Joshua Klein

John Legend Get Lifted Singer and keyboard player John Legend has been a behind-the-scenes fixture in hip-hop for some time now, playing a prominent place in the music of high-profile...

Ludacris The Red Light District Given his rapid-fire tongue-twister delivery, "Green Light District" might have been a better title for this year's Ludacris offering, like its predecessors full of some...

"Shaun of the Dead" Universal, $29.98 WHO'S IN IT: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield RECAP: One of the best romantic zombie comedies--or "rom-zom-com" in the filmmakers' parlance--ever made, full...

Yeah Yeah Yeahs Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow Like Sonic Youth before them, Nirvana not long after and the White Stripes most recently, New York's Yeah Yeah Yeahs showed...

"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King--Special Extended Edition" New Line, $39.99 WHO'S IN IT: Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Viggo Mortensen RECAP: The finale of the "Lord...

Considering the quality of his first two records, who would have guessed Rufus Wainwright was struggling with some personal demons? Regardless, some sort of plug has been pulled from his...

"The Ultimate Matrix Collection" Warner Bros., $79.92 WHO'S IN IT: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss RECAP: Ten--yes, 10-- DVDs featuring all three "Matrix" films and several related projects, plus...

Nas Street's Disciple After barreling out of New York with 1994's epochal "Illmatic," Nas struggled to match such an esteemed debut. He released five uneven albums after that, but frankly...

Fabolous Real Talk Fabolous may have the greatest name in hip-hop, but he's still far from being the greatest name in hip-hop. "Real Talk" is the latest uneven album from...

Alison Krauss + Union Station Lonely Runs Both Ways It's been three years since the last disc by Alison Krauss and her band Union Station, and thanks to the ascension...