Music: R&B
Currently listing articles 638-601:
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Music Review: Various artists - Chris Barber Presents...The Blues Legacy Series: Lost & Found— “Lost” recordings are almost always appealing. Were they “lost” for a reason or is there still some great music to be unearthed in the far
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DVD Review: What's Going On - The Life & Death of Marvin Gaye and Greatest Hits - Live in '76— From romantic hope to romantic despair, God was always in one of Marvin Gaye's corners and the Devil in the other.
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Music Review: Leona Lewis - Spirit— Spirit is a great album with wonderful and catchy songs that are fast becoming favorites.
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Music DVD Review: Movin’ On Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions— A soundtrack to our everyday lives.
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Interview: Tiffany Evans, Singer and Actress— Tiffany Evans is the only singer in Star Search history to receive a perfect, five-star score on every appearance.
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Music DVD Review: The Girl Done Good: A Documentary Review (Amy Winehouse)— What kind of fuckery is this? Find out.
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Retro Redux: Swayze's Ghost Revived An Old Song— Over 500 different versions have been recorded but some of them are seldom heard.
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Music DVD Review: Earth Wind & Fire In Concert— If Earth Wind & Fire play near you this summer, run, don't walk to see them. If not, this DVD will do in a pinch.
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Music Review: Barry Adamson - Back To The Cat— What a Ennio Morricone movie soundtrack might have sounded like if Isaac Hayes was assigned to score it.
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Music Review: Incognito - Tales from the Beach— Jazz-funk group Incognito's latest release is sure to please longtime fans.
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Stars Honor Bill Withers and Our Time, an Artistic Home for People Who Stutter— Our Time Theatre Company provides an artistic home for kids and teens who stutter.
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Music Review: Kelis - The Hits— Too often, this feels like a gratuitous anthology from an artist whose best is yet to come.
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Music DVD Review: Earth, Wind & Fire In Concert
— Earth, Wind & Fire In Concert is an unique opportunity to experience the band during the zenith of their career.
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Music DVD Review: The Mink DeVille Band - Mink DeVille: Live At Montreux 1982— This isn't an exercise in nostalgia; it's a chance to hear some great music being played by some great musicians.
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Music Review: Randy Jackson's Music Club - Volume One— Fans of harmless, tasteless music will likely love the songs on this album from the American Idol judge and producer.
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DVD Review: Van Morrison - Under Review 1964-1974— An incredibly well done, remarkably insightful video survey of the first decade of Van Morrison's career.
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Music Review: Indie Round-Up - Michael Veitch, Josh Fix, Keith Killgo— Josh Fix's densely produced, rocking, accessible pop will remind some listeners of Ben Folds.
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Music Review: Steve Reid Ensemble - Daxaar— The well-traveled drummer Steve Reid goes back to Africa for some honest-to-goodness soul-jazz jams.
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Music DVD Review: Don't Forget the Motor City — Rare clips from the vaults of Motown.
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Music Review: Joan Osborne - Breakfast In Bed— An essential album for those of us followed Ms Osborne's career through its winding road.
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Music Review: Lizz Wright - The Orchard — Lizz Wright's latest is organic goodness that defies categories, although "splendid" fits it just fine.
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Music Review: Bing Ji Ling - June Degrees In December— Bing Ji Ling is the funky new flavor of ice cream soul.
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Quickies: Jack Bruce/Robin Trower, Amos Hoffman, Ruthie Foster, Kevin Ayers— After a month's layover, Quickies is back, y'all!
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Music Review: Charmaine Clamor - Flippin' Out— "Jazzipino" has arrived.
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Concert Review: Robin Trower - The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA, 03/09/08— On his 63rd birthday, Robin Trower showed no signs of slowing down.
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Music Review: Sam Barsh - I Forgot What You Taught Me— Barsh was well prepared when it came time to step out from under the shadow of being a sideman.
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Music Review: William Hart Strecker - Smoke And Clouds— Strecker's background includes service with everyone from jazz stars Dizzy Gillespie and Jaco Pastorius to pop icons Madonna and Cher.
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Music Review: Taeko Fukao - One Love— Taeko Fukao's album is a soothing and adventurous treat.
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Music Review: Michael Jackson - 25th Anniversary of Thriller— Revisit the best selling album of all time with all new tracks and the music that made it legend.
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Music Review: Marcus Miller - Marcus— The Grammy-winning bassist includes some talented friends on his new album — his seventh.
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Music Review: Kelis - The Hits
— When music critics talk about contemporary R&B divas, Kelis is never mentioned and, for many, hardly an afterthought.
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Music Review: Various Artists - It All Started With Doo Wop— Just about everything you ever wanted in Doo Wop — and more.
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Music Review: Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Pt. One: 4th World War— A brilliant follow up to Baduizm from this overachiever.
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Music Review: Indie Round-Up - Nackman, English, Means, Handcuffs, Soul Summit— Alex Nackman crafts shimmery, hooky songs; The Handcuffs combine 80's new wave with 00's crunch on their catchy, highly appealing tracks.
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Music Review: Sweet Angel - Another Man's Meat On My Plate— Sweet Angel — an R&B performer worth watching.
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Theatre Review (LA): Stay Forever: The Life and Music of Dusty Springfield with Kirsten Holly Smith— An exciting and moving show about Dusty Springfield's life, music, and legend.
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Music Review: John Legend – Live From Philadelphia— Reflecting a sophistication that extends beyond technical skill, Legend summons the spirit and substance of classic R&B.
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Retro Redux: Lionel Hampton Got The Job - And Became A Legend— The fictionalized job interview was movie silliness — but the bottom line is that a future legend got his key break.
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