Inspired by a speech about art for art's sake at the 2008 BAFTA Awards, Moby's Wait for Me is a beautiful, airy record, taking bits and pieces of his past work and stitching them into a quilt of melancholy electronica.

Gallery 50 will present its next show, "The Poodle Beach Coloring Book," by Milton artist Aurelio Grisanty, with an artist's reception, on June 13, from 6-9 p.m.

Longtime Mos Def fans will be ecstatic about The Ecstatic. Released on the tenth anniversary of Black on Both Sides, it's the high-quality followup they've been waiting for while biding their time through True Magic and that "rock" record... and his turn in MTV's version of Carmen.

The West Coast's most underrated producer, DJ Quik, pairs up with Dogg Pound founder and Philly native Kurupt for a throwback G-funk record that might be coming a few years too late, but still sounds good.

Summer always means a big batch of new records being released, and while Paolo Nutini, indie rockers the Kickdrums and Chicago rapper Qwel don't disappoint, new discs by Clint Eastwood's son and Busta Rhymes leave a bit to be desired.

A holiday weekend plus warm weather plus lawn work adds up to me not focusing on a new movie for this week’s column. So here are some short takes and quick observations:

“How to Win A Cosmic War: God, Globalization, and The End of the War on Terror,” by Reza Aslan. Random House. $26. Hardcover.

Try to imagine an old-timey vaudeville musical act on uppers, with Beck's lyrical sensibility, and you're beginning to approach the comical madness that is the Two Man Gentlemen Band. Drip Dryin' is a hilarious romp that will get the toes tapping and funnybone tickling.

Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King is the Dave Matthews Band's first record since the death of saxophonist LeRoi Moore, whose jazzy riffs colored many of the band's more exploratory work. His departure is sorely missed, as the band goes in a slightly-new, more musclebound direction, but loses a lot of its depth.

Reza Aslan is a Los Angeles-based writer, commentator and Islamic scholar. His new book is, “How to Win A Cosmic War: God, Globalization, and The End of Terror.”

Henry Woronicz’s adaptation of Moliere’s classic comedy “The Miser,” entitled “Stinkin’ ‘Rich,” will open June 12-14 at Possum Point Theater, in Georgetown.

The search is on for Mrs. Sussex County and Mrs. Georgetown to represent the communities in the 2010 Mrs. Delaware Pageant on Jan. 30, 2010 in Rehoboth Beach. The 2010 winner of the state pageant will win all expense paid trip to represent The First State in the nationally televised Mrs. America Pageant and a prize package valued at over $6,000.

It used to serve as a political fundraiser, but now that he's governor, Jack Markell has turned his Summer Bash, held each year in Milton, into a way to give back, donating proceeds from the sixth annual event to the Food Bank of Delaware.

Despite their excellent lyrical chemistry, Redman and Method Man found themselves the victims of just-okay production on their 1999 duo debut, Blackout! Ten years hence, they're having the same problem, as Blackout! 2 shakes and shimmies, but never really lives up to its creators' potential.

"Jerichow" is the story of two men and one woman with lots of secrets among them, mostly about things in their various pasts that they would rather remain hidden.