If you’re looking to chill, stream sleepdealer’s 2018 album, yerba, right here.
Mos Def – Black On Both Sides (Sample Set)
VinRican played some of the classic samples from Mos Def’s Black On Both Sides. Stream it here.
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Khruangbin in conversation at Loop 2018
The Texan band sat down with Ed Williams at Loop 2018 and talked about their origins and how they make their music.
Leftover Links #24: Record Label Releases 3
Leftover Links is back with some more releases from Crisis Center Collective, Jakarta Records, and Illect Recordings.
Starchildluke – 31
Starchildluke celebrates his 31st birthday with his latest album, “31”.
Joseph Bologne, the Black polymath composer
Joseph Bologne may have been a composer, a virtuoso violinist, a conductor, a renowned champion fencer, but he was NOT the Black Mozart!
Virtual Insanity: jazz analysis and dancing penguins
Stream two cool videos about Jamiroquai’s Virtual Insanity – one about music theory and one about cartoon penguins.
LoFi House Mix 1988 – The Stoner House Edition
Get into this super chill house mix by Katarakt featuring a host of cool DJs and producers and visuals from Koyaanisqatsi.
Sampleface Five: SP-404 Albums
Why not treat yourself and a friend to 5 awesome SP-404 albums straight from Bandcamp? Artists include Ohbliv, allthesefingers, and nymano.
Samples from Quasimoto’s The Unseen
Bask in the smokey haze of jazz and soul samples from Quasimoto’s debut classic, The Unseen.
Waajeed to launch Underground Music Academy in Detroit
Waajeed’s Underground Music Academy will launch online in 2021 with its physical space opening in 2022.
Madlib on his influences and love for music
Madlib sat with Konbini and talked about his musical influences, his first ever record, and the album his parents listened to the most.
Tracy Chapman Performed Talkin’ ‘Bout A Revolution for ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’
Seth Meyers’s musical guest last night was Tracy Chapman and she performed a rendition of Talkin’ ‘Bout A Revolution.
Kei Kurono – Grooves
After 8 years out, Kei Kurono returns with a new album called Grooves.
Small Professor – A Jawn Supreme (Vol. 3)
Small Professor completes his A Jawn Supreme series with a collection of reflective instrumentals.
Ella: The Lost Berlin Tapes
Ella’s recently discovered Berlin tapes demonstrated her style and dynamism at her prime in 1962.
Review: Zero 7 – Shadows EP (feat. Lou Stone)
We reviewed Zero 7’s Shadows EP, featuring Lou Stone.
Jahari Massamba Unit – Pardon My French
Jahari Massamba Unit is the new collaboration between Madlib and Karriem Riggins. Here’s more about their new album, Pardon My French.
Sade’s E! Extreme Close Up Interview (1992)
Here’s Sade talking to E! about her 1992 album Love Deluxe, her origins, and the reasons behind her 4-year hiatus.