American singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams’ Southern blues roots are unmistakable on her debut record Ramblin’ on My Mind, showcasing the artistry that would make her an icon.Recorded in Mississippi in the late 1970s, the album features a collection of traditional folk and country standards arranged and performed by Williams, with intimate accompaniment by John Grimaudo on […]
An illustrated highlight reel of more than 100 women in rap who have helped shape the genre and eschewed gender norms in the process The Motherlode highlights more than 100 women who have shaped the power, scope, and reach of rap music, including pioneers like Roxanne Shanté, game changers like Lauryn Hill and Missy Elliott, […]
The once-in-a-generation memoir of a rock legend – the No.1 Sunday Times bestseller.‘Electrifying’ New York Times ‘A masterpiece’ The Word ‘Funny, poignant, brutally honest’ Sunday Telegraph ‘Densely packed with incident…immensely readable’ Sunday Times ‘Once you begin this, wild, wild horses couldn’t drag you away’ Independent ‘Life is pretty faultless as the quintessential depiction of the […]
One of the few indisputable geniuses of pop music, Sly Stone is a trailblazer who created a new kind of music, mixing Black and white, male and female, funk and rock; penned some of the most iconic anthems of the 1960s and 70s, from “Everyday People” to “Family Affair”; and electrified audiences with a persona […]
The global icon, award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, actress, mother, daughter, sister, storyteller and artist finally tells the unfiltered story of her life in The Meaning of Mariah Carey.It took me a lifetime to have the courage and the clarity to write my memoir.I want to tell the story of the moments – the ups and […]
Available for the first time in general retail, this 12″ combines Viagra Boys explosive debut EP “Consistency Of Energy” (2016) with the enigmatic “Call Of The Wild” EP.Featuring stand-out tracks like “Research Chemicals” and “Call Of The Wild”, this edition comes in a embossed + foiled jacket with both original covers (designed by singer Sebastian […]
Album of the Week: Pavement – Heckler’s Choice: Big Gums and Heavy Lifters – A Pavement Collection Staff Review Best Of and Greatest Hits compilations are often maligned by serious music fans and collectors, often dismissed in favour of an artist’s studio albums and frequently written off as record-label cash-ins. Yet every so often, one […]
Nonesuch releases Oscar- and BAFTA-nominated composer Jonny Greenwood’s score to the new action comedy film written, directed, and produced by Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another.The album features eighteen new compositions performed by Greenwood – on piano, guitar, bass, percussion, and Ondes Martenot – joined by the London Contemporary Orchestra and conductor Hugh Brunt, […]
Focus, released in 1961 on Verve Records, stands as a singular entry in saxophonist Stan Getz’s discography — a chamber jazz suite composed and arranged by Eddie Sauter, with Getz as its sole improviser.Recorded in July 1961 at Webster Hall in New York City, Focus pairs Getz’s expressive tenor saxophone with a string orchestra conducted […]
Released in 1966 on Verve Records, Jimmy & Wes (The Dynamic Duo), captures the only full-length studio collaboration between Hammond B3 organist Jimmy Smith and guitarist Wes Montgomery.Produced by Creed Taylor and arranged by Oliver Nelson, Jimmy & Wes brought together two of jazz’s most distinctive voices in an expansive big band setting.Recorded over three […]
