celesteauroraAs part of her first tour post-prison release, Ms. Lauryn Hill returned to Washington, DC last night for a sold-out show at the Lincoln Theatre. From the sound of it, if nothing else, her musical talent is certainly rehabilitated. If what you wanted was to be transported to 1998, tough luck. From the moment she sang the first note of her opening number- some two-and-a-half hours after doors opened- Ms. Hill made it clear she was…
Instant Classics
I took the last week to ask my friends and Twitter followers, what songs changed your life the first time you heard it? My main criteria was to choose songs that you could actually remember the first time you heard it, and that resonate with you still. Some people sent me songs about love or heartache. Some triggered memories of their family, or maybe a great party they went to. Others were an introduction to…
Saint Heron: The New R&B
That’s the promise made by Solange Knowles, fashion icon and I-didn’t-make-it-for-you musician who is the visionary behind the music and culture site Saint Heron, and a compilation EP by the same name. Put out by Saint Records, the Saint Heron EP features 11 artists who each deliver a similar element of sensuality on the CD’s 12 tracks. The men and women of Saint Records have not all been as highly successful in the music industry…
Musically known as Passion
Download Jeremy Passion’s latest single, Suddenly, now available on iTunes, Spotify, GooglePlay and more. Advice for new writers at ZME is simple: “write whatever fuels you. write your passion. write with heart.” For almost 7 years, I’ve been fueled by the YouTube videos on The Little Channel That Could. As a new writer at ZMEMusic, I took that advice quite seriously. This is my chance to share with the world the…