9 SoulsPlaying like a Japanese "O Brother, Where Art Thou?," writer director Toshiaki Toyoda's off the wall comedy drama follows a group of nine prison inmates among them a man who killed his son, a biker, a deranged bomber, a porn merchant, and a dwarf doctor who break out of jail. Their search for a fellow prisoner's buried fortune in counterfeit bills turns into a funny and often emotional attempt to reconnect with their outside lives. Yoshio Harada,

Descend into the dark world and tragic life of the melancholy author who is the uncontested master of the macabre

Christmas Year 6

Ashley invited some very capable collaborators for their journey into the studio

The Uphill City album

the great Duke Ellington recorded his most ambitious and experimental works

as the composer put it

doowop and other related styles

Corin Rogers

Afgan draws from some of his most vulnerable moments to introduce listeners to his true identity as a person and artist

Love (Can't You Hear Me)

Nick Urata (DeVotchKa)and Camilo Lara

playful and introspective with a wealth of emotional depth