Rick Rubin’s Minimalist/Maximalist ‘The Creative Act’
Rick Rubin’s The Creative Act is, as his rap often was, minimalist and maximalist – musically austere but lyrically extravagant and self-aggrandizing.
Rick Rubin
James Blake: The Colour in Anything
James Blake had it in him to release a great album here. He just chose not to.
Jake Bugg: Messed Up Kids
Three extra tracks from the Shangri La sessions show Jake Bugg's development.
Johnny Cash: Out Among the Stars
For all of its faults, this album speaks to the variety of Cash's immense body of work in a way that the much-celebrated Rick Rubin recordings simply do not.
Jake Bugg: Shangri La
The takeaway here is that while Bugg's debut album felt genuine, Shangri La feels forced and awkward.
RAC: 14 November 2013 – Bowery Ballroom, New York (Interview + Photos)
RAC are no longer just reworking your favorite rock tunes. His scope now includes developing his own hit tunes. We spoke with Anjos before seeing his first live show in New York.
