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CD Reviews: Angie Stone, “Unexpected”; Tahiti 80, “Activity Center”

Robert Cass November 24, 2009 17

The first sound you hear on Angie Stone’s fifth album, Unexpected (Stax/Concord), is a sample of Sly & the Family Stone’s “Family Affair,” the hit single from that band’s fifth album, There’s a Riot

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Unsolicited Career Advice for … D’Angelo

Rob Smith June 1, 2009 9

Many thanks to Reader Jeff (an old pal from my Rutgers days) for reminding me about the time Uncle Donnie was invited up on stage at a D’Angelo show to play tambourine. Well, he

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Sugar Water: Procrastination — Now, Later, Always, Forever

Robert Cass August 3, 2008 5

I don’t mean to brag or nothin’, but when it comes to procrastinating, I’m something of an expert. If there had been a contest last year to determine the world’s best procrastinator, I wouldn’t

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