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EXCERPTS FROM THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER (TEMPO)
BUZZ AROUND TOWN:
There's a new video production house in town and it's already making a mark. That would be Turner-Hader Entertainment, owned by Mark Turner with Matt and Art Hader. Reason we bring it up is because the company made a commotion Tuesday in Over-the-Rhine's Washington Park. Seems local rap artist P.C. (Pretty Cool is the full name) and a cast of five principals and a three-member combo were shooting the video to go with P.C.'s "Make it Happen" (Boyd Records), a single dedicated to the memory of homeless advocate Buddy Gray.
The whole troupe -- lights, camera, action, the works -- hit the park Tuesday for a shoot that used neighborhood folk as well as professional actors. The video and P.C.'s Pull Up CD should be out in mid-May.
STRUGGLE'S RAP IS RIDING HIGH
Know who needs a round of applause this morning? Struggle. As well as Cincinnati's Boyd Records, a new outfit run by Robert Boyd.
Rapper Mr. Struggle is riding plenty high with his "You Played Yourself" single. So high that Run D.M.C. asked him to open a show for them. He did in November at Harpo's in Detroit. That's not all: He has a CD due next summer. But first, he and Boy colleagues will tour: They are in the throes of setting up a college campus tour which, Boyd hopes, will take them to every black college in the country. They'll do a Cincinnati date, but it's not firm.
Boyd, meanwhile, is in the final stages of a compilation Cd names for Struggle's single. It will include Pretty Cool, RB, Mr. Nastee Nass and Boyd.
Look for it in early '98.
EXCERPTS FROM "EVERYBODY'S NEWSPAPER"
ON THE LOCAL FRONT The Leap Skyward boys, those purveyors of the rock-dude aesthetic, have teamed up with their label Alpha Dawg Records to form the Leap Skyward Foundation, and organization aiming to provide some green for local charities, and in doing so joining together all kinds of local bands for a common cause. The first benefit concert takes place this Wed., Oct. 15 at Top Cat's, where Leap Skyward will join up with an eclectic mix of tunesmiths including Kid Valance & Mongrel Soup, Thistle and Boyd Records artist Struggle. Proceeds from the concert will benefit the Homeless Coalition of Cincinnati. For more info on the benefit show, call the Leap Skyward Hotline, 242-0049, or Boyd Records, 230-7084. The Leap Skyward Foundation also encourages everyone and anyone to submit requests and ideas for benefits and organizations in need. Write to Leap Skyward, P.O. Box 18162, Cinti., OH 45218. Thurgood Ann Williams |
SCENE & HEARD Boyd Records has teamed up with the Fast Track to Fame television show to present some talent on a national level. The national talent showcase airs every Sunday in town across America and features all types of music including R&B, hip-hop, jazz, rock, reggae and more. For more info call Boyd Records at (513) 230-7084, or visit the Boyd website at www.BoydRec.com. Also, set your sites for May 1, 1998, when the Boyd Records compilation CD will hit stores all over. Peter Fontelroy SCENE & HEARD -- LOCAL RELEASES This Thurs., May 29 marked the release of two new albums on Boyd Records, Pretty Cool's Pull Up and Northern Exposure by Mr. Nastee Nass. You can find them in stores or order them through the Boyd Records web site at www.boydrec.com. As you might recall, Pretty Cool shot a video here in town April 8 for "Make It Happen," a single off the new album written in memory of homeless advocate Buddy Gray. With half the profits from the sales of Pull Up going to the Cincinnati Coalition for the Homeless, it would indeed be a good thing for you to buy it. for more info on these or other releases, check out the web site or call the label's Detroit office at 313-340-0422. Thurgood Ann Williams |