Lumidee Lumidee Expect the Unexpected by Abraham Kuranga After literally exploding on the music scene with the Reggaeton-flavored “Never...

Atlantic Records – The House That Ahmet Built ATLANTIC RECORDS – THE HOUSE THAT AHMET BUILT (2007) Starring Ahmet Ertegun, Bette Midler,...

Tyrone Wells – Hold On Tyrone Wells- Hold On (Universal Republic) Effortlessly combining pop, soul, folk and rock, Tyrone Wells has...

Tyrone Wells at World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, in 2007. Photo © 2007 Jay S. Jacobs. All rights reserved. Tyrone Wells What He’s Fighting...

Macy Gray Glad She's Here by Jay S. Jacobs When she was in college, Macy Gray didn’t really like her singing voice. She was into film and...

Musiq Soulchild Musiq Soulchild Still Lovanmusiq by Abraham Kuranga In today’s music industry, an artist on his forth album is considered...

Taylor Hicks Blue-Eyed Soul Man by Jay S. Jacobs There aren’t too many people in the world who were in any way helped by Hurricane...

Glenn O’Brien’s TV Party Glenn O’Brien’s TV Party Premiere Episode 12/18/78 The Time & Make-Up Show 8/19/79 The Halloween Show 10/31/79 (Brinkfilm/MVD-2006) The question isn’t this: how much can you endure of artsy New York hipsters who think they are smarter, cooler and more detached than you? The question is this: how do all the Lower East Side struggling artists – who this late seventies’ cable-access show is aimed at – afford cable? We’ll never know, nor will we care, nor

DREAMGIRLS (2006) Starring Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Jennifer Hudson, Eddie Murphy, Anika Noni Rose, Keith Robinson, Danny Glover,...

Frankie J Price of Fame by Abraham Kuranga With a voice like rich caramel and a demeanor that sweeps you off your feet, Frankie J is no stranger to the spotlight. A veteran of sorts to the music industry, Frankie J feels though, that he’s just getting his feet wet. “Coming out, I’ve been called the ‘Latin Justin Timberlake’ or the ‘Latin Usher,” shares Frankie J. “I still have work to do to get to where those guys are.” As far as he can remember, Frankie J has had his eyes se

Stacie Orrico Stacie Orrico Waking Life by Jay S. Jacobs In the image-obsessed, party-hopping world of pop music, it’s kind of nice to...

“Weird Al” Yankovic “Weird Al” Yankovic Straight Outta the Box By Ronald Sklar Some artists – Nirvana, for instance – didn’t feel that...

Live 8 Live 8 (Capitol Records-2005) The television coverage for the massive Live 8 concerts on MTV and VH1 was awful. It was all about...

Usher stars in “In the Mix.” USHER GETTING INTO THE MOVIE MIX by Brad Balfour For Usher Raymond IV, making the move from R&B...

Various Artists- So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross  (J Records) After the tragic death earlier this year of one of the greatest soul voices of his generation, it is nice to see a tribute to this consummate artist and spine-tingly good singer who pretty much defined the quiet storm and smooth jazz genres. The lineup here is spectacular, if a little too predictable; all classic soul artists who inspired Vandross like Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Patti LaBell

Michael McDonald - The Ultimate Collection  (Warner Brothers/Rhino) It makes perfect sense, somehow, that the cover of this album has a...

Mint Condition MINT CONDITION AS GOOD AS NEW BY ABRAHAM KURANGA Fear not! There has been a Mint Condition sighting. The multi-talented...

Eagles – Farewell I Tour: Live from Melbourne EAGLES – FAREWELL I TOUR: LIVE IN MELBOURNE (2005) Starring Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe...

Us3 Us3 Questions and Answers by Abraham Kuranga You’ve heard the song a thousand times and probably didn’t know to whom you were...

Live Aid Live Aid (Warner Strategic Marketing-2004) It’s been said that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. There is no...