In all honesty, I have to say that I am still unsure of the direction that the Cold War Kids’ music seems to be headed in – the sound that started in their previous album, Mine Is Yours, and seems to be developing further in their new single “Miracle Mile”. The reason why I loved... Continue Reading →
R.I.P Fontella Bass: 1940 – 2012
Listening to Fontella Bass’ ‘Rescue Me’ takes me back to my Now That’s What I Call Music! compilation collecting days – you know the series with the colourful cover sleeves and Britney Spears and Backstreet Boys on every tracklist until about number 34. It was the last track on Now…27 and no matter the reason... Continue Reading →
Confession: I love Madonna (Sometimes).
I love Madonna. I do. But now that I am comfortable enough to declare this in public I also have to qualify it – to say that I don’t love her now, but to say that you could still call me a fan. I love old school Madonna. Circa “Borderline” all the way up to... Continue Reading →
Song of the Day: Big Boi feat. Little Dragon ‘Mama Told Me’
I know that it has been a while and for that there is no excuse but there’s nothing like a great flipping song to inspire you enough to get back into the writing zone so: Dear “Mama Told Me”/Big Boi, I love you. The version that I love, what is being called the original version... Continue Reading →
Cover of the Day: Joss Stone ‘The High Road’
This is the original: Joss Stone’s performance cover of ‘’The High Road’’ is about as soulful as you would expect from her (complete with the gesturing back-up singers that put their hands to their brows to search for the high road that’s hard to find). The British singer recorded her own version of the Broken... Continue Reading →
Bitch? Please
"Bitches Be Crazy" is actually one of my favorite things to say and I haven’t given much thought to the way that the word ‘bitch’ is now a part of everyday vocabulary; unless the context implies that the word is being used in its true sense. But Lupe Fiasco’s “Bitch Bad” made me think of... Continue Reading →
Spoek Mathambo at the Echoplex (Hells Yeah!)
“Ek sê LA, I’m Spoek Mathambo.” Nthato “Spoek Mathambo” Mokgata wasn’t exactly addressing a lot of LA, but the fifty something strong crowd was sure happy to see him. Emerging from the dark of the Echoplex, people clamored to the front not only to get as close as they could and take iPhone photos but... Continue Reading →
Dear Music, I Love You 