From the May 11, 2009 issue of The Miami Herald (web / print)
Chrisette Michele deserved better production than she was getting. Although she shined recently on Nas’ Nat King Cole tribute “Can’t Forget About You” and The Roots’ energetic go-go-infused “Rising Up,” her smoky jazz vocals were sometimes out of place on her 2007 debut, I Am. Continue reading
After a brief hiatus, Incubus is back with a new single, “Black Heart Inertia,” from its upcoming greatest hits album, along with a new U.S. tour.
(To watch the music video, which YouTube won’t let me embed, click here.) Continue reading
Jonas Hodges is apparently dead (I don’t believe anybody is dead on 24 unless they get a silent clock… and of course a villain won’t). This season has had me second-guessing death on the show, but it would be hard for an old dude to survive that SUV explosion. Continue reading
It’s been nine long years, but Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek are finally back together as Reflection Eternal, and “Back Again” is the first glimpse given into the duo’s new material. Continue reading
Surprisingly, Kim Bauer wasn’t in this episode. Instead, we were treated to a LISTSERV round-table of shadowy figures reminiscent of Doctor Claw. Where is this all going?
I have no idea. Continue reading
Adrian Ruhi 