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Mixtape 164 :: Radio Man ’56
- The Lacking Organization
- September 21, 2021
The Fogerty Brothers are putting their upbringing to good use in the genuinely psychedelic outfit Hearty Har, parsing the electric sitars and paisleys of long ago into a legitimate translation.
Tony Allen
- Staff Picks
- September 1, 2021
There Is No End (Blue Note). Review by Julius C. Lacking.
Mixtape 161 :: Sand Angel
- The Lacking Organization
- August 31, 2021
As individuals, Jay Som and Palehound each have their musical quirks and unique style. Together as Bachelor they plot a strange new course through the realm of dream pop.

Mixtape 147 :: Anything For Boo
- The Lacking Organization
- January 5, 2021
There’s no detail too small or scar too deep for Eels to pick up and examine in a wry musical light.
Mixtape 146 :: Gear Summer
- The Lacking Organization
- December 26, 2020
It’s hard to to live up to a name like Young Fresh Fellows when you’ve been at it for almost 40 years, but good time rock and roll never goes out of style.
Afro-Haitian Experimental Orchestra
- Music Reviews
- July 1, 2016
Afro-Haitian Experimental Orchestra (Glitterbeat). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Fela Kuti Lives
- Features
- April 23, 2010
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
- Features
- April 23, 2010
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.
Jimi Tenor / Tony Allen
- Music Reviews
- January 11, 2010
Inspiration Information Vol. 4 (Strut). Review by Matthew Moyer.

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