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To be honest, I’m not a huge fan of Freddie Hubbard. He’s a remarkable player and a brilliant technician, but I have found his records...

Welcome readers to the second installment in the I'd Love To Make You Laugh portion of Spork where I will be reviewing the latest a...

There once was a gangster film about an ambitious crime lord and his ruthless and violent rise to power trafficking in illegal substan...

Herbcraft has come a long way in the two years since their first album, Herbcraft Discovers the Bitter Water of Agartha . That one was a g...

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I have always maintained that there are very few movies about music that actually get it right. For a variety of reasons, Hollywood n...