Marvin Gaye’s classic 1973 album, 'Let’s Get It On', will be reissued with 33 bonus tracks on August 25 for its 50th anniversary.
The film will be aptly titled 'What's Going On' and will be directed by Allen Hughes of the renowned Hughes Brothers' directing duo and written by poet-playwright Marcus Gardley.
Titled 'Funky Nation: The Detroit Instrumentals,' the album was recorded in 1971 during the period when Gay refused to tour in support of his absolute classic 'What’s Going On.'
The standout crooner of the 1970s has provided us with—from the grave—an album that is more than great: it’s the perfect album for the times in which we live.
It's that time of the year again, Grammys time, and we're back discussing some of the biggest snubs and surprises from this year's nominees, as well as giving our annual predictions for the winners from some of the major categories. But before that we go over some of the biggest news in music like Kendrick Lamar's Oscars nomination, Juelz Santana's sentencing, Robin Thicke's $5 million "Blurred Lines" judgement, and more.
From a child prodigy, to rock producer, to leader of the first truly integrated rock/soul/funk band, and author of some of the best modern music and two of the best rock/soul/funk albums around, Sly Stone's life and musical story is a sadly unfinished one full of 'what-ifs.'
All industry eyes have been on this long brewing legal case, where Marvin Gaye's estate claims that Ed Sheeran plagiarized "Let's Get It On" in his hit song "Thinking Out Loud." Now there's been an official verdict, did they get it right?
Coda Collection, the channel will feature rare concerts and new documentaries as well as premiere films, alongside other music programming.
The immense magnitude of the tragic death of Marvin Gaye has only grown as time has passed and has really accentuated the artistic quality of the music he left behind.
We're back discussing Warner Music signing an algorithm to a record deal, Jay-Z's 'Blueprint' making it into the Library of Congress, the recent Cardi B controversy, and recent album releases from Billie Eilish, Flume, Yelawolf, Rich The Kid, DaBaby, and others.
It's official, 'Bohemian Rhapsody' is a box office hit and given Hollywood's never-ending copycat tendencies, that means we're about to get many more music biopics. So let's imagine an alternate world in which music rights are no object, nor is the necessary approval or control of surviving band members, and examine some music biopics that haven't happened yet, but should.
On this week's show we have special guest Kayce Tynan on, out of Chico, CA, to talk about her psychedelic fantasy art, developing her High Anxiety brand, and augmented reality/immersive art. Then we talk about the recent controversies surrounding H&M, Kendrick Lamar, Robin Thicke, and the constant fight for artists' rights/copyright protections.
