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The Music Year That Was: The Best Albums of 2011

Chris Holmes
posted on December 1, 2011November 30, 2011
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The usual disclaimers about my year-end music lists still apply. I’m only one man and only have so much time to listen to new albums. So even if I hear an album and it’s really good, if

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Listening booth — The Roots, “Make My” (feat. Big K.R.I.T.)

Chris Holmes
posted on October 19, 2011
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The first single from Undun (which the Roots say will be a concept album), "Make My," was just dropped. Check

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Platters that matter: 20 albums that changed my life (#10—#1)

Chris Holmes
posted on March 17, 2011
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Chris Holmes presents the second half of his list of 20 albums to change his life (or at the very least his love of music).

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2010 – The year in recorded musical performances

Chris Holmes
posted on December 13, 2010April 15, 2011
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My favorite music from 2010. Or maybe it's the best music of 2010. Probably a little bit of

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Gray Flannel Mixtape: The Best Songs of 2010

A mixtape of the 10 best songs from

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Album review: Robert Glasper – Double Booked

Chris Holmes
posted on September 1, 2009June 18, 2013
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It is tempting and easy to interpret the meaning behind the track order and title of Robert Glasper’s latest album, Double Booked, as being a presentation of the artist’s two separate

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Listening Booth – The Roots, “How I Got Over”

This has been making the rounds for a few weeks, but I just heard it today. It’s the lead single and title track off the next Roots album, How I Got Over. This has already been played on

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Listening Booth – The Roots, “Here I Come”

Chris Holmes
posted on August 10, 2009April 7, 2011
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If you haven’t heard Game Theory yet, you’re missing out on one of this decade’s best albums. Here’s a live performance of one of the best songs on the record –

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2008 – The Year in Recorded Musical Performances

Chris Holmes
posted on December 23, 2008June 16, 2014
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The Music Year That Was: The Best Albums of 2011

Listening booth — The Roots, “Make My” (feat. Big K.R.I.T.)

Platters that matter: 20 albums that changed my life (#10—#1)

2010 – The year in recorded musical performances

Gray Flannel Mixtape: The Best Songs of 2010

Album review: Robert Glasper – Double Booked

Listening Booth – The Roots, “How I Got Over”

Listening Booth – The Roots, “Here I Come”

2008 – The Year in Recorded Musical Performances

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