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Wednesday, January 18 2012

The Big Chill: 5 Great Records to Help You Through Winter

PopMatters's Corey Beasley can't knit you a blanket, but he can do the next best thing: here are five classic wintertime records to help you through the big chill.


Friday, July 15 2011

The Very Best: Super Mom

The Very Best follow 2009's incredible Warm Heart of Africa with another free mixtape of eclectic production and Esau Mwamwaya's indelible voice.


Tuesday, June 22 2010

The Roots Picnic: 5 June 2010 - Philadelphia

The music at the Roots Picnic was loud, crisp, engaging and diverse. With the inclement weather holding off, all the elements successfully blended to create a great outing. The wide range of musicians demonstrated why the Roots are more than a crew but rather Philadelphia’s finest musical family.


Sunday, March 21 2010

PHOTOS: SXSW Music Day 4 - The Very Best, Major Lazer, Snoop Dogg…

Photos from SXSW's Music Festival, Day 4, include Lights, Hey Monday, Ninjasonik, the Very Best, Major Lazer, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, VV Brown, Snoop Dogg and more...


Friday, December 18 2009

Slipped Disc: The Very Best – Warm Heart of Africa

Albums that missed our Top 60 Albums list, but at least one of our writers loves.


Wednesday, August 26 2009

The Very Best - The Warm Heart of Africa (new album / MP3 / video)


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