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With Respect to Our Readers, A Preemptive Apology

 

Not for nothing, but this is an extremely heavy time to be a music blogger, particularly one whose entire output is largely dedicated to R&B/Soul. We understand that the impact of Michael Jackson's death has resulted in an ad nauseum...

nOvaMatic  |  06/29/2009 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (20)  |  Permalink

2008

 

Well would you look at that? Goodbye, 2008! Oh how you made us so proud and so ashamed in so many ways!...

nOvaMatic  |  01/02/2009 at 8:00 PM  |  Comments (19)  |  Permalink

We've Earned the Right to 'Hate'

 

Oh boo-hoo, look at the big mean website making fun of Kanye West and T-Pain! You know what? I took a little vacation from this site and just sat back and watched the discourse unfold. It was pretty funny! You'd...

nOvaMatic  |  11/13/2008 at 4:21 PM  |  Comments (15)  |  Permalink

We'd Like to Thank the Academy...[Yes We Did!]

 

I know there were many of you looking forward to my complete dismantling of the Internets if SoulBounce didn't win any Black Weblog Awards. Well I'm sorry to inform you that we rightfully won for Best Music Blog (popular and judges'...

nOvaMatic  |  09/05/2008 at 11:26 AM  |  Comments (29)  |  Permalink

How the Top 100 Countdown Works (or, 'Know Your Role, Part Deux')

 

It seems we have once again reached a point where the matter of how the Top 100 Soul/R&B songs list was compiled needs to be addressed. I began this series of posts because I wanted us, the SB Team, to...

nOvaMatic  |  05/29/2008 at 3:00 PM  |  Comments (10)  |  Permalink

You Know the Music Industry is In Trouble When...

 

...I post a wacky April Fool's Day entry entitled "Polow Da Don On Board for Chante Moore's Next Album" and everyone takes it at its word. Although the entry (as of now) only has three responses, that's probably one too many. Is it...

nOvaMatic  |  04/02/2008 at 1:38 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

Dear Hip-Hop Internets,

 

I come to you as a fellow webmaster and music blogger with a great deal of respect and humility. I realize the viral nature of the web, and many of us, depending upon the content and target audience of our...

nOvaMatic  |  02/18/2008 at 12:48 PM  |  Comments (7)  |  Permalink

2007

 

This will probably be a lot longer next year.I created this site to expand the conversation of "urban" music beyond the usual suspects, leaning towards "alternatives" while using the aggressive approach employed by the gossip blogs. There were some stumbles...

nOvaMatic  |  12/31/2007 at 10:00 PM  |  Comments (9)  |  Permalink