I thought Usher had left the music scene. After getting married, having a baby and doing his own thing, we haven’t heard much from Usher since his album “Here I Stand” dropped back in 2008. Even then, visibility from Usher wasn’t more than a whisper. His 2008 album wasn’t nearly as big of a chart […]

In NYC, music is everywhere. Blasting from stores as you walk down the street, bursting from headphones, on street corners and even in subway cars. On Friday morning last week, I got a special musical treat while riding to work on the A train. In the spirit of Halloween, here’s a string rendition of Michael […]

I re-discovered the power of the radio waves last night and in turn have found my new guilty pleasure. Ke$ha. The electro/pop songstress popped onto the scene with her single Tik Tok about a month ago. She’s collaborated with the likes of Flo Rida on his song Right Round, The Veronica’s song This Love and […]

Rihanna’s new single, Russian Roulette leaked onto the internet just a few moments ago. It’s her first single off her new album entitled “Rated R” – fitting – not “Dark Angels” as I previously suggested yesterday. The song is a slow, dark rock like ballad and for a Rihanna song, a tad underwhelming. I expected […]

Inch Chua is the latest find I have discovered from the region that is Southeast Asia and the more and more I listen to her, the more I like her. Formally she headed the band Allure but has gone solo to release her debut EP, The Bedroom. All songs were written by Chua herself and […]

Hip Hop Subway Series is an event where rappers/MCs, singers, and a myriad of musicians come together to perform live freestyle and cipher on the trains and subways of New York City. It’s a free event and you should come and participate or just be an onlooker and keep us company. FinaL OutlaW who performed […]