Archive for soul music

Prince talks to Ebony

June 8, 2010 No Comments

Tweet His Purple Badness, Prince, talks to Ebony Magazine in the new edition on shelves in July. Ebony was invited inside Paisley Park (have you even heard that name since, like, 1999?) to talk to the Miniature One. The 52-year-old talks about what it means to be old school in music today, his new protege ...

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The Demise of the Soul Album

October 30, 2009 No Comments

Tweet It is on pleasant autumn days such as this that I wantonly miss the good old days of music: Soul albums. To be more specific, the texture and warm feel of a vinyl record that produces soulful sounds. I miss linear notes. I miss the cover art, big and bold colors that were as ...

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Raphael Saadiq: Lonesome Soul Singer

October 28, 2009 No Comments

Tweet Wow, it seemed like yesterday when the sweet sounds of Tony! Toni! Toné, the Oakland-based family trio, engulfed urban radio. Raphael Saadiq, formerly, Raphael Wiggins, has always had a lonesome streak. Hard to believe that Saadiq’s “Ask of You,” his biggest song to date, was released in 1995 (on the “Higher Learning” soundtrack no ...

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