Fela Kuti

Rock Hall 2022 nominees: Eminem, Beck, A Tribe Called Quest, Dolly Parton, RATM & more

Eminem was nominated in his first year of eligibility, and other nominees include Duran Duran, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon, Kate Bush, Devo, New York Dolls, MC5, Judas Priest, and more…

Rock Hall 2021 nominees: Jay-Z, Foo Fighters, Iron Maiden, The Go-Go's, RATM, Kate Bush, more

Jay-Z and Foo Fighters were both nominated in their first year of eligibility, and other first-time nominees include Iron Maiden, The Go-Go’s, Fela Kuti, and more…

Here Lies Man discuss influences on upcoming LP (stream a new track)

The “what if Black Sabbath played Afrobeat“ band also took influences from Pink Floyd, Neil Young, Monolord, Haunt, Kyuss, Can, and more for their upcoming fourth album…

Mavis Staples, Kamasi Washington, Alice Smith & more shows coming to the Apollo

Harlem’s historic Apollo Theater is celebrating its 85th anniversary this year, and their current calendar includes many good reasons to get there and help them celebrate.

David Byrne champions African & Caribbean music w/ "Beautiful Shitholes" playlist

“Here’s a playlist that gives just the smallest sample of the depth and range of creativity that continues to pour out of the countries in Africa and the Caribbean. It is undeniable. Can music help us empathize with its makers?” – David Byrne.

Kamasi Washington discusses favorite albums ++ win tix to his T5 show

Kamasi’s picks include Coltrane, Stravinsky, NWA, Kendrick Lamar, and more.

Meat Puppets made us a playlist ++ all tour dates with Mike Watt & Grant Hart

Meat Puppets’ playlist includes Brian Eno, Can, Gong, and more.

Pitchfork list their 200 best songs of the 1970s

Back in 2004, Pitchfork published their Top 100 Albums of the 1970s list, and today they’ve returned with the 200 Best Songs of the 1970s. Some of the artists who didn’t make the cut on the albums list are now here, like Black Sabbath, Grateful Dead, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith…

Record Store Day announces 2016 exclusive titles

This year’s RSD exclusives include David Bowie picture discs, a vinyl pressing of the famed ‘C-86’ comp, the Requiem for a Dream soundtrack, and lots, lots, lots, more.

Charles Bradley and Fela Kuti documentaries, James Brown film series & more music movies showing in NYC

There’s never a shortage of cool movie screenings in NYC, but here’s a roundup of some of the music (and cow) related screenings coming up in the near future…
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