Growing up with 2 Tone and ska-punk in the 80s and 90s by Zack Kopp
Skaboob discovered the UK 2 Tone ska revival led by Jerry Dammers at age 15, including bands like the Specials, Bad Manners, the Selecter, the (English) Beat, the...
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The Sweet Younguns | ‘60s Garage Prog-Rock from Atlanta, Georgia
When a U.S. progressive music fan reminisces of Atlanta, Georgia’s WPLO-FM, they affectionately recall ex-WQXI newscaster Ed Shane who became the first program director for WPLO’s newly format-flipped,...
‘Proud Mary’ by Prinz Grizzley | New dolefully gentle, banjo and acoustic guitar rendition of CCR’s ‘Proud Mary’
Austrian Alps-based Americana songwriter Prinz Grizzley recently recorded dolefully gentle, banjo and acoustic guitar rendition of CCR's 'Proud Mary'. "If someone would've told me a year ago that...
‘A Scanner Darkly’ by Spaghetti Eastern Music
Exclusive video premiere of 'A Scanner Darkly' by Spaghetti Eastern Music, the solo venture of genre-leaping NYC guitarist/keyboardist Sal Cataldi. Cataldi is returning to the instrumental mode with...
McKenzie Stubbert | Interview | New Album, ‘Waiting Room’
'Waiting Room,' the latest album by Emmy-nominated composer and musician McKenzie Stubbert explores the relationship between machines and spirit. 'Waiting Room' blends new classical and electronic elements through...
‘A Mournful Kingdom of Sand’ by Ak’chamel | Album Premiere
Exclusive album premiere of 'A Mournful Kingdom of Sand' by occultist Ak'chamel, out January 20th via Akuphone. The cabalistic duo Ak’chamel strikes again with a second record called...
Jenny Don’t and the Spurs | Interview | New Album, ‘Fire On The Ridge’
Since their formation in 2012, Jenny Don’t and The Spurs have kept a relentless schedule of recording and touring. The band recently released 'Fire On The Ridge,' out...
Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin – ‘Ali’ (2022)
Ali Farka Toure (the father of Vieux Farka Toure) had a complex and complicated relationship with success, even acceptance, coming to him very late in life, where dare...
Richard X Heyman | Interview | New Album, ‘67,000 Miles An Album’
Richard X. Heyman, the legendary multi-instrumentalist and DIY recording pioneer is back with a brand new album, '67,000 Miles An Album'. The new album is a collection of...
Concertgoing – part VIII, IX | Listenings by Jason Weiss
How to account for twenty-eight years of listening to music in New York, almost a blur. So many, many performances; in clubs, spaces, theaters, museums, bars, homes, parks,...