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David Attenborough, weed and ‘American apartheid’: the awesome mind of rapper Billy Woods
After absorbing the culture shock of moving to the US from Zimbabwe, and spending two decades toiling in obscurity, Woods has become America’s most feted underground MC
Stevie Chick
08, May, 2023 @9:56 AM
De La Soul review – bittersweet triumph honours lost bandmate Trugoy’s legacy
Hip-hop star Posdnuos leads a celebration that doubles as an emotional wake for his friend – while guests from Yasiin Bey to Damon Albarn help generate maximum energy
Stevie Chick
09, Apr, 2023 @11:43 AM
‘I’m a messenger. That’s my calling’: 80s hitmaker Billy Valentine on his socially conscious comeback
Money’s Too Tight (To Mention) made him a star, but his success faltered and he went behind the scenes. He explains why Black Lives Matter helped galvanise him again
Stevie Chick
27, Mar, 2023 @7:18 AM
‘Brian Eno left a note in my zither case’: how fate intervened for ambient music pioneer Laraaji
The US musician has spellbound generations with his improvisational sound. He explains how chance encounters and listening to an ‘inner guidance’ has changed the course of his life
Stevie Chick
09, Feb, 2023 @9:41 AM
Barrett Strong: the Motown hitmaker was modest almost to a fault
Though he was quick to credit others’ contributions, Strong’s songwriting was absolutely critical to the label that remade American pop music
Stevie Chick
31, Jan, 2023 @3:02 PM
Young Fathers: ‘We’re not weird – this is the pop music we want to listen to’
The Edinburgh trio are too rock for some radio stations and too hip-hop for others. But maybe it’s because their infectious, empathic sound shouldn’t really work that it definitely does
Stevie Chick
30, Jan, 2023 @11:00 AM
Brainiac on life after Tim Taylor: ‘He used to walk offstage with bruises in the shape of his effects pedals’
One of the most distinctive bands of the early 90s, Brainiac were broken by the accident that killed their founder in 1997. The surviving members explain why they have reformed
Stevie Chick
23, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM
Bryan Adams review – floating convertibles and harmony-driven rock chuggers
Adams veers into cliche in his ‘guitars can save the world’ character, which does a disservice to his considerable power-pop craftsmanship
Stevie Chick
15, Dec, 2022 @11:40 AM
Cult guitarist Roy Montgomery on Flying Nun, grief and embracing mistakes: ‘It’s an existential thing’
Beloved by the likes of Dry Cleaning and Grouper, Montgomery’s life has been hit by more than one tragedy, stories he traces in meditative instrumentals
Stevie Chick
29, Nov, 2022 @10:00 AM
‘I’d wear a mac on stage because of all the spitting’: Lora Logic on punk, prayer and Poly Styrene
As Essential Logic release their second album 43 years after their first, their founder talks squats, scary gigs and her tempestuous relationship with her X-Ray Spex bandmate
Stevie Chick
28, Nov, 2022 @8:14 AM
Elder: Innate Passage review – ground-shaking heaviness meets lofty ambition
The Berlin-based band’s new album delivers pulverising heft and proggy nirvana at its most polished
Stevie Chick
25, Nov, 2022 @9:00 AM
Low’s Mimi Parker was a voice of hope and healing in indie rock
The vocalist and drummer, who has died aged 55, was ‘a little reluctant’ to form a band with her husband, Alan Sparhawk. But her songwriting and hushed, strong voice saw Low create breathtaking music that was both beautiful and unsettling
Stevie Chick
07, Nov, 2022 @11:02 AM
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