This is quite an eclectic mix. I felt the need for something a little different this time around. We have Little Dragon, Maiysha, Groove Armada, The Foreign Exchange and more. Enjoy!

And just so you know… Vikter Duplaix is giving away Electric Love. And… Lisa Shaw’s sophomore album Free is available for download on Amazon for $5.00, so if you don’t have it go check it out.

1. After The Rain – Little Dragon
2. Nitelife – Havana feat. Trackedemics
3. All Night High – Lisa Shaw
4. Chase – Maiysha
5. Cascades of Color (Wamdue Black Mix) – Ananda Project
6. Feel The Pressure – Incognito
7. You Are My Love – Jamiroquai
8. Paris – Groove Armada
9. Rhythm Lab Instrumental – Sarah White
10. Party All Night – Peter Hadar feat. Naledge
11. Electric Love – Vikter Duplaix
12. Nic’s Groove – The Foreign Exchange
13. Back In The Day (Puff) – Erykah Badu feat. Lenny Kravitz

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Welcome back! This time around we have The Tony Rich Project, Laura Izibor, Chico DeBarge, Rahsaan Patterson, Vivian Green and more. Enjoy.

1. Part The Waves – The Tony Rich Project
2. Grace – Me’Shell Ndegeocello
3. Feels Good – Rahsaan Patterson
4. Different Times – Raphael Saadiq
5. Mr. Right – Chrisette Michele
6. Run To Me – Lina
7. Giving Something Up – Amel Larrieux
8. Yes (I’ll Be Your Baby) – Laura Izibor
9. Mad – Vivian Green
10. Walk Away – Sarah White
11. Oh No – Chico DeBarge
12. Ocean Wet – Peter Hadar
13. I Only Have Eyes 4 U – Chester Gregory
14. Let Go – Lalah Hathaway
15. River Rise – India.Arie

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I’ve been trying to figure out how I’m going to continue this site as my schedule begins to grow exponentially over the next couple of months. Decisions, decisions. For now, I have decided that I’ll keep the site going but not on any particular schedule. I’m going to keep new podcasts coming at least twice a month.

This time around we have Goapele, Robin Thicke, Mint Condition, Amy Winehouse, Chrisette Michele and more. Enjoy and there will be more coming your way soon.

1. Don’t Be Shy – Goapele
2. Stop Breaking My Heart – Rahsaan Patterson
3. It’s Ok to Love Me – Lizz Fields
4. You’re My Baby – Robin Thicke
5. Beautiful – Tweet
6. Rocket Love – Stevie Wonder
7. Just Can’t Believe – Mint Condition
8. Bad Habits – Maxwell
9. If I Had a Chance – Eric Roberson
10. Just Friends – Amy Winehouse
11. No Sittin’ By The Phone – Vivian Green
12. No Love – Erykah Badu
13. Blame It On Me – Chrisette Michele
14. Only You – Jill Scott
15. Whatever You Want – Tony Toni Tone

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Music is my first love and we lost a legend last week. This week’s podcast went through a lot of changes since I couldn’t make up my mind as to what I was going to put together. At first I wasn’t going to do a podcast with only Michael Jackson’s work, I was thinking something with a mix of other artists. We’ve been saturated with tributes to the late great King of Pop and I felt what I could offer would pale in comparison. But as you can see we have a full mix of MJ’s work. It just happened like that. Something came over me while I was putting this together and the tracklist below is the result. When he left us I lost of piece of myself. I don’t remember not having Michael Jackson in my life and now suddenly he’s gone. Let’s make sure he’s not forgotten and continue to celebrate the gifts he gave us through his music. Enjoy.

1. I Wanna Be Where You Are – The Jackson 5
2. Never Can Say Goodbye (Beatnik and K-Saalam Remix) – Michael Jackson
3. This Place Hotel (Heartbreak Hotel) – The Jacksons
4. Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough – Michael Jackson
5. You Can’t Win – Michael Jackson
6. Human Nature – Michael Jackson
7. Got To Be There – The Jackson 5
8. Butterflies – Michael Jackson
9. I Can’t Help It – Michael Jackson
10. All I Do Is Think Of You – The Jackson 5
11. I Want You Back – The Jackson 5
12. The Way You Make Me Feel – Michael Jackson
13. You Rock My World – Michael Jackson
14. Blood On The Dance Floor – Michael Jackson
15. Stranger In Moscow – Michael Jackson
16. Gone Too Soon – Michael Jackson

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