Has more than 43 reasons to hate it ... one to kind of like it »»
After having its release date shuffled around a handful of times, a new trailer for The Odd Life of Timothy Green has been released in anticipation of a fall release date. You can watch it below. Academy Award®–nominated director/writer Peter »»
Actor and onetime Rock 'n' Jock Softball superstar makes his directorial debut »»
Carell and Fey have both proven time and time again how funny they are, so it's a strange and sad to see how not funny they are here. »»
Tyler Perry style melodrama … just without the overt religious allusions »»
Another forgettable comedy from Shawn Levy»»
While my comrades have given their accounts of favorite songs and albums, I decided to put a spin on my entry for this feature and look at my top 21 favorite dance tracks of the past ten years (with two other bonus lists!) ... »»
Each of these albums (or songs) from the past ten years, I can listen to right now and be satisfied. Here’s why... »»
Nominees for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards were announced Wednesday night. The broadcast will take place Jan. 31, 2010, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Here is a shortened list of nominees from the major categories... »»
As far as I can piece together, I made this mixtape specifically because I was going up to Lafayette for my Spring Break '98 (it was great having cousins in PA when I was in MD). I'm pretty sure I made it for the long bus ride. Anyway, it's a dope little snapshot into me from 11 years ago. ... »»
Brenda, Larry, a firefly eating a marshmallow, the Death of Auto-Tune, MJ, McNair, Michael Bay's racism, mannequins, time travel and Talib Kweli... I've had a lot going on lately. ... »»
I'll never forget it; it was late August 2001. That's when I became a committed fan of Roc-A-Fella Records, right after hearing the bootleg of The Blueprint. The beats sounded like the evolution of the sound that was introduced on Jay-Z's previous album The Dynasty: Roc La Familia—it was a soulful throwback, sample-heavy yet modern. And it sounded like nothing else.
Flash-forward eight years... Kanye West, one of the architects of that sound, is a huge star. Just Blaze is the Art Garfunkel to West's Paul Simon and it's a shame because the guy is just as talented behind the boards.
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So, this week I received a couple of packages from Tucson. They were full of CDs. I was slayed, mostly because it brings me to having about 98 or 99 percent of my collection with me in Baltimore. But I was also slayed because, as a result of this bloody recession, I've yet to purchase a single CD this year.
Seriously, I've never been happier to see the Red Hot Chili Peppers' double album (which plays more like a quadruple album), Stadium Arcadium. That's how starved I've been for this music.
It's depressing but as much as I love music, it's the most expendable part of my monthly budget. I mean, I need to eat. I've got to get to work. I need to pay rent and BG&E. Plus I've got a cell phone and a mean comic-book habit.
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WonderCon!!!!!!!!!!!! »»
I love Common. I think it's remarkable how far he's come commercially (finally), given the talent that he possesses. But for every person that lifted a quizzical eyebrow at his Electric Circus album attempt, please note that the techno, experimental, otherworldly sound that so many artists are embracing today... »»
Just in time for Christmas, here's a list of recent releases for those of you who are literally waiting until the last minute to finish up your holiday shopping. We'll cover a wide array of genres and artists, so soak it in, get off the damn computer, and finish up that shopping, procrastinator! ... »»
It's one thing to be able to craft a massive hit or two in your home country for a foreign director. It's another to be able to go into another country's system and craft a monster hit. That's exactly what Timur Bekmambetov, of post-Communist Russia's Night Watch franchise, did with Wanted this summer. »»
Common, Eminem, 88 Keys, Q-Tip, Jazzanova. I have gotten my hands on music from the likes of the aforementioned artists recently and have blissfully reorganized my playlist, titled Random Dope. ... »»
There will be people out there that will call this album "Halo 27.5", and really, there's nothing wrong with that. After all, Common's Like Water for Chocolate, like it or not, was essentially a Roots album but still one of the best to come out in 2000. Yes, Saul Williams is an immensely talented writer and musician whose work is about as thought-provoking as anything released by Public Enemy or Rage Against the Machine in their respective heydays. ... »»
OK, so last time I gave you a rundown of the albums that Entertainment Weekly had deemed "The New Classics." I even provided their ranking. Now, it's time for me to gripe about who I think was snubbed, in terms of hip-hop.
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