Music
Lil’ Thug, Thug’s Diary (King Shaka Records)
He’s toured with Mystikal, he cites 2Pac as an influence, and he covers LL Cool J on this debut CD, but Ninth Ward born-and-raised Lil’ Thug has a delivery that’s […]
Madstone, The Wicked And Wounded (Independent)
Wicked? Nah. Polite middle-of-the-road collegiate pop, really. Wounded? Most certainly. Lead singer David Catone has quite a bit on his mind here; he’s given to wonderfully enigmatic statements on this […]
Chuck E. Weiss, Old Souls And Wolf Tickets (Rykodisc)
He’s played with Lightnin’ Hopkins, Willie Dixon, and Dr. John, but Chuck E. Weiss is best known to the general public as the subject of Rickie Lee Jones’ 1979 smash […]
Lazy Lester, Blues Stop Knockin’ (Antone’s Records)
Sometimes the release of a new record (album, CD, what have you), feels like seeing an old friend again, and all the better if said friend is looking healthy and […]
Myself, Rebel Souljah (Joe Records)
Now that Wyclef Jean’s got the dread Grammy disease, appearing everywhere but the front of a Wheaties box, locally born and Brooklyn-bred rapper Myself may be hip-hop’s best hope for […]
