Next

First off, sorry that there was no Show last Sunday, or all week for that matter on Newstyle radio. It was due to equipment theft from the Station. The police are looking into the matter. Although the FM signal is now back the power and frequency is effectively low.

In the R&B news this week... superstar Chris Brown suffered from a seizure in the studio early Friday morning. According to their rep the L.A. City Fire Dept. rushed to a Hollywood recording studio early this morning, after getting a 911 call that Chris Brown had a seizure.

Chris Brown

UPDATE: Brown’s rep confirms he suffered a non-epileptic seizure. According to a statement the seizure was caused from intense fatigue and emotional stress… According to their source the call came from Record Plant recording studios in Hollywood at 1:09 AM. When EMTs arrived, they were told Chris refused treatment and also refused to be transported to the hospital. They have not received official confirmation if it was indeed a seizure, but they’ve learnt Chris did suffer from seizures as a child.

UPDATE: Chris Brown’s rep confirms that he suffered a non-epileptic (NES) seizure. “His doctor tended to him this afternoon and attributes the NES to intense fatigue and extreme emotional stress, both due to the continued onslaught of unfounded legal matters and the non-stop negativity,” Nicole Perna said in statement.
His girlfriend Karrueche Tran alluded to his health scare, tweeting, “Prayers all day … a lot on my mind today .. I need a hug.” Brown returned to Twitter on Saturday morning. “They won’t love u until u r a memory…” he wrote. His fans also wished for a speedy recovery, making “Pray for Chris Brown” a trending topic on Twitter. (R&B News)

George Duke dies a just few days after he releases a new album!  'Dreamweaver', we received the devastating news that George had died on Monday 5th August at St John's Hospital, California. No cause of death was given. George Duke, who was born in San Rafael, California in January 1946, enjoyed a long, varied, distinguished and garlanded career. Like many jazz and soul artists, Duke began his musical odyssey in the local Baptist church though he also underwent a formal musical education too – graduating from the San Francisco Conservatory in 1967.  From then on he worked with a litany of jazz greats – Al Jarreau, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Jean-Luc Ponty, Cannonball Adderley, Dizzy Gillespie and Stanley Clarke amongst them. Working with people like Billy Cobham he also pioneered experimental jazz fusion and he even worked with Frank Zappa.

Our good friend Bill Randle has announced that he has made an interview with Curtis Mayfield's Son, Curtis III at Mickey Nold's Studio 37, here in Birmingham and will be running it exclusivly on his radio Blog site: www.thescienceofscoul.com from Midnight on Tuesday 13th. August, already Curtis is saying it was one of the best interviews he has ever done! Many celebrities and former musicians of Mayfield have left tribute messages to be included with the Blog. Curtis or C3 as he is known, released an EP album in 2007, can found at cdBaby.com

Sunday's playlist for August 11th. 2013



Hour One
Johnny Gill - There You Go
Norman Connors - I Am Your Melody
Kim Waters - Step In The Name Of Love
Marvin Gaye - Come Live With me Angel
[Re:Jazz] - Tears
Ann Nesby - - Pressure Makes Diamonds
Jon B - They Don' Know
Soul II Soul - Missing You
Phil Perry - Say Yes
Stephanie Mills - Keep Away Girls

Hour Two
'Three-Inna-Row'  Next
1 I Still Love You
2 When We Kiss
3 Cozy

Don-E - Unbreakable
Jr. Giscombe - Morning Will Come
The Jones Girls - Nights Over Egypt
Betty Wright - Share My Love
Shirley Jones - Do You Ge Enough Love
The Gap Band - Keep Holding On
Sunfire - Young, Free & Single

Next Biography:

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA-based hip-hop/R&B fusioneers Next were formed in 1992 by brothers T-Low (Born Terrance Brown, 7 June 1974, USA) and Tweety (Born Raphael Brown, 28 January 1976, USA) alongside friend R.L. (Born Robert Lavelle Huggar, 2 April 1977, USA). T-Low's godmother Ann Nesby took the outfit in hand, training and managing them during their first years. They secured their first breakthrough in 1994 when a home-town show was watched by Prof. T and Lance of Low Key? They brought the group to Jimmy Jam And Terry Lewis' Flyte Tyme Studio in Minneapolis. The resulting demo tape caught the attention of Kay Gee (Naughty By Nature), who saw Next as the perfect act to spearhead his new Arista Records-financed label, Divine Mill. The completed album featured collaborations with Naughty By Nature and Adina Howard, among others. A degree of critical carping ensued over the innuendo-saturated lyrics on display. Despite this, the trio saw the first single to be taken from the album, "Butta Love", become a million-seller, peaking at number 16 in December 1997. The trio subsequently appeared on television shows including Soul Train, Ricki Lake and Vibe as their popularity soared. The follow-up, "Too Close", topped the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1998 as they joined Mary J. Blige and Usher on tour and gained rave reviews for their polished live performances (particularly their dancing talents). "I Still Love You" climbed to US number 14 in October. The success was unexpected, and the band took their time over the follow-up.

Discography:
Rated Next (Divine Mill/Arista 1997)****, Welcome II Nextasy (Arista 2000)***, The Next Episode (J 2002)***.