Amy Winehouse was one of the U.K.'s flagship vocalists during the 2000s. While the British press and tabloids seemed to focus on her rowdy behavior and tragic end, fans and critics alike embraced her rugged charm, brash sense of humor, and distinctively soulful and jazzy vocals. Her platinum-selling, Mercury Prize-nominated album Frank (2003) elicited comparisons…
Janina Zione Gavankar is an American actress and musician. She is trained as a pianist, vocalist, orchestral percussionist and majored in theatre at the University of Illinois Chicago.Her roles include Eva “Papi” Torres on Showtime’s The L Word, Shiva on The League, Leigh Turner on The Gates, Luna Garza on HBO's True Blood, McKenna Hall…
Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar®-winning Spider-Verse saga, Spider-Man™: Across the Spider-Verse. After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new…
Clouds
Marie Dahlstrom is a Danish vocalist, producer and songwriter, who consistently proves herself as one of the most essential voices in underground R&B. Taking influence from acts including Musig Soulchild, India Are and Lars Jansson, Dahlstrom now splits her time between London and Copenhagen and is preparing to unveil her second full length album, due…
This feels like the first Tom Hollan Spider-man movie. There might be something here.
Stop Asking Strangers for Favors
In recent years the Chicago area has birthed some formidable talent into its hip hop community. Talents whose style range from manically murderous to overtly mo-. Then there's Chris Crack, whose sometimes frantic, sometimes breezy delivery sets himself outside of that range into a box that only he resides in. For more info on Chris…
Wild Sweet Love (feat. Moonbyrd and Jessica Care Moore)
Talib Kweli and Madlib’s much-awaited Liberation 2 is a global call for unity through space and time. Featuring African artists Cassper Nyovest and Seun Kuti; collaborations with Q-Tip, Wildchild, Roc Marciano, Westside Gunn; a verse from the late Mac Miller; and debut collaborations between Kweli and his children Amani and Diani; the artists call on…
I'm a big 'headphones' guy. I listen to music, as well as produced songs, and having a good pair of headphones is a must. For years I've been balancing sound quality vs. price. For 'over-the-ear' headphones, I settled on the cost-effective OneOdio wired studio monitors. For recreational in-ear buds, I went with the standard Beats By…
Getting back on the DJ train, I'me dropping my latest episode of The Retro Rap Show, showcasing my favorite songs from 1988!
Tracklist:
Make the Music with Your Mouth, Biz - Biz Markie
Ugly People Be Quiet - Cash Money & Marvelous
Ain't No Half-Steppin' - Big Daddy Kane
Children's Story -…