Essays

Prince’s Giftsby Michael A. Gonzales Birthday Show, June 7, 1986, Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan:Video:…

Photo: Matt Cowan/Getty Images North America   soulhead contributor and friend to the site,…

In 1985, the same year Chuck Berry stole the music for “Johnny B. Goode”…

Without a doubt, Prince’s third album Dirty Mind, which celebrates its 35th anniversary today,…

Went to Short Dog’s house / they was watching Yo! MTV Raps – Ice…

Revisiting the Top 5 Paisley Park Albums, Beyond Prince’s Own by Miles Marshall Lewis…

When I first heard pioneering Los Angeles rap crew Niggaz Wit Attitudes (N.W.A) in…

This summer marks the 30th anniversary of the Black Rock Coalition (B.R.C.), an arts…

Even hardcore Motown aficionados might have problems telling you much about soul singer G.C.…

Revisiting Curtis Mayfield’s Classic Work on the Claudine Soundtrack By Michael A. Gonzales Singer/songwriter…

Hard Times Baltimore by Michael A. Gonzales “I can’t wait to get the fuck…

30th Anniversary of Around the World in a Day By Michael A. Gonzales In…

From NewYorker.com: One Saturday in 1994, Bennie Lydell Glover, a temporary employee at the…

Seventies Soul Cinema by Michael A. Gonzales Watching the “coming attractions” for the upcoming…

: One Step Ahead by Michael A. Gonzales Earlier this week singer and multi-…

Black Music Artists Are Struggling to Compete With White Major-Label Soul-Pop Chances are that…

Love, Peace and Soulquarians By Michael A. Gonzales Recently I had a conversation with…

: The music industry is gearing up to spin revenue from a new source:…

How did not love this amazing outpouring of goodwill and love by some of…

In just a few weeks, tens of thousands of musicians, record industry executives, and…