Year in review: 2009’s greatest albums

Asher Roth loved college, with arguably the most obnoxious single of the year in “I Love College.” Newcomers Kid Cudi and Drake established fan bases, with their differing branches of hip-hop (and varying levels of talent). Mos Def’s “The Ecstatic” garnered favorable reviews, Raekwon showed the newcomers up with the strongest Wu-Tang Clan affiliated release since Ghostface Killah’s 2006 release, “Fishscale.”

Music Review | Tall tales from a big man

Clarence Clemons, the saxophone player for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, just finished the talk show circuit promoting his new autobiography, “Big Man: Real Life and Tall Tales.”