Ruben Studdard’s “Unconditional Love,” The MOC Preview & ST CD Review Link

…..As uneven as the last few years may have been for Studdard, he isn’t the first artist who’s suffered missteps like declining sales, messy management drama or record label change-ups, but he’s got to be one of the few possessing gifts so resplendent that a veteran musical icon, the one-man hit producer/arranger/composer/songwriter David Foster, signs… Continue reading Ruben Studdard’s “Unconditional Love,” The MOC Preview & ST CD Review Link

Braxton & Babyface’s “Love, Marriage & Divorce” CD, The MOC Preview Link & Soultracks Review Link

….But what about the in-between or the aftermath? What’s left for the ones who are clutching love by a thread, unsure of the next step or those on the other side of through with boxes packed, leases broken and U-Hauls parked out front? Those infuriated, angst-filled and downright awkward moments are deftly examined in the… Continue reading Braxton & Babyface’s “Love, Marriage & Divorce” CD, The MOC Preview Link & Soultracks Review Link

Moving Past “The Crossroads”: The Knowshi/Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Interview & MOC Preview Link

….Huge demand from their 2013 performances has the quintet criss-crossing from city-to-city in a nearly non-stop blitz from one end to the other in the Lone Star State (kicking off at Dallas’ Trees on Feb 13), but that didn’t keep him from updating fans on what’s new with Bone Thugz N Harmony, the eternal relevance… Continue reading Moving Past “The Crossroads”: The Knowshi/Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Interview & MOC Preview Link

Living Her Life Like It’s Golden: The DMN Nicola Graham Interview

Several years ago, on a cold and quiet November morning, Nicola Graham awakened from a sound sleep and instantly plunged into a real-life nightmare, a terrifying struggle with an armed and unhinged ex-boyfriend who left her battered, bleeding and on the verge of death. “He had broken in through the kitchen window, found a plate… Continue reading Living Her Life Like It’s Golden: The DMN Nicola Graham Interview

“Second Chances,” New Beginnings: The Pat Smith DMN/Briefing Interview

Crumbling marriages, unforseen injuries, economic uncertainty and the mourning of dreams deferred: no matter who we are or where we come from, fate can inflict the harshest of aftershocks that send us reeling and shakes the firmest of foundations to the core. Anyone can stay mired in misery and what might have been, but some… Continue reading “Second Chances,” New Beginnings: The Pat Smith DMN/Briefing Interview