In order for The Bright Lights Social Hour to handcraft their brand of ‘Future South’, they excavate the same celestial bedrocks that predecessors Sun Ra, Frankie Knuckles (hearken towards ‘Your Love’), and Silver… Continue reading
London has been oozing with new talent for decades, and it’s latest gem is 19-year-old singer/ songwriter, Izzy Bizu, hailing from South West London. Growing up, it’s said she often listened to classic singers such… Continue reading
If you’ve been keeping tabs on the national media, it’s hard to ignore the discourse in regards to the troubles that surround the city of Chicago. Images of murders, arrests, gang activity, and… Continue reading
The Roots continue to break molds while continually releasing good music. Their latest track “When The People Cheer” is the first visual from their newest concept album, set to be released in the… Continue reading
News has been circulating surrounding the highly celebrated 20th anniversary of Illmatic by Nas, including the re-issue of the album titled Illmatic XX available for pre-order now: http://goo.gl/OZQR1m. Meanwhile, Google Play has put together a mini-documentary… Continue reading
Late Monday evening, the music world was stunned by the loss of Frankie Knuckles, the pioneer of house music. As a DJ, producer and remixer in the 1980s and ’90s, he laid the… Continue reading
In a Chicago music scene best known for the fragments that make up it’s whole, it’s great to see someone like The GTW wear the city’s mosaic on his shoulders like a classic… Continue reading
