Music Reviews
Judas Priest Are Almost Invincible with This Shield
Judas Priest are synonymous with classic metal, even if recent releases are less memorable, their music still pulverizes most of the competition.
Music Features
Cymande Are Possibly the Most Sampled British Musical Artists of All Time
Cymande was foundational in the creation of hip-hop, disco, house, drum and bass, and rare groove, passed through generations like so much underground music.
Film
Cymande Are Possibly the Most Sampled British Musical Artists of All Time
Cymande was foundational in the creation of hip-hop, disco, house, drum and bass, and rare groove, passed through generations like so much underground music.
Books
Transcending to Badass: That’s How Female Rockers Roll
The female musicians interviewed in Katherine Yeske Taylor’s She’s a Badass have persisted against all odds and infused rock with a feminist verve.
Television
The Fine Art of Bootlegging
Eleanor Patterson’s Bootlegging the Airwaves is a lively study of home-taping in the pre-digital era and the communities this “unpaid labor” created.
Interviews
Feeling “Seventeen”, Ruth Moody Goes Solo Again with ‘Wanderer’
While the Wailin’ Jennys are still playing their hearts out as three roots wonder women, co-founder Ruth Moody has new music and a special announcement to make.
Lists
The 10 Best John Coltrane Solos
John Coltrane redefined the vocabulary of jazz with his “sheets of sound” and modal approaches. He also revolutionized how people play the saxophone.