KeKe Wyatt’s “Rated Love,” CD Preview/Review Link

If there were a tier system for vocals and artistry, somewhere between ‘maestro’ and ‘mechanical’ would be ‘a sangin’ fool’—-that guy or that lady who defines ‘hard in the paint’ when it comes to the vocals and could make the dry instructions in an owner’s manual sound like a movie score. And to take it… Continue reading KeKe Wyatt’s “Rated Love,” CD Preview/Review Link

Mint Condition: In The Lab, On The Road & In Their Stride, The MOC/ST Interview

If you’ve been following their Twitter feed, Facebook page or peeped their Events tab at their website, then you already know how busy Mint Condition has been. With 7 more months of live show on the agenda*, our generation’s favorite self-contained quintet continues to move at “The Speed Of Life” and considers off-time a rare… Continue reading Mint Condition: In The Lab, On The Road & In Their Stride, The MOC/ST Interview

Mario Van Peebles: Not Quite a ‘Fair Game’ For African-Americans

By Lorrie Irby Jackson – Reporter If you’re under the impression that Barack Obama’s election is proof of a post-racial and equal America, Mario Van Peebles has news for you. The more things change, the more they seem to stay the same, and in his searing, insightful documentary, Fair Game, which examines the unique and insidious… Continue reading Mario Van Peebles: Not Quite a ‘Fair Game’ For African-Americans