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Corinne Bailey Rae’s Highly Anticipated, “The Sea”
By: Brian Bowers
The smooth, sultry voiced songbird that won the world over with hit songs such as “Like a Star” and “Put Your Record On” returns to us with her sophomore effort “The Sea.” In recent interviews regarding her return, Corinne confesses during her break from the industry she was experiencing a period of tremendous loss and grieving.
The dole-eyed singer was on hiatus following the tragic loss of her husband a couple of years ago. Late 2009, however, the lead single from her newly released project entitled “I’d Do it All Again” accurately summarizes the sonic expression of a great loss, but a life and love greater than remorse and, or regret.
“The Sea” is full of a vast array of emotions, but the tone of the album is overwhelmingly seeped in the blues and retrosoul. A title apropos for a life experiences that we all can connect to as human beings navigating this experience we call living. In the words of Agnes De Mille:
“Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how. The moment you know how, you begin to die a little. The artist never entirely knows. We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark.”
Corinne’s latest work is a bold leap into heavy soul wrenching music accented by a deliberate vocal styling that is characteristically her own. This is one work that welcomes any listener looking to take a journey into the soul of an artist finding her voice and finding her way.
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will be taking place on Thanksgiving Day, November 26th, beginning at 9am. For the first time in many years, the parade route for the 83rd annual parade has been altered, heading through Times Square along Seventh Avenue instead of Broadway.
Travis McCoy Juggles Music Projects
Aside from his success with Gym Class Heroes, Travis McCoy is taking his profound love for music to the next level. During an interview with Billboard.com, he revealed that he’s working on his debut solo record and a fourth Gym Class Heroes set. Read more
Twilight’s Robert Pattinson on Vanity Fair Cover
It’s always great to see youthful stars find their way to the Hollywood spotlight. If you can remember Rob Pattinson’s sexy debut in “Twilight” you’ll understand why all his fans are grateful that he’s on December’s cover of Vanity Fair.
First Billboard Japan Awards Set For January
The first-ever Billboard Japan Music Awards will be held January 31 in Tokyo and broadcast live on Next Fuji, a cable channel of Fuji Television. The inaugural event will honor the top artists in Japan for 2009 based on the Billboard Japan charts and votes from music fans. The charts include the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, which ranks songs based on retail and airplay data.
DJ SugaRay Featured on The Colin Kane Show
Pics of the Week: Celebrity DJ SugaRay rocked the Colin Kane Show in alongside Hot 97s Cipha Sounds.
Houston Dynamo
The Dynamo advances to the single-game West final to face the winner of the Chivas USA-Los Angeles match later Sunday. Houston improved to 5-1 at home in the playoffs and 9-1-6 at home this season.
Video Pick: Cobra Starship
Ever so often we tend to post a Video Pick of the Week. This was one of those weeks and we decide to go for something with a retro style. Cobra Starship has been around for a while but also emerging on a more national scene.
The band kind of reminds us of a modern day Blondie. Guess that’s why we like to think of them as a new retro-pop type! Below: Cobra Starship’s “Good Girls Go Bad”
Quick Review: Trick ‘r Treat
Even after all the wonderful marketing and promotion Trick ‘r Treat, a supposed horror film which was written and directed by Michael Dougherty and based on his short film Season’s Greetings turned out to be more a Halloween-themed comedy than a scary movie. Honestly, after much anticipation sometimes you just want a refund due to a lack of expectations.
