Shag carpeting, polyester leisure suits, mutton-chop sideburns and butterfly collars. If you ask folks who remember the 1970s, many of its hallmarks fell short of worth beyond the era in which they came to fruition, but that truth usually doesn’t apply to its music. There was plenty of vivaciousness and variety in lyrics… Continue reading Abiah, “Life as a Ballad” ST CD Review
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Gerald Levert, A Tribute (1966-2006)
*Stunned, speechless and heartbroken: the minute news of Gerald’s passing hit the internet, I called my editor as the tears rolled down my cheeks and told her that not only did Gerald deserve a tribute, I as another Ohio native needed to be the one to do it and that I owed him that… Continue reading Gerald Levert, A Tribute (1966-2006)
Dwele: Advance CD Review of “Greater Than One,” ST
The urge to merge: instinctual as breathing and inevitable as growing up, there comes a time when “Be Without You” sounds better than “Single Life” and many start looking outward for legacy-building, contentment and companionship (spiritually and otherwise). Dwele’s song catalog has always showcased the stages of love, but his sixth release, Greater Than One,… Continue reading Dwele: Advance CD Review of “Greater Than One,” ST
Michael Lynche, The ST CD Review
Big dreams, big talent, big-statured and big-hearted. For all of those reasons, Michael Lynche was one of the most memorable contestants from Season 9 of American Idol,
Carl Thomas: “Conquering” Doubts About Life After Bad Boy
Bad Boy Entertainment, for all of its dominance in the 90s and early 2000s, sputtered to nearly a halt a few years back after launching multiple contenders to the fields of hip-hop and R&B, one of them being its first soul and only soul man contender, Carl Thomas. After his breakout multi-platinum debut, Emotional, he… Continue reading Carl Thomas: “Conquering” Doubts About Life After Bad Boy