Daddy Yankee's studio is located in a modest house that looks just like any other in Carolina, a town on the outskirts of San Juan, Puerto Rico that is home to the reggaeton movement. Inside, it's a different story. There's an expensive, design-conscious look to the floors, walls, soundproofed cream-colored wood and the glass-enclosed booth equipped with the latest sound technology. Construction materials are still spread around the building as the renovation continues but Yankee (whose real name is Ramon Ayala) has recently wrapped up another major project: "Talento de Barrio."
"Barrio," which he produced and stars in and which tells a story of the Puerto Rican barrio, had its premier at last month's New York Latino Film Festival and is slated for relea |
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"I've noticed that very dark people are really funny and every funny person I've met has their dark side," Judith Owen says. This is the perfect summation of the charming singer/songwriter, who has made an impressive career out of baring her tormented thoughts, then allowing herself and her audience to laugh together after each last note.
The Welsh-born entertainer moved to America in the late '90s, signing initially to Capitol but then getting out of her deal in 2000 when the label experienced a shake-up and never released her debut set. Her newest album, "Mopping Up Karma," released earlier this month via her own label Courgette Records, was gathered from the remnants of that dropped album, originally recorded with Glen Ballard.
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The Brother Kite's first two albums, available through micro-indie Clairecords, are enough to prove the group's ability to catch a pop hook and run with it. Washy guitars, gorgeous voice layering and a penchant for soaring, Beach Boys-ian crescendos dominate 2006's "Waiting for the Time to Be Right," while a subtler vocal style is the theme of 2004's "thebrotherkite." The Brother Kite's modern indie-pop has plenty of timeless elements that would appeal to a broader audience than its small Northeast following.
In other words, it's time this Providence, R.I., fivesome has a team.
"We just need more opportunities to tour," guitarist Mark Howard says. The group has played stages with such acts as French Kicks, Frightened Rab |
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Marvin "Slim" Scandrick is no stranger to matters of the heart.
Just take a listen to tracks like the vulnerable "Only You" off the R&B quartet 112's 1996 self-titled debut. The former lead singer belts pleading lyrics like: "Where do I go / what must I do / If I can't live without your love" or "Cupid," which finds him reassuring his lady, "never wanna leave you / ain't no life without you," in his high-pitched falsetto.
Twelve years later and on the eve of the fall release of the appropriately titled "Love's Crazy," it's evident love still makes Slim's world go 'round.
"Love makes you do all sorts of crazy things," says the Atlanta native about his latest project, his solo debut album |
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Hip-hop duo God-des and She were featured performing their sex-charged track "Lick It" on Showtime's "The L Word" in 2007. The video for their "Love You Better" was the No. 1 most-spun music video on MTV's Logo network. They have dozens of shows lined up for this summer, many of which will be at gay pride parades and lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender rallies.
Now God-des and She are ready to take on a wider audience.
First thing's first: MC God-des—whose rhymes are gruff and, at times, hilariously matter-of-fact—is a white lesbian from Wisconsin.
"Yeah, I don't really have a lot working for me in hip-hop, do I?" the recent Long Island, N.Y., transplant says with a laugh. "I'm butch, |
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Spin a globe and put a finger down: chances are, the wherever your finger lands, the locale loves and plays host to its own dance scenes. Having lived all over the world, Sam Sparro has absorbed so many of these styles, along with pop music, soul and even gospel.
The 25-year-old singer, songwriter and beatmaker grew up with musical blood, as his bio states: "His great-grandfather was a professor of music and his Maltese grandfather is a professional trumpet player who performed with, among others, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. Sam’s grandmother continues to sing and dance, while his father, Chris Falson, is an accomplished gospel singer."
At the other end of this, Sparro has crafted his excellent deb |
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