[Video] D’Angelo Live in Stockholm 2012

F-CKING EPIC!!!! He’s BACK! This is just one small slice of evidence for why I say D’Angelo live at Radio City on the Voodoo Live Tour is the greatest show I have ever seen!

[via The Fader]

[MP3] Black Milk – Simply Having feat. Melanie Rutherford

Download Black Milk Simply Having (Feat. Melanie Rutherford)

Merry Christmas, y’all!!!

[via Trent’s Beats N Rants Tumblr]

For the Holidays: Listen to the A Classic Soul Christmas Album in FULL

Check out that first Clarence Carter track, I think you’ll recognize it.

Listen to The Weeknd – Echoes Of Silence Mixtape in FULL! (Album Stream)

The Weeknd – Echoes Of Silence by The_Weeknd

I’ve played this a couple times so far but I haven’t really given it my full, full attention. My first, snap judgment on this, as rendered on twitter last night when it was released, was that this was better than Thursday but not quite as good as the (now) monumental House of Balloons but that it sounded like Abel and crew had decided to pick up the tempo a little bit.

Not sure that opinion will hold up on subsequent listens but one thing I will say is that I agree with Anupa that him covering Michael Jackson‘s “Dirty Diana” for the opening track on this collection is kind of epic and inspired! It just feels right and really makes you realize how subversive a songwriter and artist Jackson could be even at his commercial peak as the biggest pop star in the world back in late 80’s.

But enough from me, what y’all think??

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[Video] Other Voices: When Amy Came To Dingle (VEVO Exclusive Preview)

Amy, her voice and a single guitarist live on stage for 20 minutes only at the Other Voices festival in the tiny Irish town of Dingle. Pure magic! And in case you haven’t heard the Lioness: Hidden Treasure album, which is fantastic, yet, hit the jump to stream it in FULL….

CLICK HERE to learn more about ‘When Amy Came To Dingle.’

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