DJ Polished Solid is back with another incredible mix this time where the theme is Black Radio. This mix features old school hip-hop, breaks, drum ‘n bass, and fictional radio spots, etc. Word. Make sure to checkout DJ Polished each and every Sunday from 4pm to 6pm on her show No Turn Unstoned right here.
Make sure to check out the tracklist after the jump! (more…)
Article: Kimberly Charles/Photos: Hope West
The Robert Glasper Experiment Black Radio Tour stopped in the ATL to treat a sold-out crowd to its jazz, soul and hip-hop style all rolled into one evening. The crowd was already aware of Chrisette Michele’s scheduled presence at the show–she visually popped from the stage in a beautiful green dress as she broke down “Afro Blue”. To the delight and surprise of the crowd, Bilal also showed up to lend his vocals to “Letter To Hermione”. But the crowd really went crazy when Musiq Soulchild appeared on stage to perform “Ah Yeah” with Chrisette Michele.
In addition to the special guests, The Robert Glasper Experiment itself did the doggone thing on covers of “Say Yes” by Floetry and “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana, which, is a testament to that song. The original version is the furthest thing from jazz or soul music, so hearing Robert Glasper flip it over and cook it a different way means the song already had some meat on its bones. We were also treated to some J Dilla songs–with Bilal and Musiq rockin’ out “Reminisce” for an encore performance. There is much discussion today about the lack of musicianship from today’s artists and disappearance of good music; especially on the radio. But wait, hold up. It ain’t on yo’ radio. It’s on Robert Glasper’s Black Radio…go get it.
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Now if there is a good concert coming to town, you will usually catch me somewhere in the vicinity. I guess you can call me your official concert traveler. Giving you the inside scoop to the shows that rock the ATL. So in keeping with this reputation, let me hip you to a concert you’re sure to mark your calendar for. On Sunday, March 4th Mr. Black Radio aka Robert Glasper will be hitting the stage of the Variety Playhouse with special guest, Chrisette Michele. Now a little birdie told me about a few surprise guests that would also be in the house but that information is completely top secret and I swore by my “Have Mercy Hot Wings” recipe I’d never tell . However, I can tell you this – you definitely will love it!!! So make sure you catch the show Sunday, March 4th at 8:30pm for this awesome Glasper Experiment!
I wanted to share an excerpt of this great interview with Robert Glasper from last October that I ran across last evening. Please check out this clip and follow it on over to you tube to check out more from this interview and others in the series from http://IRockJazz.com.
What rings so true now is how Robert explains that because of the corporate stranglehold and in many ways the inability of the audience to be: 1. Open to new music(because of said stranglehold) and 2. Seek out new methods of finding out about new music away from the, you guessed it, corporate sponsored media outlets… artists aren’t even given an opportunity to “suck” because you cannot effectively comment on something that you don’t even know exists.
To that point Robert has a new project that will be out February 28th entitled Black Radio.
Some new audio goodness from Robert Glasper with Erykah Badu doing it on that vocals… a take on the Mongo Santamaria composition Afro Blue this will be included on Robert’s next project Black Radio. Also, make sure you head over to robertglasper.com to pre-order Black Radio as well as to sign up for a free download.
Robert Glasper x Erykah Badu – Afro Blue by BamaLoveSoul
Casey Benjamin, Jodine Dorce, Bryan-Michael Cox & Robert Glasper
We had the wonderful pleasure of having a “Meet N’ Greet” with the incredible Robert Glasper hosted by Jodine Dorce of Jodine’s Corner. Special guests also included Casey Benjamin from the group, HEAVy and super producer, Bryan-Michael Cox. Check out the video clips and pics from this informative session and a taste of the performance at the Quad!
Also a special shout out to our partners, the Music Addikts, Jodine’s Corner, Mood’s Music, Harmony In Life and The Xperience!
Much love to The Xperience for tweeting this great performance video from the show!!!! (more…)
Special shout to Jodine Dorce from jodinescorner.com for putting us onto this gem right here. Also, please check out a review by Jodine of Robert Glasper’s recent appearance in ATL here. This song is truly a product of the intersection 21st century technology and collaboration. The backstory explains it all… (more…)
