Michael A. Gonzales

Although I love Chaka Khan with all my heart, if I never hear her…

When I first heard pioneering Los Angeles rap crew Niggaz Wit Attitudes (N.W.A) in…

has served as the coked-out patron saint for countless soul men who rightfully hear…

It was the winter of 1996 and Tony! Toni! Toné! was on the verge…

This summer marks the 30th anniversary of the Black Rock Coalition (B.R.C.), an arts…

Even hardcore Motown aficionados might have problems telling you much about soul singer G.C.…

Even before Prince earned a vanity label from his slavemasters at Warner Brothers Records,…

As an avid viewer of the usually wonderful series Unsung, sometimes I scratch my…

Dolled-up like a Phil Spector creation doo-wopping on a Bronx boulevard, Amy Winehouse came…

[Editor’s Note: Summer SOULstice is a new nostalgia-fueled soulhead column that revisits the memorable songs…

Black Music Month: Of Love and Philly International by Michael A. Gonzales and Dyana…

Revisiting Curtis Mayfield’s Classic Work on the Claudine Soundtrack By Michael A. Gonzales Singer/songwriter…

Jersey Girl Blues: Bessie Smith by Michael A. Gonzales Growing-up in the post-civil rights…

Hard Times Baltimore by Michael A. Gonzales “I can’t wait to get the fuck…

Celebrate Brooklyn Interview with DJ Clark Kent By Michael A. Gonzales Coming to Brooklyn…

30th Anniversary of Around the World in a Day By Michael A. Gonzales In…

Slept On Soul: Cree Summer‘s ‘Street Faërie’ by Michael A. Gonzales Having spent much…

Seventies Soul Cinema by Michael A. Gonzales Watching the “coming attractions” for the upcoming…

: One Step Ahead by Michael A. Gonzales Earlier this week singer and multi-…

Love, Peace and Soulquarians By Michael A. Gonzales Recently I had a conversation with…