Jesus Muhammad-Ali’s remembrance of Elijah Muhammad’s mission to instill pride and self-reliance in black America is plagued with acute myopia. Rob Walsh offers his particular diagnosis.

The Dirty Rotten CD (Beer City Records). Review by Vinnie Apicella.

Here To Save You All (Lunasound Recordings). Review by Vinnie Apicella.

Live at Sully’s (Melon Farmer). Review by Stein Haukland.

WACMusic (Badman Recording Co.). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Yol Bolsin (RealWorld). Review by Matt Cibula.

Tom “Tearaway” Schulte delves into the making of the Clinton Administration record, ducks Mayhem’s flying sheep, watches a movie about Elvis impersonators and listens to tons of records in Outsight.

Beauty Party (Big Dada/Ozone). Review by Bill Campbell.

Remembrance (Diffusion). Review by Stein Haukland.

Down and dirty with Global Underground mainstay Nick Warren. Dan Stapleton mixes it up short and sweet.

Volume 4 (Restless/Ryko). Review by Ben Varkentine.

The Sky Above and The Mud Below (Carrot Top Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Ten years ago, a California punk band put out an album that addressed the important issues we currently face. Who were they? And why haven’t we listened? Eric J. Iannelli breaks it down.

Positively (Pyrus Jazz). Review by Stein Haukland.

Perfection in Pain (Wicked World / Earache). Review by Stein Haukland.

Fast Texas (Burnside Records). Review by James Mann.

Sleep and Release (Chemikal Underground/Matador). Review by Matt Cibula.

The Evening Drag (Kimchee Records). Review by Terry Eagan.

Down With Wilco (Yep Roc). Review by Sean Slone.

Never Trust A Hippy (Realworld). Review by Ben Varkentine.