Avery*Sunshine - All In My Head Music Video

Shortly after I posted about Avery Sunshine I came across the video for her new single, All in my head.   This is my jam right here.

Hot New Artist: Avery Sunshine!!

Last month my girlfriend surprised me with tickets to see singer Rahsaan Patterson at B.B. Kings here in NYC.  Opening for Mr. Patterson was this beautiful young lady by the name of Avery Sunshine. I never seen an artist  win an audience over so quickly.  From the very first second that she hit the stage she had us in the palm of her hands. This was a hell of an opening act, she was funny, sassy, soulful and engaging.  Her her voice is simply beautiful.     Below is a little snippet of her playfully covering the Jill Scott classic, "He loves me".  I would have recorded more but I needed my hands free so that I could groove properly.    Please people if you love good music go out and get this woman's album and found out when she will be in your town, this is one sister you have to see live.   www.averysunshine.com

Frasier for Office? Actor Kelsey Grammer Ponders Politics.

Actor Kelsey Grammer best known for his role as Frasier Crane on the hit sitcoms "Cheers" and "Frasier", spoke to the New York Post about his political dreams.  Grammer the producer of such shows as "The Game" and "Girlfriends" is  currently staring in the upcoming Starz series "Boss" where he plays a fictional Chicago mayor. says he is thinking of running for office.

 “I have had a great career and extraordinary opportunities, but I look at my political aspirations as that last piece of my life — where I hope to do something good for people and pay back a little.”

Grammer  became interested in politics after watching the Republicans and Democrats create a mess over the country's budget.  It was reported that he couldn't believe how the two parties couldn't come to an agreement and risked ruining our credit rating.   Grammer said he would run as a republican.  He was a huge supporter of Senator John McCain's 2008 campaign and is very conservative.  The rumors are he may run for major of New York City. This should be interesting.  I like him as an actor but I would need to know his views before he got my vote.   Will he join the list of actors to politicians such as Ronald Regan, Sonny Bono,  Arnold Schwarzenegger and George Bush?  Yes I said George Bush. I know he wasn't an actor but he sure did a lot of comedic acting while serving his two terms.   Let's see where all this goes.

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Amy Winehouse Remembered.

Soul singer Amy Whinehouse, whose album "Back to Black", tore up the charts in 2006 was found dead in her apartment in London on Saturday July 23, 2011. Sadly her talent took a back seat to her troubled life and her struggle with drugs and alcohol. Amy's music was sassy, soulful, raw and real.  Amy sang her pain, told her story through her music with no shame.  Many people will unfairly judge  her by the antics they read in the tabloids or the YouTube videos of her drunken performances.  I think that's wrong, nobody knows what kind of demons she may have been fighting. Everybody has a story. That's why I was disgusted by some of the holier than thou, cold hearted,  judgmental comments made about her death. Despite what anyone feels about what she did in life, is it not still a tragedy to see a young life lost?

My heart goes out to her family. It was reported that her father Mitch Whinehouse learned of his daughter's passing once he landed in New York City.  Mitch was scheduled to perform at the legendary Blue Note, but of course he cancelled the show and headed back to London to be with his family.

Although Amy's time with us was short she left us wonderful music and in my opinion her success influenced British singers  such as Duffy and the lovely Adele,  both talented but neither as  raw and gusty as Whinehouse.   Amy Whinehouse was just 27 years old when she passed, another talent gone too soon.  Rest in peace Amy.

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Please stay tuned............

To the three people that do follow this blog, I want to say thank you. I know this month I haven't been posting a lot. (or at all)  At lot of things have been going, between school, work, vacations and other news.  Please stay tuned folks because I plan to bring you some special interviews and more exciting posts.  Maybe then I can get five people to view the blog.   Peace.

Kelly Price- As We Lay ft. Shirley Murdock @ 2011 Essence Music Fest.

The Essence Festival was filled with great music, one of the highlights was a beautiful duet between Kelly Price and Shirley Murdock  who originally recorded As We Lay in the 80s.   Kelly Price remade this classic on her in 2000 on her Mirror Mirror album.  Enjoy!!

The Summer Joint Jill Scott - Shame (feat. Eve & The A Group)

This joint right here is fire. If you don't have Jill's album what are you waiting for?  The Light of the Sun is in stores now.