We interviewed Aloe a little while back (check it here) while he was performing at the B52's in Downtown L.A. with his band The Big Scheme. Our homie producer Kevin Roosevelt was on board for the night on the drums. Aloe closed his set with his hit song "I Need A Dollar" : even though he performed that song live on illustrious BBC show with Jools Holland ( see Paul McCartney and other Black Sabbath? guy watching him) it wasn't quite that nice long jam session we were able to capture. Shoutout to NAHRIGHT for posting the video before we even did!

Here's a remix of Bilal's "Think It Over," by Exile brought by VTech & Plug Research. "Exile manages to update the track's original throw-back feel (produced by 88-Keys) with added kick-drums, chants, haunting echoes, and resonating baselines, while still capturing the overall essence of the original version. "

Check it out

Above a vid of Exile doing his thing at Boombox. I have tons of jewels like that that I should be posting. A big shout out to Exile and Bilal, two LA Stereo favorites.

Who said Blu couldn't be a rock star? He has all the ingredients...New visuals for "old" song.

In this final part of the interview, Phonte & Nicolay describe the essence of their collaboration, how the group has evolved and Phonte asserted himself as a vocalist, and the music inspirations behind their formation. Make sure to cop their album Authenticity on Oct 12.

A big shout out to Phonte & Nicolay for sitting down with us, Aimee Flint for helping us to set it up, and the whole LA Stereo team who did magic with the questions.

This interview is part of a bigger project we have on the current state of the music industry, more to come, stayed tuned, we'll keep you posted. And let us know what you think as we go along.

Cheers.

Meet Quadron the talented duo from Denmark that has already taken L.A. if not the US by storm, composed of Coco the singer and Robin the producer. Their album is on Plug Research, also home to Bilal, Shafiq Husayn, Flying Lotus, Exile to name just a few.

In this interview with M Boogie at the UCLA Jazz & Reggae Festival, they talk about the warm reception they've received from the US and how the terms "electronic soul" fit with their music. With live excerpts of hit tracks "Pressure" & Slipping".

Shout out to Jonathan Kim for getting us acquainted with the group, you can add us to their already long list of fans.

Cali-raised artist Aloe Blacc discusses with us his musical influences growing up as a first generation African-American, his definition of soul music, his upcoming collaboration with Exile, his record label Stones Throw and how they are pushing the envelope and finally his success with " I need a Dollar" now featured on HBO's series "How to Make it in America" . New album "Good Things" dropping in September. Something else to look forward to...

Shoutout to Nu-Soul, Downtown Unplugged the new event put up by Sketch the Specialist & B-52 for facilitating the interview.

-photography by kasey stokes

taken at the B-52 spot downtown, los angeles 2010

The Artist behind the intro song for  HBOs "How To Make It In America" called "I Need A Dollar". Last night we had the pleasure of watching Aloe Blacc perform a few tracks of his next CD called "Good Things " releasing in September 14..

footage & interview coming soon!

-photo by kasey stokes

Spotted on Love This Beat : Free by Bilal, a killer production by Nottz. If you haven't yet peep the interview we did with him earlier on.

In this interview I conducted with Nneka, she talks about her journey, how her music fits in America, her spiritual connection with Nas and Damian Marley, the internet and the lingua she uses in her music.
Her album "Concrete Jungle" is out in America, cop it now, this lady is in for the long run.

Shout out to Cary Gallagher for filming the interview.

In this interview with Belvi. Bilal reveals how he relishes being an independent artist, how the inernet has helped his career and  how he's produced a new sound on his upcoming album with Plug Research. Performance include a cover of Led Zeppelin "Since I've Been Loving You".

M Boogie on camera and edit.