October 03, 2026
RE:DISCOVERY
Wings Yoshio “Chin” Suzuki (1987) Veteran jazz bassist and composer Yoshio “Chin” Suzuki passed away on 23 September at the age of 80. Before he died, he once told me: “I’ll keep searching for a new...
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Looking for the Perfect Beat
Podcast
Arthur Baker in conversation with Four Tet, Peter Hook, Irvine Welsh & more...
The Lot Radio Takeover
Video
Matthew Law joins editor Jesse Serwer and Eddie Stats live from NYC.
September 25, 2026
Redirection
After a decade-long hiatus, Thank You For Clapping (TYFC), the Copenhagen platform for music, sound, machines and other playful things, has returned with a physical studio
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September 07, 2026
Chamber Music: Wu-Tang Clan’s Origin Story
Wu-Tang Clan’s origin story, excerpted with permission from the book From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga by S. H. Fernando Jr., published by Hachette Books. Opening arguments for the three-day trial on assault...
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August 21, 2026
DETROIT DIAMONDS
Few bands epitomize the Detroit garage-rock era as well as the Detroit Cobras. However, the dangerously infectious Cobras always took it a step further. While most bands took influence from sounds of the past, the...
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August 19, 2026
MAKE IT HAPPEN
Mariah Carey always knew she was destined to be a star. But she didn’t become one without years of hustling and preparation, from late nights singing jazz at a supper club with her mezzo-soprano mom...
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July 09, 2026
Martyn: Between the Inner and Outer World
With a career spanning more than two decades of releases, the DJ and producer Martyn has created his own lane in bass music. And with his latest record, Music for Existing, the Dutch-born, Washington DC based artist...
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July 07, 2026
Bootsy Collins: From The Crib To The Coliseum
STRETCHIN' OUT WITH BASS LEGEND WILLIAM “BOOTSY” COLLINS For the sake of history, let’s start at the beginning. Well, my mom, she grew us up. No dad. No dad in the house, but I always...
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June 17, 2026
PLACES AND SPACES: Noches de Verano
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Monterrey (MARCO) transforms its normally hushed, elegant central courtyard into a frenetically energized and raucous music venue for its Noches de Verano (Summer Nights).
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June 01, 2026
DJ SCREW - SLOW REVOLUTION
There is no one truth as to why Screw started slowing records down, or exactly when—though his cousin Big Bubb was there for one of the earliest instances. There are lots of stories, and lots of...
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May 21, 2026
NAS - THE ILLEST
Nasir Jones dropped his 1994 debut Illmatic as a living legend. And his use of several superstar producers on the same album set a hip-hop precendent that forever changed the game. Ever the visionary, Nas found stratospheric...
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