Album Review: Bluff City, Bc3
One of the things most R&B fans miss in the year 2020 is the lack of groups. Bluff City is here to fill the void with their debut release on BC3 ENT, Bc3. Initially gaining fans with covers of classic R&B songs on their YouTube channel, the group comprised of members Keem, “Loverboy Tre,” and […]
Throwback Tuesday Album Review: Jesse Powell, JP
Known primarily for his 1998 hit “You” from his sophomore album ‘Bout It,’ Jesse Powell is the true definition of an artist who never got his just due. Jesse debuted in 1996 with a self-titled album, which featured the singles “All I Need” and a cover of Enchantment’s Gloria. Two years later, Jesse released his […]
Familiar plot beats aside, The High Note entertains
One of my favorite things about music centered films are that they show the behind the scenes aspect of the music industry. Two of the seven basic plots (Rags to Riches) and (Rebirth) mix in the Focus Features released The High Note. Directed by Nisha Ganatra and written by first screenwriter Flora Gresson, The High […]
Netflix’s Space Force is an unsuccessful comedy series launch
Steve Carell returns to series television in Netflix’s Space Force. Reuniting with his The Office producer Greg Daniels, Space Force portrays four-star General Mark R. Naird, a military man enjoying life in the Nation’s capital with his wife Maggie (Lisa Kudrow) and daughter Erin (Diana Silvers).
Flashback Friday Album Review: Ralph Tresvant, It’s Goin Down
In January 1994, the landscape of R&B had begun to shift when New Edition frontman Ralph Tresvant released his sophomore album It’s Goin Down. While Tresvant’s debut had gone platinum and he was fresh off a hit single in the form of summer 1992’s Mo ’Money soundtrack, featured “Money Can’t Buy You Love”, he was […]
Flashback Friday: Concert Review Thee Phantom & The Illaharmonic Orchestra
Thee Phantom & The Illaharmonic Orchestra brought their unique style of music the World-Renowned Kennedy Center on Sunday, December 31st Mixing the elements of Hip Hop & classical music, the show was the perfect way to close out 2017. Thee Phantom got his start at the wrote when his first rhyme at the age of […]
New Jack Swingin With Aqil Davidson of Wreck-n-Effect Part 2
Part 2 of my interview with Aqil Davidson Reviews & Dunn: August 25th 1992, the classic “Rump Shaker” hits the airwaves. How was it working with a pre-fame Pharrell in the studio? Aqil Davidson: Pharrell Williams has always been very talented and creatively inspired. From the time we met him and Chad Hugo they became […]
New Jack Swingin with Aqil Davidson of Wreck-n-Effect
Aqil Davidson took time out on working on new music to chop it up with Reviews & Dunn. This is the first of a two part interview. Reviews & Dunn: Growing up who were some of your early musical influences? Aqil Davidson: My earliest musical influence was Run-DMC, after hearing “Sucker MC’s” on the radio. […]
Soul & Success: An Interview with Santiago Firm CEO Melinda Santiago
Reviews & Dunn: Thank you for taking the time to speak with me. How did The SANTIAGO Firm come about? Melinda Santiago: It came about by me getting fired from my last Corp gig. In all my years and experience I was never terminated or even written up on a job before. I was terminated […]
Album Review: Portrait, Afro Trees
One of the most underrated R&B groups of the early nineties, Portrait returns to the scene with their new release Afro Trees. Since releasing the 2017 buzz single “In The Moment” (a grown folks bop) to a positive reception, Portrait have kept their fans waiting in anticipation for a new album. Serving as the group’s […]
Just enough laughs in Patton Oswalt’s Netflix special I Love Everything
Comedian Patton Oswalt returns to Netflix for his latest comedy special “I Love Everything”. Patton first came to my attention in his role as Spence on the classic sitcom The King of Queens. I knew Patton was a comic; however I’d never seen any of his stand up acts, preferring to enjoy his television work and voice-over work in animated films such as Ratatouille and more recently The Secret Life of Pets 2.
Throwback Tuesday Album Review: Shai, Blackface
The music industry has a phrase known as the sophomore slump, which means the second or sophomore album of an artist fails to generate an equal or higher level of acclaim than the first album. One notable example from a hip hop standpoint includes Mase’s 1999 Double Up, which failed both creatively and commercially. However, […]