Anderson Paak Living His Greatness Down Under

Anderson Paak & The Free Nationals live at the Metro Theatre

If Anderson Paak “spent years…living under his greatness” like he tells us in ‘The Season/Carry Me’, then he’s definitely made up for it tenfold in recent times. New testament to that is the fact that he & The Free Nationals just achieved something I’ve rarely seen done by any performing artists in Australia. Without even… Continue reading Anderson Paak Living His Greatness Down Under

D’Angelo Live In Australia – One, Two, Three, Four

After experiencing the first three of D’Angelo’s four incredible Australian shows, I was mysteriously left feeling less than fully satisfied. It didn’t make sense when D’Angelo and The mini Vanguard touring with him had just delivered flawless, stunning performances to Melbourne, Sydney and Byron Bay Bluesfest audiences.           x D’Angelo, Every Time… Continue reading D’Angelo Live In Australia – One, Two, Three, Four

Future-Soul Artist Wallace Releases ‘Vinyl Skip’

New Zealand Music Month has just begun. About the same time last week Beaver was praising the unique sounds of music coming out of Aotearoa (New Zealand) in recent decades – a promising, young New Zealand-born “future soul” artist named Wallace was digitally-releasing her debut single Vinyl Skip. Wallace Gollan is a jazz-trained singer/songwriter who cites NGAIIRE, Georgia… Continue reading Future-Soul Artist Wallace Releases ‘Vinyl Skip’

George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic Givin’ Up The Funk Live In Sydney

Any cats or kitties out there whippin or wailin and jumpin up and down tellin each other who the greatest contemporary funk cats in the world are can just zip it. Those cats are George Clinton & the Parliament Funkadelic collective, of course. I knew it a while back when the gift of the new… Continue reading George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic Givin’ Up The Funk Live In Sydney