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Al Green

  • Music

    May 16, 2012

    Afghan Whigs Are Uptown Again

    The emotional anthropology behind the band's return

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Live From Jazzfest: New Orleans Celebrates Its Gift To The World

    Just as Kermit Ruffins sang "Sunny Side of the Street" with trumpet in hand, an early morning sun shone powerfully across North Rampart Street in New Orleans onto Congo Square. Two centuries ago, enslaved Africans and free people of color drummed and danced here each Sunday, exerting their right to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Seven Classic Clips From The Soul Train Archives

    This morning, Soul Train creator and host Don Cornelius was found dead from an apparent suicide at age 75, and the outpouring of grief and nostalgia was probably best summed up by the Roots' ?uestlove, whose Brooklyn Bowl party Bowl Train is an homage to the show. He wrote passionately about how the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    Watch Barack Obama Sing a Little Al Green

    Yesterday President Obama was in town messing up your commute fund-raising. His fourth stop of the whirlwind tour was at the Apollo Theater where, as you see in the video above, he expanded his known talents into the musical arena. Just a few bars come out -- "I'm...so in love," from Al Green's "Let ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    February 9, 2011

    Otis Clay+Tre Williams & the Revelations

    Yesterday President Obama was in town messing up your commute fund-raising. His fourth stop of the whirlwind tour was at the Apollo Theater where, as you see in the video above, he expanded his known talents into the musical arena. Just a few bars come out -- "I'm...so in love," from Al Green's "Let ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2011

    Download: Beans' Latest Avant-Rap Fashion Statement, "Deathsweater"

    Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. "Man, I'm old"​A shrapnel bomb of ill-angled words and sputtering electronic bloops, Beans has been the most visible member of longstanding NYC avant-rap crew Antipop Consortium. He says his confessi ... More >>

  • Music

    September 8, 2009

    Fall Guide: The Pains of Pure at Heart Will Pervert Your Indie Cliché

    Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. "Man, I'm old"​A shrapnel bomb of ill-angled words and sputtering electronic bloops, Beans has been the most visible member of longstanding NYC avant-rap crew Antipop Consortium. He says his confessi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2009

    Grammys Fawn over Coldplay and Plant/Krauss, Set Race Relations Back 20 Years

    Good for you. As any self-respecting Grammy live blog will have told you by now, the highlight of last night's occasionally lively fiasco was undoubtedly the "Rap Pack" black-and-white "Swagga Like Us" blowout, ostensibly starring Jay-Z/Kanye/Wayne/T.I. but dominated by a stupendously pregnant M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2009

    The Bonnaroo 2009 Lineup's Secret Weapon

    If you're real lucky maybe she'll rip off her afro wig mid-song and slam it down on the stage. I myself have never braved the differently hygienic masses at Bonnaroo, Tennessee's annual long-weekend hippie/hipster soiree. But the announcement of this year's lineup -- held June 11-14 in Manchester, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2008

    Live: Tina Turner Celebrates Her 69th Birthday in Newark

    If you're real lucky maybe she'll rip off her afro wig mid-song and slam it down on the stage. I myself have never braved the differently hygienic masses at Bonnaroo, Tennessee's annual long-weekend hippie/hipster soiree. But the announcement of this year's lineup -- held June 11-14 in Manchester, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2008

    The BET Awards: A Running Diary

    If you're real lucky maybe she'll rip off her afro wig mid-song and slam it down on the stage. I myself have never braved the differently hygienic masses at Bonnaroo, Tennessee's annual long-weekend hippie/hipster soiree. But the announcement of this year's lineup -- held June 11-14 in Manchester, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2008

    Jamie Lidell, the Only Thing on Television

    If you're real lucky maybe she'll rip off her afro wig mid-song and slam it down on the stage. I myself have never braved the differently hygienic masses at Bonnaroo, Tennessee's annual long-weekend hippie/hipster soiree. But the announcement of this year's lineup -- held June 11-14 in Manchester, ... More >>

  • Music

    May 27, 2008

    Al Green's Lay It Down

    There's still babies to be made, people

  • NYC Life

    May 13, 2008

    Al Green Samples Some New Producers

    There's still babies to be made, people

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2007

    Status Ain't Hood's Quarterly Report: The Year's Best Albums

    There's still babies to be made, people

  • Music

    January 16, 2007

    Stuff You Need to Know to Avoid Cultural Ostracism

    There's still babies to be made, people

  • Music

    October 31, 2006

    Polite But Firm Loverman Flaunts the Soft Triumph of Subtle Soul

    There's still babies to be made, people

  • Music

    July 11, 2006

    History Lessons

    Brazil, Beliz, San Antonio, Soho, Mother Africa—all journeys into paradise

  • Music

    July 4, 2006

    Still in Love With Him

    Singing the praises of Al Green

  • Music

    May 30, 2006

    Rather Exhilarating

    The best band in the universe do their Brecht thing with hooks

  • Film

    February 28, 2006

    'Madea's Family Reunion'

