Trailer: Still Bill

The good folks at Fusicology are showing the Canadian premiere of Still Bill, a documentary on the life of Bill Withers this Friday October 23 at the Bloor Theatre in Toronto. More info here.

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Video: Joy Jones - "Over"

Joy Jones' Godchild is in the running for the most heavily slept-on, fell through the cracks, and insert any other cliche for overlooked here, soul album of the year. Taking it in a few days ago, it's obvious Jones eased into the transition of a full-blown project after years of cameos on progressive soul and 'broken beat' records. Her latest video "Over" highlights her delicate voice and while not entirely representative of the album in sound it definitely captures its experimental spirit. Nice to hear the muted stains of Ronnie Foster's "Mystic Brew" in the background again. Does the "Electric Relaxation" break ever get old? Spotted at Suite 903.

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Click Hear: Fashawn

Boy Meets World, the new album by Fashawn is already generating a lot of acclaim for Fashawn and his fans include the likes of the legendary Large Professor. I dig into his appeal in this week's Click Hear column.

Click Hear : Fashawn

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Video: Alice Russell: "Let Us Be Loving"

About time. A video for the best song from Alice Russell's Pot of Gold album. That being said, the slow-building album version is clearly superior to this video edit.

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Video: N'Dambi - "Can't Hardly Wait"

Nice to see N'Dambi back in action. The former Erykah Badu backup singer has just dropped her new album Pink Elephant on Stax. And if you haven't heard her Little Lost Girls Blues debut from back in the late 90s, it is highly suggested you track it down.

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Click Hear: Shafiq Husayn - "Nirvana"

It's been out a while now, but Shafiq Husayn's "Nirvana" is a track that steadily grows on you until it becomes infectious. Taken from the album Shafiq En’ A-Freek-A which drops this week, it's featured in this week's Click Hear column at Exclaim!


Click Hear: Shafiq Husayn

Previously: Interview: Sa-Ra Creative Partners

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Video: Q-Tip feat. Norah Jones - "Life Is Better"

Guaranteed to bring a smile to your face.

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Wax Poetics No. 37: Michael Jackson

Haven't got my hands on this Michael Jackson issue yet, but there's no reason to believe that this latest issue from the Wax Poetics camp isn't going to be excellent given their impeccable track record.

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