A Music Blog for Recovering Mix-Tapers
Featuring: Banda Jardes, Natalia Lafourade, Julieta Venegas, Camille, Leland Whitty, Metric, Black Thought & El Michels Affair, The Good Ones, Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guébrou, Jerron Paxton, Adam Brisbin, Omar Apollo, Manu Gavassi, Fatoumata Diawara w/Damon Albarn, and Gorillaz
Read More"This month I hit a major wall in my life as a grassroots political organizer. Back when I was leading meetings of our neighborhood Indivisible group, I got in the habit of encouraging everyone to find some time in their week to do something joyful that has nothing to do with politics. I guess that's what I've been trying to do this month. This music has been a major part of that recharging."
Featuring: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Lonnie Johnson, Sampa the Great, Alessandro Cortini, and more.
Read More"Between the political echo between Nixon and Trump and the revival of '60's soul sound (courtesy of Daptone Records and similar units), it was actually hard to suss if this song was contemporary or from the '60's. It's about Nixon, but, damn could it just as easily be about the current crook in chief."
Featuring: Algiers, Yazz Ahmed, Soundgarden, the Honey Drippers, and more.
Read More"Ken knew a lot about a lot of stuff. He was a self-educated cantankerous iconoclast in a classic mold. He could be a pain in the ass, I'm sure. The main event for me, though, was getting to back him on guitar while he spun old-timey American gold on his banjo. Ken was one of my all time favorite musicians to play with. I can't say exactly why. It was just always fun."
Featuring: Tamikrest, Wheelchair Sports Camp, alt-J, Gorillaz, and more.
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