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  • Ultimate Breaks & Beats: An Oral History

    Ultimate Breaks & Beats: An Oral History

    How one essential vinyl series helped funky beats conquer the world
    Go to the profile of Robbie Ettelson
    Robbie Ettelson
    Mar 13, 2015
    Being Queen’s Roadie was One Intense, Rewarding Job

    Being Queen’s Roadie was One Intense, Rewarding Job

    Backstage with Freddie: a personal account of the delicate work that kept the world’s biggest rock star happy
    Go to the profile of Peter Hince
    Peter Hince
    Feb 22, 2016
    Elton John: Prisoner in New York

    Elton John: Prisoner in New York

    In 1976 music’s brightest star came out publicly to a bi-curious journalist and a rock & roll photographer
    Go to the profile of Joe Fox
    Joe Fox
    May 4, 2015
    How Cool C and Steady B Robbed a Bank, Killed a Cop and Lost Their Souls

    How Cool C and Steady B Robbed a Bank, Killed a Cop and Lost Their Souls

    Philly rap legends Schoolly D, DJ Cash Money and others try to make sense of a tragic journey
    Go to the profile of Michael A. Gonzales
    Michael A. Gonzales
    Mar 25, 2015
    “Rockit” Revisited: How Herbie Hancock Crafted a Hip-Hop Classic

    “Rockit” Revisited: How Herbie Hancock Crafted a Hip-Hop Classic

    In 1983, a jazz heavyweight’s take on electro kickstarted the future
    Go to the profile of S.h. Fernando Jr.
    S.h. Fernando Jr.
    Apr 20, 2015
    The Secret Lives of Vinyl Hoarders

    The Secret Lives of Vinyl Hoarders

    Questlove and other obsessive record collectors are chronicled in Eilon Paz’s Dust & Grooves, a photography and interview project
    Go to the profile of April Greene
    April Greene
    Nov 17, 2014
    Why Do All Records Sound the Same?

    Why Do All Records Sound the Same?

    Desperate to get their music on the radio, record labels employ powerful software to artificially sweeten it, polish it, make it louder
    Go to the profile of Tom Whitwell
    Tom Whitwell
    Jan 9, 2015
    Artist Opinion
    George Michael’s Soul

    George Michael’s Soul

    Appreciating his genius as a singer, writer, and producer
    Go to the profile of Mark Ronson
    Mark Ronson
    Dec 27, 2016
    I’d Get to the Top of the Mountain if It Would Just Stop Fucking Growing

    I’d Get to the Top of the Mountain if It Would Just Stop Fucking Growing

    I was a washed up, bitter ex-musician who used to have a future
    Go to the profile of Dia Frampton
    Dia Frampton
    Aug 30, 2016
    Henry Rollins: Flying a Black Flag in L.A.’s Stucco-Coated Killing Fields

    Henry Rollins: Flying a Black Flag in L.A.’s Stucco-Coated Killing Fields

    The Hollywood punk scene in 1981 was teeming with danger but devoid of any purpose or content
    Go to the profile of Cuepoint Selections
    Cuepoint Selections
    Jun 7, 2016
    When ‘White Fragility’ Affects Rappers

    When ‘White Fragility’ Affects Rappers

    The true tale of why Remedy and Diabolic need to have several seats
    Go to the profile of Talib Kweli Greene
    Talib Kweli Greene
    May 30, 2016
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