Ben Greenman

Sofia Vergara kills it as Griselda Blanco, the 1970s "godmother of cocaine." But with six episodes, the buzz fades as the body count rises.

Portrait of Miami in 1980 through three watersheds: cocaine, Mariel, and the McDuffie riots.

Papa Vegas Hello Vertigo (Sid Flips/RCA) The other day I was flying. No, not in an airplane. Really flying. I just flapped my wings and up I went. Anyway while I was up there soaring over the tops of trees and picking dragonflies out of my mouth (you'd be surprised...

In the kingdom of funk music, Larry Graham is a prince, of course. As the original bassist for Sly and the Family Stone, he played some of the most memorable bass riffs in the history of the genre, and created a pop-and-slap style that has been imitated but never duplicated...

Gigolo Aunts Minor Chords and Major Themes (E Pluribus Unum) The Gigolo Aunts -- simultaneous lovers and fighters -- have the rare ability to pull off blustery rockers and doe-eyed ballads. Five years have passed since their last release, the major-label debut Flippin' Out. On the Boston quartet's first record...