Ella's Desafinado

A combination of two of my favorite sounds - Ella Fitzgerald singing and the bossa nova!

Soul Time!

TimeWarner finally wised up and included VH1 Soul in their channel list. Hell yeah! It's about freakin' time! Guess what we're adding to our favorites list! Yes, I have been deprived.

Jazzmatazz Vol. 4

I love artists who stay true to their art. Guru has been turning out hits since he came out with DJ Premier as Gangstarr in the early '90s. He is indeed a lovely gift to hip hop and the music scene.

Sorry kids, this one is only available in the UK for now or on UK iTunes. If you're lucky, you might find it in Amoeba's imports stacks.

George, if you have any ounce of musical taste, you'll bring back the album!

No Fade to Black

As much as I praise Amy Winehouse's sophomore album, I'm a bit disturbed by how she's appeared in the media,

First of all, she's super duper skinny, tats on on her shoulders and I'm sure other parts. And for some reason, she always wears heavy eyeliner that extends out into cat-like designs on her top lids. Her whole body is skinnier than my damn arm. Secondly, she's most often seen with a white tight tank top, same eye make-up, teased hair - maybe, just lookin' all tired and unrefreshed. Amy, time to either get a stylist or actually listen to the one you got.

For those of you who have yet to partake of this singer's sounds, Winehouse been compared to the likes of Lady 'Day and Macy Gray. She's got this horsey voice that makes her sound more mature than her age. Her beats harken back to Motown's golden era but has got a bit more edgy sassiness.

She recently married Blake Fielder-Civil. According to People.com, the extent of his entertainment career comprises being a gopher for various music videos. Aw yeah. I hate to be pessimistic about these things but, this might sound like a case of one member of the relationship exceding the other's professional success quite quickly. As a result, the other member feels deficient with themselves and...well, I'm sure many of us have seen cases like this before.

I truly do hope Winehouse has a long career, in or out of the limelight.