R&B

THROWBACK THURSDAY: Jesse Johnson - Be Your Man (1985)

We’re back in the 80’s for this week’s Throwback Thursday with Jesse Johnson performing Be Your Man on Soul Train in 1985. Purple Rain did a lot for music and fashion, with the jheri curl getting another shout out (along with MJ in the same year and later Coming To America) and those big jackets. …

Reviews

Review: Wild Card At Pizza Express - Jazz Club Soho

Tiece Edwards reviewed nu-jazz band Wild Card’s performance at Pizza Express in Jazz Club Soho. “Jazz washes away the dust of everyday life.” — Art Blakey It is safe to say that there is something extremely fulfilling about attending a live music event. For those of us who have experienced live music gigs we know …

Video

VIDEO: NuGenSoul - Live and Direct

NuGenSoul come Live and Direct with their new video. “You know what live and direct means?” © Phife Dawg. Phife asked it and years later, it looks like NuGenSoul answered it with their brand new video for Live and Direct. Filmed around various parts of Leicester in the UK, Samuel spits some quick fire bars …

Hip Hop Jazz

Boora – The Art Of 10 Seconds (Part Two)

Boora’s The Art Of 10 Seconds (Part Two) is now available for streaming on Soundcloud. Blunted Astronaut Records’ Boora has returned bearing gifts. Well, the second part of his The Art Of 10 Seconds project and his theme has remained the same: exploring Soviet jazz from the ’60s and ’70s. It starts with some Russians …

Hip Hop

The Audible Doctor - The Vibe Feat. Oddisee & Hassaan Mackey

The Audible Doctor has The Vibe with the debut track from his upcoming EP “The Summer Tape”, featuring Oddisee and Hassaan Mackey. We have another summer jam on our hands, courtesy of The Audible Doctor, Oddisee and Hassaan Mackey. The Wisconsin-born beatmaker threw everything he had into The Vibe, a track that’ll feature on his …

Electronic

ONE TO WATCH: LoG

France’s LoG are our Ones To Watch. The world is full of wondrous experiences and surroundings. To capture them in real time, manipulate them and create your own little universe is part of the joys of sampling and life in general. France’s LoG is a music project born of that desire. Comprised of members Romain Gaudiche and Matthieu Souchet, …

Technology

Sampleface Question Time: What DAW Should A Beginner Use?

Sampleface Question Time is a new feature where we answer questions you ask us. Our first question is about DAWs for the novice electronic music producer. Sampleface Question Time is a feature where you ask us questions and we answer them. Simple. Although it initially started out as an extension of our Ask.fm account, we …