MUSIC:
HAPPY NEW YEAR! First post of 2011.
Lately, I am struck by the trend of acts going "retro" in the quest to prove true musicianship and vocal artistry. WTF, was it that long ago when we expected artists to be able to carry a tune, and OMG play an instrument too. With Lucy Pearl back in 1999, I knew then Raphael Saadiq is the embodiment of 360 degree artist from vision to execution.
New video from the amazing Raphael Saadiq, whose upcoming album Stone Rollin takes him in a new direction. The single “Radio” features a similar style of retro-update to his last album, The Way I See It, but he went back further this time – past funk and soul, to rock n roll and swing dancing era. Look out for Stone Rollin, due to be released on March 22nd. source giantstep.net.
As far as dance era, I was def feeling 60's Twist and Frug with "Radio" and not much Swing. The "Radio" music video is stripped down, classy and cool with echoes of Chuck Berry in Raphael Saadiq's performance. The film production worked the soundstage for maximum number of looks. Sorry the embedded video has a commercial but here you go.
Enjoy!
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Thursday, January 6, 2011
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
VV Brown Hiro Ballroom "Shark in the Water"
MUSIC:
The invite only show on February 17th at Hiro Ballroom was V V Brown’s NYC debut concert put together by Giant Step. Click here to see the press release. It was a frigid night. Though the room was not packed, an eclectic nyc crowd comfortably filled the main floor. Seating was available on the upper levels and drink service was quick and friendly at the bars (true rarity at a club in the Meatpacking District).
V V Brown is an artist straddling genres and typecasting. VV is an established songwriter and composer in the UK moving to center stage, very similar to what US artist, Santigold did in 2008. The set was a short, mash-up that included retro tinged L.O.V.E. and "Crying Blood", along with poppy originals "Back in Time"and "Bottles", and a cover of Drake’s “Best I Ever Had”, plus an encore of "Crying Blood" that played to her Jamaican roots with a dub beat. Will check-out V V Brown more. Let’s see what V V’s sophomore effort brings.
Here’s a video for the last song of the show, “Shark in the Water”.
Enjoy!
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