WATCH: Meklit Hadero feat. Andrew Bird — “I Want To Sing For Them All” The Editorial Team blog June 27, 2017
LISTENING POST: Jean Grae — “U & Me & Everyone We Know” blog January 3, 2012 1New music from the great Ms. Jean Grae.
LISTENING POST: J*Davey — “Turn The Lights Out” blog January 3, 2012 0Don't be surprised if you start dancing around your computer: You've been warned.
LISTENING POST: Honeychild Coleman — “Echelon” (Pariah soundtrack) blog December 22, 2011 1A lo-fi rocker from the soundtrack to Focus Features' "Pariah"
LISTENING POST: Frank Ocean — “Swim Good” blog December 20, 2011 0A peek at what the Odd Future singer was doing before he fell into Jay and Kanye's court.
Shaolin Jazz presents "The Gil Scott Suite" (free download) Rob Fields blog November 1, 2011 0This 3-song EP is the latest from the Shaolin Jazz team
LISTENING POST: Kendra Ross — "Strange Fruit" (for Troy Davis) Rob Fields blog September 23, 2011 1Kendra Ross offers her take on a timeless classic, done in the wake of Troy Davis's execution.
LISTENING POST: Jean Grae — "Live Up (feat. Talib Kweli)" Rob Fields blog July 27, 2011 0Something to tide you over til the next Jean Grae album arrives in the fall
VIDEO: Novie — "Funk 3 (Get Next To You)" Rob Fields blog July 21, 2011 0A black woman and her sword face armed thugs on a roof. 'Nuff said.
Q&A with Keziah Jones + "Lagos vs. New York" Rob Fields blog July 14, 2011 1On "blufunk," bucking tradition and how interest in Africa is on the rise
VIDEO: Saidah Baba Talibah — "(S)Cream" Rob Fields blog July 13, 2011 0Tantalizing. Scandalous. Dripping with sensuality. Another look at Toronto's rock powerhouse.