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  • Music

    April 18, 2012

    Questlove's Quest

    The always-working bandleader puts the world on shuffle at BAM

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Dr. John Gets Locked Down With The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach

    One recent trend in pop music has seen a number of old souls producing albums by the young at heart. Gospel goddess Mavis Staples's latest album, 2010's You Are Not Alone, was produced by Wilco wunderkind Jeff Tweedy; rockabilly vet Wanda Jackson's The Party Ain't Over, released in 2011, was oversee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    Live: Jose James Brings The Love To Harlem

    Jose James Harlem Stage Gatehouse Saturday, February 11 Better than: Ever. What better way to see in the pre-Valentine's Day weekend, a warm-up for the designated 24 hours our culture sets aside for Love, than to enjoy the supple outpourings of Jose James? For two nights last weekend, the Yankee-h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Don Cornelius, R.I.P.

    via SoulTrain.com​What must it have been like to be under the sway of Don Cornelius back when he was a salesman? Damn hard to resist, most likely. Cornelius was a salesman before he was a DJ, a DJ before he was a TV host, a TV host before he was a mogul—a series of roles that require inc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    Q&A: Soul Singer Syl Johnson Prefers Money To Women, Loves Being Sampled By The Wu-Tang Clan, And Is Sorry He Had To Sue Cypress Hill

    "I've met RZA, Raekwon, and Ghostface. They were cool, man, but it was a lot of cursing!"​"I'm sitting in the house now that was built with the Wu-Tang money," says Syl Johnson from his home base on Chicago's South Side. Johnson began his career working under blues folklore heroes Howlin' Wolf ... More >>

  • News

    July 1, 2009

    Michael Jackson: The Man in Our Mirror

    Black America's eulogies for the King of Pop also let us resurrect his best self

  • Music

    November 20, 2007

    When the Bop Gun Jams

    Plainfield's Tyrone Ashley once rivaled George Clinton. He may get his doo-wop due yet.

  • Music

    September 18, 2007

    The 35-Year Plan for Soul Superstardom

    Sharon Jones, Darondo, and other soul sensations hit it big after decades on the outskirts

  • Music

    May 15, 2007

    The Re-Entroducer

    Professor, blogger, DJ, curator, and music zealot Oliver Wang reveals even more Soul Sides

  • News

    April 10, 2007

    Readers Aggressive Over 'Girls to Men'

    Professor, blogger, DJ, curator, and music zealot Oliver Wang reveals even more Soul Sides

  • Music

    January 2, 2007

    Def in a Jam

    On the endlessly inventive and increasingly mishandled career of Mos Def

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2006

    Walking the Line for James Brown

    On the endlessly inventive and increasingly mishandled career of Mos Def

  • Music

    September 12, 2006

    Spankmaster and Servant

    On the psycho/genius double helix and XXX appeal of Kool Keith

  • News

    April 18, 2006

    A Tale of Two Cities

    Shopping on 14th Street, from Union Square to the meatpacking district

  • Music

    January 24, 2006

    Mirror, Mirror

    Looking at you looking at them, two indie semi-icons call in the reinforcements

  • Film

    December 13, 2005

    Catch Them If You Can

    Spielberg's dour tale of assassination gets lost in a morass of moral ambivalence

  • Music

    July 5, 2005

    Power of Love

    Memorial service for Luther Vandross brings out the star wattage and Holy Ghost power

  • Music

    October 19, 2004

    Steppin' Wolf

    Super-freak turns smooth and frothy Jesus freak, tries to prove he's not your steppin' stone

  • Music

    May 25, 2004

    Line 'Em Up

    Flipsides and stray cuts from one of rock's best singers ever

  • Music

    February 10, 2004

    The Review of Norah

    For as it was not necessarily prophesied by Karl Rove and Stanley Crouch, so it shall be

  • Home

    February 3, 2004

    On Da Corner Worldwide

    Hip-Hop, R&B, Dancehall, Crunk, Grime, er, Music by Black People

  • Music

    December 16, 2003

    Music

    Hip-Hop, R&B, Dancehall, Crunk, Grime, er, Music by Black People

  • Music

    October 28, 2003

    Imps of the Perverse

    Crouching tigers, dangerous to woo, aiming sex and ego at disparate age demographics

  • Music

    September 23, 2003

    The Commoner Queen

    Mary J. Blige Retains Her Hip-Hop-Soul Amateur Status and Makes Her Prose Sing Again

  • Music

    August 26, 2003

    Not Joshing Around

    You Mean Rouse, Right? No, I Mean Joplin. Maybe Ritter. But for Damn Sure Not Kelley.

  • Music

    June 10, 2003

    Deep Easy Listening

    Jim Hall and Cyrus Chestnut—Duo in the Making

  • Music

    March 11, 2003

    What's Not to Like?

    A Success Story Where the Good Guys Win?

  • Specials

    August 6, 2002

    Letters

    A Success Story Where the Good Guys Win?

  • Music

    March 5, 2002

    Here, My Dear

    A Success Story Where the Good Guys Win?

  • Music

    November 13, 2001

    Glamour Shots

    A Success Story Where the Good Guys Win?

  • Music

    October 23, 2001

    Here Comes a Regular

    A Success Story Where the Good Guys Win?

  • Music

    October 16, 2001

    Heir to a Secret History

    Jason Moran Helps Blue Note Be Blue Note

  • Music

    September 25, 2001

    How Life Isn’t Anymore

    Jason Moran Helps Blue Note Be Blue Note

  • Music

    September 18, 2001

    Talking World War III Blues

    A Hard Rain Starts to Fall

  • Home

    February 13, 2001

    Top 10 Plus

    City Kids and Voodoo Stank You Can’t Leave Behind

  • Music

    October 17, 2000

    His Own Kind of Guilt

    City Kids and Voodoo Stank You Can’t Leave Behind

  • Music

    June 6, 2000

    Music

    City Kids and Voodoo Stank You Can’t Leave Behind

  • Music

    May 2, 2000

    Age of Discovery

    Birds Do It, Bees Do It, Mammals on TV Do It

  • Home

    February 15, 2000

    Rev That Azz Up

    Nervous Rhythms, Chopped-Up Language, Thumping Slapstick Pop

  • Music

    February 1, 2000

    Reverse Crossover

    Nervous Rhythms, Chopped-Up Language, Thumping Slapstick Pop

  • Film

    January 18, 2000

    What Becomes a Legend Most

    Nervous Rhythms, Chopped-Up Language, Thumping Slapstick Pop

  • News

    February 16, 1999

    Pirate King Music's No. 1 Bootlegger Gets Busted— Again

    Nervous Rhythms, Chopped-Up Language, Thumping Slapstick Pop

  • Music

    January 12, 1999

    Cabaret Lawlessness

    Nervous Rhythms, Chopped-Up Language, Thumping Slapstick Pop

  • Music

    June 9, 1998

    Big Burritos

    Nervous Rhythms, Chopped-Up Language, Thumping Slapstick Pop

  • Music

    January 20, 1998

    Beale Street Talks

    Nervous Rhythms, Chopped-Up Language, Thumping Slapstick Pop

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