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Michaelangelo Matos

Neumo's

Music

Neumo’s

The Sea Navy is a guy with an electric guitar, a drum machine, lyrics like, “I’m never gonna…

Arts & Culture

Riding the current

The harsh social and political realities behind Africa's heavenly rhythms.

Crudup wonders what time zone she's calling from.

Film

Waking the Dead

Love and politics, in the past and present.

Jeff Chang

Arts & Culture

Beats, Rhymes, and Life

Jeff Chang chronicles the hip-hop generation, while Peter Shapiro dissects its records.

Michelle Bishop

Music

Michelle Bishop

Seattle Weekly: You’re originally from Seattle, right? Michelle Bishop: I grew up in Bothell, just north of Seattle,…

Pryor on fire: Nine times the comic genius in a box set.

Arts & Culture

The medicine box

A massive Richard Pryor reissue brings the pain.

Music

At Random

David McCallum, “House of Mirrors” (Capitol; originally released 1966).iTunes Coachwhips, “Did You Cum?” (Narnack). iTunes Mabel Scott, “Catch…

See drumhead for details.

Music

Good Songs From Useless Albums

COLDCUT “Atomic Moog (Cornelius Mix)” (Ninja Tune) In October 2000, Ninja Tune issued Xen Cuts, a three–CD box…

DJ John Digweed spins the hits.

Film

Groove

Successfully transferring the rave experience to the movies, but not vice-versa.

Other 90210 auteurs

News

Other 90210 auteurs

Current Canuck concert cinema.

Whose '90s Is It, Anyway?

Music

Whose ’90s Is It, Anyway?

The conflicting impulses of Rhino's new Whatever: The '90s Pop & Culture Box.

Musician, heal thyself

Music

Musician, heal thyself

DJ Nasir finds and spreads the beat-driven cure.

Her Space Holiday

Music

Ten Decibels

A mix-CD-cum-guide to the second annual Decibel Festival.

Bob Dylan in the early '60s.

Music

Restless Hello

Bob Dylan revisits the world that made him—in the world he remade.

Music

(Nearly) No Stars

Armando, “Trance Dance” (Trax; originally released 1993). iTunes Hieroglyphic Being, “Je Suis Musique” (Spectral Sounds). iTunes L’Usine, “Breed”…

Empire of Dirt: The Aesthetics and Rituals of British Indie Music

Arts & Culture

Empire of Dirt: The Aesthetics and Rituals of British Indie Music

Thoughts on music from thinker’s thinker and a fan’s fan.

Bunnies and Hip-Hop

News

Bunnies and Hip-Hop

About what you'd expect at Playboy's 50th anniversary bash.

On the rebound: Warner (pictured) and Stamler give old, obscure music new life.

Arts & Culture

Second chances

Two St. Louis music hounds take reissues into the DIY realm.

Bob Mould

Music

Body of Work

A conversation with Bob Mould.

Coming up for air

Music

Coming up for air

Europe's superclub all-stars mix it up on the Global Underground series.