The interweb is just too darned big for one wee blog to cover. So here’s some interesting finds you’ll no doubt enjoy, courtesy of my soulful blogging brethren.
Nu-Soul Mag has a review of the awesome new Yellowtail album.
SoulBounce has got some steamy shots from Maxwell’s new project…which is up there with D’Angelo’s allegedly forthcoming album [...]

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LA-based visual artist Steven Lopez is working with Erykah Badu on a unique collaboration to help raise money for her non-profit Beautiful Love Incorporated Non-Profit Development (B.L.I.N.D.), a charity organization she established to provide community-based programs for inner-city youth. 100 limited edition prints, signed by both Badu and Lopez will be sold via www.aftermidnightsoul.com from [...]

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Thanks to the lovely EMusic I recently grabbed Lisa Shaw’s brand new album “Free” and I’m pretty much in love with it. It’s full of the soulful downtempo-y, housey goodness you would expect. Lisa Shaw does this better than anyone else so grab this album for a wonderful end-to-end listen.
She has just released a video [...]

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The most soulful dude ever to come out of Denmark – Jonas has just announced his new album WAITT will be released in May:
My new album “WAITT” will be released 25th of May 2009 through Playground Music Denmark, including a DVD documentary. 13 songs recorded live with a full band in the studio in just [...]

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MediaContender has got an exclusive soulful drum n’ bass mix from LA DJ Jayvon. Even if you don’t think you like D n’ B, but you like soul, I encourage you to check this out – it’s soulful and vocal so it’s very accessible. If you are in LA you can catch Jayvon along with [...]

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Those Strictly Social fellas just don’t stop bringing the soulful heat! Volume 4 in the Strictly Social mix series has arrived courtesy of one of the resident DJs – Myxzlplix. And this guy doesn’t just blend and splice the beats with style – he’s nice with the pixels too. He’s responsible for all the fly [...]

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It’s good to see Leela James back on the scene. Her authentic and earthy style of soul broke out with her debut “A Change Is Gonna Come” and the long awaited follow up “Let’s Do It Again” hits the streets March 24th:
Let’s Do It Again, is Leela’s long-awaited follow-up to her powerful debut which scanned [...]

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Steven Lopez contacted me the other day and just about knocked my socks off with his awesome video series “After Midnight.” The concept is that he takes a song from a soul singer he digs (Jill Scott, Sade, Erykah Badu for example) and records a time-lapse video of him painting a portrait of that singer, [...]

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Strictly Social’s DJ Destroyer has put together another dope mix that captures the essence of LA’s best progressive soul/hip-hop/electronica monthly. Check the tracklist below and download the niceness. Thanks Destroyer!
Download here:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/54447718faa69551/
Track listing
1. BELIEVE – Q TIP
2. ONCE AGAIN – MUHSINAH
3. THIS MOMENT – ANONAMAS
4. BOND 4 LIFE – BLACK MILK
5. M.I.L.F. FT. BILAL – 88-KEYS
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Nu-Soul Magazine and Soul Union are back in 2009 with Strictly Social. Join us on the third Wednesday of every month at Little Temple for an evening of Eclectic Soul Fusion.
On Wednesday January 21, 2009 we bring you another lineup of progressive talent that exemplifies the Nu-Soul sound.
Performances by:
Jimetta Rose
www.myspace.com/jimettarose
www.myspace.com/queenjrose
Mic Holden
www.myspace.com/micholden4president
DJs Twintables
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