Articles

American Gray Space

“Nigger music,” he said. He paused and thought deeply for a moment. “Yeah, that’s what we do: full on...

Nov 02, 2007

Records

Diddy: Press Play

What gives? I hear you. Yeah, Diddly’s too easy a target. Yeah, maybe. No one’s expecting the Glow to get... Nov 01, 2007

CMGcasts

XXXVII

Featuring: Dirty Projectors, the Field, Coconut Records, Loquat, 383s, Cepia, the Natural History, Lady Genius, Sally Shapiro…

Nov 01, 2007

Festivals

Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest 2007

Okay, let's start where we feel most comfortable: the name, announcing itself from the t-shirts of volunteer beer vendors and... Oct 31, 2007

Records

Beyonce: B'day

Aside from but not far behind “Say My Name,” “Crazy in Love” marks itself as the most successful and fantastic... Oct 30, 2007

Records

AZ: The Format

Dammit, here we are again, A. It’s not that The Format is a big step backwards from last year’s solid...

Oct 30, 2007

Records

AZ: A.W.O.L.

AZ was practically born on Illmatic (1994), more specifically on “Life’s a Bitch” when his verse started rolling out: “Visualizin’...

Oct 30, 2007