The Issues
Wax Poetics Issue 27, February/March 2008
Our first issue of 2008 showcases a strong redesign. Hip-hop legend Grandmaster Flash gets cover honors, but it's the whole Furious Five who get the props inside. The late, great Eddie Harris is on our back cover; writer John Kruth fleshes out his story by speaking to those who worked with the saxman. Buy the Playlist!
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Featured Articles:
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
Hanging above the dimly lit gym was a thick cloud of smoke; it was a pungent mixture of cigarettes and reefer laced with angel dust. In the red-light haze, Kool Herc got to see the first steps of his creation taking on a new dimension...
Eddie Harris
"My mind is always probing for different things and different sounds," Eddie said. "I've never been one to let my mind stagnate. If I didn't experiment with music, it would mean nothing to me."
Chuck Brown
"My rule for the pocket is to lock. You lock that pocket, and you keep going. The drummer and the conga player are the hardest-working men in the band. Once they lock that pocket, that's something you can't resist."
Also includes:
Re:Discovery
Opus Seven, Cornell Campbell, Casual-T, Marini, Karen Young
In Memoriam
Joel Dorn, Carlos "Patato" Valdes, Pimp C, Oscar Peterson
Lost in Music
Tom Terrell rememberence and photo essay
Border Crossing
Brownout traffics in Tejano funk
Crate Moments in History
Blue Note digs golden-era hip-hop
Brass Reconstruction
New Orleans's Hot 8 are second-line saviors
This Is It
Camp Lo wants a piece of the action
Collective Vibrations
L.A.'s Build an Ark manifests peace through music
Forbidden Fruits
Castro's Communist Cuba proves fertile ground for experimental music scene
The Strategist
Fabled soul commander Mighty Hannibal plays both ends against the middle
The Pinch Hitter
Multi-instrumentalist Derf Reklaw holds a key position in the Chicago lineup
Digital Chemistry
Newcleus is at the center of the electro cosmos
What It Really Is
Cleveland's S.O.U.L. sets the record straight
Masterpiece Theatre
American jazz legends make moving pictures abroad
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