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13 hours ago · “How am I giving you room in my mind?” she asks more pointedly on “Love Is Blind,” before pivoting to a shutdown: “This is the last night for me, you can see me in your dreams / I'll end ...
13 hours ago · (“I think Gil Scott-Heron would be considered alternative R&B right now,” Elektra Entertainment’s then-VP of urban promotion told Mitchell.) The term took on a new meaning during the Tumblrcore aesthetic consolidation of the early 2010s, when many earnest young artists in the field were as erudite about Radiohead as they were about Prince ...
4 days ago · ‘A fistful of those honours bowed to his sartorial elegance: GQ’s best-dressed man, NME’s most wonderful human being and endless fashion spreads selling the Paul Weller look. Whether he’s stepping out in the latest Gazelles and a Brooks Brother’s polo or heading to Jermyn Street, he oozes style and substance in abundance.
Aug 14, 2024 · “The Revolution Will Jazz: The Music of Gil Scott-Heron” was released and shot up the radio airplay charts at Jazz Week and stayed number one for six weeks. The record earned me the “Producer of the Year” title from the Chicago Music Awards and was so successful for High Note Records they let me produce Giacomo’s next three albums.
Jul 30, 2024 · I plumped for the “deluxe edition” of 66, which comes housed as a two-CD set in a hardcover package, designed by the legendary Peter Blake, who (of course) designed the cover of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and Weller’s own Stanley Road.
Aug 8, 2024 · Paul Weller’s first solo decade began with him in perplexing obscurity, before taking in the Stanley Road renaissance and ending with him re-loved, in Britain at least. He was typically prolific, hence this three-disc cornucopia of B-sides plus the occasional remix and session track.
Aug 14, 2024 · Police brutality. Endemic poverty. Corrupt politicians. Environmental degradation. The hollowness of society and consumer culture. Today’s issues mirror the problems faced by Americans a half-century ago, when Gil Scott-Heron took pen to paper and fingers...