…..Throughout the set’s tracks, MJB is running the emotional gauntlet –there’s betrayal, heartbreak, fury and yes, even a healthy dose of petty when she reminds listeners, and her soon-to-be ex, that she’s rocking “Queen” title for a reason. If folks thought she bared her soul with that first single, “Thick of It,” their ears will… Continue reading Mary J. Blige: Drama, Divorcing & “The Strength of a Woman”
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Book Review: “Back To Your Love” by Kianna Alexander (TDT Series)
“Imani willed her hands to stop shaking with everything in her. She couldn’t believe they’d run into Aaron Givens here. Her short encounter with his wife had been difficult enough to get through, but seeing him was almost impossible to take. And sitting here with Xavier, the timing was the worst it could have possibly… Continue reading Book Review: “Back To Your Love” by Kianna Alexander (TDT Series)
Avery Sunshine’s “Twenty Sixty Four,” CD Review/Preview Link
In the last couple of years since her acclaimed 2015 debut, The Sunroom, Avery has been reaping the whirlwind: not only has the former choir director/pianist earned nominations for Soul Train and BET Centric Awards, Sunshine has toured the globe and earned billings with some of the brightest stars in the music universe (Anthony Hamilton,… Continue reading Avery Sunshine’s “Twenty Sixty Four,” CD Review/Preview Link
Playing It Slick vs. Keeping It Real
As an avid reader, I have dozens of books from a variety of authors. There are a few classified as ‘unauthorized biographies,’ and one of them is the 1988 best-seller entitled Call Her Miss Ross. Written by J. Randy Taraborelli, Miss Ross examines the childhood and accomplishments of the Supreme Diva herself, Diana Ross, as well as the love affairs… Continue reading Playing It Slick vs. Keeping It Real
Rewind: Charlie Murphy at the Addison Improv, 2008 (In Memoriam)
Sitting here stunned at the news of Charlie Murphy dying at 57 of leukemia: I enjoyed all of his film roles, his comedy bits in other projects and, of course, the now-famous True Hollywood Stories enactments from The Dave Chappelle Show. We were lucky enough to see him when I covered his stand-up performance: we… Continue reading Rewind: Charlie Murphy at the Addison Improv, 2008 (In Memoriam)