Video of the Week: "Pretty Wings" by Maxwell (courtesy of bsoul.tv)
Stand The Movie (repost from PBS.org)
It was the summer of 2008 in Memphis, birthplace of Blues. America was commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., against the backdrop of then Senator Barack Obama emerging as the first African American to become the Democratic presidential nominee. As America approached the historic presidential election, the national dialogue and debate intensified about race relations, politics and the legacy of the civil rights movement.
Finding MY Way
In all of my blogging about others I seldom get to write about myself or anything I do music wise. My song “Find My Way“ has been selected to be featured on the Turn-it Or Burn-it segment Friday April 17, 2009. 98.3 THE COAST plays the best mix of 80’s – 90’s - & Today. 98.3 THE COAST covers Berrien, Cass and Van Buren Counties in MI and parts of Northern Indiana which consists of over 300,000 listeners.The show airs every Friday from 6pm - 7pm Eastern Standard time and Rebroadcast every Saturday from 8pm - 9pm.
Urban Network Comes to Memphis
The Urban Network Music-Entertainment & Marketing Summit is headed to Memphis, Tennessee for Part II of their 21st Anniversary Celebration. The events are being held in conjunction with the Memphis Music Foundaton, the Memphis Music Commission and the Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau on June 11-14. 2009. The event will be held at the Memphis Cook Convention Center, 255 N. Main Street, Memphis, TN. To Book Your Hotel Reservations, Contact the Memphis Marriott Downtown 901.214.3715 www.marriott.com/memdt.
URBAN NETWORK, the industry's premier trade and consumer publication, is legal now, turning 21 years-old in 2009.
The Reintroduction of Lauryn Hill
Hip Hop has pleaded, prayed and done everything short of offering up its first born for the return of Miss Hill. Just when I thought I had to settle with 'The Score' and 'Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" being on repeat my my prayers were answered...
It has just been announced that after a God-knows-how-long hiatus from the stage, Lauryn Hill will be kicking off a European Festival tour this summer. Tour dates listed below:
Poland25. June 2009, Sala Kongresowa, Warsawa;
New Film Generates Dialogue On U.S. Foreign Policy l blogged by sharcie j.
Have you realized that it has been six years since the start of the war in Iraq?This week marks the sobering anniversary of the day that George Bush launched the attack citing “clued - in” sources, many of whom have since recanted their opinions naming Iraq as a threat to the U.S. and world peace. I knew it, but had not fully realized that it has been that long. And on the other hand it seems like this war has been going on forever.
Memphian Makes Unsigned Hype
Singer/songwriter Tim Terrry needs your help...His song "Imagine That" off of his debut album titled "The Tim Terry Experience" is currently in rotation on New York/Ontario's WBLK 93.7. To celebrate the success of local & unsigned artists 93.7 WBLK will be hosting The First Annual 93.7 WBLK Unsigned Hype Awards Show, 8pm Saturday, April 25th, 2009 at the Town Ball Room, 619 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14203.
The event will be showcasing not only the hottest local talents from Upstate New York and the Greater Toronto Area, but performances and appearances from national recording artists as well.
How Justin Timberlake and Al Green saved the Grammys
After close to three decades of Grammys duty, Ken Ehrlich is a hard man to rattle. But on Sunday, the executive producer had a few choppy hours where he faced the biggest show-day crisis in the history of "music's biggest night."
