S D Green

  • Mice Parade

    Mice Parade

    Adam Pierce, head mouseketeer in the rhythm-heavy, fuzz-laden collective known as Mice Parade, chats with Ink 19 about his process — and lack thereof.

  • Fela Kuti Lives

    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.

  • Fela Kuti Lives

    Fela Kuti Lives

    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.

  • Gaby Moreno

    Gaby Moreno

    Hitting the road with Ani DiFranco as a follow-up to her national touring debut with no less a superstar than Tracy Chapman, Gaby Moreno will have to follow-up her debut album, Still the Unknown with a title more befitting her potential breakout. She’s already got some surprises up her sleeve for the second act.

  • Confessions of an Ex-Doofus Itchyfooted Mutha

    Confessions of an Ex-Doofus Itchyfooted Mutha

    Harlem Renaissance man by way of Chicago in the 1970s, Melvin Van Peebles adds another tome to his illustrious résumé.

  • Steal This Music

    Steal This Music

    In light of the recent charges levied against Jammie Thomas-Rasset in the RIAA’s case against her, we’ve unearthed this review on Steal This Music, a book concerning the history of copyright in music.

  • Noise: Fiction Inspired by Sonic Youth

    Noise: Fiction Inspired by Sonic Youth

    Peter Wild and a group of authors take on the challenge of making literature out of Sonic Youth’s noisy, chaotic, shimmering music. S D Green has some warnings for fans of Sonic Youth who may be intrigued.

  • Watchmen

    Watchmen

    Zack Snyder‘s cinematic version of Alan Moore‘s ground breaking graphic novel is about to hit theaters. Moore wants nothing to do with it. S D Green offers a review of the source material that proved a landmark moment in comic book history, and that has many fans divided about the upcoming adaptation.

  • Madvillain

    Madvillain

    Madvillainy 2 (Stones Throw). Review by S D Green.

  • Bee Thousand

    Bee Thousand

    The 33 1/3 series has produced some great essay books exploring some of rock’s most iconic albums. S D Green finally gets around to Marc Woodworth‘s commendable attempt to make sense of Guided by Voices’ shambolic classic, Bee Thousand.

  • J Dilla

    J Dilla

    Ruff Draft (Stones Throw). Review by S D Green.

  • Illa J

    Illa J

    Yancey Boys (Delicious Vinyl). Review by S D Green.

  • Pink Floyd: The Black Strat

    Pink Floyd: The Black Strat

    The guitar is the iconic symbol of rock music’s sex, rebellion, and power. Pink Floyd: The Black Strat is a new book about one of Dave Gilmour’s primary instruments — his black Stratocaster. S D Green explores whether the book conjures any of the instrument’s magic by uncovering its underpinnings.

  • A Wished-For Song

    A Wished-For Song

    Merri Cyr tries to catch lightning in a camera lens in this re-issue of her 2002 scrapbook of intimate reflections on legendary musician Jeff Buckley. S D Green wonders if Buckley was ever really here at all.

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