| Subcribe via RSS
Booker T. Jones’s latest solo effort is significantly more interesting than the obvious question of what exactly a “potato hole” is; Jones is backed by the Drive By Truckers and Neil Young adds his instantly recognizable lead guitar to nine of the album’s ten tracks – which include a cover of Outkast’s “Hey Ya!” and Tom Waits’s “Get Behind The Mule – and the result is pretty much what you’d expect: a fun collection of soul and gritty rock.
More »
The sprawling, star-studded music collaboration known as N.A.S.A. is likely to fall somewhat short of the inevitable Gorillaz comparisons and your expectations when you see the list of guest stars (featuring the likes of David Byrne, Chuck D, Method Man, Karen O, Tom Waits, Kanye West, Santogold, M.I.A., George Clinton, and Ghostface Killah, to name a few), but it functions very well as a big, feel-good hip-hop album that runs a gamut of sounds and topics as diverse as its cast of creators. More »
Tags: amanda blank, barbie hatch, chali 2na, chuck d, david byrne, del the funkee homosapian, dj am, dj babao, dj qbert, dj swamp, e-40, fatlip, george clinton, ghostface killah, gift of gab, john frusciante, kanye west, karen o, kool kieth, kool kojak, krs-one, lovefoxxx, lykke li, m.i.a., method man, n.a.s.a., nick zinner, ol' dirty bastard, ras congo, rza, santogold, scarface, seu jorge, sizzla, slim kid tre, spank rock, the cool kids, the spirit of apollo, tom waits, z-trip