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The legendary soul scene in Miami that had its heyday in the 1960s and 1970s is the subject of a new retrospective. Eccentric Soul: The Deep City Label the imprint that discovered Betty Wright, Paul Kelly, and Clarence "Blowfly" Reid.

Television critic Andrew Wallenstein shares his thoughts about the new CBS television show Love Monkey, which follows the lives of four male friends as told through the eyes of a record executive scouting for the "next big thing" in Manhattan.

What are movie critics saying about this weekend's releases? Mark Jordan Legan of Slate takes note of reviews for Doogal, Running Scared and the Oscar-nominated South African film Tsotsi.

CBS's new drama, The Unit, has been described as part Mission Impossible, part Desperate Housewives.

Several recent DVD releases feature great black entertainers of the 20th century. For classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz, his favorites feature the great tap dance team of Harold and Fayard Nicholas.

Ed Gordon talks with Paola Mendoza and Michael Skolnik, co-creators of the new film, On the Outs, about three girls struggling with life in and out of juvenile detention. Mendoza also stars in the film as an incarcerated, drug-addicted young mother.

Sanaa Lathan talks about her new film, Something New, and parallels between her onscreen portrayal of a harried urban professional and her real life. Something New follows the story of a Lathan's character, an attorney, who starts an unlikely romance with a white landscape architect.

Late last year, Rick Springfield reprised his role as Dr. Noah Drake on the long-running ABC daytime drama General Hospital. Springfield talks about why he came back, and his new album.

Actor Derek Luke, star of the new movie Glory Road, talks about his career and his new film, about the the true story of the first college basketball team to start five black players. The 1966 Texas Western team went on to win the NCAA championship.

Ed Gordon talks with poet and actress Sarah Jones about her one-woman Broadway play, Bridge and Tunnel, in which she plays 14 different characters.