On a blazing, late-August afternoon, Miguel is hiding out from the heat inside the air-conditioned stillness of a Sunset Boulevard rehearsal studio. The L.A.-based R&B singer ostensibly is here to do a final run-through with his live band — guitarist, drummer, two keyboardists — before heading to London for a couple of gigs, including one opening for Usher at the iTunes Festival. But you get the sense, too, that the refrigerated coolness works to Miguel's sartorial advantage: Rather than shorts and flip-flops, he's wearing a sleeveless denim jacket over a T-shirt emblazoned with the likeness of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Down below, his skinny jeans meet a pair of black-leather Chuck Taylors that look like they've never... More >>>