A pair of performances 12 years apart offer a clear view of the long arc between the percussionist and the pianist/guitarist, from early intuition to deep familiarity. Here’s […]
A pair of performances 12 years apart offer a clear view of the long arc between the percussionist and the pianist/guitarist, from early intuition to deep familiarity. Here’s […]
’90s era trip-hop blues and Japanese exotica from guitarist Shunji Mori. The seemingly endless well of ’90s CD-era Japanese downtempo bands continues to reveal new secrets… Our latest […]
Two records, two sets of constraints: Brendan Eder’s Cape Cod Cottage and Therapy limited repress available via In Sheep’s Clothing. The story behind Cape Cod Cottage carries the quiet allure of a […]
Previously unreleased, Chuck Bynum’s “You Worked Your Miracle” is available now via The Sound Council. It’s becoming rarer in the record digging community, but sometimes a song comes […]
From Louisiana to Los Angeles to ‘Sensitive Devil,’ these are some songs that have stayed close. Crash Richard has lived a few musical lives by now. Some people […]
From Louisiana to Los Angeles to ‘Sensitive Devil,’ these are some songs that have stayed close. Crash Richard has lived a few musical lives by now. Some people […]
In this interview from the 1980s, Marshall looks back at the forces that shaped his music, from early tape experiments and West Coast freedom to the darker emotional […]
Okada’s latest album channels the spirit of ‘Afro-Mingei,’ bridging Japanese folk craft and Black musical traditions in a meditation on connection, influence, and enduring beauty. When Takuro Okada […]
A world of Latin and Caribbean dance music at Mission District staple Discodelic Discos Viajantes. There are certain record shops that you visit because you know they’ll have […]
Anchored by Klipsch La Scalas and guided by sommelier Sarina Garibović’s wine list, Sam Cassidy’s hand-built Small Hours turns deep listening into a form of hospitality. In a […]
Futuristic digital cumbia from one of the leading voices of the genre. Originating from the coastal regions of Colombia, cumbia is one of the most iconic dance traditions […]
Cliff’s breakout performance helped ignite global attention, yet it was the full soundtrack — Toots and the Maytals, The Melodians, The Slickers, Dekker — that turned one movie […]
Read an archival 1984 Musician Magazine interview with cult favorite Detroit mutant funk duo Was (Not) Was. “When black people hear our music,” proclaims Don Fagenson, “they know […]
A brash, short-lived music magazine that defined Britpop’s swagger, celebrated the fringes, and even charted the dawn of the internet is resurfacing online. Its scans reveal just how […]
Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, and Danny Gottlieb on ECM, jazz, and performing live. Archived digitally from Musician Magazine. I first met Pal Metheny a few years ago in […]
How Sheffield’s pioneers of industrial funk brought chaos, surveillance, and groove to the legendary Manchester experimental nightclub. The Hacienda in 1983 was a cathedral in progress, a bold […]
Join us Tuesday, August 19th at Zizou for a listening party featuring Prefab Sprout. “We’ve got a new album out.” “Oh yes? What’s it called?” “Steve.” “Steve?” “Steve […]
Two records, two sets of constraints: Brendan Eder’s Cape Cod Cottage and Therapy limited repress available via In Sheep’s Clothing. The story behind Cape Cod Cottage carries the quiet allure of a […]
Previously unreleased, Chuck Bynum’s “You Worked Your Miracle” is available now via The Sound Council. It’s becoming rarer in the record digging community, but sometimes a song comes […]
A decade on, the repress revives Nicolas Jaar’s Pomegranates and its shadow-score to Sergei Parajanov’s The Color of Pomegranates. Ten years ago, Nicolás Jaar released Pomegranates as if […]
Cliff’s breakout performance helped ignite global attention, yet it was the full soundtrack — Toots and the Maytals, The Melodians, The Slickers, Dekker — that turned one movie […]
Paradise is a Frequency’s double LP with Numero Group, ’The Style of Life,’ reminds us that some of the most revealing parts of a record never make a […]
One of those nights that happens once, vanishes, and becomes legend in the years that follow. “I love the concept of reworking: that the music continues to breathe, […]
