upon listening to the first couple of songs, it's gonna be hard to convince you that it's not Marvin Gaye. His phrasing, his cadence, soft spoken words all but mimic The Prince Of Soul but Snoop Dogg's latest discovery, October London, has a unique way of bringing it present day without seeming like a gimic. He has definitely st
Azymuth "Fenix"
Azymuth, the legendary Brazilian jazz funk band, are back with their 26th studio album and they did not skip a beat. "Fenix" is their first album in five years and their first album without their partner, keyboard wizard José Roberto Bertrami who passed away in 2012. Adding Kiko Continentino to the group, a keyboardist who's played with many of the Brazil's music legends including Milton Nascimento, Gilberto Gil and Djavan, the trio brings forth the jazz funk and fusion sound
JaVonté is nobody's "April's Fool"
L.A. based singer JaVonté is back. Taking time away from his gig as background singer for the Empress Of Soul, Gladys Knight to declare that he has had it. Cleverly adding his melodic tones to drums sampled from Kendrick Lamar's "Institutionalized", with guitarist Mark Echols strumming along, JaVonté pours his heart out about love fading away. How much more can a man in love take? Listen below.
