REVIEW: Dee Rees’ “Pariah” blog December 29, 2011 2A universal story of young woman gaining the confidence to declare her individuality.
REVIEW: Meshell Ndegeocello – “Weather” Sierra McClain blog December 27, 2011 0An album from a woman who has seen love in all its colors and lived to tell about it
REVIEW: Doomtree — “No Kings” blog December 24, 2011 0The Minnesota hip hop collective delivers a strong year-end album
REVIEW: Van Hunt — “What Were You Hoping For?” V. Marc Fort blog December 9, 2011 2The indie rock and soul genre smasher delivers his most sonically pleasing work to date.
REVIEW: Saul Williams — “Volcanic Sunlight” (Columbia) Earl Douglas blog December 8, 2011 1Saul Williams' sprawling, experimental and joyfully tense follow up to "Niggy Tardust"
REVIEW: Alrick Brown’s “Kinyarwanda” blog December 3, 2011 3A beautifully realized film brings out the humanity in both the heroes and the villains of the Rwandan genocide.
Worth Seeing: Rashaad Newsome’s 21st Century Heraldry Artists/Bands November 26, 2011 0Even though his NYC gallery exhibit closes this week, Rashaad Newsome is a name you'll want to remember.
LIVE @ NYPL: Doing A Lemonade With Gilberto Gil Natalie Peart blog November 23, 2011 1Natalie Peart sits in on a conversation with the co-creator of tropicalia.
REVIEW: Colin Grant's "The Natural Mystics: Marley, Tosh and Wailer" Rob Fields blog September 6, 2011 0A new, triple biography illuminates the early lives and influences of Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer
REVIEW: "Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest" Rob Fields blog July 20, 2011 0Michael Rapaport's doc does a solid job of contextualizing ATCQ, the moment they came on the scene, and their impact on hip hop
