David Bowie. "Young Americans." Young Americans, RCA Records, 1975.
Happy Fourth, y'all.
Put on your red shoes and dance the blues
David Bowie. "Let's Dance." Let's Dance, EMI America Records, 1983.
RIP to one of the greatest. Legendary Toronto DJ Skratch Bastid flipped an incredible mix of this track on Monday at the Ace Hotel in DTLA (check out the video below for the version he recorded shortly after Bowie's death last year and that went viral online).
Who wants to love somebody like me?
Alicia Keys. "In Common." Here, RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, 2016.
2016 is shaping up to be an incredible year for music. While we've been rocked by the loss of several of our greatest legends -- from Bowie to Prince -- the next generation of artists (Anderson .Paak, Kaytranada and Solange, just to name a few) have been releasing some truly meaningful work that, I believe, will stand the test of time.
And it just keeps coming. In anticipation of her new album, Here, out this Friday, Alicia Keys earlier this week released her short film The Gospel, directed by A.V. Rockwell. Roam the streets of Keys' New York City as Rockwell captures everyday moments and stories, get lost in the cinematography that propels you forward, in constant motion, as the film addresses the impacts of police brutality.
I'm looking forward to all the remixes I'm sure are about to drop in the coming weeks of today's track, "In Common," bound to be a club anthem this winter.