*Funny how dreams can fall into place even after taking the long way around: 10 years before this interview took place, I was working in a music store and stocking CDs from artists like Faith Evans on the sales floor: I’d met her the same year her debut dropped when she was signing CDs for… Continue reading Faith Evans: My First Chat With ‘The First Lady’
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Anita Baker: Behind The Hiatus & Creating “My Everything”
*I will never forget the year 2004: Usher was the hottest entertainer on the planet, due to the CD red-hot Confessions, and all of my music journalist peers were clamoring for an interview…..except me. Why? Because I’d gotten wind of Anita Baker returning to the mix after 10 years away from recording and touring and… Continue reading Anita Baker: Behind The Hiatus & Creating “My Everything”
Judge Lynn Toler: The DMN Briefing Edition Q&A
If phrases like “The Rationale of ‘Right Now’,” “East of Reason” and “The Smith and Wesson Test” sound familiar to you, chances are you’re a fan of the syndicated television show Divorce Court. Presided over by Judge Lynn Toler, a former Cleveland Heights Municipal Court Judge and adjunct professor at Ursuline College, the half-hour episodes… Continue reading Judge Lynn Toler: The DMN Briefing Edition Q&A
Maurice White & Stokley Williams: The Legend & The Legacy
This 2007 feature story was one of my proudest moments ever, one I had pitched to my editor that allowed me to combine both of my favorite all-time bands and provided me the opportunity to speak for the first time with Earth, Wind & Fire’s founder, Maurice White.
Jill Scott ST CD Review: “Crates: Remix Fundamentals Vol. 1”
There is no set template in place when it comes to a musical remix: there can be vocals grafted onto a different track, a tempo change or even the addition of new voices like a continuation of the initial version. But even if there isn’t a required standard to follow, what makes a remix… Continue reading Jill Scott ST CD Review: “Crates: Remix Fundamentals Vol. 1”