Big Mean Sound Machine
Runnin’ for the Ghost (Peace & Rhythm). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Runnin’ for the Ghost (Peace & Rhythm). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Public Hi Fi Sessions 3 (Public Hi Fi Records. ). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
III (Glitterbeat). Review by James Mann.
With over 40 albums and an unassailable legacy as the originator of one of Africa’s most popular and enduring sounds, the job of curating Fela Kuti’s catalog for the 21st century is a difficult and enviable task. Ink 19 dives into the Knitting Factory’s Chop n’ Quench, Fela’s first nine albums re-released, and gives a heads up on the Na Poi set of albums due to drop on May 11.
Volume 1 (Evolver / Kona). Review by Bill Campbell.
In The Raw (Soul Fire). Review by Bill Campbell.
Our Time Is Coming (MAW / Tommy Boy). Review by Bill Campbell.
Black Ivory Soul (Columbia). Review by Bill Campbell.
Black Rio: Brazil Soul Power 1971-1980 (Strut). Review by Bill Campbell.
Charles DJ Deppner takes a look at a new book of artwork by DEVO’s Mark Mothersbaugh, and discovers the book is actually looking back at him.
Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds’ “Wicked World” video features Alice Bag, previews That Delicious Vice, out April 19 on In The Red Records.
Despite serving up ample slices of signature snark, FOX News golden boy Jesse Watters, for the most part, just listens — driving the narrative of his latest book, Get It Together, through the stories of others.
Brooklyn rapper Max Gertler finds himself a bit ground up on “Put My Heart in a Jay,” his latest single.