May 2015: The True Value of Music

"Never mind the problem with essentially equating music with breakfast cereal or shaving cream, this conversation betrays an even deeper and more troubling misunderstanding in our culture: That who we are as people - what we value - is demonstrated and defined by what we spend money on. That our most important role is that of consumer. It's just the most rotten idea around, and I, personally, am against it with every fiber of my being."

Featuring: B.B. King, Drinks, Mohammed Fairouz, Ry Cooder, and more. 

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February 2014: Dream of the'80's

A good cover honors the original and puts a new spin on it. A great cover can make you completely reevaluate an original (no matter how mediocre) by seizing the kernel of genius within and spinning it into something barely recognizable.

Featuring: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Moondog, Neneh Cherry, Tinariwen, and more. 

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