Deanna Adams

Only when caught first waking up in an airport will you gain a whimsical insight into the vibrant mind of a musician. Aside from the slight grogginess and a hilarious fascination with a deformed Siamese cat with two faces, Jeremy Sole is a really cool person with a great passion for exploring people's reactions to music. The entire conversation was amusing, but, most importantly, it shined light into the soul of Jeremy's music. Speaking...

Love music, free mp3s, social reform, and political justice? If so, you'll love Protest Records. Established for "musicians, poets and artists to express LOVE + LIBERTY in the face of greed, sexism, racism, hate-crime and war," Protest Records delivers some of the best politically charged music by world renowned artists. Focusing mainly on the injustices created by the US government, big businesses, and every other bureaucrat out to rape us of our liberty and...

Last Thursday morning started out great. I jumped in my car listening to mix of morning shows, but left off listening to Kenny Chesney's "You Save Me" on KZLA. When I returned to my car around noon to venture off downtown, KZLA had a grand surprise - it vanished, leaving the LA and OC counties country-less. LA has now joined the side of New York City and other metropolitan areas in life without a...

What do the Roxy, Scion and Too $hort have in common? Besides all having O's in their names, they will bring a fun, free, night to everyone on the guest list. Representing both Los Angeles and Oakland, Too Short was the first West Coast rap star, with five platinum-selling albums under his belt. Dropping wax like Gettin' It and Shorty Pimp, Too Short definitely ranks as one of the most successful solo rappers of the...

If you are vegetarian and love hip hop, or just a curious carnivore, the Los Angeles Tofu Festival will keep you in high spirits. The festival is going down Saturday and Sunday, but Saturday night's live performances will surely draw the main crowd. Celebrity chefs will be in line all day and into the evening, with live performances throughout the day. If you're a hip hop head, then there will be a special treat....

The Visionaries always give us reasons to love them more and more - great music, a sense of unity, a will to love, and plenty of good tunes to jam to anywhere you get the urge. One member of the crew gives all of us vegetarian and vegan fans another reason to hail in their glory. "Leave My Name Out," aka LMNO, lays down rhymes for both his crew and his own solo endeavors,...

L.A.'s youth have all the fun these days. Set aside sex, drugs, and violence, there are several organizations that allow them to have a blast. The Boys and Girls Club may be nice and all, but one program stands aside as one of the most unique. The local organization Justice by Uniting In Creative Energy (J.U.I.C.E.) formed in 2001, with a mission to help fight juvenile crime through the hip hop culture - word,...

With sweat dripping down my neck and the taste of stale whiskey on lips, I rocked the dance floor of the Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana this past Saturday night. The reggae themed Surf Rock Tour took place just east of L.A., bringing out the fabulousness of Chapter 11, OPM, and Common Sense. Oh, and did I mention, there were even a few drunken guys boogieing down to James Brown between sets. Not to...

Making her way from Leeds, United Kingdom, to International fame, Corinne Bailey Rae is on the fast track to becoming a soul and blues legend. After all, according to some, "she was born to do this." The early 2006 release of her self titled album includes the hits "Like A Star" and "Put Your Records On." Corinne Bailey Rae, the album and probably the person too, radiates a warm harmonious energy in its own...

Shine Through is exactly what happened with Aloe Blacc and his latest album. Not being a stranger of voyaging through the realms of multi-genre musical creations, most of the tracks pick up distinct personalities that add to the already captivating voice of Aloe Blacc. Blacc started his musical career as an emcee in the group Emanon, back in 1995. Since then he has had several solo experiences as a rapper, singer, and instrumentalist. Although...