Following the release of the soundtrack to the Internet-only film “Lost Change” in 2001 and his second solo album “Must B 21″ in 2003, comes the third solo effort from Black Eyed Peas’ lead rapper Will.I.Am in 2007. Being that those two albums were released on the independent imprint BBE Records, they were obviously not [...]
Archive for September, 2007
Songs About Girls – Will.I.Am
Posted in Black Eyed Peas, Hip Hop, Will.I.Am on September 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Older – George Michael
Posted in George Michael, Wham! on September 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The original follow-up to George Michael’s “Listen Without Prejudice Volume One” was (obviously) going to be the second installment of the same album. However, due to the death of his lover and of course his much publicized fued with Sony Music in 1992, the album was inevitably scrapped and George began to start an entirely [...]
Mind Control – Stephen Marley
Posted in Reggae, Reviews on September 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This artist first came to my attention all the way back in 1997, when he made a guest appearance on Spearhead’s second effort “Chocolate Supa Highway.” He and the band were doing a re-make of his father’s song “3 O’Clock Road Block,” which, at the time I naievely thought was an entirely original composition.
Love Kamikaze – Michael Franti
Posted in Michael Franti, Reviews, Spearhead on September 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
In February 2005 I headed on over to Spearhead’s official website, www.spearheadvibrations.com, because I hadn’t been there in a while. Needless to say, I came across a banner on the homepage stating “Coming soon to Australia ONLY: Michael Franti – Love Kamikaze: The Lost Sex Singles.” At first I thought this was going to be [...]
Musicology – Prince
Posted in Prince, Reviews on September 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Prince’s thirty-fifth album (!) was distributed in two very unique ways. Originally making its debut on his then-official website, “The NPG Music Club,” the album was later given away free with every ticket purchased by concert goers in 2004, thus making it one of the biggest “come back” records in America.
I Love You… Me – Cherokee
Posted in Reviews on September 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
After reading so many positive comments about this “Neo Soul” singer on the Internet, I tried to make an effort to really get out there and purchase myself a copy of her debut album “I Love You….Me.” Unfortunately I was rather hesitant to pay $30, which is actually quite an odd thing because that was [...]
Sexy, Freaky, Electric – Tony Hussle
Posted in Reviews on September 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I cannot, for the life of me, remember how the heck this artist or EP came to my attention. It definitely had to be while I was on the Internet though, because about a year after I bought the E.P off iTunes, I found a live performance of one of the songs off the [...]
Everyone Deserves Music – Spearhead
Posted in Michael Franti, Reviews, Spearhead on September 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Prior to this album’s official release, Michael Franti posted a message on his website, Spearhead Vibrations, saying that so many songs had been recorded for the last Spearhead record, “Stay Human,” that exactly nine months after their third record was due for release, another brand new album was going to be released as its follow-up. [...]
After Hours – Rahsaan Patterson
Posted in Rahsaan Patterson, Reviews on September 7, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This is Rahsaan Patterson’s third effort, which I believe was originally scheduled for release some time in 2002 via his former record label, MCA Records. However, his deal with the label gradually fell through & he ended up releasing it independently the following year after buying his masters back from the corporation.
Prince – The B-Sides
Posted in Prince, Reviews on September 3, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The year was 1993, I was eleven years old, I was on my way to school and the radio was playing in the background. Suddenly, an advertisement for HMV announced: “PRINCE, a 3 CD set of Greatest Hits and a bonus disc of B Sides and rarities – Fifty-nine ninety-five.” I freaked out, got down [...]
