Y’all know that I’m a sucker for a dude with an acoustic guitar or a piano, right? I didn’t know much about Matt White when I picked up his latest album, “It’s the Good Crazy”, but the guy has a decent backstory-piano prodigy and everything. He was discovered by Geffen Records via his MySpace page (how very 2006!!), they signed him, nothing stuck, they dropped him, and now he’s on the indie trail…which is probably where he should have started […]
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Moonlighting: “The Best of Soul Train” DVD on ESD Music!
When I found out that episodes of “Soul Train” were being released on DVD, I damn near did backflips. The classic dance/performance show was a staple in my household for as long as I can remember. Even when they switched the show time from noon to 2 AM in 1982 or so, I was staying up past my bedtime and watching episodes. Before BET and before MTV started consistently playing videos by soul and rap artists, “Soul Train” was the […]
Moonlighting: Sheryl Crow’s “100 Miles from Memphis”
To say that I was not looking forward to a new album by Sheryl Crow was an understatement. I’d bought every album she’d released since her charming 1993 debut, “Tuesday Night Music Club”, and the law of diminishing returns had come into play with every successive record. 2008’s “Detours” was strained and boring. I’d say she was one album away from joining the likes of LL Cool J on my “never buy an album by them again” list. Surprisingly, “100 […]
Moonlighting: Kevin Hart’s “Seriously Funny”
I’m a fan of stand up. I love to laugh. I own albums by Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence and Katt Williams (don’t hate, I got it for free). I own all of the Kevin Smith “Evening with…” DVDs (OK, technically that’s not stand up. I’m saying, though…). So when the opportunity arose to review Kevin Hart’s “Seriously Funny” for Eat Sleep Drink Music , I was game. Although, based on what I knew of Hart’s work (I’d seen a couple of random bits on Comedy Central, and […]
Reflection Eternal’s “Revolutions Per Minute”: Worth the Wait?
Guess what, folks? I’m also now writing for Eat Sleep Drink Music. My first review is of the long-awaited album by Reflection Eternal (AKA Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek) called “Revolutions Per Minute”. Make sure you check out my review here !