Flying Lotus: Until the Quiet Comes
By working with some of the biggest names in music, Flying Lotus (Steve Ellison) has emerged into the Urban music industry as a top producer. Collaborating with artists such as Earl Sweatshirt, Erykah Badu, and Hodgy Beats, FlyLo has brought his unique style of music into the main stream spotlight. On October first, he will [...]
Mixtape Mayhem: Detroit
Big Sean has big plans for 2012, with his second studio album slated to drop before the end of the year. It’s been over a year since his studio debut, Finally Famous, and despite a slew of features and involvement in G.O.O.D. Music’s Cruel Summer, Big Sean decided to warm fans up with a mixtape, [...]
Mixtape Mayhem: Dedication 4
The long-awaited Dedication 4 does a lot to build hype, but ultimately supports the belief that Lil’ Wayne has already passed the peak of his rap career. Strategically featuring rhymes on many well-known beats, the mixtape is already made superficially likable because of the popularity associated with original tracks such as 2Chainz’ “No Lie” and [...]
Where Are They Now: Babyface
Kenneth Edmonds, famously known as Babyface, or simply Face, was born April 10, 1959 in Indianapolis, Indiana to parents Marvin and Barbara Edmonds. After his father died, leaving his mother to raise six children alone, Edmonds became determined to have a music career and has continued to make a name for himself in the music [...]
Riddims Watch: Universall
Sexy DJ Taj’s latest Dancehall mixtape, Universall, was released September 25th and has something for everyone. It’s a little over an hour of 2012′s best dancehall and reggae hits, woven together for a sure fire hit. Universall, which can be found for free download on soundcloud.com, is definitely a tape you’re going to want to [...]
Roscoe Dash Angry With Kanye West
On Thursday, September 20th, Roscoe Dash turned to Twitter to get some things off his chest. Upon release of the Kanye West Presents Good Music Cruel Summer album, he was surprised to see his name not included in the credits. He states via his twitter account “everybody go get the G.O.O.D. album and listen to [...]
Stephen Marley at the Paradise
On Monday night, contemporary reggae legend Stephen Marley played to a sold out crowd at Boston’s Paradise Rock Club. When I entered the club, the place was packed and people were more than ready to go. The house DJ was spinning a solid selection of classic roots tracks from the past couple decades such as [...]
This or That: “At Last”
“At Last” by Etta James VS “At Last” by Glen Miller and Orchestra This wedding song classic is best known for Etta James’ powerful voice and her smooth delivery of every line. Her arrangement of the song is beyond the most famous, however it is actually a cover from Glen Miller and his Orchestra recorded [...]
Midnight Spotlight: Natural
Each week, 889@Night will recognize local unsigned talent and promote their music on air as well as on our website. We highlight the talented few who stand out amongst a crowd. This week starting today, September 10th, 2012, we are highlighting local rapper Natural and playing his music at midnight every night this week. After [...]
Where Are They Now: Al Green
Al Greene was born in Forrest City, Arkansas; he later dropped the “E” from his last name when he decided to start his own solo career. His parents Robert and Cora Greene had nine other children; Green was the sixth child of the family. He started performing at the age of ten in a quartet [...]
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Serenata de Amor Brings Cape Verde to Emerson
Serenata de Amor, a musical theater project spearheaded by visual media arts associate professor Claire Andrade-Watkins, was brought to Emerson this past year. The project is a tribute to the morna of Cape Verde and Brava set in the 1940s. Andrade-Watkins worked with a team of faculty and staff members from Emerson to bring Serenata [...]
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