Dec. 17, 2013
MUSIC
B.o.B. – Underground Luxury (Atlantic)
Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr. (aka B.o.B.) immediately caught my attention when he hit the scene with The Adventures of Bobby Ray in 2010 because of his musicality and knack for picking great collaborators. The Decatur, Ga. hip-hop artist's debut spawned three Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles, including double platinum "Nothin' on You" (which introduced there world to Bruno Mars' voice), "Airplanes" featuring Paramore's Hayley Williams and "Magic" featuring Weezer's Rivers Cuomo.He continued turning out the hits with Strange Clouds' title track with Lil Wayne and "Both of Us (feat. Taylor Swift)" last year. His third album brings more of the same. You will find guest appearances from Chris Brown, Future, 2 Chainz, T.I., Juicy J, Priscilla Renea and Ester Dean among others on Underground Luxury.
Hieroglyphics – The Kitchen (Hieroglyphics)
It's been 10 years since the Oakland hip-hop crew a new album, and the collective – comprised of Del the Funky Homosapien, Casual, Domino, Pep Love and Souls of Mischief's A-Plus, Opio, Phesto and Tajai – have your head nodding from the get-go. From "Livin' It Up" and "The Mayor" to "All as Above so Below" and "Passing Fads," there is boasting, social relevance and, most of all, fun.
Sly and Robbie Presents Shaggy – Out of Many One Music (Ranch/Empire)
Shaggy teams up with Reggae legends Sly and Robbie for an album that brings back the classic vibe of Roots Reggae. They enlist the vocal talents of greats like Beres Hammond, Cocoa Tea and Damian "Jr Gong" Marley, as well as younger artists such as Konshens, Jimmy Cozier, pop/R&B's Ne-Yo and "The Voice" finalist Tessanne Chin for a beautiful tribute to the Jamaican genre.
Great Gift Sets – Anita O'Day's The Verve Years – 1957-1962; The Beatles: Live at the BBC (vinyl); Jerry Garcia Band, Bob Weir and Rob Wasserman's Fall 1989: The Long Island Sound; John Mellencamp's 1978-2012
Also available – After the Burial's Wolves Within; Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues – Music from the Motion Picture; Casey Veggies & Rockie Fresh's Fresh Veggies; Country Faith; Leon Russell's Snapshot; Mac Miller's Live From Space; The Secret Life of Walter Mitty soundtrack; Skeme's Ingleworld; Steeleye Span's Wintersmith: In Collaboration with Terry Pratchett; Talib Kweli Gravitas
BOOKS
Tartine Book No. 3: Modern Ancient Classic Whole by Chad Robertson (Chronicle)
I hadn't been to San Francisco in almost 10 years, and when I went up to visit my sister in 2012, the first place I went to was Tartine Bakery & Café. I was amazed at the amount of people waiting in a line that snaked out the door and onto the sidewalk out front just to get some baked goods, but once I bit into my croissant I realized what all the fuss was about. The dynamic duo of pastry chef Elisabeth Prueitt and baker Chad Robertson released their first cookbook, Tartine, in 2006, and Robertson unveils a third in the series today. Tartine Book No. 3 focuses on baking with whole grains with new recipes and methods, as well as reformulating popular Tartine pastry recipes to include whole grains. A must for any Tartine fan and home baker, the photos alone will have you drooling.
Also available – Cool Tools by Kevin Kelly; Non Nom Paleo by Henry Fong
DVDS
Film – From writer/director Neil Blomkamp (District 9) comes Elysium, set on a ruined Earth in 2154 and starring Matt Damon, Jodie Foster and Sharlto Copley; Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer and Dianna Agron in Luc Besson's The Family; Disney's The Lone Ranger, directed by Gore Verbinski, stars Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer; Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz and Christopher Mintz-Plasse don their superhero masks again in Kick-Ass 2; Thrilling crime-drama Prisoners stars Hugh Jackman, Maria Bello, Viola Davis and Terrence Howard as parents of two lost girls and Jake Gyllenhaal as the detective trying to find them
TV – Burn Notice: The Complete Series; Family Guy: Volume 12; Justified: The Complete Fourth Season; Psych: The Musical; Shameless: The Complete Third Season; The Sound of Music Live!
Music – The Gaslight Anthem's Live in London; One Direction's This Is Us; Roxette's Live Travelling the World
Also available – Ain't Them Bodies Saints; Force of Execution; I Am Hardwell; Line of Duty; Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters; Predator 3D
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