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I'm about a month late posting this video.  Judging from this video and song, new Yeasayer album might be the one to beat in 2010!

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The discussion touching upon the dichotomy of Elvin Jones and Rashied Ali, who just passed away on August 12th, in the various Coltrane ensembles of the ‘60s doesn’t have a natural end. And in effect, the two were so stylistically removed from each other that the debate about whose playing better fit Coltrane’s is pretty […]

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The life of rappers, who at one time had to sell tapes outta trunks, has been irrevocably changed by the digitized America. That’s not a new and novel concept at this late date, but what is becoming more and clearer is that if you can do it on the internets, you can do it in […]

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John Dwyer is a monster. In a good way. The amount of music that he’s had a hand in over the last decade is well beyond most other figures currently mucking about in the underground music world. From his work in Coachwhips to his relatively new ensemble Thee Oh Sees, Dwyer’s  adept amalgam of scuzz, […]

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I’ve never been to Sacramento. I’ve driven by it on my way to and from the Bay. Arnold lives there. And it’s hot. That’s all that I know. Bands like Mayyors, who are gaining a bit of attention for unknown reasons, call that city home. And Cake too, not that that matters. But Ganglians are […]

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With his career resurrected by last year’s re-issue of Cold Fact, Rodriguez and In the Light have undergone a campaign to get that disc’s follow up, 1971’s Coming from Reality, a bit of attention as well. It seems to have worked thus far. With a spate of national and international dates set up and underway, […]

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The conceptual strength that Wu-Tang and its affiliates display are the points the set the Shaolin apart from other rap crews and solo acts. Through the mental acumen displayed by the higher profile members of the Clan, the Wu’s sold something like 12 million albums. That’s pretty incredible considering that eight member crew (nine, if […]

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The pursed lips that sit squarely in the middle of Naomi Shelton’s face on the cover of her long player can lead a listener to believe one of two things. Either she feels that the process of completing various tasks for her Daptone Records release of What Have You Done, My Brother? is a bit […]

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The darkly foreboding cover of Amen Dunes’ Dia doesn’t have too much to do with what’s inside these grooves, mp3s or discs. One might guess that an afro-beat toting ensemble of former jazzbos seek to recreate some heavy atmosphere of the past and the allusive other. That wouldn’t […]

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By all secular accounts, contemporary religious music is insufferable. Christian rock can pump out raucous instrumentation; however, the impetus to convert listeners leads to preachy, predictable messages force-fed to audiences. So too are the shortcomings of traditional Islamic rhythms and rhymes. It's not the music's fault. Biblical anecdotes and religious mythology […]

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