¡Jala Barcelona! Kung-Fu en Vivo (3-1)

Postcard from the Outer Reaches

I was awoken this morning by a cable channeled straight from the outer reaches of the hip-hop universe – specifically the cosmically trippy galactic-dust jam Mannequin Hand Trapdoor by Boom Bip & Dose One. Since then I’ve been spiraling out of control, hurtling through experimental anti-gravity hip-hop sun spots and space ice. Out here light-years away […]

Miles Davis: The Cellar Door Sessions

MIND BLOWING. I learned the true definition of that phrase a few days ago. Miles Davis’ LIVE-EVIL album has always been one of my favorite albums of all time, so when a version of “Inamorata” I had never heard before popped up on the hi-fi the other day I paid attention. And friends, my mind […]

La Troba Kung-Fú

Jesús brought these guys to my attention a few months back and the more I listen the more I find myself listening. Coming straight outta Cataluña, La Troba Kung-Fú epitomize the cultural bouillabaisse that makes Barcelona the cosmopolitan capital of the Iberian Peninsula. Since 2005 this catalán band without borders has been ingeniously fusing rumba, […]

Eddie Gómez: Low End Theorist

The most well-respected bassist you’ve probably never heard of, Puerto Rico-born and NYC-bred Eddie Gómez laid it down for decades as the main man behind such legends as Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Dizzy Gillespie, Wayne Shorter, Steps Ahead, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, and Chick Corea among many others. But forget all that: the tracks from his 1976 solo album […]

Disko Baloba Sound System in Mali!

Select tunes from one of the world’s hotbeds of music and culture. Some seriously killer footage and some amazing artists. Mesmerizing stuff! Enjoy!

‘Beat’ Takeshi Kitano Appreciation Society

Takeshi Kitano: the renaissance man, the mythological beast, the living legend. Simply put, and in all seriousness, one of the greatest and most multifaceted actors, directors, writers and artists of our time.

Max Tannone!

Since 2009 NYC-based selector MAX TANNONE has been quietly creating some really intriguing and head-bobbing mash ups! Check his slamming Beastie Boys “Check Your Head” remix album entitled “Doublecheck Your Head” and the Dub reinterpretations of MOS DEF (entitled “MOS DUB”) and Talib Kweli (“DUB KWELI”). Also check out his Jay-Z vs. Radiohead mash up […]

FELA KUTI IS MY PRESIDENT

If you are unfamiliar with Fela Anikulapo Kuti, suffice to say that he was one of the funkiest and grooviest musicians the world has ever seen who tended to perform live concerts wearing only a speedo and a fur coat surrounded by his 29 wives (who were also his backup singers). A gifted multi-instrumentalist and […]

STALAG 17 RIDDIM: The Heavyweight Champion

Big up to the most massive riddim ever that never gets old. Made famous by Tenor Saw with his track “Ring the Alarm,” this riddim sets the standard towards which all others hope to aspire. An all-time CLASSIC. Enjoy below a killer mix of Stalag versions followed by a couple complete versions of some of […]