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Shannon McCollum Conjures Gordon Parks
Navigating beyond industry politics with an infectious southern charm and keen cultural eye, McCollum's candid portraits have traced the evolutionary genius of funk mavens OutKast, captured the elusive...
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Ed Garnes Femi Kuti Talk Music/Freedom
Celebrating his Definitive Collection release, Kuti talks freedom, black music, and second slavery in a rare interview with Ed Garnes. The following interview is an exclusive excerpt from award winning...
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Ed Garnes Traces Anthony David’s Rise Circa 00′
The following joint is an exclusive excerpt from award winning writer Edward M. Garnes, Jr.'s long awaited collection Other Side of The Game: Rare Testimonials On Music & Black Cultural Production...
View ArticleCHRISETTE MICHELE ON BEING A LADY
Chrisette Michele has been here before. Inheriting the vulnerability and matchless vocal character of queens like Billie Holliday and Phyllis Hyman, she plainly personifies loves vacant assurances as...
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New Black: Tastemaker Kenny Burns Gets Dreams Out of Layaway
For the uninitiated, Burns is a "lifestyle specialist" adept at forecasting trends well before a hibernating status quo has a clue. Just as Harlem Renaissance artists, businessmen, activists, and...
View ArticleOutkast And How Hip Hop Became A Southern Thang
Hip hop journalism aint dead. And it surely lives in the south. Roni Sarig's tome Third Coast: OutKast, Timbaland, and How Hip-Hop Became a Southern Thing is one of few books to trace southern musical...
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Ed Garnes Raphael Saadiq Tboz On Sept 11 And Why Soul Music Will Never Die
Ed Garnes , Raphael Saadiq, & Tboz Talk, Going Solo, September 11, Tony! Toni! Tone!, And Why Soul Music Will Never Die (Another Excerpt from Ed's Book Other Side Of The Game) Related posts:...
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