D'Angelo

I didn't even make the controversial statement. Read More

Ever since Rakim and Jody Watley teamed up on "Friends" the collabo between the MC and the singer has become commonplace. Read More

In the early 1990s, two brothers and some friends in Munich formed the Poets of Rhythm, a band inspired by the "deep funk" sound of late-1960s James Brown, The Meters and similar groups. Read More

Coming on the heels of the world-destroying OK Computer , Kid A appeared, at the time, to be at the very least a timid backing away from what Radiohead had already accomplished and at best a moody, introverted sidelight, but time has show otherwise. Read More

Never has an album set the mood for a romantic night as well as D'Angelo's Voodoo does. Read More

His charming smile, and good looks will fool you, Raphael Saadiq is forty-two years old, and has been making music since the late 80s when he started with Tony! Read More

In the late '90s, mainstream R&B got a soul injection when young artists such as Erykah Badu, D'Angelo, Jill Scott and Raphael Saadiq began mixing the sound and feel of the classic R&B, soul and funk of past eras (as well as "antiquated" notions such as using live musicians) into their new music. Read More

Maxwell is lounging in the cheap seats of the Richmond Coliseum, watching his road crew assemble the stage as if it were giant, real-life game of Tetris. Read More

Just a year ago, the resurgent superstar would have been able to attend a concert here -- even sit in this very seat -- without garnering a squeal, a smile or a second glance. Read More

There's a fantastically phallic billboard in the heart of Westport. Read More