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STAX RECORDS: STAX OF MEMORIES
Arguably second only to Motown as an iconic soul label, Stax celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. To coincide with the release of a new 2-CD set, ‘Sweet Soul Music / The Best Of Stax,’ B&S talks to legand Isaac Hayes...
INTRODUCING: J CASPA CODINA
His styles are as numerous as monikers. B&S gets inside the diverse world of J Caspa Codina...
SPOTLIGHT ON: OSUNLADE
Osunlade from Earth via NYC... has just released 'Elements Beyond' on the Strictly Rhythm imprint. B&S gets the downlow...
LLOYD: HAVE MERCY!
Hip hop sensibilities covered with smooth R&B vocals. This is the formula that Lloyd is expecting to bring rich dividends. And he might just be right....
PHAROAHE MONCH: SPLIT PERSONALITY
An artist who can claim to have let his mind float in a mythical “pool of genius†is New York MC and hip hop trailblazer, Pharoahe Monch. B&S takes a trip...
MUTYA: REAL DEAL
When Mutya Buena decided to bounce from the Sugababes, it wasn’t because the original member’s musical tastes indicated she was really an R&B chick at heart and could no longer stomach the saccharine offerings they churned out so c
MUTYA: REAL DEAL
When Mutya Buena decided to bounce from the Sugababes, it wasn’t because the original member’s musical tastes indicated she was really an R&B chick at heart and could no longer stomach the saccharine offerings they churned out so c
SPIN DOCTORS: DJ MESTO
Italian deckmaster DJ Mesto is no stranger to diversity. Although he made his name spinning R&B, hip hop and dancehall, he’s since diversified into another specialised, but highly popular and energy-laden genre – reggaeton.
T-PAIN: Epiphany
Backed by Akon, Tallahassee native T-Pain is the rapper-turned-singer both loved and hated by the R&B community...
VARIOUS ARTISTS: Motown Remixed Vol. 2
Sacrilege, trashing the memory of the originals and smacking of cash-in, or doing what record companies should do: making money by exploiting their catalogue?
