The Sea Navy is a guy with an electric guitar, a drum machine, lyrics like, “I’m never gonna be a…
The harsh social and political realities behind Africa’s heavenly rhythms.
Love and politics, in the past and present.
Jeff Chang chronicles the hip-hop generation, while Peter Shapiro dissects its records.
Seattle Weekly: You’re originally from Seattle, right? Michelle Bishop: I grew up in Bothell, just north of Seattle, and went…
A massive Richard Pryor reissue brings the pain.
David McCallum, “House of Mirrors” (Capitol; originally released 1966).iTunes Coachwhips, “Did You Cum?” (Narnack). iTunes Mabel Scott, “Catch ‘Em Young,…
COLDCUT “Atomic Moog (Cornelius Mix)” (Ninja Tune) In October 2000, Ninja Tune issued Xen Cuts, a three–CD box set that…
Successfully transferring the rave experience to the movies, but not vice-versa.
Current Canuck concert cinema.
The conflicting impulses of Rhino’s new Whatever: The ’90s Pop & Culture Box.
DJ Nasir finds and spreads the beat-driven cure.
A mix-CD-cum-guide to the second annual Decibel Festival.
Bob Dylan revisits the world that made him—in the world he remade.
Armando, “Trance Dance” (Trax; originally released 1993). iTunes Hieroglyphic Being, “Je Suis Musique” (Spectral Sounds). iTunes L’Usine, “Breed” (Designed Disorder)….
Thoughts on music from thinker’s thinker and a fan’s fan.
About what you’d expect at Playboy’s 50th anniversary bash.
Two St. Louis music hounds take reissues into the DIY realm.
A conversation with Bob Mould.
Europe’s superclub all-stars mix it up on the Global Underground series.
Hello! Kento Oiwa and Michiko Swiggs originally hail from Japan. “We both ended up in Olympia to go to Evergreen,…
Bettie Serveert, “Hands Off” (Palomine). iTunes Sick Bees, “God Will Stop Yer Party” (Up). iTunes Barbara Manning and the Go-Luckys!,…
Jay-Z’s tour doc is overshadowed by his manager.
