If you look at the packaging for Prince’s latest three-disc set, you’ll notice that even though he’s the primary artist for the album, he’s also quite obviously trying to focus all the attention on this new chickie that he’s currently working with. Why? Because when you open up its gatefold, digipak cover, the first thing [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Elixer – Bria Valente
Posted in Prince, Reviews on April 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
MPLSound – Prince
Posted in Prince, Reviews on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
According to a blog called Dr Funkenberry – the source for all of the latest Prince news and events, when Mr Nelson’s ex-drummer John Blackwell first heard this album, he said that it marked the return of the “Controversy” era. Perhaps this was the way in which he interpreted the songs on this particular album, [...]
Lotusflow3r – Prince
Posted in Prince, Reviews on April 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In late 2008, Prince announced to the world via an interview with a certain publication that he was gearing up for the release of a brand new album. His previous offerings up until that point had been single discs, but this time he was about to release a mammoth triple-disc set, something that he hadn’t [...]
Chances Are – Bob Marley
Posted in Bob Marley, Reggae, Reviews on April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Bob Marley was one of the greatest musicians of all time. A dreadlocked Rasta with a positive, conscious message, his life was unfortunately cut short at the tender age of 35. Being that both Bob Marley (and reggae music itself for that matter) are constantly associated with Ganja, a few ignoramis mickeyfickeys out there incorrectly [...]
Urban Dancefloor Guerillas – The P-Funk All Stars
Posted in P-Funk, Reviews on April 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been pretty well documented that George Clinton was an artist who, like Prince several years after him, had many different aliases throughout his career. In fact he even released a lot of different projects under those names over the years. “Urban Dance Floor Gurillas” is just another one of those albums, which was released [...]
The Undertaker – Prince
Posted in Prince, Reviews on April 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This video tape was released in 1995 alongside another one called “The Sacrifice Of Victor,” both of which were released in order to fulfill Prince’s contract with Warner Brothers Records. Just like most of the video collections released by Prince in the 1990s, as well as the TV specials “Love 4 1 Another” and “The [...]
Sex Packets – Digital Underground
Posted in Hip Hop, Reviews on April 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This Oakland-based hip hop outfit issued their first album on Tommy Boy records all the way back in 1990. It is regarded as a concept album and inspired by the use of a drug which is similar to what we know today as Ecstacy, or perhaps even Viagra. According to the lyrics on the album, [...]
Easy Star All Stars at the Manning Bar
Posted in Reggae, Reviews on April 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On Thursday the 16th of April 2009, I arrived at the Manning Bar at Sydney University. It was about 6pm (or close to), which meant that I was just a couple of hours too early for the show. As I was making my way up to the bar, I was met with the sound of [...]
Mothership Connection – Parliament
Posted in P-Funk, Reviews on April 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This album was originally released back in 1975 on Casablanca Records just after George Clinton had legally regained ownership of the name “Parliament.” The band were christened after their favourite brand of Nicotine. Up until the “Mothership Connection” album was released, Clinton was in charge of another group called Funkadelic, who were releasing [...]
Universal Cry – Nasio Fontaine
Posted in Reggae, Reviews on April 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Nasio Fontaine is a reggae artist who was born and raised in the Caribbean island of Dominica…..not to be confused with the Dominican Republic!!! His mother is of Caribbean and Native American Indian descent and his father is of African descent. When asked what he considers himself to be, he simply replies, “I & [...]
