Articles by Ryan B. Patrick

Mayer Hawthorne

Control Freaky

PUBLISHED Aug 2, 2013

Heavily influenced by the Detroit music legacy, it's been established that Mayer Hawthorne loves him some vintage Motown soul and R&B music...

Mayer Hawthorne Discusses the "Major Shift" of 'Where Does This Door Go' and His Working Relationship with Pharrell Williams and Kendrick Lamar

PUBLISHED Jul 31, 2013

Because he'd grown accustomed to wearing the creative and producing hats for his first two albums, soul-pop crooner Mayer Hawthorne tells E...

Robin Thicke

Blurred Lines

PUBLISHED Jul 30, 2013

Love it, hate it or tolerate it, silly single "Blurred Lines" is the catchiest earworm of the summer. For years (and five studio albums), s...

Hiatus Kaiyote

Tawk Tomahawk

PUBLISHED Jul 30, 2013

Melbourne, Australia's Hiatus Kaiyote have been making the blogosphere rounds of late, largely on the strength of smooth joint "Nakamarra."...

Jayme Stone

The Other Side of the Air

PUBLISHED Jul 30, 2013

"Powerfully polished" is the term that immediately comes to mind upon listening to Jayme Stone's latest body of work. The two-time Juno-win...

Kae Sun

Rises

PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2013

To hear Kae Sun (born Kwaku Darko-Mensah Jr.) tell it, creating new album Afriyie wasn't planned as much as it was preordained. While eleme...

Bird Talks the Path to 'La Notte,' Hints at New EP

PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2013

Toronto artist-producer Bird's debut LP, La Notte, dropped just last week, but he's hardly new to the industry. La Notte gestated for a lon...

Mayer Hawthorne

Where Does This Door Go

PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2013

When it comes to contemporary R&B/soul, Mayer Hawthorne has been on the bill since 2009, playing the role of Renaissance man or dilettante,...