ROANOKE, Va. — Jamal Jahal Nubi and Cornelius Cade are sitting at a dining room table and remembering the old days. The soul music they used to create. The friends they once knew. The album they ...

ROANOKE — Jamal Jahal Nubi and Cornelius Cade are sitting at a dining room table and remembering the old days. The soul music they used to create. The friends they once knew. The album they recorded ...

If a sneak peek at the premiere episode is any indication, the second season of New Zealand comedy duo Flight of the Conchords’ HBO series (premiering Jan. 18) will surely be required viewing in 2009.

It might have a core of ultra-rich high-calorie cheese, but the throwback song is a very specific and carefully calibrated art form. It must evoke and transcend the era it’s reviving in an ...