Mike James Kirkland speaks on his musical career and what it means to him today. Mike James Kirkland’s anthology, Don’t Sell Your Soul is now available from Ubiquity Records/Luv N’Haight http://bit.ly/mXgF3o
Mike James Kirkland sat down with Oliver Wang of Soul-Sides.com for an in-depth conversation on the life and work of MJK. This interview is now available for streaming and download. Click here to listen.
Video taken from Mike James Kirkland’s Don’t Sell Your Soul release party in Downtown Los Angeles at The Artform Studio. In this snippet, Mike James Kirkland sits down for a Q&A moderated by Adrian Younge (Black Dynamite). Music: Mike and The Censations “There’s Nothing I Can Do About It”. Footage courtesy of Duran Castro. Mike James Kirkland’s Don’t Sell Your Soul, available here.
Mike James Kirkland visits Ubiquity
Soul/Funk legend Mike James Kirkland visited the Ubiquity offices today. For a couple of us, it was our first meeting with Mr. Kirkland, and we were thrilled! MJK shared some stories about recording the classic record, Hang On In There, playing basketball and softball with Marvin Gaye & Bill Cosby, and what it’ll take for the Lakers to win another championship.
Mike James Kirkland - “Hang On In There” by Ubiquity Records
Mike James Kirkland’s “Hang On In There” was recently covered by John Legend and The Roots, which led to their 2011 Grammy win for Traditional R&B Vocal Performance.
Hang On In There can be purchased here »>
MJK back in stock
We were unable to keep up with demand, but Mike James Kirklands “Hang On In There” LP is finally back in-stock — classic underground soul music, recently covered by John Legend and The Roots…
