Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part One

If you haven't bought your copy yet check out my take on the new Erykah Badu album.



Artist: Erykah Badu
Title: New Amerykah Part One
Genre: Soul/Hip-Hop/Electronica
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Patrick Fillion presents Zahn

I am a huge fan of the erotic comics of Patrick Fillion. His newest series is calleed Zahn and it looks like a gay Conan or something. Here are some cool illustrations from the first issue.



Patrick Fillion's website

Nu-Soul Presents Fusion: A NextAid Benefit April 12

Nu-Soul Magazine and NextAid are joining forces to bring you FUSION on Saturday April 12 at Skinny's Lounge in North Hollywood. This will be a landmark night of future soul and hip-hop featuring LIVE performances from acclaimed Om Records artists Samantha James & Black Spade. All proceeds will go to NextAid to support their mission in assisting children orphaned by AIDS in Africa!

Performances by Om Records newest stars:

SAMANTHA JAMES LIVE


Songwriter/performer Samantha James has spent the past three years honing her estimable skills as a modern-day singer/songwriter within the dance/electronic/soul genre. Her sultry style, vocal cadences, and international rhythms are largely influenced by such artists as Sade, Basia, Amel Larrieux, Bebel Gilberto and Morcheeba.

On her debut album ‘Rise’ for San Francisco based indie label Om Records, Samantha teamed up with producer and co-writer Sebastian Arocha Morton-AKA ROCAsound (Sting, Vikter Duplaix, Fischerspooner, Fila Brazilia and Rick James for the classic finale’ of the hit film Little Miss Sunshine.)

www.myspace.com/sammyjmusic

Read the Samatha James Interview at Nu-Soul

BLACK SPADE


Black Spade’s music is a melting pot of sounds hailing from St. Louis by way of New York, Detroit, LA, and everywhere that hip-hop has carved a distinctive and influential sound for itself. Writing and producing all his music along with MC’ng, Spade’s one man team approach is full of burbling synths, and off-kilter drums while his voice slides smoothly over choruses coated in multi-tracked vocals and skipping roughshod drums.

Spade’s cadence flutters up and down like Pharoahe Monch, but stays introspective like Common. Before you know it, he’ll switch to singing and suddenly his songs become less like hip hop experimentation and more like fully fleshed sketches. At his core, Black Spade is a producer who makes music because he loves to. His sounds are grounded in the past while still sounding futuristic, and most importantly come from the heart.

www.myspace.com/blackspade

Read the Black Spade Interview at Nu-Soul

DJs for the night:

Glenn Red
www.myspace.com/glenn_red

Jayvon
www.myspace.com/jayvon

Destroyer
www.myspace.com/djdestroyer

About NEXTAID

NextAid is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization committed to developing and implementing innovative sustainable solutions to the challenges facing African children. NextAid's mission is to promote community-driven environmentally, economically and socially empowering responses to the AIDS orphan pandemic. NextAid collaborates with individuals, businesses and nonprofits to produce culturally rich awareness-raising projects and music events involving technology, the arts, public education, and volunteer opportunities. From mega-events like the Miami Music Conference and WIRED Magazine’s “NextFest” in Los Angeles to small club and music-related activities, NextAid channels the positive energy on the dance floor across the globe to Africa, thus providing opportunities for concerned individuals to make a tangible difference in the lives of African children in need.

www.nextaid.org

About Nu-Soul Magazine

Launched in October 2006, Nu-Soul bridges the gap between the world of R&B/soul and the underground vibes of electronica, the common factor being a grounding in funk, soul and urban lifestyle. This is a place where the sounds of neo-soul, drum and bass, deep house and breakbeat are a part of the same family. Through fascinating articles, engaging interviews, and the latest reviews, Nu-Soul hopes to open minds to the incredible array of soul influenced music available today.

www.nu-soulmag.com

FUSION: A NextAid Benefit
Saturday April 12, 2008
@ Skinny's Lounge
4923 Lankershim Blvd
North Hollywood, CA 91601
9pm-2am
21+
$15 minimum donation
All Proceeds will be donated to NextAid

Nu-Soul presents Strictly Social w/ Mike the Poet & Taniq march 26

Soul Union and Nu-Soul Magazine present another evening of Eclectic Soul Fusion!

STRICTLY SOCIAL
Wednesday March 26, 2008

Featuring performances from

Mike The Poet
www.myspace.com/mikethepoet

Taniq
www.myspace.com/taniq

and Guest DJ Seven57
www.myspace.com/emayday

Show begins at 10:30

Join us for a special pre-show listening session of Lina's new album "Morning Star" available on Moodstar Recordings with plenty of giveaways!
www.myspace.com/linamusic

The night will also feature the fresh artwork of Ritzy Periwinkle!
ritzyperiwinkle.com

FREE with RSVP to info@nu-soulmag.com
$5 without

@ Skinny's
4923 Lankershim Blvd
North Hollywood, CA 91601
www.skinnyslounge.com
www.myspace.com/lastrictlysocial
www.nu-soulmag.com

DJ Craze - Fabriclive review

Craze brings his undeniable touch to the Fabriclive mix series with Fabriclive.38.

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Stephen Chow article

Check out this article I wrote on the director of Kung Fu Hustle, Stephen Chow. He has a new kid's movie out called CJ7.

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