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Swinging The Peacemaker: An Interview with Salva | November 4, 2014 |
Shaker Notes and Strange Dreams: An Interview With Paul White | October 21, 2014 |
Question in the Form of An Answer: milo’s toothpaste suburb | September 23, 2014 |
Question in the Form of An Answer: An Interview With Mac DeMarco | February 14, 2014 |
I quit smoking five years ago, but when I first heard Mac DeMarco’s “Ode to Viceroy”— an exquisite song about the budget Canadian cigarette manufacturer — I was so stricken by its charms that I started to feel the itch again. DeMarco is just that good. Hailing from western Canada and now living in Brooklyn, […]
Question in the Form of An Answer: An Interview with Damu the Fudgemunk | February 13, 2014 |
The sound of hip-hop has changed dramatically since the ’90s. Layered synths, 808 sub-bass kicks, and double time hi-hats often replace jazzy, sample-driven boom-bap. But not every producer is looking to the modern soundscape for inspiration. Some, like Washington D.C.‘s Damu the Fudgemunk (Earl Davis), are looking back, resurrecting the techniques and sounds of ’90s […]