Monday, January 28, 2013
Live Audio: "Live in Dortmund 1988 (Whitney Houston)
During Whitney Houston's 1987- 1988 "Moment Of Truth" tour that was in support of her sophomore album Whitney, the famed songstress performed at the "Westfalenhallen" in Dortmund, Germany on June 4th, 1988. While we have audio from said concert below, it unfortunetly is only the first half of the concert which features "Didn't We Almost Have It All," "Love Will Save The Day," "You Give Good Love," "So Emotional," "Love Is A Contact Sport," "How Will I Know" and "Saving All My Love For You." While you can only listen to half of her setlist from Dortmund, this half concert audio is easily better than 95% of the "live" acts out there today. Listen below and Enjoy!
Amazing Cover: "Fire We Make" (Raheem DeVaughn)
Raheem DeVaughn is putting the finishing touches on his forthcoming album A Place Called Love Land and while he's still working hard on his highly anticipated LP, Raheem found some time to flip the Alicia Keys, Maxwell and Gary Clark Jr. quiet storm slow jam "Fire We Make." Putting his falsetto into overdrive, Raheem DeVaughn coos out a sublime rendition of "Fire We Make" that feels like it should've been a Raheem original. With that said, take a listen below to his phenomenal take of "Fire We Make" and Enjoy!
Mashup: "Say My Name/Cry Me A River" (The Neighbourhood)
While I was unfamiliar with California's own The Neighbourhood, they recently found themselves across the pond in Londontown performing on Radio 1's Late Live Lounge and during their stint, the group performed a rousing mashup of Destiny's Child's "Say My Name" and Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me A River." As you are aware, Destiny's Child and Justin Timberlake are both slated to release new music in the coming weeks and it only seems fitting that The Neighbourhood would release such a splendid mashup of two of the biggest songs of the 2000s. With that said, take a listen below to The Neighbourhood's "Say My Name/Cry Me A River" and Enjoy!
New Joint: "Lay Me Down" (Sam Smith)
Sam Smith is one of 2013's artists to watch and the famed singer/songwriter who first garnered attention via Disclosure's "Latch" has just released his official debut single in the form of the stunning "Lay Me Down." Penned by Sam himself, this smooth emotive ballad was produced by Disclosure and Jimmy Napes and is only a taste of hopefully what will be a full project from Sam later this year. Either way it might end up, "Lay Me Down" is the best new joint I've heard this month hands down and you can take a listen to it below.
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Live Video of the Day: "Brand New Me" (Alicia Keys)
This past Saturday night, Alicia Keys appeared on "The Jonathan Ross Show" and during her time on the UK late night show, Alicia Keys performed a rousing rendition of her Emeli Sandé co-penned current single "Brand New Me," which is lifted from her recent release Girl On Fire. Armed with just a piano and her powerful voice, Alicia Keys belted out a riveting rendition of "Brand New Me" and you can watch it all go down below.
Live Audio: Live in Taipei 1997 (Whitney Houston)
Back in 1997 during Whitney's Pacific Rim Tour to help support The Preacher's Wife soundtrack, Whitney performed at the Taipei Municipal Stadium in Taipei, Taiwan on May 25th of that year. During her rousing set in Taipei, Whitney of course performed her hits "I'm Every Woman," "So Emotional, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)," "Saving All My Love for You," "Greatest Love of All," a special cover of Aretha Franklin's "Freeway of Love," my gospel favorite from Whitney "I Love the Lord" and of course her standard "I Will Always Love You." Take a listen below to her sublime performance and Enjoy!
Song of the Day: "Truly" (Lionel Richie)
"Truly" - Lionel Richie
- Writer: Lionel Richie
- Producers: Lionel Richie & James Anthony Carmichael
- Record Label: Motown
- Released in 1982 from "Lionel Richie"
- Peaked at #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Black Singles Chart
Interview: Alicia Keys on The Jonathan Ross Show
Alicia Keys has been making the rounds in Europe these past few days and during her time in the UK, Alicia stopped by The Jonathan Ross Show to help promote her current album Girl On Fire. During her time in the "hot seat," Alicia opened up about performing "Obama's on Fire" during the inauguration, performs a brief a cappella rendition of "Empire State of Mind," talks about her husband Swizz Beatz, her two-year-old son Egypt, and so much more. Peep her interview below and lookout for her on her forthcoming "Set the World on Fire" tour when she hits a city near you.
Amazing Cover: "Simply Beautiful" (Mara Hruby)
I definitely a fan of burgeoning artist Mara Hruby and her sublime cover of the Al Green classic "Simply Beautiful" is something so sweet and beautiful. With that said, check out this live amazing cover of Al Green's "Simply Beautiful from Hruby from Yoshi's below and Enjoy!
New Joint: "A Couple of Forevers" (Chrisette Michele)
Having released her mixtape project "Audrey Hepburn: An Audiovisual Presentation," last year, Chrisette Michele is now looking to her forthcoming April 30th album Better. While the title track has already hit the net, a new joint from the Grammy-winning songstress has hit the net in the form of the Pop & Oak produced joint "A Couple of Forevers." Written by Tiwa Savage & Wansel, this smooth soulful joint is just what fans and casual listeners of Chrisette Michele are looking for and you can take a listen to it below.
A Cappella: "Precious Lord, Take My Hand" (Kelly Price)
One of the most slept on singers in the frame right now in my opinion is Ms. Kelly Price. While we have seen spurts of her in the "lime light," her talents alone warrant much more attention than she has received in recent years. With that said, one of my favorite performances of Kelly Price's has to be her phenomenal a cappella rendition of the gospel hymn "Precious Lord, Take My Hand" and you can take a listen to it below.
Second Listen: "Take Me There" (Blackstreet & Mya feat. Ma$e and Blinky Blink)
Back in 1999, Blackstreet, Mya, and then Bad Boy rappers Ma$e and Blinky Blink were all featured on the lead single from "The Rugrats Movie: Music From The Motion Picture" soundtrack. Entitled "Take Me There
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