Bring Me to Life, a song by rock band Evanescence was written by Amy Lee, Ben Moody, and David Hodges and produced by Dave Fortman. It also features guest vocals from Paul McCoy of the band 12 Stones. Continue reading
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10/12/16 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Anthony Hamilton and The Hamiltones – Donald Trump will Grab You by the Pu**y
Anthony Hamilton and The Hamiltones created a tune while on tour after hearing the recent audio of Presidential Candidate, Donald Trump bragging about “grabbing women by the pu**y”. Continue reading
10/10/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF THE DAY: The Weeknd – Starboy ft. Daft Punk
By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.
Starboy a song recorded by The Weeknd for his upcoming third studio album of the same name, featuring French electronic duo Daft Punk. The artists co-wrote the song alongside Doc McKinney and Henry Walter. Continue reading
10/10/16 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Tina Turner- The Acid Queen (Tommy)
The Acid Queen, a song written by Pete Townshend and the ninth song on The Who’s rock opera album Tommy, tells the attempts of Tommy’s parents to try to cure him. They leave him with a gypsy, a self-proclaimed “Acid Queen”. She feeds Tommy various hallucinogenic drugs. Continue reading
10/9/16 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON CONCERT: Carmen McRae (1962)
Carmen McRae with Norman Simmons (Piano), Victor Sproles (Bass) Walter Perkins (Drums) recorded on March 15, 1962. Continue reading
10/9/16 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Tramaine Hawkins- Changed (Featuring All Star Encore Perfromance)
Changed performed by Gospel legend Tramaine Hawkins and written by husband Walter Hawkins. Tramaine Hawkins has won two Grammy Awards, two Doves, and 19 Stellar Awards. Continue reading
10/8/16 O&A NYC SATYRDAY MORNING CONCERT: Luther Vandross Live at Wembley (1987)
Luther Vandross live at Wembley Arena, London in 1987. Continue reading
10/7/16 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Nureyev & The Joffrey Ballet Tribute to Nijinsky 1980
Nureyev & The Joffrey Ballet Tribute to Nijinsky, features three ballets Petrouchka, Le spectre de la rose, L’après-midi d’un faune was recorded on August 1980 in Nashville.
As Robert Joffrey, artistic director of the company, explains toward the end of this program, no one really knows in precise detail how the Vaslav Nijinsky of legend danced. These re-creations were assembled by reading about him and by looking at photographs in costume. Needless to say, dance scholars have been afforded endless opportunity for taking indignant exception to bits and pieces of the reconstructions.
Nureyev & The Joffrey Ballet Tribute to Nijinsky 1980
Petrouchka (Rudolf Nureyev, Denise Jackson, Christian Holder, Gary Chryst)
Le spectre de la rose (Rudolf Nureyev, Denise Jackson)
L’après-midi d’un faune (Rudolf Nureyev, Charlene Gehm)
National Philharmonic Orchestra ; Terence Kern, conductor ; Paul Jacobs, solo piano.
10/4/16 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Soul Reaper- Tommy Lee Sparta
Tommy Lee Sparta the Montego Bay deejay recently premiered the video for his gritty single Soul Reaper. The dark clip was directed by Pang Pang, while the single was produced by Damage Musiq. Know for his dark demonic themed flavor of dancehall music Tommy Lee Sparta refer to himself as the Godfather of Gothic Dancehall. Continue reading
9/24/17 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: The Caravans – Mary Don’t You Weep featuring Inez Andrews
Robert Anderson started The Caravans in 1947. The group reached its peak popularity during the 1950s and 1960s, launching the careers of a number of artists, including: Albertina Walker, Delores Washington, Inez Andrews, Shirley Caesar, Reverend James Cleveland, Dorothy Norwood, Bessie Griffin, Josephine Howard, and Loleatta Holloway.
