All the Playlists

Nostalgic Montage – Salami Rose Joe Louis

16 April 2019

The time we spend above the earth. The feeling of motionless suspension and yet bewildering speed propels us back and forth through time and space. A place where time appears to stand still – if exist at all. The space above the earth is vast, unknown, and transitional much like our existence…

Medication – Memoir

11 April 2019

Another track from the candidates list – but strangely enough not the track that the artist recommended. Which is rare – ‘cos normally you have a listen and decide whether you dig the track or not and if you don’t you move on never to think about them again – but Riley Goltz – or “Memoir” as he performs under, had a secret weapon!…

Cold Little Heart – Michael Kiwanuka

10 April 2019

Staring out the window on a beautiful day in Monterey, in an emotional coma for the last 4 days. I can’t cry and I can’t stop trying to rationalize it, shouldn’t this be illegal? Can’t I write a law? But it’s nature. It’s life. How humbling, how little control we have really. I can’t write a law. I can’t write a grievance. I can’t slam the door and walk away…

A Change is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke

9 April 2019

The gentle humility of A Change is Gonna Come, Sam Cooke’s 1964 plea for emancipation, belies the simmering fury that inspired it, a fury that reached boiling point in America where this song became an anthem for millions of disenfranchised black people who took to the streets to make that change a reality…

Get A Strut On – Son Of Dave

9 April 2019

Blues Man, innovator and genius.

Son of Dave’s genre crossing compilation of sounds has set him apart from any artist I’ve discovered…

Church (feat. closegood) – Saint Michel

9 April 2019

I do not even know how many times I searched for this track and found dozens of Saint Michel Church photos but hey, that did not stop me. Here is my reflections about it….

Coming Over (filous Remix) – James Hersey

9 April 2019

With not a lot of information just yet on this rising star, I’m given the opportunity to talk about the song itself. What I do know about James Hersey is he was raised in Vienna, Austria and abandoned a jazz-guitar degree to become a singer-songwriter which all started with this song…

Rising from the Ashes – Sublab

9 April 2019

Sometimes situations call for a total reassessment. Sometimes, ‘having faith’ and ‘staying the course’ become synonymous with getting yourself stuck in a big ol’ rut. Even when your gut is screaming ‘yo bro this ain’t RIGHT my dude’, you just dig your heels in and plough on. You know best, after all…

The World is Rated X – Marvin Gaye

9 April 2019

“Oh, the world’s situation / Should be rated X, rated X.” The late, great Marvin Gaye has an excellent point there.  Gaye was never shy in terms of incorporating socially-conscious themes into his music…

Ultraviolet – Meteora

9 April 2019

La canción de ésta semana continúa con el mismo escenario en tiempo real y enfoque personal, ya que me permite contar anécdotas de las cuales he sido testigo, se trata del grupo de uno de mis mejores amigos, músico, compositor y productor: Rafael Rosas,…

Ministry – Karen O, Danger Mouse

9 April 2019

I loved this song from the very beginning, it’s got all the signature moods of a good Danger Mouse but also an amazing twist at the beginning, such an unexpected beat when you first listen to the introduction…

#Uktv U Kno the Vibes – C Notes

9 April 2019

When rapper C Note is not busy making vlog videos about the latest sneakers that he gives his 2 cents on whether we should purchase them or not he’s banging out hits in the studio…