Features
Thursday, December 14 2006
Best R&B of 2006
Mike Joseph's picks for the year's best in R&B include manly soul men, retro futurists, sex-you-up lyricists, and one funky Jehovah's Witness.
Reviews
Wednesday, May 20 2009
Gabriella Cilmi: Lessons to Be Learned
Despite the album’s relatively short 37-minute running time, you'll find yourself praying Lessons to Be Learned will end quickly.
Thursday, May 7 2009
india.arie: Testimony Vol. 2: Love & Politics
Testimony Vol. 2 is strictly in the “I love you, you love me, let’s all love each other” vein…and what’s wrong with that?
Thursday, January 8 2009
Anthony Hamilton: The Point of It All
One good album can be a fluke. Two good albums suggest potential greatness. Three great albums seals the deal.
Friday, December 19 2008
Various Artists: Total Soul Classics
Six of the finest albums from the legendary Gamble and Huff production team, remastered and reissued on CD.
Wednesday, November 26 2008
Ice Cube: The Essentials
It’s hard to give a thumbs-up to an album that calls itself The Essentials when there’s so much essential material missing.
John Legend: Evolver [5.Nov.08]
Ne-Yo: Year of the Gentleman [4.Nov.08]
New Kids on the Block: The Block [16.Oct.08]
Marvin Gaye: Here, My Dear [11.Apr.08]
Raheem Devaughn: Love Behind The Melody [10.Mar.08]
Robyn: The Rakamonie EP [22.Feb.08]
Michael Jackson: Thriller 25 [11.Feb.08]
Jaheim: The Makings Of A Man [30.Jan.08]
Luther Vandross: Love, Luther [21.Dec.07]
Will Downing: After Tonight [5.Dec.07]
Amy Winehouse: Frank [20.Nov.07]
Seal: System [19.Nov.07]
Jagged Edge: Baby Makin Project [19.Nov.07]
Matchbox Twenty: Exile On Mainstream [13.Nov.07]
Justin Currie: What Is Love For [12.Nov.07]
Kevin Michael: Kevin Michael [2.Nov.07]
Ann Nesby: This Is Love [30.Oct.07]
Jennifer Lopez: Brave [29.Oct.07]
Raul Midon: A World Within a World [25.Oct.07]
Angie Stone: The Art of Love & War [16.Oct.07]
Kenny Babyface Edmonds: Playlist [9.Oct.07]
k-os: k-os Collected [4.Oct.07]
James Blunt: All The Lost Souls [28.Sep.07]
Soulive: No Place Like Soul [3.Aug.07]
Keith Sweat: Sweat Hotel Live [9.Jul.07]
Various Artists: Interpretations [19.Jun.07]
Deniece Williams: Love, Niecy Style [18.Jun.07]
Paula Abdul: Greatest Hits [14.Jun.07]
Ultra Nate: Grime Silk Thunder [12.Jun.07]
Joe: Aint Nothin Like Me [6.Jun.07]
Hanson: The Walk [23.May.07]
Simply Red: Stay [16.May.07]
Gerald LeVert: In My Songs [25.Apr.07]
Marques Houston: Veteran [18.Apr.07]
Macy Gray: Big [13.Apr.07]
Joss Stone: Introducing Joss Stone [21.Mar.07]
James Morrison: Undiscovered [13.Mar.07]
Sunshine Anderson: Sunshine at Midnight [27.Feb.07]
Toni Braxton: The Essential Toni Braxton [22.Feb.07]
Freddie Jackson: Greatest Hits [14.Feb.07]
Vesta: Distant Lover [13.Feb.07]
Al Green: The Definitive Greatest Hits [31.Jan.07]
John Waite: Downtown: Journey of a Heart [30.Jan.07]
Shelby Lynne: The Definitive Collection [29.Jan.07]
Jamiroquai: High Times: Singles 1992-2006 [15.Jan.07]
Fantasia: Fantasia [5.Jan.07]
Taylor Hicks: Taylor Hicks [21.Dec.06]
Diddy: Press Play [1.Nov.06]
Toby Lightman: Bird on a Wire [13.Oct.06]
Dave Hollister: The Definitive Collection [6.Oct.06]
Barenaked Ladies: Barenaked Ladies Are Me [4.Oct.06]
Fergie: The Dutchess [3.Oct.06]
John Mayer: Continuum [21.Sep.06]
Jonny Lang: Turn Around [20.Sep.06]
Beyonce: B-Day [11.Sep.06]
Christina Aguilera: Back to Basics [28.Aug.06]
Obie Trice: Second Rounds on Me [21.Aug.06]
Ashley Parker Angel: Soundtrack to Your Life [30.Jun.06]
Smokey Robinson: Timeless Love [19.Jun.06]
The Goo Goo Dolls: Let Love In [5.Jun.06]
Jagged Edge: Jagged Edge [2.Jun.06]
k.d. lang: Reintarnation [23.May.06]
Heather Headley: In My Mind [4.Apr.06]
Jaheim: Ghetto Classics [3.Mar.06]
Sergio Mendes: Timeless [1.Mar.06]
