….The loss of his most significant adult relationship—-and possibly, some of his sanity right along with it—-is painfully chronicled in his seventh studio CD, Paula. To be fair, all we’ve been privy to are trashy photos and gossipy innuendos of what imploded their once-idyllic marriage: whether it was an ‘open marriage’ gone awry, ‘Mileygate’ or… Continue reading Robin Thicke’s “Paula,” The MOC Preview & ST CD Review Length
Category: Contemporary Soul/R&B
Joe’s CD “Bridges”: The MOC Preview & ST Review Link
……Released less than a year after his tenth CD, Doubleback: Evolution of R&B, Bridges represents a new relationship stage within itself—a breakup from his longtime manager, Kedar Massenburg—and the beginning of his entrepreneurial venture as a label owner distributed via BMG. Beyond that switchup, however, Mr. Thomas’s established rep as a loverman is part of… Continue reading Joe’s CD “Bridges”: The MOC Preview & ST Review Link
Kindred The Family Soul’s CD “A Couple Friends,” The MOC Preview/ST Review Link
Working as a self-contained unit unto themselves and the parents of six children, Aja and Fatin are used to living and loving in the eye of the hurricane, so to speak, but according to the Mrs., Friends is the first recording that didn’t find her expecting or acclimating to a new baby. That truth doesn’t… Continue reading Kindred The Family Soul’s CD “A Couple Friends,” The MOC Preview/ST Review Link
Kelly Price’s “Sing Pray Love, Vol. 1: Sing”, The MOC Preview/ST Review Link
“Music goes past being what I do to support myself and my family—this is my therapy. I can have a violent moment and get it out in a song; you’ll know it because you’ll hear it, you’ll see it, and it’s probably the safest way.” Kelly Price, 2011 (Knowshi.com) Blessed with some of the most… Continue reading Kelly Price’s “Sing Pray Love, Vol. 1: Sing”, The MOC Preview/ST Review Link
Mint Condition: A Quick Q&A With The Briefing Kids, May 2014*
Practically anyone these days can get a hit or two and talented musicians can be found anywhere, but it takes a next-level type of kindness, humility and generosity to allow 3 excited young fans access for a story hours before performing. Kudos, props and MUCH LOVE to Mint Condition for giving an interview to Darius,… Continue reading Mint Condition: A Quick Q&A With The Briefing Kids, May 2014*