    The best band in the universe do their Brecht thing with hooks

  • Music

    June 7, 2005

    High Fidelity

    From A to B and back again: this is your correspondent, running out of mix tapes

  • Music

    April 5, 2005

    Mostly Harmless

    Smooth Jazz leaves no room on the racks or on the airways, except for Dead Legends

  • Music

    March 8, 2005

    DJ Kicks

    Nine sane and rewarding life choices we promise you will not get punished by God for

  • Music

    February 22, 2005

    Buried Love

    From sipping iced tea and playing Al Green to imagining you're watching Ricky beat Lucy

  • People

    February 8, 2005

    Worst. Sex. Ever.

    Bad sex, writers admit, is often in the eye—or the Bed—of the beholder

  • Music

    July 6, 2004

    Musicology

    Prof's soul story subsumes civil rights and black power in gospel vision

  • Film

    April 13, 2004

    After The Rehearsal

    Flirting with Disaster: Discussing Days of Heaven and Dylan classics with Sam Shepard

  • Music

    March 2, 2004

    Retooled by Reggae

    So when are they gonna get Augustus Pablo and his melodica to cover an old Hooters hit?

  • Home

    February 3, 2004

    The Dean's List

    So when are they gonna get Augustus Pablo and his melodica to cover an old Hooters hit?

  • NYC Life

    December 2, 2003

    Listings

    So when are they gonna get Augustus Pablo and his melodica to cover an old Hooters hit?

  • Music

    November 11, 2003

    Greatest Whatevers

    Just because you can spell 'forbearance' correctly doesn't mean you'll get a gold star

  • Music

    September 9, 2003

    Buck & Wing Vs. Bling-Bling

    Yee-Haw Meets Yoruba at the Southern White Boy Blues-Rap and Soul-Country Crossroads

  • News

    February 4, 2003

    Lo Fidelity

    Yee-Haw Meets Yoruba at the Southern White Boy Blues-Rap and Soul-Country Crossroads

  • Music

    December 24, 2002

    Don't Call It a Comeback

    Yee-Haw Meets Yoruba at the Southern White Boy Blues-Rap and Soul-Country Crossroads

  • News

    June 11, 2002

    On His Back

    Is This the End of Iron Mike?

  • Film

    October 30, 2001

    Lyrical Gangbang

    Is This the End of Iron Mike?

  • Music

    April 24, 2001

    Rock Boxed

    Is This the End of Iron Mike?

  • Film

    April 3, 2001

    Big Baby Jesus

    Is This the End of Iron Mike?

  • Music

    September 26, 2000

    Emotional Rescue

    Sad Emo-Punk Boys Pull on Strings, Unravel Sweaters, Shiver ’Til Spring

  • Music

    July 25, 2000

    Knight in White Spaghetti

    Sad Emo-Punk Boys Pull on Strings, Unravel Sweaters, Shiver ’Til Spring

  • Music

    July 18, 2000

    Hot S**t for Teacher

    Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop All the Way Home

  • Music

    June 13, 2000

    Music

    Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop All the Way Home

  • Music

    January 25, 2000

    Prophecy Fulfilled

    Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop All the Way Home

  • Music

    December 28, 1999

    Freeze-Frame

    A Year (Heck—A Decade, Even) of Pop Music at the Movies

  • Music

    October 19, 1999

    Easy Money

    A Year (Heck—A Decade, Even) of Pop Music at the Movies

  • Music

    September 21, 1999

    'Alternative ' Soul: Progress in Design?

    A Year (Heck—A Decade, Even) of Pop Music at the Movies

  • Dining

    September 21, 1999

    Slow Boat to Monrovia

    A Year (Heck—A Decade, Even) of Pop Music at the Movies

  • Music

    December 29, 1998

    Consumer Guide

    A Year (Heck—A Decade, Even) of Pop Music at the Movies

  • Music

    March 17, 1998

    Queen of Pop

    A Year (Heck—A Decade, Even) of Pop Music at the Movies

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