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