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Once Again, Donald Fagen Delivers

Joan K. Smith | Posted 12.17.2012 | Entertainment
Joan K. Smith

Donald Fagen -- as a solo artist -- is back, and this time we only had to wait six years. When the first single from Sunken Condos dropped in September, it only heightened anticipation. Now that the full album is in hand, how does it size up?

Summer's Here and the Time Is Right for Midsummer Night Swing at Lincoln Center

Holly Cara Price | Posted 08.27.2012 | New York
Holly Cara Price

Tuesday June 26 marks the beginning of Lincoln Center's Midsummer Night Swing series, now in its 24th season. The series kicks off A Tribute to Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald by the Nelson Riddle Orchestra.

How George Clinton Is Using Indiegogo To #SaveFunk Online

Shira Lazar | Posted 06.27.2012 | Technology
Shira Lazar

George Clinton goes by many monikers: the Funkmaster, The Granddaddy of Funk, and my personal favorite, Dr. Funkenstein.

Chatting with Batman: Arkham City's Sefton Hill & Dax Ginn, Plus Katy B, and Introducing StevieMix

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.29.2011 | Entertainment
Mike Ragogna

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Fitz & The Tantrums Shake, Rattle & Roll at Bowery Ballroom

Salvatore Bono | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Salvatore Bono

Remember that scene in the 1997 Vince Vaughn comedy Swingers, where he, Jon Faverou and their group of friends go to the legendary Brown Derby club in...

Before you can Taste the Love, you first have to Make the Love

Robbie Gennet | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Robbie Gennet

Monday, November 22. I'm drinking black tea with sugar, flying east with the sun across the vast Atlantic towards the continent where I reside. It is ...

Love and Death, the New Album from Ghanaian Legend Ebo Taylor

Modiba | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Modiba

Recorded with Berlin-based collective Afrobeat Academy, Love and Death is a conscious effort on the part of Taylor to advance the afrobeat movement.

Pretty Inane Things: Interview with Solid Gold's Matt Locher

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Jon Chattman

With sincere apologies to Marilyn McCoo, Solid Gold is not just synonymous with an afro-infused flashy top 40 countdown dance show anymore.

Sharon Jones Made It The Hard Way

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Michael Giltz

Soul singer extraordinaire Sharon Jones is on top of the world. A recent duet on Saturday Night Live with Michael Buble was so anticipated that her Da...

The Best CDs of The 2000s

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Michael Giltz

After much agonizing and soul searching and countless soundchecks, I've finally produced my list of the Best CDs of the Decade.

Interview: Visionary Entertainer Josh Charles

2morrowknight | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
2morrowknight

"When you write a song, you never know how it will evolve," Charles said. "I've been approached by people who are recovering from cancer and they have shared stories with me of how 'Healing Time' has helped them."

An Interview with Raphael Saadiq Plus This Week's New Albums

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Mike Ragogna

Though his latest album The Way I See It was released last year, Saadiq still is touring pretty much non-stop. He took a quick break from his schedule for this interview.