Christian McBride is a celebrated jazz bassist that has played a supporting role to everyone from Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Diana Krall and many more. He’s also no stranger to the pop world having performed and recorded with a slew of legendary artists including the late James Brown, The Roots, Bruce Hornsby, Queen Latifah...
Not scoring the right song at the closing credits can make or break even the best of films. It’s a bit of a let down…sort of like missing the field goal after the touchdown. But when it all clicks and things end on a high note, it feels more like the cigarette that follows...
I recently heard Sly and The Family Stone’s “A Family Affair” on the radio and was struck by how good that song still sounds. It’s one of the greatest of all time. The DJ announced it was first released 40 years ago. Wow….the Fall of 1971 and so cool and so funky…it’s no wonder...
The movie The Music Never Stopped seemed to come and go pretty quickly in theaters, but is now out on DVD and should be required viewing for any real music fan. Based on a true story by Awakenings author Oliver Sacks, it’s the amazing account of how music helped fill in the blanks of...
There was way too much going on with this season of HBO’s True Blood to even begin dissecting the characters and whether you’re good with how things went down or not, they stayed true to form all the way…with blood at every turn. Including the season finale closing tune – a sneak up from...
The new VW Beetle is about to hit the streets and if you’re of the many whose first car was a bug (or experienced some other life changing first in one), then you’ll probably feel that nostalgic tug of the heart when you see the new commercial that VW begins running today. Our little...