Mike Ladd – Father Divine
Mike Ladd is unique. Not because he’s crossed over from the slam to the world of hip-hop – plenty of poets are making the transition to MC. It’s because he’s also a good producer. In fact, he’s better...
View ArticleAkron/Family & Angels of Light split album
If I didn’t know better, I would have guessed Young God put this split together by no more conscious a process than going down their roster alphabetically. How else to explain casting freaky folkies...
View ArticleMudhoney – Under a Billion Suns
Is it just me, or with every passing year does Mudhoney sound less like the “grunge godfathers” of yore and more like a natural progression from the Asheton/Asheton/Alexander lineup of the Stooges?...
View ArticleDestroyer’s Rubies by Destroyer
As anyone who has had the misfortune of taking a postmodern theory course knows, nothing can escape its history. And usually, this historical entrapment is the biggest downfall of most modern music:...
View ArticleJohnnie Taylor – Stax Profiles
Johnnie Taylor may be largely unknown now, but his influence is far-reaching, helping to form the sound of artists such as Otis Redding, Al Green, and Sam & Dave. For Taylor’s Stax Profiles...
View ArticleStarlight Mints – Drowaton
Starlight Mints have mastered the art of the recording studio. Their latest album, Drowaton, contains guitars, pianos, synths, strings, horns, percussion, “tra la las,” and fancy-sounding gizmos,...
View ArticleSSM – SSM
Last month, Detroit rock supergroup The Raconteurs released their highly anticipated debut album, Broken Boy Soldiers, to widespread public acclaim and a critical response that ranged from middling to...
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