Anthony Charles Williams II is a vocal powerhouse, period. Whether R&B, hip-hop, or the gospel styling that made him as Tonex (now, TON3X) loved and respected worldwide, the man cannot be stopped. However, since his clearest address of his long-rumored sexuality (he’s addressed it long before the famed Lexi interview in 2009) has been made, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Musicians’
Music Review: Sade – Soldier of Love
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Sade continues to be an artist who blends melancholy and longing into a intoxicating musical cocktail. Her latest work, Solider of Love, will give hardcore fans reason to rejoice in that the formula still works. Beginning with the passionate, “The Moon and The Sky”, the mood is set for most of the CD, with exception [...]
Single of the day: Colfax – “Electricity”
In earlier podcasts, I’d played tracks from electronic musician, Daniel Berkman, that I’d learned about and been granted to play from Magnatune. His projects there featured his performance on the kora, a 21-stringed harp-lute played extensively in West Africa. As I was mining Bandcamp (which I find myself doing often), I run across what I [...]
Monday Jazzsession Mixtape #31
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“Number One” – Lawson/Dodds/Wood “I Can’t Remember” – Kyle Eastwood “One Day” – Two Banks of Four “Who’s Smoking” – Paquito D’Rivera with James Moody “Hot Blue” – Somi “Electricity” – Colfax “I Love Being Here With You” – Mary Stallings “So Much Soul” – Reuben Butchart “Big Shake Up” – Dave O’ Higgins Biggish [...]
Do you have the new J*Davey?
Man, oh man, you need to have this new J*Davey EP! This package of slick and sensual lyricism and electro-r&b rhythms debuted on Christmas Day 2009 and is sexy personified. Check out my favorite cut, “Permission”. Permission by J*DaVeY And the entire EP is free, too?! BA-BEE, click the pic to go get the whole [...]
Hip-hop artist, Feloni, to release her second and last CD in 2010.
Lesbian hip-hop artist, Feloni spent the better part of Saturday. January 2 sharing public tweets about her upcoming CD, Love Spent, and her plans for it to be the last project under that name, stating that she “has done what she needed to do” “As I’ve stated in the past, I’m not a rapper. I [...]
Congrats to Ari Gold for 10 years of making out-and-proud music
From the first time I spoke with musician, actor, and model, Ari Gold here on my podcast in 2007, I knew that he had a special love for music and a drive to be America’s top gay pop music icon. While many media outlets seek out to try and reveal artists’ sexuality, Ari Gold has [...]
TOP CDs of 2009
Many of you who read this blog know that my music tastes follow the melodies and grooves wherever they lead and never the trends. So, no you won’t see any Janet or Whitney or Beyonce or any of the other contrived pop diva holograms filling much of my gay friends’ charts. Please go ahead and [...]
