A Music Blog for Recovering Mix-Tapers
"I also love many other types of music, but I see almost all of it, with the exception of the punk I was obsessed with in my early to mid teens, through the lens of hip-hop. These are songs that I discovered because they are sampled - most are obvious, some not - in great rap songs."
Featuring: Funkadelic, Willie Hutch, Mos Def, DA Smart, and more.
Read More"One, this was hard. I just really love music, so whittling down this list was harder than changing a tire without a jack or tire iron. I’m one of those weird people who forms emotional connections to music and can’t live without it."
Featuring: Daft Punk, The Dramatics, Fleetwood Mac, and more.
Read More"I’ve been making music since the 1950’s, when I was a boy soprano in Miss Acevedo’s choir in the East Lansing, Michigan public schools. I’ve been making music for pay since the 1960’s, when I played in a jug band as a teenager in Madison, Wisconsin. My choices are retro, but that’s just who I am."
Featuring: Junior Wells, Fairport Convention, Vusi Mahlasela, and more.
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