MAIKO WATSON has recently released her introspective debut solo album, Sweet Vibration on independent label, Labeame Records, which is run by her and her sister. This album was written, produced and arranged by Maiko and can be best described as “a melting pot of earthy vintage tones, layering elements of reggae, rock and jazz to bring classic soul to the twenty first century.” Sweet Vibration was recorded with live instrumentation, and takes listeners on a journey of love, heartbreak, optimism and strength, creating a sound that is as familiar as it is definitive.
She’s definitely come a long way from her Pop Star days with Sugar Jones. Peep the new album on Itunes and CDBaby!
And if you haven’t heard her single “Some Kinda Love”, download it HERE!
This is the jump off video of a series of videos 9th Uno will be dropping in 2010. For those who’ve been sleeping, we’re gonna take you back a little bit. New videos, new music coming soon. It’s about to get majour…STAY TUNED!!!
Cityonmybackpackers, this is my official post to say I’m gooooone for a week to Cannes for Midem. I’ma try to post from out there but I’m sure the rest of the team will continue to keep you updated with all the latest goodies if I get too busy indulging in baguettes and French women. Parlez vous francais, mi amor, merci, oui oui, bon bons and all that good stuff.
hyperadmin | The Fine Print | Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
By Jonathon “Bizz” Brown
Our world houses over six billion people, in approximately 200 countries, consisting of countless nationalities, religions, agendas and varying priorities. Indeed it is a fragmented social climate for much of the time. Special interest groups, unions, protesters, armies, peace keepers, arms dealers, farmers, caregivers, tribal elders, community leaders, celebrities, teachers, therapists etc… There are lots of competing narratives. And with so many issues holding importance for different groups, sometimes the idea of a collective humanity sinks into the quicksand.
With Haiti’s tragic, devastating circumstances, the world is remembering the humanity that is our collective foundation. The idea that we, as human beings, are distinct from all other beings on this earth. The realization that our six billion people were born of the 5,4,3,2,1 billion people before them. The concept that the many pieces of our modern world, however opposed, remain under the umbrella of our global community. The momentum of an energy deep inside each of us that is intrinsically dependent on humanities well being. This all has come to light with the outpouring of support and emotion for the earthquake victims in Haiti. It came five years ago for the tsunami and a year after that for Katrina and thankfully it is resonating within many of us once again.
So with all the death, politics, logistics, critical analysis and missed opportunities we will continue to hear about from Haiti, I believe The Fine Print at this time is to center ourselves in the notion of humanity. Let this manifest itself in you however you see fit. But do not ignore it, embrace it. Acknowledge the specifics of this tragedy, but always remember what powers those specifics – the part of each of us that cares about humanity.
hyperadmin | Video | Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
New video for JB’s latest joint featuring Sean Jones (formerly of In Essence). Shouts to Cazhmere for another great job. Video looks cleeeeean. Nah, that ain’t Miami trick. Cameos by Famous, the man dem and some hot girls.
hyperadmin | Editorial | Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
Here’s my official disclaimer: This is WAY more entertaining to read HERE. Not to say that it’s not entertaining to read it here, but THERE the footnotes actually work how they’re supposed to (a la pop-up video style)!
Anyways, here’s Part I of Chris Shaban’s latest edition of his Footnotes series: Famous – The Building Of A Brand. The last one was called In Defence Of Drake which you can also check out on Chris’ blog if you missed it the first time. And without further ado:
What’s Happening my good friends? Welcome back to footnotes* and, more importantly, Welcome to 20T0[i]. As you can see, we have revamped things around here so that you can feel a little more at home[ii]. I have had a very eventful couple of months since the last time I posted up here, but I’m sure that we all have, and I can sincerely say, it is great to be back. With all of our 2009 articles counted as ‘research[iii]’, you can say that this here is the OFFICIAL launch of blog.farbeyond.ca. Please check back each and every Friday for a crisp, new joint. And to keep that freshness sealed in, we have started a little something new to increase the fun you can have while here[iv]. It’s an FYI on the music game, and it’s called The Biz 101. Since I don’t intend to stay two feet in long enough to hate it, I thought I’d try and drop some jewels for the new generation that may want to tackle The Biz as a career. Hope you likes… (more…)
