During the week I noticed Twitter buzzing with an abundance of news and events as usual. However, one thing really caught my attention: Hip Hop was celebrating its 45th birthday. The start was marked by the “Back to School Jam” held in 1973 in the Bronx, NY. 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, in the recreation room isRead More
Every city has its own cultural imprint. Of course, I am well aware of this fact because I am from Chicago, a city full of musical influence. From there I moved to Miami, with its own multi-ethnic musical foundation. However, a good amount of my family and friends live in Detroit. What’s your first thoughtRead More
Every week I write about an artist or group of artists and their starts in the music industry. The younger artists always have interesting stories, especially in this age of social media. I guess we tend to look at social media as the cause for all things good and bad today. However, I view socialRead More
Life is always eventful. Each of us can understand that within any short period of time, things occur that can change a person’s life path forever. For instance, a young adult can undergo great changes in a five-year period between the ages of eighteen and twenty-three. Those events from that time period, will affect anRead More
I have featured hundreds of artists the past years and always work hard to keep the commentary as it has been from the beginning. I try to provide background information about each artist, but never cast judgement upon any of their life decisions. I leave such judgement to you – the readers. Nevertheless, today IRead More
There have been many times throughout my years of writing for Weekly Music Commentary, that I thought a featured artist was a perfect fit for the blog. This week I added another in a long list of truly special musicians. Music industry executives and others have created many categories all meant to help businesses attemptingRead More
During the week as I prepared for this post, my thoughts went back to my high school years. I’m not entirely sure why, but perhaps it was because of some contact with a few childhood friends. While in high school, we are given a yearbook that highlights the times and events of that particular year.Read More
