It's never easy to be consistent, or to have a unique voice, in the ever-changing music industry. The fact is that the consumer is fickle. What they like today is not necessarily what they'll like as soon as next week. That's what makes the career of soul singer/songwriter Angela Johnson ...
Ink About: Angela Johnson
It's never easy to be consistent, or to have a unique voice, in the ever-changing music industry. The fact is that the consumer is fickle. What they like today is ...
Dawson’s Peek: The Endangered
One of the best parts of my professional life is when I come across new music--which I do a LOT--and actually fall in love with it after just one listen. ...
Rock Paper Soul Presents Sy Smith & Zo! In NYC!
Oh, New York! To say Rock Paper Soul is on a roll would be an understatement. Please get ready (and get tickets) for one of the hottest shows the city ...
One of the best parts of my professional life is when I come across new music--which I do a LOT--and actually fall in love with it after just one listen. That's rare, but when it happens, I become hooked. Meaning I literally walk around singing the hooks from the song. ...
Oh, New York! To say Rock Paper Soul is on a roll would be an understatement. Please get ready (and get tickets) for one of the hottest shows the city will see for a long time. Thursday, May 3rd, the incredibly talented duo and Foreign Exchange contributors Sy Smith & ...
The hits just keep on coming this week, don't they? A few hours after the premiere of Ledisi's new clip for "Bravo" comes the brand new video for Jill Scott's "Blessed," which was directed by the Philadelphia native herself. And it's a very cool video, filled with muppets, wardrobe changes ...
It's a pleasure to watch Ledisi ply her craft. From the effortless way notes escape her lips to the gorgeous smile that accompanies them, the New Orleans native always makes you happy that she's around.
Her latest video is even more of a reason to give her a standing ovation, ...
One of the highlights of my online life is putting friends and acquaintances on to Eric Roberson. He's always the exception to the question, Why are there no good male soul singers out today? The Jersey native has been in the game for a long time, and has built an ...


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