On Thursday, Riptide finds Roosevelt Ivory, Sr. stepping out of a white Lincoln Navigator, accompanied by an apparent bodyguard, at his two-house compound on Northwest 69th Terrace in Liberty City. It's advertised as "Roosevelt's Rooming House" in the White Pages, but this certainly is no Days Inn. A burly, dreadlocked guard sits in front of a heavy metal front door, and all of the windows are grated and sealed. The 6-foot-4-or-so Ivory, who's 63 but looks ten years younger, wears a red shirt th
Check Crossfade on Wednesdays from now on for a quick survey of interesting recent national releases.​Chuck ProphetLet Freedom Ring (Yep Roc)You've got to hand it to Chuck Prophet. While the rest of the world was panicking about the swine flu outbreak, the San Francisco-based songwriter was holed up in a sound studio in Mexico City, recording what ranks as the most staggering rock record of 2009. From the blistering opening chords of "Sonny Liston's Blues" to the plaintive refrain of "Le
