Philly.com Music/Nightlife http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=-1&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmusic%2F Music and nightlife news from Philly.com. en-us Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 2008-07-08T07:01:00Z en-us Beats brighten Beck's lyrics on 'Modern Guilt' http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168091&44=24057789&32=3796&7=195547&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmusic%2F20080708_Beats_brighten_Beck_s_lyrics_on__Modern_Guilt_.html Back in the Odelay day, Beck was a carefree sort. Or at least it seemed so, given the gleeful inventiveness of the boy wonder of cut-and-paste postmodern pop. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT f1b827f7bd7469cedde6455443954571 2008-07-08T07:01:00Z Scion of Afro beat has gift and more http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168091&44=24003549&32=3796&7=195547&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmusic%2F20080707_Scion_of_Afro_beat_has_gift_and_more.html The tattoo across Seun Anikulapo Kuti's upper back became more discernible Saturday night as his commanding performance at the World Cafe Live surged on. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 80d88d908614d3fcbd7ec80046947a42 2008-07-07T07:01:00Z Whose song will always remind us of the summer of 2008? http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168091&44=23078079&32=3796&7=195547&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmusic%2F20080706_Whose_song_will_always_remind_us_of_the_summer_of_2008_.html Everybody's got a personal playlist of summer songs. It might have Frank Sinatra's "Summer Wind," or Sly and the Family Stone's "Hot Fun in the Summertime." The Lovin' Spoonful's "Summer in the City," or maybe Regina Spektor's song of the same name. Seals and Croft's "Summer Breeze" might make you feel fine, though I'm betting the Isley Brothers' version would make you feel finer. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT affed4fafba87355cd3951fb658a3ff5 2008-07-06T07:01:00Z New Recordings http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168091&44=23078069&32=3796&7=195547&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmusic%2F20080706_New_Recordings.html Pop Underground hip-hop heads have long sung the praises of Jean Grae, but the rapper's full potential has always been hampered by subpar production. Four years after her last record, she returns with a fierce showing helmed by the 9th Wonder, who's worke Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 6311d14b7ab679a7f55a0d423583c569 2008-07-06T07:01:00Z