Articles by Del F. Cowie

The New Beats

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2005

It's been called "cosmic soul," "progressive soul" and other loose variations on a theme, but none has really stuck; as likely to draw from...

Public Enemy

It Takes A Nation: The First London Invasion Tour 1987

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2005

It's a shame that the first thing that comes to mind now when thinking of Public Enemy is Flavour Flav's romantic antics on The Surreal Lif...

Silhouette Brown

Silhouette Brown

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2005

A charge often levelled at the music emanating from the West London broken beat/nu jazz movement is that the music too often indulges in ov...

Cormega

The Testament

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2005

Better late than never, Cormega’s shelved and much bootlegged debut The Testament is finally seeing the light of day when it should have dr...

O.C.

Starchild

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2005

As the author of "Time’s Up,” the classic reality check for fake emcees, O.C. is forever revered in hip-hop circles. But when his third LP...

Jay Z

Fade To Black

PUBLISHED May 1, 2005

It's hard to view Fade To Black without cracking a wry smile. After all, ever since the farewell concert that comprises most of this film,...

Do Right! Music

PUBLISHED May 1, 2005

Headquarters: Toronto, ONDate of Birth: 2002Releases to Date: 13Biggest Sellers: Afrodizz, Kif Kif; Keb Darge presents Funk for the 21st Ce...

Likwit Junkies

The LJ's

PUBLISHED May 1, 2005

The world wasn’t exactly waiting with bated breath for a collaboration between Defari and DJ Babu, but it’s clear this project isn’t around...