Liner Notes
The Soldiers Who Couldn't Think: Fela Kuti's Zo...
Fifty years ago, Fela Kuti called Nigeria's soldiers zombies on record. Within months, soldiers had burned his compound. This is the story of Zombie.
The Soldiers Who Couldn't Think: Fela Kuti's Zo...
Fifty years ago, Fela Kuti called Nigeria's soldiers zombies on record. Within months, soldiers had burned his compound. This is the story of Zombie.
Behind the Beat: D'Angelo, the Soulquarians and...
A year after D'Angelo's death, we go back to Electric Lady Studios, where Voodoo and Mama's Gun took shape, and the behind-the-beat feel the Soulquarians built.
Behind the Beat: D'Angelo, the Soulquarians and...
A year after D'Angelo's death, we go back to Electric Lady Studios, where Voodoo and Mama's Gun took shape, and the behind-the-beat feel the Soulquarians built.
Everything Is on the One: Parliament's Clones o...
Fifty years ago, Parliament released The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein. Here's how George Clinton ran two bands with one crew, and how to hear "the one" for yourself.
Everything Is on the One: Parliament's Clones o...
Fifty years ago, Parliament released The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein. Here's how George Clinton ran two bands with one crew, and how to hear "the one" for yourself.
The Poem Inside the Gatefold: John Coltrane's A...
John Coltrane turned 100 this week. Inside the gatefold of A Love Supreme is a poem he played note for note on the saxophone, and most listeners have never noticed.
The Poem Inside the Gatefold: John Coltrane's A...
John Coltrane turned 100 this week. Inside the gatefold of A Love Supreme is a poem he played note for note on the saxophone, and most listeners have never noticed.
Fifty Years Between Records: The Staples Jr. Si...
Some records take a while to find their audience. The Staples Jr. Singers waited nearly fifty years. In 1975, three teenage siblings from Aberdeen, Mississippi, Annie, A.R.C., and Edward Brown,...
Fifty Years Between Records: The Staples Jr. Si...
Some records take a while to find their audience. The Staples Jr. Singers waited nearly fifty years. In 1975, three teenage siblings from Aberdeen, Mississippi, Annie, A.R.C., and Edward Brown,...
The Fake Band That Built a Real Scene: The Dakt...
How a fabricated 1998 hoax record became the real starting point for Antibalas, the Dap-Kings, and Daptone Records.
The Fake Band That Built a Real Scene: The Dakt...
How a fabricated 1998 hoax record became the real starting point for Antibalas, the Dap-Kings, and Daptone Records.