The Friday Five: April 13, 2012
On the sixth day of every week, Michael Parr shuffles through his library to bring you five random tracks.
Recap: Beats, Rhymes & Life – The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
I just finished watching the Michael Rapaport-directed Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest. Like a lot of folks around my age (early 40’s – same age as Rapaport & the Tribe), I spent a lot…
The Friday Five: July 1, 2011
On the sixth day of every week, Michael Parr shuffles through his library to bring you five random tracks.
The Friday Five: May 27, 2011
On the sixth day of every week, Michael Parr shuffles through his library to bring you five random tracks.
The Friday Five: April 8, 2011
On the sixth day of every week, Michael Parr shuffles through his library to bring you five random tracks.
Q-Tip’s “Barely In Love”
Well, shame on me for not listening to this album when it came out September. 2009. It’s teeming with life. Live instrumentation; a funky, soulful, jazzy laid back vibe (it is Q-Tip, after all, who perfected “laid back” hip-hop twenty…
The Friday Five: February 6, 2009
52 Weeks, 261 Songs and a full year later ‘The Friday Five’ is officially a year old. It has been consistently one of our most popular features and for that I want to thank the folks that take the time…
Sunday Grab Bag
A trio of tunes that sum up my mood this Sunday in the 115 degree Arizona desert. Morning: A Tribe Called Quest – Mr. Muhammad – A cup of coffee, the Sunday paper, and “Mr. Muhammad” piping through the household.…