Sammy Davis Jr. on drums and vibes
There’s cool and there’s Sammy Davis Jr. cool. Here he is jamming on the drums and the vibraphone with his band.
Month: August 2020
The Wu-Tang Pizza Cutter
Wu-Tang pizza cutters are NOT for the children (because they’re super sharp and dangerous). But Graz Makes’s version is still pretty dope.
Throwback Thursday: Michael in Moscow (1993)
Even the GOATs have off days. Here’s what happened to Michael Jackson in Moscow in 1993.
Sampling Inspiration: Radiooooo
Discover music from around the world and back in time with Radiooooo, the shiny new tool in our sampling toolbox.
Sampleface Five: Blade Runner Samples
From Ryuichi Sakamoto to Tricky, here are 5 tracks that used Blade Runner samples.
Grey Tuesday, copyrights, and creative freedom
In February 2004, an event known as Grey Tuesday took place in protest against musical censorship. This is what happened and what we can learn from it.
Stevie Wonder at Festac '77
Festac ’77 was a festival of Black musical excellence in Nigeria which took 12 years of planning and over $1bn in costs (in today’s money). But Stevie Wonder stole the show.
DOMi & JD Beck – [bc] tm_s not promised (Knxwledge cover)
This cover of Knxwledge’s ‘[bc] tm_s not promised’ by DOMi & JD Beck is incredible.
Kuma Gold – Super Kuma Heat, Vol. 1
I hope you brought ice and some burn heal because Kuma Gold has brought the fire and the flames once again on Super Kuma Heat, Vol. 1.
Black music theorist Philip Ewell calls out racism in music theory
Philip Ewell spoke out against racism in a 2019 paper and found himself on the other end of it when White music theorists responded in a closed publication.
