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Rick James

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Happy Birthday... and RIP, Rick James!

    ​It seems there was a certain inevitability that doomed James Ambrose Johnson Jr., AKA Rick James, from the start. Despite his phenomenal success in the late '70s and early '80s, including no fewer than four number-one hits on the R&B charts (among them, "Super Freak," "Mary Jane," and "You an ... More >>

  • Music

    September 23, 2010

    Neil Young Alone and Acoustic at Hard Rock Live

    ​It seems there was a certain inevitability that doomed James Ambrose Johnson Jr., AKA Rick James, from the start. Despite his phenomenal success in the late '70s and early '80s, including no fewer than four number-one hits on the R&B charts (among them, "Super Freak," "Mary Jane," and "You an ... More >>

  • News

    July 15, 2010

    The Dark Side

    A bizarre, disputed, cocaine-fueled mania is killing Floridians, especially when they're jolted with a Taser.

  • Music

    March 18, 2010

    Mary J. Blige and John Legend Lead Jazz in the Gardens

    A bizarre, disputed, cocaine-fueled mania is killing Floridians, especially when they're jolted with a Taser.

  • Music

    December 25, 2008

    Top Ten of '08: Pop Singles

    A bizarre, disputed, cocaine-fueled mania is killing Floridians, especially when they're jolted with a Taser.

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2008

    Top 10 Pop Songs of 2008

    Pop music often gets a bad rap for being disposable or vapid, and in many cases that's true. (Katy Perry, Danity Kane and the Pussycat Dolls, step right up!) But every year, a few irresistible bits of innovative ear candy rocket up the charts and seep into our subconscious. The following ten singl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2008

    Wednesday Night: Q-Tip at Revolution

    Photo by Eddie RosenstockQ-Tip with The Cool KidsWednesday, November 26, 2008Revolution, Fort LauderdaleBetter Than: Watching Q-Tip live on Letterman.The Review: Rap shows normally feature an MC accompanied by a tour DJ and a laptop, but when an artist such as Q-Tip brings a tight band with him ons ... More >>

  • Music

    March 27, 2008

    Justice on the Dance Floor

    An erstwhile hobby spells success for this Parisian duo

  • Music

    December 27, 2007

    Sex and the Ditty

    From sticking keys in the ignition to exploring Uranus, no metaphor's too outlandish for R. Kelly

  • Calendar

    August 2, 2007

    Mo’ Better Murphy

    From sticking keys in the ignition to exploring Uranus, no metaphor's too outlandish for R. Kelly

  • Music

    April 5, 2007

    The Rub

    It's the Motherfucking Remix Vol. 2.2 (Turntable Lab)

  • Film

    June 23, 2005

    Dance, Dance, Revolution

    Hip-hop, clowns, and war dances meet on the street in Rize

  • Calendar

    May 19, 2005

    More Murph

    Hip-hop, clowns, and war dances meet on the street in Rize

  • Music

    September 23, 2004

    213

    The Hard Way (TVT)

  • Calendar

    September 23, 2004

    Going Up!

    The Hard Way (TVT)

  • Calendar

    September 16, 2004

    Havin' a Blazz

    The Hard Way (TVT)

  • Music

    January 15, 2004

    Flying North

    Like so many before it, Hashbrown leaves the sunshine for a New York state of mind

  • Music

    August 21, 2003

    Fannypack

    So Stylistic (Tommy Boy)

  • Music

    May 9, 2002

    Neil Young

    Are You Passionate? (Reprise)

  • Music

    May 2, 2002

    'Fest Up

    Block. Screen. Fun. Sun!

  • Music

    May 13, 1999

    Pay to Play

    Block. Screen. Fun. Sun!

  • Film

    April 15, 1999

    Murphy's So-Called Life

    Block. Screen. Fun. Sun!

  • Music

    February 11, 1999

    Sound Check

    Block. Screen. Fun. Sun!

  • Music

    November 6, 1997

    Short Cuts

    Block. Screen. Fun. Sun!

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