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May 13, 2026
The first time I heard the Dirtbombs’ cover of “Underdog” from Sly and the Family Stone’s A Whole New Thing, I needed a shower afterwards. It was just that filthy. “Given some rehearsal, the Dirt-...
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May 03, 2026
10,000 HOURS Professional networks, tight-knit scenes, and informal underground subcultures are invaluable to creative development, giving artists and musicians a forum to find their voice, and workshop creative ideas before joining the glut of the...
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April 08, 2026
The Producer’s Producer Large Professor laid the groundwork for a generation of beatmakers By David Ma When greats like Pete Rock and DJ Premier acknowledge people of influence, they often mention Large Professor. For years,...
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February 06, 2026
“I don’t have any education at all; other than the kind you get just walking around.”—Bill Withers interview on Soul! television program, December 29, 1971 But that is precisely why Bill Withers was an extraordinarily...
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Bootsy Collins is the living, breathing embodiment of funk. From his early ’70s run with James Brown’s original J.B.’s to his cosmic chemistry with George Clinton in Parliament-Funkadelic and his superstar bandleader era with Bootsy’s...
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A UNIQUE COLLECTION FROM A BRITISH INNOVATOR With a legacy spanning over three decades, George Evelyn—aka Nightmares on Wax—has continually redefined the possibilities of sound. Pioneering a new sound with his peers with records like Dexturous,...
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January 27, 2026
An interview with the father of Ethio jazz, Mulatu Astatke, admittedly felt out of the realm of possibilities. The 81-year-old musical pioneer, who orchestrated an entire genre lush with Latin jazz, funk and Afrobeat, might...
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January 24, 2026
Listen here // Order here NEW 7” REISSUE 1/19/2026: CHURCH – HOW LONG / DA DA SONGAYO 0001 / © Silas Star Publishing 1976 / ℗ Silas Washington 2025AYO Music Group Liner notes by Nathan...
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The Jay Stewart Collection draws from decades spent working inside the music industry at a defining cultural moment, spanning artist marketing, label campaigns, and direct access to some of the most influential figures in hip-hop,...
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January 13, 2026
Originally published in Wax Poetics Vol.2 Issue 2 as part of the Wax Poetics x Patta series. Even though Gerard “GE-OLOGY” Young’s contributions to the pantheon of music and visual art have been wildly prolific,...
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