Joe Zawinul was perhaps the most innovative of the creative leaders of "jazz fusion." With Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin, and Tony Williams, Zawinul helped shape the very electric sound of Miles Davis' touring band of the late 60's and contributed key compositions to the cornerstone recordings of jazz fusion, 1969's In a Silent Way and 1970's Bitches Brew. Zawinul may be best remembered as a founding member of Weather Report, the fusion... more ›

Two high ranking former CIA officers are speaking out about the run up to war in Iraq. Namely the fact that the President was briefed about Saddam's lack of weapons of mass destruction, and didn't care, he was set to take the nation into war. Sidney Blumenthal writes in Salon today: On Sept. 18, [CIA Director George] Tenet briefed Bush on [Naji Sabri, Saddam's foreign minister]. "Tenet told me he briefed the president personally," said... more ›

Body Count - Murder 4 Hire (Escapi) DMX - Year of the Dog, Again (Columbia) Five for Fighting - Two Lights (Columbia) FM Static - Critically Ashamed (Tooth & Nail) G. Love - Lemonade (enhanced; Brushfire) Gasoline Heart - You Know Who You Are (Mono Vs. Stereo) Kill Hannah - Until There's Nothing Left of Us (Atlantic) Mars Lasar - Yosemite, Valley of the Giants (Gemini Sun) John McLaughlin - Industrial Zen (Verve) Monty... more ›