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You think you know a guy, and then he goes and puts out an album like "Amplified." Q-Tip's 1999 solo debut, released on the heels of A Tribe Called Quest's breakup, had the MC ready to dumb things down to marketplace levels. It wasn't as bad as that, not all of it, anyway, but "Amplified" lacked the wit, the versatility and the good vibes of the Tribe. ...more
November 13, 2008
THE MELVINS: NUDE WITH BOOTS (IPECAC) **½ You just don't realize how prettified most hard rock and metal is until you listen to The Melvins. The Melvins strip it all down to muscle and sinew - it ain't pretty, but it's way more functional. ...more
September 12, 2008
TAMPA —Rapper Q-Tip will perform on Rock the Bells (www.guerillaunion.com/rockthebells) hip-hop music tour which stops in Miami on Aug. 2. ...more
July 15, 2008
AESOP ROCK: NONE SHALL PASS (DEFINITIVE JUX) *** There's something in Aesop Rock's voice that suggests he's just about to call you a jerk or worse. The Long Island rapper's tone and cadence is a natural for long, taut rhymes full of withering put-downs. ...more
November 23, 2007
With all the media hype surrounding recent infections across the nation caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, not many people know what it's like to live with it. ...more
November 6, 2007
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