Chaka Khan

Dipping Further Into Erykah's "Honey"

All this useless beauty

New gay music collections make fancy cultural straitjackets

Roadshows

New gay music collections make fancy cultural straitjackets

Out There

New gay music collections make fancy cultural straitjackets

Cream of the crop

Jack Bruce follows his own path

Bewitched, bothered, bewildered

What to make of Erykah Badu's latest album

Every which way but loose

The Dallas scene flourishes beneath the chaos

Lady sings the Blues

Chonita "N'Dambi" Gilbert is a back-up singer no more

Gig Alert: Amy LaCour at Opening Bell Mosaic

What? Good soul music on a Tuesday night in Dallas? It's true: Those in need of a mellow shot of rhythm and blues should check out Amy Lacour tonight at Opening Bell's Mosaic location. LaCour, an L.A.-based singer-songwriter born and raised in Seattle, is working on her full-length debut, but alread ... More >>

Richard X

Richard X Presents His X-Factor Vol. 1 (Astralwerks)

De La Soul isn't dead

Rumors of De La Soul's imminent demise are proved untrue with the Art Official Intelligence series

Odds & Ends

Jack FM, Fatty Fest 2004 and Hard (Rock) Lessons

Felt (Slug and Murs)

Felt 2: A Tribute to Lisa Bonet (Rhymesayers)

My Name Is

Who is Jill Scott? Why is anyone still asking that?

Fuck

Cupid's Cactus (Smells Like Records)

Book 'em

Separating the wheat from the chaff in this year's crop of rock-and-roll tomes

Idol Rich: The NTX2 Search Their Souls

​Last night, we got to see the Top 10 taking the stage with soul and R&B hits from the likes of Chaka Khan, Aretha and domestic threat Chris Brown. Oh, and we also got to watch the weirdest backstage camera shots ever. Mmm, creepy voyeurism...Usher served as the mentor this week and somet ... More >>

The 15 Worst ...and Friends! Albums Of All-Time

​It's hard not to remember Santana's 1999 album Supernatural. Besides just the Rob Thomas collab "Smooth," which we've spent the past decade trying to erase from our memories, the album received a lot of attention at the time for being one of those records that featured a different collaboration w ... More >>

Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest: "I'm Not Sure If People Really Care Like They Used To."

Phife Dawg​A Tribe Called Quest is without a doubt one of the most hailed groups in the storied past of hip-hop. And 2011 marks an important cathartic time for the group as we look back 20 years to the date that the group released its seminal album, The Low End Theory. This year also saw the ... More >>

Wrappin' With Diane von Furstenberg

Phife Dawg​A Tribe Called Quest is without a doubt one of the most hailed groups in the storied past of hip-hop. And 2011 marks an important cathartic time for the group as we look back 20 years to the date that the group released its seminal album, The Low End Theory. This year also saw the ... More >>