He moved to Los Angeles after high school to pursue his music career, signing with Motown Records in 2004. However, his career truly took off when he signed with Atlantic Records in 2009. With a unique blend of different musical styles, including pop, R&B, funk, soul, reggae, hip hop,...
She writes, she sings, she raps, she produces, she goes viral: That has been her formula since her songs “Like That” and “Not My Problem” had Tik Tok going nuts in 2023. Viral songs aside, Gap Year! highlights like “R U Down,”“Blackberry” and the raw “Talent Show” ...
Few songs have captured the ethos of Jamaican music quite like Alton Ellis’ “I’m Still In Love With You.” Both when it was released in 1967, and in more modern times, the earworm track from “The King of Rocksteady” has had a mammoth impact on the evolution of reggae, rocksteady...
English songwriter Kate Nash owed her career to two pieces of bad luck: She was rejected by the Old Vic Theatre School, which dashed her hopes of an acting career, then she broke her foot at home, which nearly cost her job in the fashion world. While laid up she began writ...
By their fifth and final album,The Policehad largely dropped their trademark reggae grooves, but by now their sound was so distinctive it was even recognizable on a ghostly textured piece like “Tea in the Sahara.” Side two is Sting’s post-breakup outpouring, while the band’s creative ec...
Some of the production choices feel stuck in limbo—caught between trying to hold on to that old-school vibe and chasing a more modern sound. This inconsistency makes it hard to stay locked in. The writing in parts of the album also doesn’t do much to elevate things—simple rhymes and ...
Ben Stiller and his two boys in red track suits; Luke Wilson onboard a ship; Gwyneth Paltrow in her bathtub (and on a reggae album cover, and getting her finger chopped off); Gene Hackman in the elevator of the Lindbergh Palace Hotel; the Dalmatian mice. Wes Anderson uses images to ...
It’s customary to pick out highlights in articles like this, but Once Twice Melody is a rare breed in 2022—an old-school double album that rewards focus and attention. While the parts are often magnificent, the sum is the true prize. - David Coleman...
Reminiscent of the old school raves while at the same time being in a very relaxed Mediterranean surrounding, this is where you can enjoy the insanity of Membrain’s culture clash. For moreinformation about Membrain and to purchase your tickets, click here. ...
Nearly 4,000 songs received votes. Where the 2004 version of the list was dominated by early rock and soul, the new edition contains more hip-hop, modern country, indie rock, Latin pop, reggae, and R&B. More than half the songs here weren’t present on the old list, including a ...