Tagged: soul
Vinyl Archeology: Cosmo Baker’s Selections of Power and Positvity
Today, America votes to elect the president who’ll serve for the next four years. In 2009′s FADER #59, Philly-born and Brooklyn-based DJ Cosmo Baker selected this group of old songs to celebrate the beginning of … read more »
Video: The Child of Lov, “Heal”
Enigmatic The Child of Lov emerged earlier this summer with a funky, soulful demo for “Heal.” Here’s the official video for the track, shot in Atlanta by Focus Creeps, which sheds a bit more light … read more »
Daily Inspiration: Don Cornelius
This morning, Don Cornelius, creator and host of the beloved dance show Soul Train, was found dead in his Los Angeles home. Politically and musically conservative, Cornelius nevertheless extended the olive branch to hip hop … read more »
Dollars to Pounds: Lianne La Havas
I love a girl who will openly discuss female facial hair. Interview done, coffee drained and talk turns to what a girl should do about a hairy upper lip. “Bleach,” I say. “Threading!” counters Lianne … read more »
Lungu Lungu: Efya’s Got Soul
In Ghana, to make money, artists need to perform. To perform, artists need a hit. To make a hit, artists need… money, but not necessarily talent. Explaining this last sentence could turn into an essay, … read more »
Suite903: Fabolous’ The Soul Tape
Now that we have evidence that Beyonce is not pregnant and plans to unleash a serious tranny army this summer, I can stop having full-on panic attacks. While Bey was belting over “Pon De Floor,” … read more »
Suite903: Lady Led, Community Supported
Two of the best young voices we’ve got, international soul queen Adele and candid funky princess Katy B, went to high school together. There, Adele turned Katy on to soul singers—in interviews, Katy mentions Jill … read more »
Coco O, “Sleep” MP3
Last May, Coco O. and Robin Hannibal of Quadron sat in The FADER’s offices and ushered in the summer months with the kind of soul music that makes it seem possible that the love of … read more »
Cee-Lo, “Old Fashioned” MP3
This next single off Cee-Lo’s new Lady Killer album is unabashedly, um, old-fashioned, a literal musical interpretation of Mr. Green’s sentiments. And while that may not be the most exciting thing in the world most … read more »
Suite903: Interview with Bilal, Hal Linton’s Final Road Reports, Willow Smith Shakes it Off
Things got kinda shook up in the soul world last week, in a manner of speaking. First off, after a four-year hiatus, Bilal finally unleashed his Soulquarian steez yet again, in the form of his … read more »
