Tuesday, June 28 2011
On Losing Superman: Gil Scott-Heron’s Rise, Fall, and All-Too-Brief Second Act
We thought Gil Scott-Heron was bulletproof. He wasn’t. We thought he’d know better. He didn’t. He was human. And I‘m New Here, not his greatest work, is his most human work.
Thursday, April 8 2010
Back to Living: Curtis Mayfield and the Making of ‘New World Order’
Curtis Mayfield penned many of the songs that would become anthems for the civil rights movement. Later in life, however, he would face different challenges, as documented on his heroic 1996 album New World Order.
Wednesday, May 7 2008
Movin’ On Up
From its first eerily harmonized soul anthems through the feverish funk of Superfly, this two-disc documentary establishes Mayfield’s visionary leadership.
