Bruno Mars: Unorthodox Jukebox
Bruno Mars Unorthodox Jukebox (Atlantic Records) Pop star Bruno Mars issues a varied mix of musical styles on Unorthodox Jukebox, his sophomore LP via Atlantic Records. Two years after the āGrenadeā singerās More...
Ruben Studdard: Letters from Birmingham
Ruben Studdard Letters from Birmingham (Shanachie) American Idol season two winner Ruben Studdard brings an enjoyably soulful fifth LP with Letters from Birmingham. Partly inspired by MLKās famous āLetter More...
Mickey Avalon: Loaded
Mickey Avalon Loaded (Suburban Noize Records) Mickey Avalon brings a fully Loaded experience of pomp, hip-hop and varying circumstance. The Cali-rapper has been on the L.A. club scene for a few years now, touring More...
Blockhead: Interludes After Midnight
Blockhead Interludes After Midnight (Ninja Tune) Dedicating Interludes After Midnight to the simpler tech times of the late 1980ās and early 90ās, native New Yorker Blockhead drops his fifth LP. Less groovy More...
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals: The Lion the Beast the Beat
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals The Lion The Beast The Beat (Hollywood Records) Having seen alternative rocker Grace Potter jam out with Daryl Hall on Live from Darylās HouseĀ earlier this year and most recently More...
Lee Fields & The Expressions: Faithful Man
Lee Fields & The Expressions Faithful Man (Truth & Soul Records) Veteran soul singer Lee Fields brings a new collection of tunes on his latest album, Faithful Man. It is deeply soulful, a la Sam Cooke and Otis More...
Groove Music: The Art and Culture of the Hip-Hop DJ by Mark Katz
Groove Music: The Art and Culture of the Hip-Hop DJ By Mark Katz (Oxford University Press) Mark Katz gives appropriate shout-outs to Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton,Ā Jim Fricke and Charlie Ahearn, as well as More...
Georgia Anne Muldrow & Madlib: Seeds
Georgia Anne Muldrow & Madlib Seeds (SomeOthaShip Connect) Famed beat conductor Madlib has teamed up with former Stones Throw label mate Georgia Anne Muldrow for Seeds. Having worked together on Mos Defās The More...
The Minimal Wave Tapes Volume Two: Various Artists
The Minimal Wave Tapes Volume Two Various Artists (Stones Throw Records) Cali-based indie hip-hop label Stones Throw teams up with New Yorkās Minimal Wave Records to produce the second installment of The Minimal More...
Planet Asia: Black Belt Theatre
Planet Asia Black Belt Theatre (Wandering Worx) With an album title like Black Belt Theatre you already feel like it has to be a kick-ass project. But itās more like riding shotgun in a tricked-out convertible, More...
