One of the favorite clubs in Chicago was The Cotton Club at 1710 S. Michigan Avenue from 1987-2008. It was the upscale spot where promotion reps could get the PDs to come by their artist’s release party since the venue was close to the station. You ...
We’re heading to Chi-Town to The Taste Entertainment Center at 63rd & Lowe. In July 1980, the Simmons brothers. Lawrence and Donald and Lawrence’s wife, Marie, took a former Robert Hall clothing store in the Englewood area of Chicago and opened ...
In NYC, another gathering spot was Mikell’s, 760 Columbus Avenue on the corner of 97th Street, run by Mike and Pat Mikell from 1969-1991. It was a favorite stop for musicians and impromptu jam sessions were a regular occurence. It was said ...
In NYC, one of the places to start or end the night was The Cellar at 70 W. 95 Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. What’s your memory of The Cellar? Tell us about it and tag a friend who you met at this venue or an artist who you broke there! ...
Music and its environs have taken a hit during the pandemic. The musical haunts of our careers—the places where we discovered a new talent, developed ingenues, or created lifetime relationships - have suffered - some never to recover. This month w ...
When I read that Republic Records was going to eliminate the word “Urban” from their lexicon, I had to chuckle and thought of N.Y Yankee Yogi Berra’s “This feels like Deja Vu All Over again”. I mean it seems like we’ve been here before. Howe ...
Tamlin Henry was a beloved WDAS AM/FM Philadelphia icon with an envious radio career that spanned five decades. A popular radio newsman, who was affectionately known as ‘Uncle Tamlin,’ he was highly-respected and recognized for his legendary work in ...
A noted journalist in the 1970s, Robert Ford Jr. was a writer’s writer. That would prove to be just one of his many talents. With his vast musical knowledge, Ford was a black music writer for Billboard magazine who was an early chronicler of the New ...
Anthony (Tony) Colvin-Baraka developed an early fascination with music, entertainment and publishing, vigilantly fine-tuning them all into what would become separate, yet equally successful careers. It all began back in Michigan where Baraka atten ...
Today we honor Bashar Barakah Jackson, aka Pop Smoke, deceased rapper and Brooklyn native. He was shot and killed on February 19, 2020, at 20 years old. His breakout hit “Welcome To The Party” spread rapidly through New York City, becoming one of h ...
