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What Can You Do With This Mark de Clive-Lowe Beat?

 

Ever since seeing Mark de Clive-Lowe and Vanessa Freeman perform live a few weeks ago, I've fallen for his music...hard. Having slept for way too long, I now stay up on his tunes and what he's doing via various social...

Butta  |  03/30/2009 at 6:00 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

The ARE Says Exactly What We Feel

 

"I just wish that artists and producers would take it upon themselves to create the 'New'. Not just different but independent thinking. Taking chances, going against the grain a little bit. Hey, the label isn't really gonna push your sh--...

Butta  |  05/21/2008 at 1:40 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Eric Roberson Waxes Poetic

 

Yesterday Eric Roberson posted a poem on his blog that sums up what many of us think about the music industry as we know it. He let his pen just cry away and crafted a brilliant piece entitled "If...

Butta  |  02/12/2008 at 12:30 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Madness and Chicanery Unfold at the Sharon Jones Show!

 

"Vivrant Thang", one of our Official Bouncers, has penned a thrilling, eye-opening account of her experience at the recent Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings concert here in DC. As a summary, the very "diverse" crowd couldn't handle their liquor...

nOvaMatic  |  01/30/2008 at 2:15 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

BlogBeat: Janet Jackson, Jill Scott, 'Barney Miller'

 

Not only do your friendly SoulBounce Editors talk about music here, but we do it on our personal blogs, too. Check out some recent posts we've written about Janet Jackson's "Feedback", a Jill Scott sighting and that funky Barney Miller...

Butta  |  01/09/2008 at 2:45 PM  |  Comments (6)  |  Permalink

BlogBeat: Rahsaan Patterson's Path

 

"...I don't really think about what everybody else is doing. I just stay on my path and when I'm inspired I make music. And I've been lucky enough to have a path that allows me to continuously make music and...

Butta  |  12/07/2007 at 10:30 AM  |  Permalink

BlogBeat: When Jazz and Hip-Hop Meet

 

"The Q-Tip segment illustrated the improvisational styles inherent to both jazz and hip hop. The band would lay down a beat and Q-Tip riffed off of it, making up rhymes on the spot, some better than others, but the fun...

nOvaMatic  |  12/06/2007 at 6:30 PM  |  Permalink

BlogBeat: The Badu of Our Dreams

 

"Two nights ago, I had a dream in which Erykah Badu sang to me and my ex-boyfriend in a boat, in the middle of the ocean. I woke up feeling happy, not remembering exactly what she sang, but feeling good....

nOvaMatic  |  12/05/2007 at 11:30 AM  |  Permalink

BlogBeat: The Personality And Potency Of Van Hunt

 

"I like that my personality and my music is of such potency where you have to make a decision about it. And you either love it or you hate it. And I am equally thrilled with either choice. I do...

Butta  |  12/04/2007 at 11:30 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

BlogBeat: Recalling Aaliyah's #1 Hit

 

"Betwixt serpentine metallic-synth strands, a thunderclap drum beat and creepy wails seemingly echoing from the bowels of Hell, we enter the thoughts of Aaliyah as her ears are being bombarded with the mouthpiece from some slick-tongued player. Fully aware that...

nOvaMatic  |  12/03/2007 at 11:30 AM  |  Permalink

BlogBeat: Alicia Keys Needs To Spice It Up

 

"Listening to Alicia Keys is a deflating experience for me. She's gorgeous, has a solid voice and is obviously talented-but in listening to her new album, As I Am, I get the experience of listening to the musical equivalent of...

Butta  |  11/28/2007 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (7)  |  Permalink

BlogBeat: Remembering Gerald Levert

 

"It seems like only yesterday. Looking back on all those blog posts on the death of Gerald Levert, I still can't believe that today marks a full year of his passing. It feels quite surreal that he isn't physically here...

nOvaMatic  |  11/14/2007 at 12:56 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

BlogBeat: Christopher Williams Used To Be The Man

 

"This brother here could actually SANG...I saw him live and he blew my socks off. Too bad his career went out like the high-top fade he was sporting." [Musings of an Eccentric Diva]...

Butta  |  11/13/2007 at 11:30 AM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

BlogBeat: A Spin on Reality

 

"I wouldn't say that I'm addicted to The Salt-N-Pepa show on VH1, though I do have my DVR set to tape every episode. What's been interesting about VH1 and its reality shows has been the ability to cast artists...

nOvaMatic  |  11/07/2007 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

BlogBeat: A Van Hunt Concert Experience

 

"A Van Hunt concert is like being at an intimate jam session. You almost feel like a voyeur while him and the band make love to their instruments. It feels like a privilige to be a part of the experience, although it's apparent that he's still...

Butta  |  11/05/2007 at 6:25 PM  |  Permalink

BlogBeat: Music Connects The World

 

"I personally believe that via the internet and relationships with small companies throughout the world, people from many cultures of like minds can be connected and form global communities that support the type of art and culture that we like...

Butta  |  11/02/2007 at 2:30 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

BlogBeat: Feelin' the Old School

 

"Indeed, music does wash away from the soul the dust of life.  I am so grateful that there are people out there that are so passionate about music and want to share their love with others...for free! I've been a...

Soul Bounce  |  11/01/2007 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

BlogBeat: On Black Music...

 

"It's also necessary to stress that rock music evolved from black music; some would argue that rock music is simply music that has been "stolen"/ appropriated from blacks. No wonder the music often appeals to us; hell it came from...

nOvaMatic  |  10/30/2007 at 2:00 PM  |  Permalink

BlogBeat: Can A Sista Get On The List?

 

"What is my point exactly? My point is that when it comes to the discussion of Best Rapper of All Time, men are only included for consideration onto this list. There ain't never a woman mentioned. Why is that? I...

Butta  |  10/29/2007 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

BlogBeat: 'As Seen on TV'-Type Soul

 

"Now, there's some serious fire on these discs (courtesy D'Angelo, Babyface, and, let's be honest, Adina Howard is hotttttt!), and some undeniable classics too, but odd choices abound (Montell Jordan? Really?). In the end, the set feels a lot more...

nOvaMatic  |  10/26/2007 at 9:53 AM  |  Permalink

BlogBeat: Black Milk's Inspiration

 

"Detroit already has a rich musical background with Motown, and a lot of those artists came from here, from Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson to The Temptations and Marvin Gaye. The history here is great for music, and that is...

nOvaMatic  |  10/24/2007 at 6:29 PM  |  Permalink

BlogBeat: Recalling 'Faith'

 

"I'm not saying that Faith should run out and collaborate with the first old white rocker she sees, or beat us in the head about what she's went through every 5 minutes (i still love u anyway Mary!)..I guess i...

nOvaMatic  |  10/22/2007 at 6:33 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink