Here Comes the Bloom: Timothy Bloom Takes Hip-Hop to the Sock-Hop
More sock-hop than hip-hop, soulster Timothy Bloom does a stunning '50s revamp on contemporary R&B.
08 Dec 2016
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Koray Fuat, formerly of UK band Kontagious, recounts how the band's briefly ubiquitous single "Shake It Up" shook things up in London's hip-hop underground for a short while.
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Speak of the Blue Devil: The Moody Grooves of Andy Kayes
Andy Kayes' latest album of mercurial hip-hop finds the rapper putting the boom back in boom bap, one beat at a time.
28 Jul 2015
The Clash Album That Never Was: 'Rat Patrol From Fort Bragg'
Even in bootleg form, the Clash's Rat Patrol From Fort Bragg stands as one of the most daring, fearless, idiosyncratic recordings ever put on tape by a major recording artist.
11 Feb 2015
The Domino Effect: An Interview with Anna Domino
Anna Domino made a tiny dent in the alternative music scene of the '80s with her moody, literate art-pop. While she languished in obscurity for much of her career, her music managed to strike a chord with those who tapped into the emotional strengths of her work. Still flying low under the radar years later, her music is no less potent.
29 Oct 2013
From the Ethers: An Interview with Hannah Marcus
Hannah Marcus, rock music's most marginalized oddity, has languished in the shadows of her more celebrated contemporaries. But her fresh musical perspective and oneiric musings on empty lives and disembodied souls have marked her a singular talent worthy of discovery.
02 Apr 2013
Burt Bacharach Meets the Brady Bunch... on Psilocybin
Celebrating the great lost (and never found) Love single from the Summer of 1967.
20 Sep 2012
Root Spirits: Blues That'll Put Hair on Your Chest
Athens duo is releasing a recording a week of tectonic electric blues until they get signed for their full-length debut.
07 Aug 2012
Death Disco: The (Death) Cult's Visit to "God's Zoo"
Before the big riffs and the arena-sized swagger, the band now known as the Cult injected disco and funk into its gothic theater for one riveting dance-rock smash.
22 May 2012
German Indie Venue Beatpol Celebrates 20 Years
A legendary German music venue that has hosted a number of major American acts over the last several years turns 20 this month.
03 Oct 2011
A Voice in the Wilderness: Bill Fay's 'Time of the Last Persecution'
Bill Fay brought forth folk visions of a turbulent future with the enigmatic Time of the Last Persecution.
07 Apr 2011
Are You into Guilt?: Nirvana’s Great Lost Single
Prior to the single’s February 1993 release, Nirvanamania was still riding high, as evidenced by the Christmastime arrival of the rarities collection Incesticide to satiate fans eagerly awaiting a new studio album. So what did the group follow that with? A rarity!
05 Apr 2011
Bud Powell: Un Poco Loco
In between stays at mental institutions for schizophrenia, Powell left behind a remarkable legacy. Sadly, he hasn’t received the same widespread admiration that his close friend Thelonious Monk secured. But to true fans of the jazz genre, Powell is revered.
15 Mar 2011
Dreamer: Dennis Wilson's 'Pacific Ocean Blue'
Stephen Rowland kicks off a series of retrospectives to showcase Beach Boys and Beach Boys-related material that is not very popular, rare, or has been forgotten completely.
15 Oct 2010
Marcus Miller: Getting Funky with "My Best Friend's Girlfriend"
If you like your '80s R&B uptempo, punchy, and funky, Marcus Miller's underappreciated jam "My Best Friend's Girlfriend" is worth a listen.
25 Jun 2010
Stories of a Toronto Neighborhood: Charles Spearin's 'The Happiness Project'
The greatness of 'The Happiness Project' does not lie in its carefully-crafted songs. It lies in the stories it tells. 'The Happiness Project' is about aging, the suppleness of life, and finding whatever happiness you can in contemporary life.
17 Jun 2010
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