Spin of the Week: Lee Fields & The Expressions

Lee Fields & The Expressions- Faithful Man Get out the oils and light the scented candles. Make sure the pilot light‰’s off. This is an old-school soul record, through and through. From the brassy mission statement “Faithful Man‰” to the languid send-off of...

Beneath the Beats: Rick Ross

Well, I‰’m screwed. I find myself writing a piece for a website where everyone knows a lot about music. To top it off, my post is in the company of some very good writers. So how does this music writing work? I‰’ll just name-drop a couple obscure...

Review: This Will Destroy You @ Red Palace

The location of the Red Palace on H Street, to paraphrase “Sh*t DC Says,” was impossibly far away from everything. The atmosphere was crowded, the two opening acts were subpar, and the Red Palace stage could barely contain a full band‰’s setup, with...

A Look Back at Bastard

Tyler, the Creator- “Bastard‰Û Yeah, sure, it starts off with a satanically low-voiced doctor offering counsel, and the lyrics aim to kill with shock. The originality factor of these conceptual elements is not the highest, but please, please don‰’t write this...

Not Enough Recognition: "Hey, We Tried"

Did you ever have one of those days where you have been working on something for multiple days and when it finally comes down to completing it, everything goes completely wrong? Sadly, that realization for me came a few days ago after I found out that my seven rolls...