Interview: Ultra Naté
By Tyler Schmith | December 20th, 2011
Look up "Dance Music Divas" and you will undoubtedly come across the name Ultra Naté. The Baltimore native has been a powerhouse in the EDM genre for over twenty years, releasing five albums between 1991 and 2007 and an impressive catalogue of singles, 7 of which have hit the number one spot on the U.S. Dance Charts. Now she’s working on her sixth album, the second single of which was released last week as a collaboration with Michelle Williams (formerly of Destiny’s Child). The single, “Waiting on You” is a big-room dance floor stormer; a duet between two commanding female voices that just begs to be played during the peak-hour. “We were brainstorming on who to bring in on it” Ultra says. “Our managers are good friends and thought it would be great to get us together. We thought
Nutritious: Body Out Of Control Three + SF Tour Dates
Our good friend Nutritious of SpinSpinNYC and Apt Entertainment has released his third mix in the "Body Out Of Control" series (below) in anticipation of his upcoming San Francisco tour dates! Since this is the third in the series, we listened to this mix three times, and it had us moving with each go-round. Nutritious manages to touch on a wide range of house sounds, from jacking to jazzy to soulful to afro to electro, all while keeping a consistent groove, proving once again why we like this guy so much! If your in the SF area we recommend that you get yourself to one of these appearances this weekend:
A History of Music – Guardian.UK
Cool interactive time-line detailing the history of music from The Guardian. It's a bit abbreviated I would say, but interesting nontheless!
Interview: Jonn Hawley
Jonn Hawley lives and breathes house music. He's been rocking the turntables since 1991, the production studio since 2000, and his own record label since 2003. Now, with releases coming out on legendary Large Music as well as his own Soul Fuel imprint, and appearances playing around the country, it seems 2011 may be the year that Hawley crushed. We sat down with the man from Milwaukee during his recent east-coast tour to talk music, food, and the green and gold:
Alpha Steppa Meets Alpha & Omega #2 ft Gregory Isaacs
October of 2010 saw the passing of one of reggae music's greatest voices, Gregory Isaacs. Known to many for the hit single "Night Nurse", his career spanned over 40 years and influenced artists both in and out of the reggae genre.
The folks over at Steppas were lucky enough to record with Isaacs before his passing, and are now releasing a new album as a tribute both to him and to UK dub music.
Available February 14th on 12" Vinyl / Digital Download - www.steppas.com
Interview: Nutritious and Wilder
Producer, musician and best selling author Nutritious (Mikey Beatz) has been a prominent figure in the underground music scene for years, rocking dance floors and bringing ass shaking beats to hungry feet the world over. Together with his partner Zoe Wilder, a talented vocalist, dancer, and artist in her own right, they are the dynamic duo behind New York's SpinSpinNYC. We sat down with the two of them to talk about making music, throwing parties, and finding that BOUNCE!
Link: Nine Coachella Acts To Be Excited About.
We're not all down on Coachella. URB has some great suggestions for not-to-be-missed acts that we mostly agree with. We would add on Rye Rye, Thunderball, Kode9, Mala (rumor?), and Mary Anne Hobbs to name a few.
Link: Why the Coachella Lineup Sucks.
The guys over at Esquire magazine explain why you shouldn't be excited about the lineup at Coachella.
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