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 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 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
