40 Years Later: What do y’all know about Brenda Russell’s “Way Back When”?
(September 15, 2019). Few musical nuggets come along that are so sublime, so elegant in their artistry that words can’t do them justice. Even fewer are so obscure or as…
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40 years later: What did Donna Summer really mean by one of the raciest lyrics she ever wrote?
(September 12, 2019). Before the late Queen of Disco rediscovered the church and her faith in 1979/80, Donna Summer was also known as The First Lady of Love, a label…
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Being great: Lizzo (finally) reaches No. 1 with historic “Truth Hurts,” but highlights a sad stat for the ‘10s…
(September 2, 2019). This week, alternative hip-hop singer Lizzo completes her amazing ride up the charts with the ultimate peak: a No. 1 ranking on Billboard’s main singles chart, the…
How did we sleep on this breezy Erykah Badu remake of Squeeze’s classic ‘Tempted’?
(August 31, 2019). Erykah Badu is nothing if she’s not eclectic. Ever since she first hit the scene some 22 years ago with her debut album, she’s never failed to…
About last night: Oleta Adams Still Wows Crowds…
(July 27, 2019) “Where y’all been?” “Really?” Those were the immediate reactions from the incomparable singer Oleta Adams after she polled the crowd at the beginning of her City Winery…