Jam of the day…

Today we are going with the Jheri curled maestro, the brilliant Roger Troutman to set off this short week. You can hear Roger’s influence even in today’s hip hop and R&B. Speaking of Jheri curls….meet Jheri. Right! I totally thought the inventor of the curl would look like 

The Tribe reunites…

Last evening was filled with a ton of bad news but, there was at least one bright spot for hip hop lovers out there. A Tribe Called Quest reunited with the help of The Roots. What followed brought me back to a simpler time and 

The Catunes return to Florian…

The Thanksgiving parties at Florian Hall are the stuff of legend. After a few years one of the party’s greatest MC’s is back. Mark Morris and the Catunes will return to Florian in 2015.  Stay tuned…   

King of Limbs…

So in this weeks completely random post…I would like to discuss what is my favorite alternative album of the last decade. The beauty of owning your own blog is you can write about whatever the fork you want….when it strikes you. RadioHead’s King of Limbs 

How to sing the anthem…

Brian Landry killed it last night….bring on the Boston Red Sox!!!  

Tonight is for Brian…

You folks read about my old friend Brian Landry back when I wrote “Coffee with a Tenor“. Maria Stephanos even featured his story one evening in her “Real People Real Stories” segment. Tonight my old friend will be singing the National Anthem at Gillette Stadium 

Why the country?

So Country Fest is around the corner again and I’m still trying to figure out where all these country fans came from. I’m a Zac Brown fan myself…and it’s because those guys are pure musicians in my book. Ok, I dig some Johnny Cash too….let’s 

Singing for the Revolution!

Singing for the Revolution!

So I just got word that my old friend Brian Landry won a competition the other night hosted by the Atlantic Beer Garden, HOT 96.9 and the New England Revolution. Check out his performance here: I don’t think anyone in that room expected what they were 

Tuxedo…

Tuxedo…

So I enjoy 80’s and 90’s R&B….its an absolute blast to party to. Brings me back to a more innocent time where social networking happened when everyone made a phone call and picked a place to party. Enter Tuxedo – the Stones Throw Records duo 

I Dont Play…

I Dont Play…

Been blasting this all morning… Been a few since I sounded off about a song I like and that’s usually because I get bored with what I’m hearing. I first heard this Pete Needy (Stay Puft Productions) beat in the 363: The Road to the