Bringing the Detour to Arab-Western Understanding
Think of it as an alternative tour of the Arab world. There are no ancient pyramids or great mosques here, no Hanging Gardens of Babylon, none of the towering history... Read More
Ayn Inserto and Her Jazz Orchestra in Concert
An associate professor of jazz composition at Berklee College of Music and a protégé of the late great Bob Brookmeyer, who’s featured on her 2006 debut album Clairvoyance, Ayn Inserto... Read More
Freedom & Surrender From Lizz Wright
Five years after the release of her critically acclaimed, gospel-laden disc, Fellowship (Verve), Lizz Wright makes her Concord Records debut with the powerful Freedom & Surrender, set for release on September 4,... Read More
Ice Cube Played By His Son in Compton Biopic
Casting for the key roles of a complex, emotional, real life street drama like Straight Outta Compton was highly personal for all and took an immense effort by director F. Gary Gray,... Read More
Michael B. Jordan is Fantastic as Johnny Storm
Fantastic Four, a contemporary re-imagining of Marvel’s original and longest-running superhero team, centers on four young outsiders who teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe, which alters their physical form... Read More
Filmmaker Asks: ‘Do I Sound Gay?’
Like a lot of people, David Thorpe doesn’t like the sound of his own voice. Unlike the majority of those who cringe a bit when they hear their speaking voice... Read More
Treat Yourself to ‘Tangerine’
It’s Christmas Eve in Tinseltown and Sin-Dee (newcomer Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) is back on the block. Upon hearing that her pimp boyfriend (James Ransone, STARLET, “Generation Kill”) hasn’t been faithful... Read More
The Spiritual Side of Music With Cordelia & The Buffalo
Cordelia & the Buffalo don’t make the kind of music you listen to in the car on your morning commute. At least not for the first few dozen times you play... Read More
Making a A Blueprint for Success
Matthew Drayton could easily have ended up a social statistic, just another poor Black man from Georgia who made the wrong choices at the wrong time and ended up on... Read More
