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Review: J Dilla – The Shining
One day, Karriem Riggins got a call from his friend James Yancey. The call was short, but it ended with a prophetic message. “I want you to help […]
Nicolay = The Largest Ipod Ever Built
Nicolay is tall. I mean, the dude is basketball player tall. Yes, everyone is pretty much tall next to me, but good lawd, the dude is huge. I […]
Review: The Coup @ Black Cat
Boots Riley of The Coup (photo by yours truly) Although Oakland-based duo The Coup have been around since 1994, the group never got national attention until their ill […]
Review: Shambhala – The Lotus Of…
ShambhalaThe Lotus Of…Buy from CDBaby.com Shambhala – African Sunflower Shambhala – Enlightenment If y'all know me in person, then you would know that there aren’ttoo many albums that […]
Review: Sergio Mendes – Timeless
Chances are you haven’t heard of Sergio Mendes. It’s okay; unless you’re older and into Brazilian jazz, the name wouldn’t be familiar to you. However, he was a […]
CD Review: Ursula 1000 Here Comes Tomorrow
If you were to combine pop, hip hop and rock with a dash of reggae and a pinch of salsa and mix it all together in a disco […]
Review: Corinne Bailey Rae Like A Star EP
Dubbed by BBC Radio as one of the top artists to watch in 2006, Corinne Bailey Rae???s quiet EP made anything but a quiet debut. Her album was […]
Review: The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till
Originally posted for Blogcritics.org On a hot summer day, a young teenager named Emmett Louis ???Bobo??? Till saw an attractive woman walk by him. So he did what […]
Review: D4L’s Down For Life
Original posted for Blogcritics: The South has been altering the learning curve of popular music for the past five or more years. First it was the Dirty South […]