Lady Sings The Blues– excerpts from the 1972 film starring Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams and Richard Pryor. 1) The Man I Love 2) Them There Eyes 3) Good Morning Heartache 4) My Man 5) God Bless the Child. Continue reading
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11/7/16 O&A NYC COMEDY: Alec Baldwin and Kate McKinnon Break Character- SNL
In Saturday’s cold open sketch for the final episode of the NBC variety show before Election Day, Alec Baldwin and Kate McKinnon broke out of their Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton characters to stop the mudslinging of 2016. Continue reading
11/4/16 O&ANYC WITH WaleStylez FASHION Sneaker Con NYC Ends Today
By Adewale Adekanbi
Sneaker Con the two day event at New York City’s Davits Center North, 608 West 40th Street ends today.
11/6/16 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Ain’t It Like Him (That’s Just Like Jesus): Edwin Hawkins & the Edwin Hawkins Singers Featuring Walter and Tramaine Hawkins
Ain’t It Like Him (That’s Just Like Jesus): Edwin Hawkins & the Edwin Hawkins Singers featuring Walter and Tramaine Hawkins – Piano: Edwin Hawkins Organ: Daniel Hawkins Continue reading
11/6/16 O&A NYC COMEDY: Weekend Update: Church Lady on the Election – SNL
In Weekend Update Church Lady (Dana Carvey) stops by and weighs in on the candidates. Continue reading
11/4/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez FASHION: Fat Joe Opens New Sneaker Store UP NYC In Washington Heights
By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.
UP NYC, rapper Fat Joe’s new uptown sneaker store opens tomorrow Saturday, November 5th in Washington Heights at 158 and Broadway. Continue reading
11/4/16 O&A NYC DANCE: Alex Smith Jr. Honored At Bessies
By Walter Rutledge
In life there are no detours, it is always the course appointed. Despite all of our plans and dreams we can count on the universe to add some unexpected twists and turns. Thelma Hill Preforming Arts Center’s Executive Chairman Alex Smith Jr. knows this all to well. In 1995 Smith become the guiding force of the organization by proxy, now twenty-one years later he was honored with a Service to the Field Award at the 29th New York Dance and Performance Awards- The Bessies. Continue reading
11/2/16 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Solange – Don’t Touch My Hair
Solange released two music videos for her album A Seat at the Table. Cranes in the Sky and Don’t Touch My Hair are both visually stunning depictions of stripped-down, ethereal dreamlands. Continue reading
11/3/16 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Nat King Cole – Autumn Leaves
Autumn Leaves, appears on the 1955 album Nat King Cole Sings for Two In Love, arranged by songwriter Johnny Mercer wrote the English lyrics in 1947, and the song quickly became a pop standard. Continue reading
11/2/16 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: Shady Cxvpher
By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.
Later this month, Eminem will be releasing his new double-disc Shady XV album that will feature one CD with all brand new songs from the Shady Records lineup and one CD of the label’s greatest hits. To help build the anticipation, Shady has put together a special series of cyphers that will showcase different members of the label doing what they do best. Continue reading