AvatarPlrNov 15Peak DOOMThe FADER - Raphael Helfand20 years after its initial release, MM..Food is still the brightest star in MF DOOM’s universe.
AvatarPlrThe FADER’s guide to Tyler, the CreatorThe FADER - David RenshawAhead of Camp Flog Gnaw 2024, read a primer on the firebrand rapper’s acclaimed career. Since he first emerged as the de facto leader of Odd Future, …
AvatarPlrVarious Artists: Virtual Dreams II, Ambient Explorations in the House & Techno Age, Japan 1993-1999Pitchfork - Shy Clara ThompsonRave culture got a late start in Japan, gaining traction in the early ’90s as club music was changing overseas. Having reached a point of critical mass, dance genres were seeking to reinvent themselves. Some artists were dialing back the momentum and turning their focus to ravers seeking an escape …
AvatarPlr“Jimi Hendrix was my superhero, and so I threw a bit of his style into the bassline”: How a young Bootsy Collins took the James Brown bass chair to its busiest level on this Bootsy-fied recut from 1970’s Sex Machineguitarworld.com - By Chris JisiWhen James Brown passed away in 2006, popular music lost a true icon; the so-called ‘Godfather of Soul’ was a giant of the groove. Alluding to the …
AvatarPlrPrimal Scream's Bobby Gillespie: 'I had a young family – children and hard drugs don’t mix'The Big Issue - by: Jane GrahamBobby Gillespie was born in June 1961 in Glasgow. After playing in local bands and working as a roadie, he joined The Jesus and Mary Chain on drums …
AvatarPlr20 Great Quincy Jones Productions, From 'Thriller' to 'We Are the World'Rolling Stone - Jason HellerRay Charles, “The Ray” (1957) It’s surprising that Jones didn’t wind up working more closely with Ray Charles. The two met while teenagers in Seattle, …
