Legendary spoken word poet Gil Scott Heron’s I’m New Here (1/11, XL), his first album since ’94, includes a cover of the Smog song its title references. There’s also the creepy, romantic “Where Did The Night Go.” Take it home with an email address at imnewhere.

Gil Scott-Heron Poet to the People (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011)
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Gil Scott-Heron
Jazz poet's final attempt to break through isolation
"The Last Holiday: A Memoir" by Gil Scott-Heron; Grove Press (322 pages, $25) This is a sad book. And not just because Gil Scott-Heron - syncopated jazz-poet and political agitator, astute and empathetic chronicler of the African-American ...
Joe Keyes honors Gil Scott-Heron Thursday at Chico's House of Jazz
WHERE: Chico’s House of Jazz, 631 Lake Ave., $10 advance, $15 at the door. 732-774-5299; chicos The revolution wasn’t televised, but Joe Keyes of the Late Bloomer Band did see it in person in 1974 when he attended a Gil Scott-Heron show at ...
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