Al Green

Rove's Obama Attack Ad: Subliminal Racism

There Is Nothing Cool About Karl Rove and Mitt Romney

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke says Mitt Romney and Karl Rove are a couple of uncool tools.Karl Rove's super PAC, American Crossroads, has issued a 46-seco ... More >>

Mugshots Friday: Hot Beefcake Edition

Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to that ... More >>

Obama Shouts Out Young Jeezy: Five Tracks the President Should Cover for His 2012 Campaign

Our president is a real cool dude. Whatever you think of his policies, the guy can make a joke. And he's got great taste in music. At the White House Correspondents' Dinner, President Obama addressed the secret second-term agenda that's got the Republicans so terrified. He said, "My first term, I s ... More >>

The Weeknd at Revolution Live May 1

Our president is a real cool dude. Whatever you think of his policies, the guy can make a joke. And he's got great taste in music. At the White House Correspondents' Dinner, President Obama addressed the secret second-term agenda that's got the Republicans so terrified. He said, "My first term, I s ... More >>

The Weeknd Brings Postmodern Panty Droppin' to Revolution Live on May 1

The art of sensual seduction via song ain't nothin' like it used to be. Back in the day, all it took was a few lines from Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" to not only get the panties droppin', but also have them flying through the air like graduation caps. Contemporary R&B is a strange beast, ... More >>

Ten Most Musical Politicians Ever: Barry Obama, Mitt the Mormon Honky, and Others!

​The whole process of elections (from PTA to POTUS) is savage, cut-throat, and -- when we're lucky -- incredibly stupid. They will shake the hands of thousands of strangers. They will gorge themselves on local cuisine. They will kiss the stinkiest baby. If votes depended on it, a politician would ... More >>

Ten Songs Barack Obama Should Sing Next If He Wants a Second-Term

When Barack Obama busted into a few bars from Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" at an Apollo Theatre performance, he reminded the entirety of the United States of why we elected him back in 2008: He's a total rock star! If you're skeptical, just look at the numbers. MTV reports that sales of "Let's ... More >>

Robin Thicke Talks Double-Digit Orgasms, Baby-Making Music, and NYE in Miami

​The real reason for kissing at midnight on New Years Eve? Whether you're single, married, divorced, or your outlook on monogamy is much like Tiger Woods', everyone is trying to get some. And if anyone is going to help you get laid, it's Robin Thicke. So if you are looking to keep it sexy this ... More >>

Ten Songs Sexy Enough to Get a Lady Pregnant

Yes, those are tiny pregnant ladies in Barry White's hands.​When we set out to put this list together we thought, "Great, we're going to have a wide variety of songs!" That dream was shattered when we quickly realized white people don't know shit about bone jams. If the number of Wayans children ... More >>

Harp on it

Yes, those are tiny pregnant ladies in Barry White's hands.​When we set out to put this list together we thought, "Great, we're going to have a wide variety of songs!" That dream was shattered when we quickly realized white people don't know shit about bone jams. If the number of Wayans children ... More >>

Q&A With Maxwell, Playing American Airlines Arena With Jill Scott Tonight

Eight years. That's how long Maxwell spent between LPs. And that's about eight times the general shelf life of the average pop star. But as we make clear in this week's feature, Maxwell is not, and has never been, your average pop-star. In fact, he's come off as something enduring and timeless from ... More >>

Interview: Andrea Curto-Randazzo Gets The 10

Chef Andrea Curto-Randazzo​Now here's a gal who really knows her way around a kitchen: Chef Andrea Curto-Randazzo of Talula. She co-owns and co-cooks with husband Frank Randazzo and has been since June 2003, dishing up eclectic eats inspired by Italy, Asia and the Southwest. They labeled their sty ... More >>

The Re-Rebirth of Soul

Chef Andrea Curto-Randazzo​Now here's a gal who really knows her way around a kitchen: Chef Andrea Curto-Randazzo of Talula. She co-owns and co-cooks with husband Frank Randazzo and has been since June 2003, dishing up eclectic eats inspired by Italy, Asia and the Southwest. They labeled their sty ... More >>

Q&A With Dean Snowden of the Legendary JC's, Playing the Back Room Tomorrow Night

via myspace.com/thelegendaryjcsFew frontmen are as wildly energetic as The Legendary JC's Eugene Snowden. Backed by a badass eight-piece, he confidently recreates the soul revue sensations of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Snowden brings his own explosive quirks to the indelible personas created by ... More >>

Saturday Night: David Byrne at The Fillmore Miami Beach

David Byrne Saturday December 13, 2008 The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theatre Better Than: Just about any show you've ever been to. Really. I've gotta apologize to David Byrne, because every time his acrobatic sidekick Lily Baldwin took the stage during last night's dynamite Fillmore G ... More >>

Al Green

Lay It Down (Blue Note)

Freeload: The Green Album is a Must

Lay It Down (Blue Note)

Annie Lennox

Lay It Down (Blue Note)

The Name of the Game

Lay It Down (Blue Note)

Sumo

The Danceband (Heya Hifi Records)

Al Green

The Belle Album (Hi/EMI)

Cat Power

The Greatest (Matador)

Lil' Wayne

The Carter II (Cash Money)

Ying Yang Twins

U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta) (TVT Records)

The Incredible Hinsul Lazo Interview

U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta) (TVT Records)

Solomon Burke Al Green

Everything's OK

Make Do with What You Got Shout! Factory

Blue Note

Natural Mystic

Fort Lauderdale's Urban Mystic is a young R&B star with an old soul

BEST JUKEBOX

The Sandbar Lounge

Local Heroes

The Sandbar Lounge

The Nightingale

The small hours still belong to Sanchez

Soul Survivor

Old cool soul from Teddy Pendergrass

Can't Keep Every Woman Down

Rory Block has good reason to keep singing the blues

BEST JUKEBOX

Churchill's

Smooth Sax Played Hard

Boney James finally gets his funk on

De La Soul

Art Official Intelligence: Bionix (Tommy Boy)

Shake

Miami's Grammy Booty

Flexible with Frets

Hiphoprisy hero Charlie Hunter ditches his old sound for all that jazz

Holy Ghost Music

The gospel according to D'Angelo

Cut Chemist and DJ Shadow

Brainfreeze

Rotations

Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, Cut Chemist and DJ Shadow

Rotations

Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, Cut Chemist and DJ Shadow

Rotations

Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, Cut Chemist and DJ Shadow

Rotations

Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, Cut Chemist and DJ Shadow

Rotations

Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, Cut Chemist and DJ Shadow

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Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, Cut Chemist and DJ Shadow

Pulp Nation

If Quentin Taratino were cool, he wouldv'e gone to Finland

Terence's Stamp

The perenially pompous Mr. D'Arby puts his imprimatur on another ambitious pop-soul epic

Don't Let Go The Soul

For those who can't tell the difference between Wilson Phillips and Wilson Pickett, it's time to go to school with Professor Clay

Oh, Henry!

Master Gibson covers the world with unbeatable percussion