A recommended gem of a music film. Produced by Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), Appalachia Borealis by Durham, North Carolina’s Phil Cook is a beautiful and astounding solo piano record. … Continue reading
A recommended gem of a film. With so little dialogue it’s almost a silent movie, Perfect Days, directed by Wim Wenders and starring Kôji Yakusho, Tokio Emoto, and Arisa Nakano, finds… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a book. A brief history of Japan’s gift of garb. The Tokyo-based culture writer W. David Marx examines how UNIQLO, Beams, and other iconic… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a DJ set. A four-and-a-half-hour inspirational, emotional journey from one of the best to ever do it. (And infinite respect for the… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a DJ set. SBTRKT‘s latest DJ set for DJ Mag is chock-full of unreleased heat, including a stirring edit of Mk.gee! (“RIP… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a music documentary. A behind-the-scenes look at how my Album of the Week last week was made. (Stick around until the very end… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a music documentary. Hear DJ Spinna, Danny Krivit, David Morales, Barbara Tucker, Ultra Naté, Blaze, Joe Claussell, and more tell the story of a NYC house… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a mix. After seeing Hermanos Gutiérrez play live at the Ryman twice in the last seven months, I’m most definitely on an ethereal music-that-makes-you-want-to-move-to-the-desert… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a DJ set. Can’t stop listening to this comforting mix of vintage Japanese soul sounds from the Tokyo-born, London-based DJ and artist Kengo for… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a video. A true originator and innovator in the world of drum ‘n’ bass, the Bristol, UK legend breaks down the history of one of… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a DJ set. A jaw-dropping mix from Floating Points for Boiler Room, recorded live in New York City, that spans boogie, disco, R&B, house,… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a video. The bejeweled Australian trio take their instrumental grooves influenced by the sounds of India to Seattle’s KEXP (an NPR Music affiliate station… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a video. Watch George Evelyn aka the jazz-hip-hop-electronic-downtempo-dub-funk-soul artist and longest-serving Warp Records signee Nightmares on Wax talk about his seminal release, Carboot Soul,… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a video. This rare interview with Jamie xx in a warehouse full of even rarer vinyl conducted by the French entertainment outlet Konbini is… Continue reading
A recommended gem of an article. I love this album so much, although almost every time I play it I usually just end up listening to the opener, “La… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a live show. After hearing the band’s brand new track “Everything’s Beautiful” a few days ago, I was more than excited to check out… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a book. I found this one to be unputdownable. The book version and companion to the podcast of the same… Continue reading
A recommended gem of an interview. You’ve already watched this video, so I don’t need to tell you that it’s a brilliant and perceptive yet relaxed conversation with one… Continue reading
A recommended gem of an interview. Featuring clips of Unknown Mortal Orchestra‘s fantastic performance recorded in 16mm for the Danish music platform Brodie Sessions, this interview with the band’s… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a production masterclass. The Scottish musician and producer chats with Lucid Monday at his studio in London about his process, switching from only making instrumentals… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a live show. One of my very favorite albums of 2022 gets the live treatment, recorded at Fernwood Resort in Big Sur, California. … Continue reading
A recommended gem of a music documentary. It’s kinda weird that one of the best, most well-produced documentaries on the prolific and beloved Detroit beatmaker and hip-hop game-changer isn’t a standalone doc,… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a mix. A slow roll. Ta-ku returns to gift us with a new edition of the Drive Slow, Homie series, the first in… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a music documentary. One of the most beautifully shot docs I’ve seen. I truly loved watching SoCal Soul, the latest in the Scenes series… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a music documentary. If you love “I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun,” one of the greatest songs in existence, then you already love Charles… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a book. An inspiring and invigorating history of running one of the world’s greatest record labels. Label boss and producer… Continue reading
A recommended gem of an article. Every so often I’ll get on a huge Boards of Canada kick and invariably cue up Music Has the Right to Children on… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a book. Could not put this one down. An all-encompassing study of the life and times of James Dewitt Yancey by Dan… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a film. Absolutely loved this mind-bending feature-length Japanese time travel comedy-drama that was shot entirely in one take. Starring Kazunari Tosa and… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a book. The best part of diving into this chronicle of music history from one of the best, most eclectic, most trusted, and most enjoyable… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a book. Favorite line: “Broadcasting was to me then, and still is, as simple as making a phone call.” … Continue reading
A recommended gem of a video. This is why he’s one of the best to ever do it. A seamless, smooth-as-butter mix of a carefully curated set of… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a sample masterclass. Come for the J Dilla love, stay for the smorgasbord of horse whinnies. 💎 … Continue reading
Featuring an all-star line-up. A captivating performance from Ringgo Ancheta aka Mndsgn that also features some of L.A.’s finest: Kiefer on keys, Swarvy on bass, and Devin… Continue reading
Magnifique. Immerse yourself in the piano-drenched sounds of the German duo à la Piscine Tournesol courtesy of ARTE Concert. Grandbrothers – Live From A French… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a podcast. If you like hearing two people who are very good at music talk about very good music, then, friend, do I have the… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a video. A very special performance from South London’s Puma Blue who melds downtempo R&B grooves with Jeff Buckley’s impassioned falsetto.… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a video. Fred again..‘s latest album, Actual Life (April 14 – December 17 2020), is one of my favorite albums of 2021. … Continue reading
A recommended gem of a video. “Ironically, he (Maxi Jazz) can sleep at the drop of a hat really, really well…” The Story of… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a radio show. Kevin, Colm, Debbie, and Belinda tell stories about how the legendary shoegaze band came to be and play an eclectic selection of tracks… Continue reading
A recommended gem of an article. Oliver Ainley has put together this insightful retrospective of Roots Manuva’s best musical output in celebration of Rodney Smith’s debut album,… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a radio show. It’s no secret that my favorite album of all time is Nuyorican Soul by Nuyorican Soul aka “Little” Louie Vega… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a video. Surfer Pete Devries and photographer Jeremy Koreski venture to Vancouver Island to ride and capture some of the world’s best cold… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a video. Everyone’s favorite Texan global funk trio reps Houston heavy in their picks for Amoeba Music’s legendary What’s In My Bag?… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a DJ mix. Listen to this scintillating blend by the digital dons Mark Pritchard and Steve Spacek for the XLR8R podcast back in 2011 that… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a video. “Sometimes I’ll take a year off and just listen to music” – Madlib Driven by Sound is a new two-part… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a radio show. I’m a regular listener to Mike D’s Apple Music 1 show, The Echo Chamber. This is… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a radio show. Essential through and through, from the muted digital funk of the James River outtake of D’Angelo’s “1,000 Deaths” to the… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a DJ mix. Vintage. A recently unearthed mix of hip-hop and downtempo beats direct from cassette courtesy of Mark Farina… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a video. Buhdum-bum-bumbah-dah-dum. (That’s the “Nautilus” bass line, from the track of the same name by Bob James, also known as… Continue reading
