Weekly Throwback

This track just randomy popped into my head the other day so here it is this weeks throwback Diana King's 'Shy Guy' taken from the 'Bad Boys' soundtrack in 1995
Enjoy!

Concert Review: Estelle

Many have called Estelle the U.K's Lauryn Hill she has said herself its probably because they're dark-skinned and they both sing and rap. For me though thats where the similarities end. Estelle has had an immensely successful year with the release of her sophomore gold album 'Shine' which was nominated for the mercury music prize her number 1 smash single american boy and was recently named the worlds best new rnb act at the World Music Awards, she tops it all off with a tour of the u.k. Estelle bounded onto the stage after a very impressive set from support act Laura Izzibor (shes one to look out for in 2009) to screams from the audience who were jam-packed ,beleive me, into manchester academy 2 inside the student union. She kicked off the set with Just A touch which features Will.I.Am before breezing into substitute lover and album highlights magnificent and the new single come over where she picked out girls to bump n grind with her male back up singers as well as a guy from the audience to dance with, one overly confident guy ran onto the stage to take a photo and steal a kiss instead of dancing with her. Estelle laughed it off and continued to entertain the audience with tales of bad dates she's experienced and guys shes 'been' with, she couldn't go into too much detail though as her mom was in the audience. The band were excellent especially the violinist and scratch dj forever instructing the crowd to dance and clap. She of course ended the set with American boy which amassed an epic singalong however she was back in no time for an encore coming back on stage seemingly surprised at the crowds demands for more estelle saying 'Wow I feel famous!!' she was even more happy to learn they were familiar with her first album 'The 18th day' with requests of 'Free' and debut single '1980' she delivered them with gutso clearly enjoying herself and showing her ablilty to switch between genres effortlessly. Estelle has definitely established herself as the u.k's urban leading lady and a shining star.

New vids:

Peep the video for Solanges new single T.O.N.Y below, you're probably thinking what another solange post? but hey its nothing compared to all the coverage her sister is gettin you'd be forgiven for thinking beyonce is the only person in the world with an album out right now. This is not the case lol 'T.O.N.Y' is the third single from her album 'Sol-Angel and the Hadley Street Dreams'(definitely cop it if u haven't already) this is one of my favourites off the album its such a good concept and it really shows her songwriting skills. The video is deep keep watching till the end and everything will become clear.

Real Talk: Rihanna

The beauty of music is that it is subjective, everyone has their own preference and opinions on different genres and musical artists, so here at NeverxMind we want to introduce you to this new feature "Real Talk" with us lot giving you further insight into what we think. Basically So here it goes.. our topic is RIHANNA!

LovexHate: Rihanna has changed so much over the years when she first appeared on the scene she was this wholesome island girl lol.

Karma: Yeah, shes transformed into an RnB Diva with alot of hit songs and dating Chris brown- people are calling them the new Bey and Jay.

LovexHate: I agree Rihanna is successful but it's a bit too much for someone who ain't got that much talent don't get me wrong I like her songs and all but her voice ain't that great.

Karma: Yeah exactly look at how many songs she's released off her "Good Girl Gone Bad" album. I think her look is a bir part of her success people focus more on her style than her vocal ability. Everyone who gets a short haircut now is compared to Rihanna.

LovexHate: Her style is on point though. I would rank her in the same category as Cassie but she's more of a performer and is lucky enough to receive good beats.

Karma: Saying that she is a better performer than Cassie isn't saying much, and having seen her in concert I can vouch for that.

LovexHate: Na, I do think Rihanna is a good artist in her own right but her abilities shouldn't be exaggerated.

Karma: I disagree there I dont think she can be called an "artist" she doesn't write her own songs and her label has created the rebel image to sell records. I think she is a robot.


LovexHate: LOL at the robot business. I do think her record label has had some say in this "new" Rihanna but then again when she first came out she was young so like other singers, it's likely that she would evolve. Or regress whatever way you see it...

Karma: I take your point but what I would like to know is who her target audience is I dont think its people who are our age that look up to her, i thinks its younger girls is she a good role model?


LovexHate: I actually think she has a wide fan base and that is the exact reason why she is so successful.

Karma: Oh yeah, backing up my point when I went to her concert there were a lot of young girls there maybe like 5,6,7,years old and the show was way too raunchy for them she was in leather bondage gear and I remember thinking is that really appropriate her image is way too sexualised and I thinks its to make up for what she lacks in singing ablility.


LovexHate: LOL i fully agree with that. Thats the music industry in general. Before I used to knock artists like Rihanna but what can I say shes doing her thing.

What do you think?, We'd be interested in your opinions.

Concert Review: Solange

Lovexhate and I (Karma) recently had the pleasure of seeing Solange live in concert. She played an intimate venue where she was close enough to touch the audience the energetic set included album favourites 'T.O.N.Y', 'Dancing In The Dark' and 'Cosmic Journey where she performed with such abandon that her jewellery flew off! lol. There were a fews surpises as well namely a performance of Kanye's Love 'Lockdown.' The crowd was very diverse showing how broad her appeal is. It seems to me that people aren't willing to give her a chance beacuse of her famous sibling more fool them they missed out on a great night. I'd definitely recommend seeing Solange when she's in a town near you. 7/10

Keri Hilson pushed back again!

This is just getting beyond a joke now. Keri Hilson's long-awaited debut album was originally set for release in september its now officialy been pushed back to an 'early 2009 release'. I'm just gonna call her Keri Scherzinger from now on coz it looks like she'll suffer the same fate.

1st Black President!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok so there hasn't been much coverage of the U.s election here at neverxmind but today is a momentous day in history. Barack Obama has won and is now the first black president of America. I am beyond proud right now its a great day to be alive and an even better day to be black. His win shows just how far we have come Change has finally come to America!

Kanye West: change in style?

Lately I haven't been too impressed with the tracks leaking from Kanye's album "808 and Heartbreaks". Why oh why!? Right now I feel destroyed lol.. slight exaggeration but I'm a Kanye Stan and I'm not really feeling this new material to be honest. I'm all for change and innovation but this just ain't cutting it- for me atleast.

Well this is the most recent track:

"Robocop"

The only one I've liked so far is "Coldest Winter", check it out..