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Laurence Fishburne to Narrate Fishbone Fishumentary — I Mean, Documentary
Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone opens in New York City and Los Angeles in October. Coinciding with the group’s 25th anniversary, filmmakers Lev Anderson [...]
SNAKE OIL – S/Treviewed by Matthew Flores
There’s something sneakily groovy about the eponymous release by the East Coast collective Snake Oil. Don’t misinterpret the funk — any search for Bootsy Collins-esque [...]
Gil Scott-Heron Dies at 62
Gil Scott-Heron: April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011
THEOPHILUS LONDON – Lover’s Holidayreviewed by Dan Chapman
Brooklyn rapper, songwriter, and producer Theophilus London intermingles retro funk with pristine rap and pop elements in his newest EP Lover’s Holiday. From start to finish [...]
GIL SCOTT-HERON AND JAMIE XX – We’re New Herereviewed by Dan Chapman
Funk legend Gil Scott-Heron has been outputting his brand of soul for upwards of 40 years. With his 2010 release I’m New Here, the 61-year-old [...]
Big Audio Dynamite to Reunite
After not playing together for 21 years, Spinner reports that Mick Jones (of The Clash) and the original lineup of Big Audio Dynamite are reuniting [...]
THE HEAVY – “How You Like Me Now?”reviewed by Andrew Lapham Fersch
I was not expecting this. I was actually expecting to be really disappointed…really. Why? Well, this band is advertised (multiple times) as being “gritty.” They’re [...]
Gary Wilson – Electric Endicott
In 1977 Gary Wilson famously released a uniquely bizarre and personal album titled You Think You Really Know Me…, full of electro-funk, proto-new wave, noise collage, [...]
OF MONTREAL – False Priestreviewed by Garrett Lyons
False Priest is one of those albums that pops out of the speakers with thumping bass and a sonic overload that takes its cues from [...]
Gang of Four to Release First Album in 16 Years
Gang Of Four are set to release their seventh studio album since debuting with 1979′s Entertainment!. Content will be released on January 25, 2011 on [...]
yU – On The Corner
Fresh on the heels of his solo debut release, Before Taxes, yU of critically acclaimed Diamond District is back with his latest remix, “On The Corner,” featuring EyeQ. Produced [...]
Interview: Robert Mercurio of Galacticwords by Mark Huddle | photo by Taylor Crothers
I guess in the name of full disclosure I should start off by mentioning that I am a former resident of New Orleans. I moved [...]
Interview: Jack Splashwords by Nate Pollard | photo courtesy of J Records
If something about Jack Splash’s music feels jarring yet familiar, it’s because he’s worked hard to make it that way. Between production jobs with artists [...]
Jack Splash – King of the Beats
“King of the Beats” is a track from Jack Splash’s upcoming mixtape, to be released in January 2010 (as part of a three-part mixtape series). [...]
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