Sy Smith: Ambient Soul
October 30, 2006
Sy Smith’s ambient soul owes itself to the singer’s background of chorale study, avid listening of modern music and gigs supporting the likes of Whitney Houston, Brandy, Usher, Macy Gray, Eric Benet, Ginuwine and Meshell Ndegeocello. East Coast roots in New York and Washington D.C. exposed Ms. Smith to everything from go-go to rock in her family’s home and the melange of acts playing in the city. The Syberspace Social is the first album of her unfettered trippy funk to make it to print.
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Natalie Cole Interview By Kelley Carter
October 30, 2006
On November 5th it will be the 50th anniversary of Nat King Cole’s television program that ended December 15th 1957 because no advertisers would pay for a show hosted by a Black man. Salt aside, Mr. Cole racked up a lot of pop hits without his innovative drummerless jazz trio. Bo Diddley even counts Cole as a major rock influence. Natalie Cole’s status as a performer is not overshadowed by her dad’s accomplishments as the many years worth of pop, soul and jazz recordings have shown. She has a new one now called “Leavin.” Kelley Carter of the Detroit Free Press had a candid talk with the singer that most people assume is a one-dimensional smooth jazz star. Cole makes clear her intentions to explore music first and a market secondary.
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Detroit Gets A Contemporary Art Museum
October 24, 2006
All the other big cities have a place where you can see folksy sculpture from people like Nari Ward or Kara Walker’s notable silhouettes and now Detroit will too with the opening of MOCAD.
TEEKO debuts MY SOUNDSTATION
Featuring
The Dollar Bin Quintet – Mike Boo, Teeko, Max Kane, BCause & J-1
Kenny Brooks – Jazz Saxophonist
Jay Lane – Drummer (Ratdog & Alphabet Soup)
Release Date: October 12, 2006
CD and Double Vinyl
TRCDistribution & www.MusicESP.com
Purchase Teeko’s My Soundstation at www.MusicESP.com.
Retailers please visit www.trcdistribution.com.
Listen to audio at: www.4onefunk.com and www.myspace.com/fouronefunk.
Innovative, Pure. Live. The eclectic sounds of My SoundStation kicks open the doors with Teeko emerging as an innovator in a new era of turntablism with a contemporary and progressive edge.
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DMX Targeted in New $2 Million Dollar Defamation Lawsuit
October 13, 2006
DMX’s statements in a recent interview with Sister 2 Sister Magazine may come back to bite him. The Yonkers, N.Y., rapper has been named in $2 million defamation lawsuit filed Thursday (Oct.12) by Monique Wayne of Prince George’s County, Md. The woman is claiming to be the mother of DMX’s two-year-old son Javon Micai Wayne. In an interview featured in the October issue of Sister 2 Sister, the rapper accused Wayne of raping him and stalking him. The interview was conducted around late summer. “She raped me,” DMX claimed in the magazine. “I mean, you know, that might sound like some bulls**t. No man has ever been. You know what I mean, like never? Is that the only thing in the world that’s not possible?” Wayne is seeking $1 million in compensatory damages and $1 million in punitive damages, plus attorney’s fees, interest, and costs.
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EXCLUSIVE PERFORMANCE FOOTAGE OF DA BRAT HONORING MC LYTE WITH “CHA CHA CHA”
“VH1 Hip Hop Honors” Premieres October 17 at 9 PM ET/PT
Click On The Following Link For A Sneak Preview…
HIP HOP LUMINARIES SHINED AND RHYMED
AT THE THIRD ANNUAL “VH1 HIP HOP HONORS”
TRIBUTES TO THIS YEAR’S HONOREES
ICE CUBE, WU-TANG CLAN, MC LYTE, RAKIM, AFRIKA BAMBAATAA,
RUSSELL SIMMONS, BEASTIE BOYS AND EAZY-E
SET THE STAGE ABLAZE
HOSTED BY ICE-T, THE 3rd ANNUAL “VH1 HIP HOP HONORS”
PREMIERES TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17 AT 9 PM*
CATCH RED CARPET INTERVIEWS EXCLUSIVELY ON VSPOT AT VH1.COM BEGINNING AT 6PM ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17
PERFORMANCE “SNEAK PEEKS” FROM “HIP HOP HONORS” AVAILABLE ON VSPOT STARTING THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12
New York, NY, October 12, 2006 – VH1 brought down the house at the third annual “VH1 Hip Hop Honors,” as rap royalty came together for one legendary night to honor the prodigies that pioneered hip hop and transformed the genre into a true cultural phenomenon.
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“What We Want, What We Believe: Black Panther Party Library” on DVD from ECLECTIC DVD
October 13, 2006
“What We Want, What We Believe: Black Panther Party Library” on DVD from ECLECTIC DVD
The Black Panther Party Library
Available on DVD
November 21, 2006
Through Eclectic DVD
Eclectic DVD and AK Press are pleased to announce the home viewing release of What We Want, What We Believe: Black Panther Party Library for worldwide distribution on DVD.
In honor of the 40th Anniversary of the Black Panther Party, these three acclaimed Newsreel Films including Off the Pig, Mayday, and Repression, are now available for the first time on DVD.
Formed in 1967, the Newsreel film collective was dedicated to chronicling and analyzing current events. In their time, they produced more than three dozen films throughout the US and abroad. By working directly with the Black Panthers, Newsreel was able to explore realities often ignored by traditional media outlets, while producing documents that the Panthers and other activists could use in organizing their own communities. The results speak for themselves and stand as true testimonials to the spirit of community self-defense and political savvy the Panthers are celebrated-and were targeted-for.
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JDilla In The Studio
October 8, 2006
Check out this video of JDilla in the Studio:
Here is a snippet of the low-key Dilla in the studio.
Omar U.S. Tour – LA, ATL, DC, NY, Toronto
October 8, 2006
THE GODFATHER OF BRITISH SOUL, OMAR, ANNOUNCES U.S. TOUR
IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM, SING [IF YOU WANT IT] FEATURING STEVIE WONDER, ANGIE STONE, COMMON AND MORE.
SING [IF YOU WANT IT] TO BE RELEASED IN THE U.S. ON ETHER RECORDS
OCTOBER 10TH.
After a five year recording hiatus and performing around the world, The
Godfather of British Soul, OMAR, is back with a new album, SING [IF YOU
WANT IT] which will be released in the U.S. on October 10th.
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“VH1 Hip Hop Honors” – PREMIERES OCTOBER 17 AT 9 PM ET/PT
October 8, 2006
VH1 pays homage to the hip hop pioneers who transformed the genre into a true cultural phenomenon with the third annual “VH1 Hip Hop Honors.”� Hosted by Ice T, this year’s “VH1 Hip Hop Honors,” will pay tribute to Wu-Tang Clan, Afrika Bambaataa, Russell Simmons, MC Lyte, Rakim, Beastie Boys, Ice Cube, and Eazy E. The VH1-created awards special honors hip hop’s pioneers and luminaries who have transformed this musical genre into a cultural phenomenon. The music and influence of each of the honorees will be recognized through performances by classic artists in collaboration with today’s hottest new talent that include Lil Kim, Diddy, Fat Joe, Lil Jon, Da Brat, Xzibit, Talib Kweli, Remy Ma, Q-Tip, Common, The Roots, George Clinton, Young Jeezy, Erykah Badu and KRS-One.
