Just Beats, Joy & Rhythm: Cookin' Soul
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In this week's issue, I spoke with Hall & Oates' guitarist and songwriter, John Oates. Oates will be in town on Friday night to play the annual American Mustache Institute 'Stache Bash at the Roberts Orpheum. Mark Maglio Despite being clean-shaven for almost 20 years, Oates took some time to ... More >>
The Singers: Harold Melvin got top billing with the Blue Notes, but the quintet is best remembered as the proving ground for Teddy Pendergrass, whose raspy, unbound voice was supported by the act's velvet harmonies. Pendergrass took the lead on today's slow jam and on "The Love I Lost," another ... More >>
Before he writes, novelist George Pelecanos does his homework
